Why Isn't The Mainstream News Taking Chelsea Manning's Senate Run Seriously?

[thomhartmann]

Chelsea Manning, the former political prisoner and whistle blower who revealed United States War Crimes, is running for United States Senate, the media however is stuck on what she did and not why she did it? This isn't an endorsement, but it is going to make Maryland's Democratic primary interesting!

[msongs]

1. not the medias job to promote her minimal effort. maybe she could do some things with more

news value

[hlthe2b]

2. Honestly... ?

She got tremendous benefit-of-the doubt for her "crime" from progressives. she got a commutation from President Obama; she has been embraced and supported by the Left for her gender identity change. Now she wants to go against the one Democratic Senator who has held most strongly to the need to fight back against Russian cyberattacks; who is among those most responsible for the Magnitsky Act?

I think it is well past time to take a closer look at Manning, her motivations, and whose agenda she is serving. Anyone else "feel the burn?" I surely do.

[cstanleytech]

3. Correction, it was a commutation not a pardon.

[hlthe2b]

4. yes,... thanks

[rogue emissary]

5. Last time they focused on a grifter like Donny the Electoral College installed him.

Maybe the Mainstream media learned their lesson to not focus on those that are unqualified for the seat.

You may not be endorsing her, but demanding the media cover the why and not focus on what she did. That is plain and simple spin.

[George II]

6. First, it's been all over the "mainstream news". Second, why should they?

Manning announced a few days ago. It was reported. Apparently there is no active campaign yet, so what is there to cover beyond the announcement?

Help me out here, please.

[Eliot Rosewater]

7. I know why some would want them to make a big deal out of her the way they did trump.

[comradebillyboy]

8. Because her Senate run doesn't deserve to be taken seriously.

Her campaign video is unbearably insipid and very few people think an espionage conviction qualifies a person to be a Senator. But hey, Glenn Greenwald loves her.

[Cha]

11. Yeah, greenwald is now beating the drums for "Identity Politics"..

Link to tweet

And, Lying his damn hypocritical

greenwald is an insipid, vapid, pos..

Did You Know: Anyone Opposing Chelsea Manning's Senate Bid Has An Old Straight White Man Fetish?

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10106306

[rtracey]

9. why should they

Why should they, what fucking qualifications does Manning have, whistle blower? transgender? former prisoner? come on.... we dont need anymore celebrities running this country.

[Honeycombe8]

12. I tend to agree. What are the qualifications?

I didn't think you could even run for Senate if you have a felony conviction. ???

[Cha]

10. Well, Thom.. I'll tell ya why I think it's a steaming pile of Bullshite

Manning is Damning President Obama and

Senator Ben Cardin with her Fearmongering ad, worthy of the republicons and/or Russian propaganda.

"..more of the same.." where have I heard that lazy crap before?

She'd still be in prison if Obama hadn't commuted her sentence.

Senator Ben Cardin:

Our democracy. Five days latter Chelsea Manning announces her run and releases one of the worst political ads I have seen. An ad that my technologically challenged ass could put together in an afternoon. It is a Republican style ad based in fear. The only party she directly mentions is when she levies an attack on Democrats.

JANUARY 10, 2018

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin Releases Report Detailing Two Decades of Putin’s Attacks on Democracy, Calling for Policy Changes to Counter Kremlin Threat Ahead of 2018, 2020 Elections

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=10102116

BooHoo to the Russians and their apologists who are upset about Senator Ben Cardin's Report.