Heather Cox Richardson puts her finger on a major theme running through commentary on the DNC this morning:
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Addicted to horse-race election coverage, the political press just can’t stop looking for ways to give Trump every single benefit of the doubt, all in an effort to create some supposed level playing field.
Case in point – check out the so-called fact-checkers."
~ Justin Baragona
#DNC #KamalaHarris #Trump #media
/20The Washington Post's 'Embarrassing' Fact-Check Shows Why 'Both Sides' Journalism Always Fails
Plus, Fox News not bothered by its anchor peddling an election lie, and a right-wing troll gets trolled.
(zeteo.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Kierkegaanks regretfully last edited by
@Kierkegaanks Well-stated. You're right.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to SufferForMe 🆘 last edited by
@sufferforme Thanks for the link. Listening now!
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nutmegreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Daniel Dale at CNN disappointing as well.
It seems once you're sucked into the propaganda outlets, you let go of journalistic standards.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to nutmeg last edited by
@nutmeg They are almost all very thoroughly embarrassing themselves right now. I will never unsee the way they descended on Biden, an aging man trying to remain in good health, and surrounded him like sharks sensing blood in the water — something they have never done to Trump. I ask myself who raised people who can behave this way? And whether they, most of whom are on the younger side, ever reflect on the fact that they, too, may one day be old and would not want that treatment?
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SufferForMe 🆘replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
This has been one of the best things about the campaign from day 1, that support has been grassroots driven.
And nicely ironic that it is mainstream media who are making themselves redundant and obsolete.
The birth of the internet radically transformed traditional news media from being an industry where people actually researched and printed news, into little more than an opinion amplifier and echo-chamber where facts went out the window. And news is being democratized.
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Annietimereplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy oh gee, I’m scared now. No wait, he’s scared now. Like there’s any other way Trump knows how to be.
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nutmegreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
All that, and furthermore, how differently they treat The Orange Fascist's health. Whether his severe narcissism or his declining cognitive abilities, there's next to no serious article or segment, let alone every day and from multiple outlets.
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John Gordonreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy @msbellows It’s worked well for him
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
For understandable reasons — you cannot fake this kind of adolescent emotional response to a parent who is loved and admired — this moment of Tim Walz's son Gus Walz saying "That's my dad!" as he points with pride to his father on stage at the DNC has taken social media by storm today.
#DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #GusWalz #FamilyValues
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to John Gordon last edited by
@jgordon @msbellows I wonder if we're now seeing that it hasn't worked well at all, though.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to nutmeg last edited by
@nutmeg Yes, absolutely. They're so shameless and oblivious to how they're showing themselves to the rest of us, and what the consequences will be as we shake our heads and refuse to listen to them ever again.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Annietime last edited by
@annietime Yes, it's his default setting, isn't it? And he's gotten away with it for so long that he imagines he can keep doing it to the bitter end, damn the consequences.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to SufferForMe 🆘 last edited by
@sufferforme I agree. We're not seeing a media-massaged campaign. If anything, they've avoided the mass media in favor of grassroots organization and adroit use of social media.
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nutmegreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Honestly, I'm not sure how many are oblivious. I'd rather most are well aware and act as they do regardless.
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Kickin with Kamalareplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy You cannot fake genuine pride and love. Gus's reaction to his dad was the sort of reaction all parents hope to get from their kids.
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John Gordonreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy @msbellows It’s too early to tell really.
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Sensible Crone for Harrisreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Michelle Obama is so astonishingly beautiful to the tippy tips of her fingers. We are lucky she married Barack, or she would not have been dragged into our view and our lives and our political landscape. No how no way, without his public ambitions. Thank you, Barack Obama, for bringing us Michelle Robinson.
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Laloofah 🌊💙🌊replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy @nutmeg William, your reply made me recall this story, “The Divided Blanket,” which I copied when I was 14 from my grandmother’s collection of her favorite poems, quotes, & short stories. (Her version identified its origin as Russian, but I’ve seen more modern versions identified as French). I can’t find it online, so typed it up as an email and took this screenshot…
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Runyan50replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy It is amazing how many voters just mechanically vote along party lines without a thought as to who or what they are voting for. If the candidates’ policies were listed instead of the names and party affiliations, these voters would be lost.