2016 Postmortem
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liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)Don't let anyone tell you the media is liberal.
alfredo
(60,071 posts)Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)For my entire adult life, over a quarter century now, there is one absolute in political reporting.
Republicans can say and do wtf crazy ass thing they say and do and it is the democrats fault.
alfredo
(60,071 posts)Going after Hillary is like pissing into the wind. She's too fucking smart for them.
Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)their scorn and derision is greatest for those who they can't take down.
alfredo
(60,071 posts)and had a change of heart when she saw the overt racism of Nixon. Then she went to work with the Watergate investigation.
LittleGirl
(8,287 posts)And it's logical what she said...the MSM is the worst thing to happen to the country. Worst.
the Fourth Estate has failed us.
There used to be attempts at sincere journalism over the last 50 years. The media used to be proud at their ability to use their constitutional rights to be fair in their reporting. Since, Reagan, however, they don't really try anymore. They are bought and paid for by the few trying to manipulate our country - and they are in our face about it, as if it's ok and we should just accept it.
Cosmocat
(14,564 posts)during the 90s, it was more passive.
The big trick then and into the 2000s was to take the bullshit that republicans were putting forward and ask a democrat, "what do you have to say about those who say you beat puppies and hate america?"
Standard MO to get get democrats to defense complete bullshit.
Today, they just out and cheer lead.
DemonGoddess
(4,640 posts)Dan Rather. He is an investigative journalist. He's a damn GOOD one, too. So, he finds something unflattering to the Shrub, and he loses his job because he has the temerity to do what he's supposed to do, and REPORT on it.
mdbl
(4,973 posts)I just ordered the film about that from Netflix, but I agree with you that Dan Rather was ramrodded. They should have just reported the document discrepancy and moved on, but they made it look like Rather was the perp instead of shrub and his evil VP.
ehrnst
(32,640 posts)mountain grammy
(26,620 posts)Wednesdays
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