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Lonestarblue

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14. What I have never understood is why the media has given Trump a pass since 2016.

Fri Aug 9, 2024, 02:04 PM

Aug 9

He has always been treated with kid gloves. Even today, after years of provable lies and absolute nonsense coming from Trump, the WaPo headline about Trump’s news conference was “Trump holds meandering news conference, agrees to debate Harris.” Meandering! How about Trump lied throughout his news conference and was so confused that he claimed to have gone down in a helicopter with Willie Brown when he’s never been on a helicopter with that Brown and never been in a helicopter crash. He may have meant Jerry Brown, former governor of California, but Trump regularly tells stories that have no basis in fact yet media reporters never call him on his lies in real time when he is lying. Why? They certainly aren’t shy about attacking Biden or any Democrat.

I know media owners want to protect their ability to pay few taxes, but this treatment of Trump just seems exceptional.

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After the debacle yesterday [View all] angrychair Aug 9 OP

I believe events like yesterday is why Dan Aug 9 #1

The effect of that is to reinforce the idea that the "system" is broken. Probatim Aug 9 #21

Media ownership is in very few hands Attilatheblond Aug 9 #2

+1000 wnylib Aug 9 #10

Trickle up - no more trickle down NBachers Aug 9 #19

O'Donnell showed how the press treats Joe and the traitor Eliot Rosewater Aug 9 #3

Saw that. The Unmitigated Gall Aug 9 #6

What in the holy hell are they thinking, do they really believe they will survive a fascist Eliot Rosewater Aug 9 #7

Right? Tools. The Unmitigated Gall Aug 9 #8

They believe traitortrump is their tool to use to create a true oligarchy ruled by them. Hermit-The-Prog Aug 9 #13

Yes they do. They believe they are in the club, and they know themselves well RockRaven Aug 9 #11

There only needs to be one fascist propaganda channel Diraven Aug 9 #28

They're "adapting" to survive. dchill Aug 9 #35

"Security- Escort every one of these people out of the building. You don't speak to the President of the United States NBachers Aug 9 #22

I don't watch anymore. I know who I am voting for. It feels good pwb Aug 9 #4

I totally get it Cosmocat Aug 9 #5

The media acts on their own personal self-interests, not yours or mine. RockRaven Aug 9 #9

100%... and they LOVE all GOP BS because it detracts from real issues facing people LymphocyteLover Aug 9 #25

The GOP, big money and power wants Trump. Irish_Dem Aug 9 #12

What I have never understood is why the media has given Trump a pass since 2016. Lonestarblue Aug 9 #14

They decided he's entertainment Diraven Aug 9 #30

The media isn't about reporting facts, it's about making profits. Kaleva Aug 9 #15

I miss the fairness doctrine.... joanbarnes Aug 9 #16

hopefully win we win et tu Aug 9 #32

The Trump TV ads just trash Harris. No mention of Trump until the end when he gives his approval. twodogsbarking Aug 9 #17

Big money behind news orgs are anti democracy Joinfortmill Aug 9 #18

Who asked the questions yesterday? maxsolomon Aug 9 #20

Exactly, the FEC needs to step in at some point Warpy Aug 9 #23

The only news is that "the news" is NOT the news. dchill Aug 9 #24

and we need to stop consuming it LymphocyteLover Aug 9 #27

I did. I don't watch the network evening "Pravda" broadcast anymore. ...nt ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 9 #29

Let me know when you get everyone to stop consuming it! dchill Aug 9 #34

the media is as much of the problem as the GOP in this country. It's sick beyond belief. LymphocyteLover Aug 9 #26

"...Seriously fucking weird" is too kind. We are being rick-rolled as a nation. Evolve Dammit Aug 9 #31

Media is just mad jujubeets Aug 9 #33