Hoboken train bails out Trump for now

[Funtatlaguy]

Breaking News takes away all of the negative coverage of the fat shaming and Cuba stories.
Lucky break for the orange orangutan.

[enough]

1. It just gives the Cuba story time to ferment and mellow.

That story isn't going away, especially in Florida.

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. You have a very silly idea about how media and publics work

[Else You Are Mad]

3. The American public...

Has a very short memory when it comes to news. If the tragic train derailment takes over the news cycle, what was reported prior to it will be forgotten. That coupled with the fact that the media will not return to a 3 day old story pretty much ensures that the scandals in the OP will be forgotten by the average, non politically aware voter.

[Funtatlaguy]

7. Well, I worked in the media for over forty years.

So, there's that.

[alcibiades_mystery]

8. All the worse

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. You aren't doing yourself any favors with one-liner content-free nyanyanyas to complex issues. . .nt

[Funtatlaguy]

11. So, you are telling me that

Since this accident the cable news network have not covered it full time.
As they should.
It's a big story.
It's timely.
There are multiple injuries and death.
Still no definite cause.
Breaking news Should have priority over continuing non breaking stories.

I'm just saying the timing has been fortunate for Trump.
If this hadn't happened, the talking heads on Cnn and msnbc would still be talking about negative Trump stories.

I'm not asking you to agree with me.
I just don't know why you don't? Where am I wrong?

[RonniePudding]

15. It's a big story, but its halflife is short

There's a low body count and there's no indication of terra at this stage. I suspect by the evening cable news cycle they'll be back on the election. Like springtime thunderstorms these stories blow hard quickly and peter out.

[BootinUp]

4. Yeah, but is this train accident really that big of a story? I haven't

been following it. I understand everyone has been rescued, one deceased person, injuries are not life threatening for the other passengers. Sounds like it could have been much worse. This may be out of the news relatively soon.

[jberryhill]

5. To millions of American rail commuters, yes

[yeoman6987]

6. Oh I don't know. They'll investigate what happened. Who the driver was.

I think all day and morning who's at least.

[Justice]

10. I have family in Hoboken who go thru that station every night - don't say lucky

Let's keep things in check. For the injured, the dead and the people who now have to find another way to work.

That station was closed for a long time after Superstorm Sandy - now will be closed again.

[Satch59]

12. Yes, just read the Newsweek article...

No way to squirm out of it...and it seems so charges can be filed at this point but the damage will be FL and of course underscoring what a crook he is...

BTW: my son was on the train right before that one...yikes...

[Funtatlaguy]

13. Glad ur son is ok

This is an awful story.
One confirmed dead now.

[Satch59]

14. You are sweet, thank you...

He's trying to get a bus home early and will work from home, figures it will be a mess for awhile.