"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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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 VANCE=MANCHURIANCANDIDATE dWeb 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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@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."
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #media #MediaFail #NewYorkTimes
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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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@markstoneman Yes, I have come to think this. I think they believe that, as they get their tax cuts and economic perks and privileges for their owners and top managers, it will be fascism lite for them and theirs. And I think they don't care much at all that it will be fascism in all its harsh reality for the rest of us outside their elite circles.
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"It’s a pretty sad commentary on the way our mainstream media cover Donald Trump that if you really want to know what Trump said at a given rally, you would be wasting your time going to The New York Times or The Washington Post and you really need to read Aaron Rupar."
~ Michael Tomasky
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #MediaFail #NewYorkTimes #WashingtonPost #AaronRupar
/10Oops, They Did It Again: The Mainstream Media Buries Trump’s Outrage
The former president spent the weekend spewing dangerous nonsense at a rally. The press spent its weekend polishing it into palatability.
The New Republic (newrepublic.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"I know the mainstream media really doesn’t want to go here, but whether Trump is mentally fit to serve four years in the world’s toughest job is a very real and pressing question. But the press won’t raise it. That is to say, they have lately lost their taste for it. Not long ago, the press was perfectly comfortable talking about Joe Biden’s age."
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Jay Kuo says that the legacy media are failing us hard now, and points to the following:
"First, the sane washing. Trump delivered a couple of totally unhinged speeches with some major escalation in dangerous rhetoric, but from a quick look at the news coverage, it’s clear most of the public wouldn’t know that. The press just didn’t think they were a big deal."
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #MediaFail
/12Legacy Media Is Failing Us Hard
Trump delivered some of his most terrifying remarks to date, but the press shrugged. And now it’s refusing to fact check Tuesday’s debate.
(statuskuo.substack.com)
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"Second, the decision not to fact check. CBS wussed out by declining to have its moderators correct the record on any lies spoken at the upcoming VP debate set for Tuesday evening, instead leaving that up to the candidates. For a liar like JD Vance, it’s a huge gift."
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"There also should be massive headlines about Trump’s insane statement about unleashing the police, without any restraints or due process, upon suspected criminals for just 'one violent day' in order for 'word to get out' and for crime to 'end immediately.'”
That’s right. Trump just called for The Purge."
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Leefeller Guyreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Wow, Felon rapist Trump unleashing the police to get the word out, is a most amusing projections this crimal.