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Eric Boehlert: The media have no idea how to cover increasingly deranged GOP [View all] babylonsister May 2021 OP

K&R spanone May 2021 #1

Fascist? That's kind. It's an insurrectionist rabble looking for opportunity. /nt bucolic_frolic May 2021 #2

But there is an institutionalized unifying force behind the "rabble"... Wounded Bear May 2021 #23

Oh, I was sure you were going to call out the oligarchs and plutocrats of the US/USSR erronis May 2021 #50

You mean like the nationalist military brass and wnylib May 2021 #54

Well, fascism is a melding of gov't and big business... Wounded Bear May 2021 #56

Yes, it is, but it's much more than that. wnylib May 2021 #69

And believe me, the Media knows DENVERPOPS May 2021 #78

The word "fascist" needs to be used. soldierant May 2021 #59

Esteemed historian, Robert Paxton, is now saying fascism Poiuyt May 2021 #73

And, DENVERPOPS May 2021 #79

npr the other morning essaynnc May 2021 #3

MSM is trying to figure out how to make their coverage a rating boom KS Toronado May 2021 #4

Don't you think if the MSM gab13by13 May 2021 #5

Can't have a free press I_UndergroundPanther May 2021 #6

"Can't have a free press if it's owned" luvtheGWN May 2021 #33

"Can't have a free press" when it's pwned (note the difference from owned) erronis May 2021 #51

I think you. wrote what I meant I_UndergroundPanther May 2021 #57

This. Particulatly the second paragraph. n/t ms liberty May 2021 #70

I agree 100%, it's really about the money/greed. KS Toronado May 2021 #9

the msm is enabling not hobbling or lookyhereyou May 2021 #7

American Taliban - The New Republican Party acg May 2021 #8

Welcome to DU acg ! KS Toronado May 2021 #13

And that my friends describes perfectly the Republican Party of today. Pepsidog May 2021 #16

ACG Is there a link to this article? abenavraham2020 May 2021 #17

It's My Article acg May 2021 #22

Your thoughts deserve a more worthy platform than Fascistbook. lagomorph777 May 2021 #40

WOW! acg May 2021 #42

Thank you for this post. Please post elsewhere also. Many of us are FB averse. erronis May 2021 #52

WILL START POSTING ORIGINAL WRITINGS ON DU acg May 2021 #53

I can't/won't do FB, but would recommend and appreciate following your posts. Can you Shoeless Louis May 2021 #66

DU Exclusivity acg May 2021 #68

Welcome to our DU family. niyad May 2021 #19

+1 brilliantly written bronxiteforever May 2021 #25

Thank You acg May 2021 #27

I shared your well-expressed FB post with my little sphere of influence. n/t ariadne0614 May 2021 #28

And I thought I Was Alone acg May 2021 #30

I'm glad you found DU. ariadne0614 May 2021 #41

+1, uponit7771 May 2021 #36

dittohead taliban. it was the party of limbaugh for better part 30 years and that's why boloert and certainot May 2021 #39

Hi Al- American Taliban is spot-on. I went over to your Facebook page. I hope you continue posting NBachers May 2021 #46

+100 Prof. Toru Tanaka May 2021 #47

Bravo! To the Greatest Page. Boomerproud May 2021 #55

+1000 smirkymonkey May 2021 #60

Correct - and the American news media will never make this distinction FakeNoose May 2021 #61

Chilling but true comparison. BarbD May 2021 #62

ACG's 'American Taliban' article deserves more exposure, imho. Shoeless Louis May 2021 #63

welcome to DU gopiscrap May 2021 #81

Call them facists. East-A-Squared May 2021 #10

How about starting with "GOP in disarray"? . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #11

It looks to me like 99% of them are on the same page. gab13by13 May 2021 #14

If the 3rd Democrat (Whip Clyburn) stated Biden lieing, headlines would be "Dems in disarray" Bernardo de La Paz May 2021 #21

media is caught between profit$$$ and truth. NewHendoLib May 2021 #12

I disagree, gab13by13 May 2021 #15

Thank you for this. RVN VET71 May 2021 #18

You mean they (the Media) refuse, can't and won't tell the truth in plain English language bonniebgood May 2021 #20

The MSM shapes public opinion. It's not neutral to start with. jalan48 May 2021 #24

Exactly, gab13by13 May 2021 #29

+1, uponit7771 May 2021 #37

Kick and recommend. bronxiteforever May 2021 #26

The media looks out for #1 - their board members and those just like them (top 1%) tenderfoot May 2021 #31

LOL Give them a microphone MissMillie May 2021 #32

So true! NH Ethylene May 2021 #34

M$M thanks they will be around in kind if Republicans get back power uponit7771 May 2021 #35

Media bosses need to look at their kids and grand kids. Jon King May 2021 #38

The media is only as liberal as the conservative corporations that own it. bumper sticker CrispyQ May 2021 #43

Follow The Money DallasNE May 2021 #44

I am astounded that the ouster of Drumpf from the WH has not diminished the crazy AT ALL. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #45

The horse is out of the barn now. New Breed Leader May 2021 #48

That is entirely possible, even likely...but it could also create a large backlash. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #49

As far as I can discover, Trrump has never run for any elected office other than POTUS. maddiemom May 2021 #71

This what you have expressed echoes my recent thought re: 'their' outrageous behavior in sprinkleeninow May 2021 #77

Disagree. The media knows exactly what they are doing. ananda May 2021 #58

Boehlert is always a must read for me. Nevilledog May 2021 #64

For God's sake! How about they just call out their lies FlyingPiggy May 2021 #65

They are afraid to call a traitor a traitor. hay rick May 2021 #67

Yes, but they're also taking cues from Democrats in Congress ecstatic May 2021 #72

Well.....duh! Who would know how to cover a batshit crazy mainstream political party? This is new Martin68 May 2021 #74

Then don't cover them! nt woodsprite May 2021 #75

If you listen to podcast, Corgigal May 2021 #76

How about The Emperor Has NO CLOTHES! elleng May 2021 #80