John Stoehr turns a cold eye on media malfeasance in letting Trump off the hook again and again and sanewashing his nonsense babble, since
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Alarodreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy The press suddenly notices that Trump isn’t communicating very well. Very perceptive, guys!
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Ferdi Magellanreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
It’s too bad that’s not what the media barons want. All they want is eyeballs so they can sell ads. They are in the outrage business not the “news” business.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Ferdi Magellan last edited by
@FerdiMagellan Yes, that sounds correct to me, for sure. And they want tax cuts for their owners and top managers.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Alarod last edited by
@Alarod Aren't they stellar with their quick perspicuity?
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Finitum last edited by
@Finitum You're right.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Peter Butler last edited by
@peterbutler Better late than never, I reckon!
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to concept of a display name last edited by
@thedansimonson And, yet, by contrast, they never treated Biden remotely the same way.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to mickymorse last edited by
@mickymorse So it often seems, for sure.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Baron Vonskinnback last edited by
@Vonskinnback Exactly: just as you say, "It is clear as day and is absolutely appalling," And, astonishingly, the movers and shakers of corporate media seem not to care that we can all see this, something as clear as day. Their arrogance is unfathomable.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Piousunyn last edited by
@Piousunyn Whatever works best for you and other readers — I don't create threads with the idea that there's only one way to read them, for sure. I'm glad you've found a way that works for you!
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to TCat - Vote Blue last edited by
@TCatInReality Yes, the horse race framing is definitely very important to them. For one thing, it allows them to keep pretending that the country is divided down the middle, a trope they've long used to keep the progressive wing of the Democratic party in check.