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radhika

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69. Neither MSNBC or CNN are touching this issue...
Tue Sep 12, 2017, 02:42 PM
Sep 2017

They've all had a lot of talking heads go into other issues mentioned in the book - like Comey, Russia, not visiting some states etc.

But at least while I was listening, no hint of media's role was allowed to surface.

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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