That used to happen more often when the Fairness Doctrine was in effect. But those days will not come back again. People have always liked sensational and tawdry news because it makes the events around them more personal and interesting. And as CNN, Alex Jones and Rush Limbaugh will tell you, there's real money in offering takes on the news that confirm and shape viewers' opinions.
Thus the perversion in our once Democratic Republic. Broadcasting non facts used to be referred to as Propaganda. It is very effective. Its Brain-Chemical Warfare.
He's impossible to ignore because we can't let Trump's "crazy" become the new "normal". The press is doing a good job of that. If anyone thinks that the press is being too harsh or nit-picky it's only because Trump has supplied more than enough fuel to keep that fire burning.
Let's not forget that Trump has been bashing the press since the very beginning... given Trump's personal penchant for holding grudges... did he actually think that burning those bridges early on was going to benefit him or give him a pass later? There was no goodwill "banked" that he could draw from.
I'm willing to bet that Trump is a horrible chess player. Of course if you ask him he would undoubtedly tell you otherwise...
I agree with you. Trump's campaign and presidency are a warped perversion of normal politics. News organizations aren't alone in worrying that his erratic actions, arrogance, ignorance and short temper are going to do permanent damage to our country and government. Trump's crises are real and serious; they are not like Bill Clinton's Whitewater "scandal" that never amounted to anything.
OTOH, the press is probably grateful for Trump's craziness. Trump is very good for the news organizations: people are paying attention again. WaPo.com set a record for online reads when it reported that Trump had revealed highly classified info to the Russians. Some newsgroups are going to sensationalize their coverage of Trump but really don't need to: Donnie's very good at setting his own house on fire and spraying gasoline at it.
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Can you imagine if the news only reported what occurred, without speculating, embellishing, or giving undue attention to every sniffle?
He wouldn't have wanted the job in the first place, of course. What if we ignored him and let the government implode without a lot of foofaraw?
That used to happen more often when the Fairness Doctrine was in effect. But those days will not come back again. People have always liked sensational and tawdry news because it makes the events around them more personal and interesting. And as CNN, Alex Jones and Rush Limbaugh will tell you, there's real money in offering takes on the news that confirm and shape viewers' opinions.
Can you imagine if the news only reported what occurred, without speculating, embellishing, or giving undue attention to every sniffle?
He wouldn't have wanted the job in the first place, of course. What if we ignored him and let the government implode without a lot of foofaraw?
He's impossible to ignore because we can't let Trump's "crazy" become the new "normal". The press is doing a good job of that. If anyone thinks that the press is being too harsh or nit-picky it's only because Trump has supplied more than enough fuel to keep that fire burning.
Let's not forget that Trump has been bashing the press since the very beginning... given Trump's personal penchant for holding grudges... did he actually think that burning those bridges early on was going to benefit him or give him a pass later? There was no goodwill "banked" that he could draw from.
I'm willing to bet that Trump is a horrible chess player. Of course if you ask him he would undoubtedly tell you otherwise...
It's inherent in all our posts, of course, but here's a Republican President with a conservative Supreme Court and a Republican House and Senate - and they blame the media for not being able to get things done.
This blame-everyone-else-campaign has been successful for both GOP politicians and the conservative entertainment media since the 1990's. It would have been great for the career's of both of these if Hillary would have won. I read once that a former staffer on The Rush Limbaugh Show said that el-rush-bo was ecstatic in '96 when Bill got re-elected. Good for ratings. And like you said they own all branches and all they can do is blame the media.
Here's the deal. You are always going to have straight men, looking over women this way. We are mammals and at the root of it all, our primitive instincts are in tact. You're not going to change that. You can, however have some self respect and discourage this very MALE behavior in the business world. Girl, put on a fucking blazer!
yesterday while the Prresident was delivering a commencement address Ivanka was holding court in the White House .
Here's the deal. You are always going to have straight men, looking over women this way. We are mammals and at the root of it all, our primitive instincts are in tact. You're not going to change that. You can, however have some self respect and discourage this very MALE behavior in the business world. Girl, put on a fucking blazer!
