"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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"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."
~ Brian Beutler
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #media #MediaFail #CBS
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Capitulation is complicity.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"CBS’s decision is mostly significant as an indication of how powerful institutions will bend to Trump should he win the presidency. Many are bending already, when he has no official power and is behind in the polls."
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #media #MediaFail #CBS
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Blinxetoreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Ahem…
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
Elliot Kirschner, who used to work for CBS, says CBS is giving the Trump-Vance team "a license to lie" and that this is "a danger to democracy." Their decision not to factp-check is "a bit like saying firefighters should wait until the house has burned to the ground before picking up the hose—or, at best, suggesting the residents form their own bucket brigade."
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #media #MediaFail #CBS
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"That’s a bit like saying firefighters should wait until the house has burned to the ground before picking up the hose—or, at best, suggesting the residents form their own bucket brigade."
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #media #MediaFail #CBS
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Blinxeto last edited by
@Blinxeto Yep. Sad to say….
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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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BronMason For Kamala 2024replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
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 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.