Dan Rather Worries That The Media Has Become ‘A Business Partner Of Donald Trump’

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The former CBS News anchor warns that “there has been some media complicity” in the candidate’s rise.
06/26/2016

Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather on Sunday had some words of advice — and caution — for journalists covering presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.

Rather criticized cable news networks’ wall-to-wall coverage of the real estate mogul and warned that they may have been “complicit” in Trump’s rise to the top of the GOP field.

“What I worry about is, in a way, the media is a political partner, a business partner of Donald Trump,” Rather said on CNN’s “Reliable Sources.”

“The media wants the ratings,” he went on. “Trump delivers the ratings. In a way, they’re business partners.”

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[tonyt53]

1. I'd agree with his assessment.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. Naturally fox is a 24 hr infomercial for trump.

Hannity is probably the worst. Its really sickening, I watch out of morbid curiosity.

[Beaverhausen]

5. So are CNN and MSNBC

It's all about ratings.

[Adrahil]

13. I dunno about CNN....

But at least the last couple of weeks, MSNBC is making a hobby of raking him over the coals pretty much constantly.

[underpants]

3. Spot on. If you have Axs TV catch "The Big Interview"

Every one that I have seen has been excellent. Very well researched and Dan clearly chooses the subject due to his interest in them.

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

4. Is there anything funny in an odd kind of a way about Trump &Christie in the same picture ?

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The Bill Of Goods.




Trump refer ed to his followers as his fans numerous times in interviews, there lies the key connection to the marriage between Trump & the media or the partnership.







The show of course must go on, and it would not be complete without the belle of the show.

A family affair.



And Gypse Rose Lee a lady ahead of her time who opened her ever famous show with the punch line,HELLO SUCKERS.

And in reverse you have Donald J. Trump and the punch line goes without saying and in his case it is not one dam bit funny.

[redstatebluegirl]

6. I agree! He has been a constant on MSNBC, CNN and the networks.

Morning Joe was gushing over him for months. I still think they owe the Democratic Nominee equal time. It is crazy the love affair they have with this nut.

MSNBC even today was saying it is a tie when none of the polls indicate that to be the case. They need him in the race for ratings. Everyone tunes in to see what stupid thing he will say next. All those free commercials for TRUMP brand.

[greymattermom]

11. Trump golf

Free commercials. Folks will be sick of it soon. Even his stupid stuff is getting boring.

[Wellstone ruled]

7. If one needs proof of the Media's corruption,

look know further than the Bexit deal in the UK and how Murdoch's Media Empire spun the lies and you now see the aftermath. Two years in the making. Murdoch and Company are doing the same crap with Con Man Don. Hey,America,wake the F up and get your noses out of your F- en Face book and get real..

[ailsagirl]

8. kick

[Hiraeth]

9. never fear. Hillary is here!!

[mountain grammy]

15. OK, I think I'm falling in love with you..

[SheriffBob]

10. It's not about news anymore

It's about the bottom line.

It's hype instead of reality.

[spanone]

12. have been since he announced. no other human in the world could get away with his shit.

they are complicit

[ProudProgressiveNow]

14. +1000 nt

[mountain grammy]

16. Ah yes, equal time..

There's a rule about that..

http://www.museum.tv/eotv/equaltimeru.htm

Good for Dan Rather!

[markj757]

17. I hate to say it.....but we have two of the most disliked presidential candidates in my lifetime...

And the winner is going to be who is disliked the least. I'm a reluctant Hillary supporter and its just disappointing. If she doesn't pick Elizabeth Warren its going to be a disappointing election for the majority of voters regardless of whoever wins.

[Skittles]

18. she's not going to pick Elizabeth

there are plenty of people who will refuse to vote for a female president - Hillary knows this

[markj757]

22. I assume you mean won't vote for an all female ticket.....

there are definitely people who won't vote for a female president, that's right. But those are the same people who won't vote for an all female ticket. I think a Clinton/Warren ticket will get her the highest number of votes and ensure her victory. Even though to be quite honest, I don't see how she looses to Trump unless she is indicted or something regardless of who she picks.

[StraightRazor]

19. Mr. Rather hits it right on the head...

It's been obvious from the outset that the media has wanted a Trump Vs. Hillary matchup and that this race is a lot closer than it should be because of it. If he manages to win or even lose by less than 15 points it's a direct result of how much coverage he's gotten. He's the absolute worst candidate in history (there have been other horrible people who've run, but no one so outrageously unqualified and just plain dumb).

I will never understand how Trump is being taken seriously (by anyone - forget the Right) as a potential President, and if I had to venture a guess, he probably feels the same way and never thought he'd make it this far. Even he is probably shocked at how gullible Republicans are.

[Skittles]

20. excellent analysis

I will confess that due to your single digit post count, I thought to myself, here comes the anti-Hillary Hysteria - plenty of people on DU think EVERYTHING is her fault

[StraightRazor]

21. Thank you very much...

I'm a "long time listener, first time caller" as it were, and you'll find no anti-Hillary anything with me (although I *was* for Bernie), but loads of anti-Trump.

[Skittles]

26. for sure there's plenty of legitimate criticism of Hillary

but the nasty over- the-top bullshit I see from repukes and too many DUers makes me feel sick

welcome to DU

[Eleanors38]

23. The head of CBS is a case in point.

[suffragette]

24. The contrast between Rather and Brian Williams is stong and shows the direction

of media here.

Rather, who was reporting a story that was true, was set up to be forced out of major media coverage.

Williams, who admittedly lied, was slapped on the hand and bought back into the fold, in cable rather than network, but still on many screens.

Once again, Rather is correct, which is why he was targeted.

[tallahasseedem]

25. He is right to be worried...

I still feel bad for what was done to him in 2004. Despicable.