Ruh-roh. Among those unhappy with the corporate media and their lie-telling in favor of one Donald Trump is the Almighty Deity:
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Sharon McCarthyreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy
A God even atheists can listen to! -
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Kevin Kruse rightly skewers New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger's claims that the media's obligation in political campaigns — even when Donald Trump wants to claim the White House — is to remain "fair and balanced" and "neutral."
This despite his own newspaper endorsing Biden in 2020….
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #NewYorkTimes
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
Kruse writes,
"I’d actually welcome an even-handed approach from Sulzberger because under his leadership the coverage in the New York Times has not been evenly balanced at all.
In the early months of 2024, and certainly after his disastrous debate performance in late June, the New York Times was on nothing less than a crusade to highlight the 'age issue' presented by the 81-year-old president’s candidacy,"
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #age #NYTimes
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
"taking every single opportunity to call out every stumble or verbal flaw as further proof that he was unfit to run again and to demand that he drop out of the race. …
According to Sulzberger, though, their coverage was merely part of their responsibility to present a 'full, fair and accurate picture” of what was going on with the campaign."
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #age #NewYorkTimes
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"An elderly candidate’s struggles with memory and inability to grasp basic facts was alarming and they had a duty to press the issue, even aggressively.
But that argument collapses under the lightest scrutiny, because we still have an elderly candidate struggling with memory, unable to grasp basic facts. His name is Donald Trump."
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #age
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
His name is Donald Trump, and how the New York Times has chosen to treat him, his age, his mental decline and unsuitability for office, in contrast to how it's treated Biden, is glaringly different.
"So, no, the New York Times has not been treating both candidates equally.
Despite Sulzberger’s protestations, they’ve had a heavy thumb on the scale all along — it’s just that it’s been for Trump rather than against him."
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #NewYorkTimes
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"My blood boiled while I read this man’s [i.e., A.G. Sulzberger's] endless piece on what WE should be doing to protect press freedoms, when HIS own failing newspaper has abandoned the fight by very intentionally refusing to properly cover, and give proper editorial weight to Trump and his revolting party's ongoing attack on the truth, our vote, and our democracy."
~ D. Earl Stephens
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #NewYorkTimes
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Their despicable lack of reporting and absurd, both-sides bullshit on these critical issues has been absolutely breathtaking. They have literally surrendered wide swaths of their news hole each day in this “quiet war” to include authoritarian talking points, and right-wing conjecture that simply have no place in fact, and serve nobody but the fascist scoundrels who mean our democracy harm."
#KamalaHarris #Biden #Trump #media #BothSidesism #FalseEquivalence #NewYorkTimes
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Mickey Lloydreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"Biden had it but was losing it, Trump never had it but lied about it anyway and Sulzberger well, he is just full of it" - Daddy Fred's well documented and medically relevant dementia
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MegatronicThronBanksreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Amen
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to MegatronicThronBanks last edited by
@megatronicthronbanks I echo that amen, for sure.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Mickey Lloyd last edited by
@mlbellar Clever as ever.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Sharon McCarthy last edited by
@ienvision Well-stated. The God of atheists is often the best God of all — and the one closest to the ideals and teachings of world religions at their best.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Kinene last edited by
@c_merriweather @FrankFrank Exactly. Well-stated.
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Peter Butlerreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Spot on. I’m amazed that the Egypt bribe story just … went away
Also, the complete lack of coverage of Thomas Crooks and why he shot at Trump. I guess it also gets thrown down the memory hole. WTF?!
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Peter Butler last edited by
@peterbutler Yes. What's that about, I wonder, the total lack of curiosity on the part of the corporate media re: that story? When Hillary's emails exerted endless fascination for them….