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Snarkoleptic

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20. The corporate-owned media is concerned only with profits.

Sun Jan 22, 2017, 11:15 AM

Jan 2017

Bringing back the fairness doctrine would force FCC licensees to broadcast in the public interest.
In the not-so-distant-past, this meant they ran newsrooms at a loss.
Much of the current crop of journos are little more then stenographers.

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Puzzled by the bizarre "press conference" put on by the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer? [View all] Snarkoleptic Jan 2017 OP

'gaslighting' handmade34 Jan 2017 #1

Yep. Cha Jan 2017 #6

That's it workinclasszero Jan 2017 #34

Comrade Spice Boy (IKGOPR*) Achilleaze Jan 2017 #2

4) Creating a distraction from much worse crimes. appal_jack Jan 2017 #3

Great points! This should be an OP. FailureToCommunicate Jan 2017 #7

Thanks FTC (& Scarsdale & lastlib) appal_jack Jan 2017 #45

Pressue Scarsdale Jan 2017 #30

EXCELLENT POINT!! Everybody read this one! lastlib Jan 2017 #37

It sucks all the oxygen from the room, distracting the press from more important issues Starfury Jan 2017 #47

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2017 #57

This is what I thought they were doing more or less.. it's Cha Jan 2017 #4

Here's why Mrs. and I have been up to. Snarkoleptic Jan 2017 #17

We do.. thank you for all you're doing. Cha Jan 2017 #19

Hang in there! Snarkoleptic Jan 2017 #21

Trying! Cha Jan 2017 #26

Exactly right. BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #5

This is one of those things that sounds good but it depends on who is in charge. Jim Beard Jan 2017 #27

Yup. That's the scary part. BumRushDaShow Jan 2017 #32

It won't work. MoonRiver Jan 2017 #8

"The Internet" is part of the problem... Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #10

The internet makes it easier for this to work, unfortunately. yardwork Jan 2017 #14

Certainly hope you are right on this. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2017 #15

Are you kidding me? EllieBC Jan 2017 #16

yes... but expect a blizzard of bullshit in the coming years that will make truth hard to see Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 #51

it worked in russia, and the internet can be controlled/influenced in many ways. nt TheFrenchRazor Jan 2017 #66

Straight out of the book of abusive spouses lunatica Jan 2017 #9

Or at least that we're waking up to the lies...nt Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #11

and the book of psy-ops Midnight Writer Jan 2017 #69

Can't rec this enough. Keep this kicked. yardwork Jan 2017 #12

The "press" is a figment of our wishful imagination. They are controlled by their masters/owners Augiedog Jan 2017 #13

The corporate-owned media is concerned only with profits. Snarkoleptic Jan 2017 #20

And that's why this ex-pat's radio is stuck on BBC. mwooldri Jan 2017 #29

Read "The Propaganda Model: Manufacturing Consent" Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2017 #33

Mere distraction. tavernier Jan 2017 #18

Yeah, the presser was what I call a seagull-presser. Snarkoleptic Jan 2017 #24

Seagull presser! 3catwoman3 Jan 2017 #64

Easy solution nini Jan 2017 #22

you forget that the MSM are ho's who will do anything for a dime. nt TheFrenchRazor Jan 2017 #67

scary shit, rough times ahead Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 #23

you should all check out #SpicerFacts on Twitter though Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 #25

OMG, the replies are hilarious! Danascot Jan 2017 #38

welcome! Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 #48

I think you're right wryter2000 Jan 2017 #28

We need to accept the fact that there are masters at manipulating today's M$M and that FreeStateDemocrat Jan 2017 #31

Kellyanne Conway just employed #3 on her MTP appearance. Snarkoleptic Jan 2017 #36

The 'relationship' line was rich jeanmarc Jan 2017 #43

this is a HUGE test for them, and I doubt most of them will pass Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 #49

This will take a toll I think they underestimate American public and possibly media anger. gordianot Jan 2017 #35

Well out of fairness to Spicer Generic Other Jan 2017 #39

haha! That's what all the white is Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 #50

North Korea Locrian Jan 2017 #40

It is also right out of Putin's playbook. Enoki33 Jan 2017 #41

precisely; even "educated" people in the USSR were extremely ignorant/misinformed, and even though TheFrenchRazor Jan 2017 #68

"Laying the groundwork". nt Hekate Jan 2017 #42

SO... hurple Jan 2017 #44

well....he is the president whether we like it or not... dhill926 Jan 2017 #60

Trump would carry out atrocities creeksneakers2 Jan 2017 #63

Anyone know the source of this passage? supertascha Jan 2017 #46

Waldo Jaquith nosoapradio Jan 2017 #55

That's correct. Denzil_DC Jan 2017 #59

Right on!! We need to stay diligent and speak up. VERY LOUDLY. AgadorSparticus Jan 2017 #52

This has really got me going about our control over our signal-to-noise environment. ancianita Jan 2017 #53

The Big Lie - And Some Little Ones, Too! DDySiegs Jan 2017 #54

Very true. kentuck Jan 2017 #56

And the meme makers are having a great time with Conway's "Alternate Facts" comment. Snarkoleptic Jan 2017 #58

oh shit...this made me laugh.... dhill926 Jan 2017 #62

Love it! Paka Jan 2017 #65

Most of the deplorables will not even bother to check the evidence jimlup Jan 2017 #61

Too few dare openly state the emperor has no clothes. Snarkoleptic Jan 2017 #71

George Orwell Quote.. 1984 Cha Jan 2017 #70