"CBS announced over the weekend that moderators Margaret Brennan and Norah O’Donnell will not correct any lies when vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance meet in New York to debate on Tuesday night."
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Eric Lawtonreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
They say the media are treating the election as a entertainment, but even reality TV and horse races have judges.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Pumpkin_Stew last edited by
@pomegranate_stew I can understand that choice, for sure.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Eric Lawton last edited by
@EricLawton Well-noted. You're exactly right.
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BronMason For Kamala 2024replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Why even bother to have moderators?
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to BronMason For Kamala 2024 last edited by
@bronakins Why, indeed?
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Preston MacDougallreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy I believe Margaret Brennan and Norah O’Donnell have the journalistic professionalism to do as they damned well please during the #VPdebate.
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Yeah, I suppose it’s just a vanity project to burnish their “cred”.
They could easily be replaced with flash cards with questions (participants never answer the question anyway), and a digital timer with an automatic mic off/on switch. #
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to BronMason For Kamala 2024 last edited by
@bronakins You're right. Very well-stated and well-noted.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Serf de Web last edited by
@serfdeweb Thank you. A great hashtag.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Preston MacDougall last edited by [email protected]
@ChemicalEyeGuy Thanks for sharing your belief.
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@wdlindsy will not correct lies
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@ashtonstebbings Yes, I feel very strongly about that point, and am appalled at the refusal of the media to do their job and fact-check lies.
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"Last week on MSNBC, the 'Morning Joe' pundits were talking about Donald Trump’s latest scheme to con the rubes, his sale of Trump Watches.
Elisabeth Bumiller, the New York Times’ Washington bureau chief, told her fellow panelists: 'He’s entertaining. Let’s not forget.'
But he’s not entertaining, Elisabeth. He’s frightening."
~Mark Jacob
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #media #MediaFail #NewYorkTimes
/5The New York Times is failing our country
A great news organization would care more about democracy than entertainment.
(www.stopthepresses.news)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
"We all should be terrified of Trump becoming president again. And the New York Times’ ability to laugh it off shows how it is failing to live up to its duty as a major news organization in a democracy.
Referring to shocking misconduct by Trump, a recent Times story gave up the game:”
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“'The tepid response to Mr. Trump’s latest round of provocations reflects both the nation’s deep partisan splits and a sense that voters are inured to his style after three election cycles where his showmanship has dominated the news.'
I would put it slightly differently: The New York Times’ own 'tepid response' to Trump’s misconduct shows that the Times itself 'is inured to his style.'”
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Mark Stonemanreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy It's possible for some media organizations to thrive in an authoritarian state. I'm guessing the NYT believes it could be one of them.
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"For Trump and Vance, the problem is not just that they are immigrants, or even illegal, but that something about them means that they are an irredeemably illegitimate, undesired group of others who don’t belong here. And the basic reason they don’t belong is because they’re not white."
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"In other words, a story framed by Trump, the media, and even the Democrats as being part of the 'immigration debate' is only partially or superficially that. …
At bottom, the anti-immigrant hatred on display in Trump and Vance’s rants about Springfield points the way to a greatly diminished and corrupt destiny for America, a vision not of making America great but of making us pathetic and morally repugnant."
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