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Kentonio

(4,377 posts)
15. Colin Powell, the guy who stood up in front of the UN and lied us into a war?
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 09:35 AM
Sep 2017

That's our standard of 'it must be ok then'?

The email thing kept returning, because those assholes at Wikileaks kept leaking provocative stories whenever they felt it would hurt us the most. Insiders described it in Shattered as an endless drip drip drip that ruined any good days coverage. They knew it was being done deliberately to hurt the campaign, but what are the media supposed to do when a story is leaked? Just ignore it because it might not help one of the candidates?

As for 'grab em by the pussy' and countless other Trump scandals, they really weren't gone in a few days, they were all over the news endlessly, but the shit coming from that vile bastard was so relentless and so shocking, that new stories overshadowed the old. The real question for me is still how the hell didn't those stories kill his campaign? It's not like they were hidden from the public, the public just didn't seem to care.

Man, can this book be more awesome! Let's confront everybody. Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #1
Andrea "but her emails..." Mitchell - are you listening? calimary Sep 2017 #79
Say it out loud! WhiteTara Sep 2017 #2
Oh yes preach it sister!!!! sharedvalues Sep 2017 #3
Mag the Hab was repeatedly interviewed during the DURHAM D Sep 2017 #9
I think Haberman means well sharedvalues Sep 2017 #11
Don't forget Morning Joe and Mika. They gave him tons of free air time. brush Sep 2017 #13
I say this every time I watch the show and hear their "outrage" about Trump... CTyankee Sep 2017 #86
Cillizza is a snake. Do you remember the Hot Mike conversation between Trump and Mika&Joe ? OnDoutside Sep 2017 #17
100% right Bradical79 Sep 2017 #4
+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #6
Well said...the media wanted a "horse race" for their fking ratings. iluvtennis Sep 2017 #48
Les Moonves of CBS said just that gratuitous Sep 2017 #49
Reprehensible. Disgusting. Why he doesn't have to answer for that I haven't a clue. eom SusanaMontana41 Sep 2017 #77
That would be YOU, Steve Kornacki! calimary Sep 2017 #80
No truer words. dalton99a Sep 2017 #5
Post removed Post removed Sep 2017 #7
the problem was NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #12
Colin Powell, the guy who stood up in front of the UN and lied us into a war? Kentonio Sep 2017 #15
Maybe they should have reported about it accurately rather than taking their cues from Breitbart emulatorloo Sep 2017 #27
Powell NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #75
It was a BS issue True_Blue Sep 2017 #81
Were they more important than not only every single issue in the campaign dsc Sep 2017 #14
Bear in mind they weren't just one story that never went away Kentonio Sep 2017 #16
again, they got more coverage than the sum total of all the issues she raised dsc Sep 2017 #31
Of course he did. Kentonio Sep 2017 #35
Yes, of course we can. LanternWaste Sep 2017 #45
Be realistic: the press (aka "media") has a special place in the Constitution for a REASON... Hekate Sep 2017 #47
You're saying the media couldn't make its own news judgment? gratuitous Sep 2017 #50
Come on, the email issue was a fake scandal milked and milked by repugs and some journalists... brush Sep 2017 #19
Data says otherwise... progressoid Sep 2017 #21
All true! mountain grammy Sep 2017 #28
So true that presidents they help elect are, at least, more LIKELY to hate them. maddiemom Sep 2017 #37
Yes, exacty! They were played, and played and played. mountain grammy Sep 2017 #56
Calling them worthless probably misses the mark lostnfound Sep 2017 #39
So there's Ol' Gin Blossom yakking it up with Charlie Rose but HOW DARE HILLARY Hekate Sep 2017 #52
Yes, "the boys" get their time. mountain grammy Sep 2017 #57
Typical. We know it. All women are used to this double standard. yardwork Sep 2017 #76
"The American media, for the most part, worthless." LenaBaby61 Sep 2017 #82
That's wildly deceptive and you should be embarrased to post it. Kentonio Sep 2017 #29
See Gallup's "word clouds" re "What Have You Heard/Read/Seen about Trump or Clinton" emulatorloo Sep 2017 #34
Yaa shure progressoid Sep 2017 #62
That's my point, too. SusanaMontana41 Sep 2017 #78
600 days newsworthy? mcar Sep 2017 #60
Have you seen the word clouds and charts? They're off the hook crazy.... bettyellen Sep 2017 #61
kindly remember that her private email server was NOT illegal. niyad Sep 2017 #64
No, just stupid. Kentonio Sep 2017 #65
righhhht--because the hacking, the voter suppression, the russian interference, the niyad Sep 2017 #66
Sorry, I forgot that because that stuff all happened that she gets a free pass on everything Kentonio Sep 2017 #67
oooookay, got it. niyad Sep 2017 #68
She definitely hit the nail on the head here. LonePirate Sep 2017 #8
Not fair, Sleez was just doing what Andrea told him to do. nt DURHAM D Sep 2017 #10
Do you mean that the constant fawning over Donald Trump made the media compliceit? MarianJack Sep 2017 #18
Amen to that!! (Andrea Mitchell... I'm looking at you.) NurseJackie Sep 2017 #20
They didn't learn their lesson with W and their complicity in the Iraq war. progressoid Sep 2017 #22
Times a thousand hibbing Sep 2017 #36
This is literally the most important point of the thread GusBob Sep 2017 #71
And that is a fact! haveahart Sep 2017 #23
She's absolutely right. QC Sep 2017 #24
I'm afraid she's right. But that's the state of the media these days. Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #25
AMEN nycbos Sep 2017 #26
Thank you, Hillary! Cracklin Charlie Sep 2017 #30
No they won't. They will simply continue the Hillary Narrative... Hekate Sep 2017 #58
Bam! underpants Sep 2017 #32
She's right. But I don't think they care leftstreet Sep 2017 #33
Are you listening, Joe/Mika? Chucky Todd? Andrea Mitchell? Paladin Sep 2017 #38
Exactly right! ananda Sep 2017 #40
Truth treestar Sep 2017 #41
Best quote yet. Orsino Sep 2017 #42
K&R for visibility. nt tblue37 Sep 2017 #43
While I do think the media is to blame TexasBushwhacker Sep 2017 #44
Truth bomb, save for a few they're all sickening. onecaliberal Sep 2017 #46
The absolute truth. aquamarina Sep 2017 #51
So what can Democrats do to overcome this? PDittie Sep 2017 #53
K&R stonecutter357 Sep 2017 #54
So True and obvious to all rational thinkers...the three biggest slayers of truth who should c-rational Sep 2017 #55
She went there! mcar Sep 2017 #59
RIGHT ON MADAM PRESIDENT!!!!! niyad Sep 2017 #63
Neither MSNBC or CNN are touching this issue... radhika Sep 2017 #69
K&R Gothmog Sep 2017 #70
So fuckimg true. SunSeeker Sep 2017 #72
On This Hillary Clinton Is Exactly Right DallasNE Sep 2017 #73
Les Moonves, CEO of CBS: "It may not be good for America, but it's damn good for CBS." SusanaMontana41 Sep 2017 #74
Similar to Stein and/or non-voters, the MSM will never take responsibility ecstatic Sep 2017 #83
Trump equalled ratings; DeminPennswoods Sep 2017 #84
LOL... Mike Nelson Sep 2017 #85
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