"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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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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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"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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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"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."
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #MediaFail #NewYorkTimes
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Mark Stoneman last edited by
@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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Richard W. Woodley NO THREADS 🇨🇦🌹🚴♂️📷 🗺️replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy
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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."
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #MediaFail #NewYorkTimes #WashingtonPost #AaronRupar
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
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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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"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."
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #MediaFail
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
"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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Preston MacDougallreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
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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.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Leefeller Guy last edited by
@Leefellerguy Isn't it, though? Project, project, project: the one thing he's good at.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Preston MacDougall last edited by
@ChemicalEyeGuy We shall see. Meanwhile, many of us will continue to be outraged at the decision itself for very good reasons.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Richard W. Woodley NO THREADS 🇨🇦🌹🚴♂️📷 🗺️ last edited by
@the5thColumnist That they do, in a lot of cases.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
As someone who spent 45 years at CBS, Dan Rather says,
"It is necessary to report and comment on the fact that CBS News has decided not to fact-check the candidates in real time. I would love to know what went into this decision, because it feels spineless, especially after ABC’s Linsey Davis and David Muir effectively and correctly fact-checked Trump during the debate with Kamala Harris."
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #MediaFail #CBS
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
"Simply put, this 'rule,' imposed by CBS, incentivizes lying. It invites the participants to bend the truth, since their opponent then has to spend his rebuttal time calling out the lie, rather than giving an opposing view. And the calling out of a lie by an opponent rather than an impartial moderator is less credible."
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #MediaFail #CBS
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
"Norm Ornstein, a political scientist with whom I spent many an election night at CBS News, had nothing nice to say about his former employer on X. 'I spent 30 years as an election analyst for CBS. It was the gold standard for television news. Those days, and their standards, are long gone.'”
It's not just the cowardice that's stunning. It's the mendaciousness of CBS, the pretense — as if have no eyes to see.
#Trump #JDVance #lies #disinformation #PoliticsofHate #MediaFail #CBS
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JustRosyreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy You gotta know that when two men are more worried about what they look like than anything else, they're not thinking of the real needs of American people.
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Jean Poole 🌈🌵🐶replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy CBS has apparently decided to offer an option for fact-checking tomorrow’s VP debate. “Viewers who scan the (QR) code will be directed to the CBS News website, where a squad of about 20 CBS journalists will post fact-checks of the candidates’ remarks in real time.”