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thbobby

(1,474 posts)

2. Follow the money

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Sat Jan 6, 2018, 02:55 AM

Jan 2018

With MSM, ALWAYS follow the money - or ratings. Ratings is money. MSM wanted to trash Clinton and spare trump because a close election would mean higher ratings. Bashing Clinton meant higher ratings. Investigating the Steele Dossier would have required work on research for them. Would have made Trump less likely to be close in election. More work and less ratings. Our MSM.

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Seth Abramson: Sept. 2016 Christopher Steele briefed NYT, WA Post, CNN, [View all] pnwmom Jan 2018 OP

Very good question. triron Jan 2018 #1

Follow the money thbobby Jan 2018 #2

Ratings aren't a big factor for the written MSM, though. What was wrong with them? n/t pnwmom Jan 2018 #3

By written MSM thbobby Jan 2018 #4

Right. And the New Yorker and Yahoo. And the worst pnwmom Jan 2018 #7

I blame them. I blame them for showing 30 min of an empty podium BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #5

Then blame the Supreme Court for defining money as speech Eyeball_Kid Jan 2018 #10

I agree with you 100% and have had those same BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #11

+ agree iluvtennis Jan 2018 #13

According to the book Collusion JonLP24 Jan 2018 #6

Chickenshits. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #8

The New Yorker too? Corgigal Jan 2018 #9

Mother Fuckers! Botany Jan 2018 #12