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davidpdx

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18. Well if they'd start debunking them

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2012, 01:32 AM

Aug 2012

Maybe they wouldn't get so many angry emails.

To be fair, I watched for a short time an hour or so ago and they had one of Ryan's twit buddies on from Wisconsin and he was asked about the misrepresentations in Ryan's speech. The anchor (can't remember who it was now) brought up the auto plant closure in Wisconsin and stated that it wasn't true that it closed under Obama that it was under Bush. The guy said something like "I don't know I haven't researched that" the anchor said it wasn't true, then the guy went on to say it was true and the anchor again said that was false.

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"CNN anchors reporting they are getting tons of emails telling them about Ryan's lies." [View all] Fire Walk With Me Aug 2012 OP

k&r nt steve2470 Aug 2012 #1

good proud patriot Aug 2012 #2

pretty damned disgusting that a supposed "NEWS" organization has to be told by its audience niyad Aug 2012 #3

CNN stopped doing real reporting soon after the 2000 elecion. R. Daneel Olivaw Aug 2012 #7

YEE--AH! That would make a Great Tweet and Cha Aug 2012 #11

anybody on twitter or whatever is free to use it. niyad Aug 2012 #13

Must have been an avalanche if they felt compelled to mention it. calimary Aug 2012 #12

You are a treasure, calimary. DocMac Aug 2012 #25

I think that's worth a thread of its own renate Aug 2012 #30

Great post malaise Aug 2012 #33

I was looking at twitter earlier and the Ryan backlash was strong, so I bet they are getting swamped anneboleyn Aug 2012 #57

Sad to say for the most part these days members of the media are pretty damned lazy. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2012 #17

Well considering the same "News" organization.... LovingA2andMI Aug 2012 #19

Exactly. n/t Summer Hathaway Aug 2012 #26

Maybe they should try reporting them. Walk away Aug 2012 #4

That's funny, cause I have not heard a peep ON AIR about his lies. tjdee Aug 2012 #5

Try MSNBC. elleng Aug 2012 #23

Lol lightcameron Aug 2012 #37

??? elleng Aug 2012 #53

it's one that Lex Aug 2012 #60

Got it. Thanks. elleng Aug 2012 #61

They were talking about the lies right after the speech. That's what got lightcameron Aug 2012 #36

MSNBC is not the liberal equivalent of Faux--no way ailsagirl Aug 2012 #45

Right. lightcameron Aug 2012 #49

you're totally full of shit: I watched a ten minute segment on msnbc last Gabi Hayes Aug 2012 #54

Thank you, Gabi ailsagirl Aug 2012 #59

they can't call it lies, 1+1=2 is just an opinion from one side JI7 Aug 2012 #6

Yes, unfortunately that is exactly how "reporting" is done these days. /nt Dragonfli Aug 2012 #14

Once again the media fails to do its job. Since when is telling the truth a bad thing? altehomme Aug 2012 #52

WOWOWOWOWOW...Admitting getting email And Cha Aug 2012 #8

Reluctantly. Quantess Aug 2012 #9

Go Twitter!! AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #10

#janesville is trending - that has to be a good thing, right? reformist2 Aug 2012 #15

yes, wow Walker pissed people off nt flamingdem Aug 2012 #21

OK DUers, our turn!!! Sending mine off after this post! nt nanabugg Aug 2012 #16

... Fire Walk With Me Aug 2012 #22

Well if they'd start debunking them davidpdx Aug 2012 #18

why reluctantly? I swear something is fishy with the cable networks liberal_at_heart Aug 2012 #20

Not MSNBC, it appears. elleng Aug 2012 #24

K/R Window Aug 2012 #27

OK, they have the e-mails. I looked on CNN on-line - nothing hollysmom Aug 2012 #28

That's why Dems/Progressives have to stay on their case. Under sufficient pressure... SIDURI Aug 2012 #29

I couldn't agree more--it is such a serious problem renate Aug 2012 #31

Thank you for the welcome! SIDURI Aug 2012 #34

Decent Americans are pretty damn sick of corporate media letting Republican lies pass Berlum Aug 2012 #32

Uh, they were talking about the lies immediately following the speech. lightcameron Aug 2012 #35

Ryan was telling lies after the speech too? Lex Aug 2012 #38

Good try, sport. lightcameron Aug 2012 #39

"Sport?" Lex Aug 2012 #40

103. lightcameron Aug 2012 #41

Are you disputing that Ryan told lies during his speech last night? Lex Aug 2012 #42

calm down Lex CatWoman Aug 2012 #43

thanks . . . Lex Aug 2012 #48

Lol. Read this very slowly, okay? lightcameron Aug 2012 #44

Yeah, okay. That makes perfect sense. Not. Lex Aug 2012 #47

"Not"? 1991 called... lightcameron Aug 2012 #50

How many emails equals a ton? Missycim Aug 2012 #46

K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2012 #51

they got those emails because they praised his speech with 'only' 7 or 8 factual errors(?!) Bill USA Aug 2012 #55

that's it for me. time for something to lower the BP Gabi Hayes Aug 2012 #56

He is being called "Lyin Ryan" on Twitter. There were a gazillion tweets about the GM plant lie. anneboleyn Aug 2012 #58