The Huffington Post nearly skips Bernies wins today

[Zira]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

check it out.

And what do they tell us first when we click into see the results - they say it's all about the delegates.

A completely deflating view of Bernies win.

[Joe the Revelator]

1. The huff post became a joke, click bait, shit show, way before the primaries

Sad really. It was suppose to be our answer to Drudge, instead its bullshit heaped upon bullshit.

[Zira]

2. I have to agree. They have some good articles still but for the most part, you are right.

[CorporatistNation]

6. Huffpo Like Markos IS CORPORATIST AS WELL!

The whole Media is CORRUPT!

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

8. I agree. Too many of the articles have hyperbole headlines... nt

[Viva_La_Revolution]

10. don't forget side boob!

It's biggest accomplishment

[NWCorona]

14. I know quite a few huffugees.

They jumped the shark with the updated comment section.

[Odin2005]

15. HuffPo has always been a joke.

Ariana Huffington was a huckster who identified middle class Latte Liberals as a good demographic to pander to, which is why the site peddles so much woo-woo and BS which Latte Liberals tend to be into.

[Ed Suspicious]

3. Establishment favoring media is just gonna keep making a giant ass of its collective self.

[Dawson Leery]

4. Bernie is out after April.

This is his last hurrah. Nothing much to report. Besides it's Easter weekend.

[asuhornets]

13. I agree..n/t

[Art_from_Ark]

18. Bernie was supposed to be out before Super Tuesday

He has kicked ass in Democratic Washington State and Hawaii, and Alaska, too!

Your candidate offers NOTHING to the average citizen.

[Barack_America]

22. You think he drops out before CA?

My goodness, that's ridiculous.

[Fumesucker]

25. Sanders was never supposed to break into double digits

[Armstead]

27. Sanders is a fringe candidate who won't get more than 5 percent of primary viote

[Zira]

5. "Our intrepid contenders are trying to win enough delegates to clinch a nomination at their party "

Oh yeah, they did call the whole thing for Hillary weeks ago.

It appears it's an annoyance to them that Bernie is still running.

Eat it Huffington Post. Bernie beat Hillary badly in one of the highest educated states in the nation and one of the most liberal - Washington.

[Zira]

7. Compare Huffington Post to Common Dreams

A non-bought out actual liberal site that sports world recognized bloggers.

http://www.commondreams.org/

[jfern]

17. Some others

http://www.alternet.org/
http://usuncut.com/

[Zira]

9. Even reuters did way bettter than huffington post's painfully biased coverage of the Bernie win

http://reuters.com

and CNN covers it well

http://www.cnn.com


Fox is less kind (of course! puts win below and small), but light years better than Huff Post

http://www.foxnews.com/

[RiverLover]

21. O.M.G.

I knew "the game is rigged" before this election, but when FOX NEWS is better at reporting a LIBERAL win than Huffpo, we have to know now the situation is dire.

Dire.

With Fox, their headline on the front page is "BERNIE SWEEPS HILLARY IN WESTERN WEEKEND - Sanders wins by large margins in 3 states". Then they have an actual article about it.

Huffpo couldn't even be bothered to write about this incredible victory for liberals.

That's f*cked up.

[CorporatistNation]

34. LA Times/Tampa Bay Times... No Mention fo MARGINS! THIS IS CORPORATISM FOLKS!

Get used to FASCISM because THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IN AMERIKA!

http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm

# 6 DEFINES THIS MEDIA PHENOMENON!

Fourteen Defining
Characteristics Of Fascism
By Dr. Lawrence Britt
Source Free Inquiry.co
5-28-3


Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread
domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

[valerief]

11. Establishment news. nt

[Zira]

12. But the establishment news is mostly carrying Bernies win.

Look at the front of each link I posted.

Huff post wouldn't give Bernie the credit - he gets a tiny pic with Hillary centered in it and only as election tracking for current voting.

The other sites feature a big pic of Bernie and his big wins.

They even minimalize WA State and Alaska in their pic. It's alarming to see how politically biased that site is.

[reddread]

24. their corporate overlords want to do a merger

they need Hillary for that.

[Number23]

16. "they say it's all about the delegates." The NERVE!!

Acting as though the one thing that matters is the one thing that matters!!1

I thought your other post "explaining" to me what Control +Z does was as nonsensical as it could get! But looking at this OP and how upset you are that the media has the nerve to be counting delegates during a primary in which the delegates determine the winner, it's all kind of starting to make sense now. Cheers!

[quantumjunkie]

19. You missed the whole point -- the problem is the misleading narrative of Superdelegate inclusion.

virtually all news stories for the first time in political history are including superdelegates (and refusing to inform the public) right from the get go. This is in sharp contrast with 2008 as a recent refresher. Its a strategy by the DNC to give the false illusion that Hillary is farther ahead than she actually is. And the media is playing along. Exclude the supersl; they should only be shown/discussed at the end, just like 2008.

[Number23]

20. Hillary has a 270+ delegate lead. With the supers, her lead goes to over 700+ delegates

And that's including Sanders' wins today.

There is no "illusion" that she's ahead. She's just ahead.

[Surya Gayatri]

23. Good reality check. Thanks.

[RazBerryBeret]

26. The usual...

so frustrating; when they do have a positive headline, they have to counter it with a big "BUT....."

[FarPoint]

28. It's a Holiday...

I wouldn't worry.... The win is what counts.

[RiverLover]

29. Says the Hillary supporter.

[FarPoint]

30. Oh Please....

It's a Holiday.... Go watch the Sunday talk shows for your validation of Bernie...

[Live Bait]

31. A holiday I don't celebrate

Who gives a fuck about Easter?

I want my Bernie news, front page, plastered with large headlines.

I want the damn media to acknowledge that Bernie kicked ass. He cut Clinton's lead by a third.

[FarPoint]

32. Well....

The weekend Holiday of Easter is not about you and what you want. Huffington Post journalist appear to be with their families... Go watch Bernie on the talk shows for your celebration fix.You may need to take a look at having unrealistic expectations.

[99Forever]

33. The Puffington Joke blows chunks.

What a waste of cyberspace. I wouldn't click on that link if you paid me.