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Paula Sims

(877 posts)
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 11:40 PM Sep 2016

Why is the media so upset? They created "it"

So now that they realize that Donnie is playing them, something we all knew from the beginning, they are upset?

Well, be careful what you ask for. . . The media wanted this. They wanted a horse-race. They just didn't see that Donnie was a jack-a**.

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Why is the media so upset? They created "it" (Original Post) Paula Sims Sep 2016 OP
Yep, they made Frankentrump and let him run loose and can't get him back under control Farmgirl1961 Sep 2016 #1
I stopped watching network news almost... prairierose Sep 2016 #2
They realized he's a jackass. They just had a higher priority. kstewart33 Sep 2016 #3

Farmgirl1961

(1,493 posts)
1. Yep, they made Frankentrump and let him run loose and can't get him back under control
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 11:49 PM
Sep 2016

The media is responsible for this fiasco. As long as it's entertainment and ratings for them, who gives a sh*t. Well media, I do and I find what you are doing as dishonorable, dishonest and a YUGE disservice to us all.

prairierose

(2,145 posts)
2. I stopped watching network news almost...
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 01:15 AM
Sep 2016

20 years ago. It was too biased and the corporate agenda was too in your face. I still watched MSNBC until last year when the "election" heated up, thanks n large part to them. But when they were giving trump so much free advertising with nary a follow up question or fact check in sight, I couldn't stand it any more. Now, I watch Amy Goodman and France 24 and that is about it.

American media is too biased and too unprofessional and they just do not bother covering real news or real issues. I will stick with a few alternate media outlets and a few sources in Europe. That way I have a pretty good idea what is actually happening in the world.

Has anyone else noticed that, to the US media, the rest of the world does not even exist unless a bomb explodes? One that isn't a US bomb or drone.

kstewart33

(6,551 posts)
3. They realized he's a jackass. They just had a higher priority.
Sat Sep 17, 2016, 07:22 AM
Sep 2016

Make it a horserace. The result is higher ratings, more clicks on their websites = more profits.

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