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cnn just showed trmp spewing lie after lie after lie after lie in his rally speech today (Original Post) spanone May 1 OP
I really dislike that particular reporter senseandsensibility May 1 #1
They could have summed it up saying that anything he uttered other than conjunctions and articles were a lie. nt woodsprite May 1 #2
TFG is having a number of issues at this rally LetMyPeopleVote May 1 #3
Effhim malaise May 1 #4
no, B.See May 1 #9
Agree malaise May 1 #11
I think this is the week he MOMFUDSKI May 1 #5
She's not being specific for the sake of WHIMP, Inc. "news" bothsiderism BoRaGard May 1 #6
Once upon a time, the media wanted their news to be full of facts. unblock May 1 #7
I'm old enough to remember those days. spanone May 1 #8
it's called a Gish Gallop maxsolomon May 1 #10
Of COURSE. . . BigDemVoter May 1 #12
Just a sprinkling of silliness.... A misting of mischief.... Blue Owl May 1 #13
How dare you call them lies! They are falsehoods! SupportSanity May 1 #14

woodsprite

(11,969 posts)
2. They could have summed it up saying that anything he uttered other than conjunctions and articles were a lie. nt
Wed May 1, 2024, 03:40 PM
May 1

B.See

(1,652 posts)
9. no,
Wed May 1, 2024, 04:10 PM
May 1

FUCK him. The lying sob. It WOULD be like a cheating criminal con-artist like this baby Huey to try to take credit for another man's accomplishments, wouldn't it?

BoRaGard

(585 posts)
6. She's not being specific for the sake of WHIMP, Inc. "news" bothsiderism
Wed May 1, 2024, 03:58 PM
May 1

Thus her report is weak, and perversely misleading

maxsolomon

(33,620 posts)
10. it's called a Gish Gallop
Wed May 1, 2024, 04:10 PM
May 1

so many lies in such a short space of time that the debate opponent would use all their time refuting lies and never making their own points.

the reporter would have to take an entire segment doing that, and that time isn't available on fast-paced cable news.

so, all that happens is they get labelled lies, but what can be asserted without evidence (those are all lies) can be dismissed without evidence ( "you're fake news" ).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop

BigDemVoter

(4,169 posts)
12. Of COURSE. . .
Wed May 1, 2024, 04:26 PM
May 1

They should have called them out for what they are: LIES.

I have so little faith that any media outlet will do its job. . . MSNBC is usually the most responsible, but then again, they have Katy Turr on from time to time.

It just makes me sick.

Blue Owl

(51,167 posts)
13. Just a sprinkling of silliness.... A misting of mischief....
Wed May 1, 2024, 06:21 PM
May 1

There they go again, allowing the fat fuck to fail upward

SupportSanity

(313 posts)
14. How dare you call them lies! They are falsehoods!
Wed May 1, 2024, 07:48 PM
May 1

Or untruths.

They used to be called lies, but that was before democracy was under heavy attack.

Then for some reason, we got politically correct. Maybe it was because you could be sued for accusations.

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