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oberliner

(58,724 posts)
Sun May 14, 2017, 08:22 AM May 2017

News has shifted to: "Who will Trump pick to replace Comey?"

Trump knows how to get the media to play along with his games.

Put out a list of who he is "considering" for the position and then let the pundits focus on talking about those candidates.

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BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
1. News has shifted to continue their attempts to normalize this fascist administration.
Sun May 14, 2017, 08:55 AM
May 2017

Trump knows that U.S. media favor GOP. GOP money-masters, after all, pays their astronomically HIGH advertising space.

Let's not kid ourselves. Our 4th estate is zombie; our watchdogs turned into GOP-lapdogs...with very few exceptions.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
2. They just want people to watch their programs
Sun May 14, 2017, 08:58 AM
May 2017

To support their advertising.

Each "news" show is an advertisement for their next show.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
7. Yup. Orange Hitler would never have made it out of the primaries
Sun May 14, 2017, 10:35 AM
May 2017

without a massive assist from the MSM.

They enable his fascist administration every damn day!

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
11. Exactly! And this should be pointed out each and every chance we get! They *must* be exposed
Sun May 14, 2017, 11:23 AM
May 2017

for the enablers of Trump that they are.

Cable and broadcast talking-heads are not part of our watchdog media. Most print-media aren't, either. They are part of the larger group of GOP-bought-and-paid-for lapdog media for the elites. It's why so many people fell for Putin's planted fake news so easily! They couldn't tell the difference.

UTUSN

(70,670 posts)
3. Yip, it's his (and our) m.o. - *SHOCK* at whatever, babble/babble, then 12 hrs later on to elsewhere
Sun May 14, 2017, 10:09 AM
May 2017

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
4. Yes, but thank God this is REAL news we're getting from the MSM
Sun May 14, 2017, 10:14 AM
May 2017

Not just some internet twitter nut's conjecture about what might be happening in Trump World.

 

Kentonio

(4,377 posts)
5. In fairness it's the next defining piece of the story
Sun May 14, 2017, 10:20 AM
May 2017

If he picks a stooge, then it reinforces the whole thing as a blatant coverup attempt.

librechik

(30,674 posts)
8. our moronic president--But he's probably right
Sun May 14, 2017, 10:40 AM
May 2017

Trump could nominate the thug we all just saw shooting an innocent citizen on Fifth Avenue and the Repubs would not only allow and support Trump but would help in the demonization of the victim.

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