Two CNN stories that show how the 2018 blue wave could turn into a ripple

[egbertowillies]

I saw two stories on CNN that should raise the angst of every Progressive. If one extrapolates them, I think it could put the expected 2018 Blue Wave at risk.

https://egbertowillies.com/2018/01/19/two-cnn-stories-blue-wave-ripple/

[malaise]

1. So where's the effin' CNN link?

Not clicking.

[MagickMuffin]

4. Amen, NOT clicking

And to the OP, I generally don't click on your threads because of your redirecting everyone to your site. It seems there are a lot of people here who are not interested in visiting your site!

[msongs]

8. shame on you for ignoring self serving promotion lol nt

[NurseJackie]

10. There is none... it's clickbait spam (in my opinion).

This is an example of using OTHER people's videos and journalism (CNN) to lure visitors to an entirely different site that (presumably) makes money with ads.

It's actually MORE ADS than actual content. The page takes FOR-FUCKING-EVER to load (even with a broadband connection). Pathetic!

AND... it looks like CNN has successfully file a copyright infringement with YouTube: THE VIDEO HAS BEEN REMOVED!

[malaise]

11. Good

[Wwcd]

2. Is spamming your own site ok at DU?

Seems to be more negative Dem material than positive.
I don't knw DU rules on this question.
Just asking

[George II]

17. Apparently so.

[NCTraveler]

3. Please provide the links.

I don't want to end up going to your blog off of a promotion like this, which I have in the past, just to find you talking up Trump again.

[phylny]

6. Easy. On ignore now.

[MagickMuffin]

7. I haven't visited his site, didn't know he is a trump'd supporter

Makes one wonder

[NCTraveler]

9. Not a Trump supporter, necessarily.

Just has some extremely strange thoughts that often lead to him talking up Trump. Here is an excerpt from one of his positngs.

The current iteration of Trumpcare has failed. But we should remember that Donald Trump has always been an avid supporter of single-payer Medicare for all. In fact, just recently he reiterated that as well. Democrats would do well to be careful. Trump has no core values. He will turn on a dime irrespective of what he’s said in the past or the present. He may do that with health care which could guarantee him Democratic support and a second term. We will discuss this today.

[malaise]

12. Agreed but I stopped going there ages ago

You cannot steal other people's work.

[NCTraveler]

15. I can't go there either.

I actually took the excerpt directly from one of their DU posts.

[beachbum bob]

5. bullshit is bullshit, the wave is building

[awesomerwb1]

13. This guy always does the same thing.

He just wants clicks to his website. I've seen him on DK as well.

Almost as annoying as the people who are watching a tennis match and open a thread with "Great point!" as the only text and and nothing else.

[Gothmog]

14. I never click on his link to his own site

[LanternWaste]

16. Trying to bump up your ad revenue, eh?

Trying to bump up your ad revenue, eh? I get it.

[Raster]

18. WHERE ARE THE CNN LINKS???

[egbertowillies]

19. I am sorry. I am guilty for trying to reach Progressives to

read my blog with what is generally salient opinion and research. Does my site have ads? Yes. I am a full-time blogger/radio host/political activist trying to make a difference. Many good people come to my site to read my opinions and news. I link back from my site from applicable articles if I am sourcing from here. I also make sure to support this site with a monthly donation.

My point is that we are all progressives here. Let's not assign unwarranted ill-intent. If you do not want to go to my site, that is your right. The negative inferences do not hurt me. I've been a full-time blogger for a long time and can take the heat. But it does affect new Progressives who want to do more.

Positive affirmations,
Egberto

[pnwmom]

20. You are trying to make money on efforts to spread anxiety among progressives. n/t

[NurseJackie]

21. It's just giving us more attacks and smears and denigration of Democrats. It serves no good purpose

It's just giving us more attacks and smears and denigration of Democrats. It serves no good purpose other than to boost traffic ($$$) and clicks ($$$) and perhaps to boost the writer's ego in that Sarandonesque "I know better than you" way.

In this one, the author is falsely accusing Democrats of "dereliction" and using other euphemisms to imply that Democrats are negligent or otherwise incompetent and wasting opportunities.

Sites like that promote anxiety and distrust among Democrats. Distrust between ourselves and against our Democratic leaders and elected officials. Things like that are very myopic, short-sighted, and self-serving. (Gee... who benefits from that, I wonder?? NOT DEMOCRATS, that's for sure!)

The whole site stinks. It's amateurish and total trash. The multiple inline ads (ie: ads inline with the body of the "article&quot are so distracting and intrusive that nobody can easily tell what the actual content is supposed to be. There are SO MANY top-banner, bottom-banner and side-banner ads that take forever to load... and while they do load, you can't read the page because as each ad fills-in, the story text jumps around so much it's TOTALLY UNREADABLE. At least FIFTY individual ads on the page that I just viewed.