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In reply to the discussion: MSNBCs Joy Reid just revealed what everyone missed about Trumps bizarre NY Times interview [View all]No-Bozos
(51 posts)First, I blame the media for the mess we are in now. They say the loudest voice is the one that is heard. Trump is loud and obnoxious and the media sucked it up. Remember the reports of how much in $$$ Trump received in free advertising? If the media had done a better job of calling out his lies, and more importantly, just ignored him, things could be different now.
Second, the media needs to do a better job at calling out FOX for what it really is, a propaganda outlet, not a news organization. A half hour show pointing out their misstatements (a.k.a., lies) and correcting them with documentation, would be great. Of course, FOX would sue for libel, but telling the truth is not libel. It won't happen, but one needs dreams in these troubling times.
However, what the media can do is spend more time calling out Trump on his lies. Take the NYT interview for example. An hour, or a front page, detailing the 24 claims, correcting them, and calling them out for what they are (lies, racist, fantasy, etc.) would be a start and what is long overdue, calling a spade, a spade.
The same tactic for his cabinet is also overdue. A great deal of damage is being done. Far more emphasis needs to be placed on the dismantling of the institutions and laws that protect us.
A company I used to work for had an informal rule, "Do the right thing". Time for the GOP to remember who they work for, the people and the constitution.
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