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bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 09:42 AM Jul 2018

Will Morning Joe ever admit their BIG role in electing T?!? Didn't they celebrate 'win' with him?

They seem to think there's no easily accessable record of the past.


And are relying on the old saying .that the American public has the attention span of a gnat.

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Will Morning Joe ever admit their BIG role in electing T?!? Didn't they celebrate 'win' with him? (Original Post) bobbieinok Jul 2018 OP
They've scrubbed the record and rewritten the standard script, lapucelle Jul 2018 #1
Morning Joe pushed him all the way, his BFF hero. He worshiped him. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2018 #2
Their tax cuts weren't as big as they'd hoped. johnp3907 Jul 2018 #3
Allies are Allies because we need Allies empedocles Jul 2018 #4
Well No Because.... Me. Jul 2018 #5
They'll never admit it. Way too many Democrats watching their show, now. Paladin Jul 2018 #6
No... Mike Nelson Jul 2018 #7
Here's a November 16th 2017 YouTube when Joe called in to the Stephanie Miller Show and... PearliePoo2 Jul 2018 #8
No, the same people that spent hours trying to understand the Trump voter post 2016 Johonny Jul 2018 #9
Why would they? Sherman A1 Jul 2018 #10

lapucelle

(18,037 posts)
1. They've scrubbed the record and rewritten the standard script,
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 09:49 AM
Jul 2018

just like the NYT, WaPo, and CNN. They were warned:

So I would urge journalists to ask whether they are reporting facts or simply engaging in innuendo, and urge the public to read with a critical eye. If reports about a candidate talk about how something “raises questions,” creates “shadows,” or anything similar, be aware that these are all too often weasel words used to create the impression of wrongdoing out of thin air.

And here’s a pro tip: the best ways to judge a candidate’s character are to look at what he or she has actually done, and what policies he or she is proposing. Mr. Trump’s record of bilking students, stiffing contractors and more is a good indicator of how he’d act as president; Mrs. Clinton’s speaking style and body language aren’t. George W. Bush’s policy lies gave me a much better handle on who he was than all the up-close-and-personal reporting of 2000, and the contrast between Mr. Trump’s policy incoherence and Mrs. Clinton’s carefulness speaks volumes today.

In other words, focus on the facts. America and the world can’t afford another election tipped by innuendo.


https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/opinion/hillary-clinton-gets-gored.html

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
4. Allies are Allies because we need Allies
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 10:03 AM
Jul 2018

FDR and Churchill needed Stalin, needed to cooperate with him, to win the war. In spite of their 'dislike' of Stalin, they didn't disdain Stalin. They needed Stalin's resources and efforts to help [understatement] win WWII!

We need Morning Joe who can bring needed votes to win the 2018 Election war. Many of his viewers are not the DMG type who will almost certainly vote Democratic. Joe can help bring votes.

Me.

(35,454 posts)
5. Well No Because....
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 10:08 AM
Jul 2018

Comrade Trump was a Dem until 2006, HRC ran a bad campaign, Dems are weak and in disarray.

Paladin

(28,202 posts)
6. They'll never admit it. Way too many Democrats watching their show, now.
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 10:12 AM
Jul 2018

Constant evidence of that, here at DU. I'm not one of them.

PearliePoo2

(7,768 posts)
8. Here's a November 16th 2017 YouTube when Joe called in to the Stephanie Miller Show and...
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 10:43 AM
Jul 2018

she asks him about the criticism and charges he gets that they helped elect trump by giving him so much air time.

He said he and Mika made several mistakes and they talk about that all the time. He said there were things they should have done differently. He says they had a running offer for anyone running for President to call in and they would have them on the show. He said the only one to take them up on it (besides Donald) was Lindsay Graham. He said everyone else was afraid.

Stephanie's question to him starts at 8:25 in.





Johonny

(20,681 posts)
9. No, the same people that spent hours trying to understand the Trump voter post 2016
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 10:47 AM
Jul 2018

when it was entirely clear they voted primarily based on racism, will never admit they knew about Trump's obvious racial division campaign tactics the whole time and, indeed, they helped him push it. Heck, they'll do it again in 2020. They never admitted they legitimized the swift boats for truth bullshit against Kerry, etc... Democrats win despite the media, but certainly not due to it. The media is not a liberals' friend.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
10. Why would they?
Tue Jul 3, 2018, 10:54 AM
Jul 2018

What would be the benefit to them?

I believe that the best means of dealing with them, MSNBC, CNN and alike is to simply turn off the Breathless 24/7 Infotainment.

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