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In reply to the discussion: CNN's Toobin 'regrets' his role in pushing Clinton 'false equivalency' [View all]Proud Liberal Dem
(24,412 posts)44. Too bad
they couldn't have framed their coverage of him being "bizarre" as a BAD thing and a DISQUALIFICATION for the office of POTUS. Hillary was, objectively speaking, the most qualified for the position but the MSM gets bored of politicians like H. Clinton and Gore, whom were intelligent, qualified, and capable candiates and keep wanting to push "exciting" and "new" candidates like Bush Jr. and Trump, regardless of their intelligence, competence, etc. even when all signs point to a trainwreck waiting to happen.
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CNN's Toobin 'regrets' his role in pushing Clinton 'false equivalency' [View all]
DonViejo
Jan 2018
OP
Well Pussy Grabbers have to stick together, otherwise decent people would rule the world and...
NNadir
Jan 2018
#67
Point well taken. Some perverts keep their jobs though. The pornographer in the White House...
NNadir
Jan 2018
#70
Back then the news was not required to function as a profit center. Now it is. nt
tblue37
Jan 2018
#83
kind of reminds me of colin powell's "regrets" for the yellow cake nonsense. too late--
niyad
Jan 2018
#5
It is a little too late for your crap now Toobin .... you knew what you were doing.
Botany
Jan 2018
#11
Thanks for this. It's good to have one's impressions confirmed by facts. Where...
LAS14
Jan 2018
#79
Exactly, but that is the problem with for-profit news organizations. They cater to and
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jan 2018
#50
I struggle with the concept of false equivalency because its really an opinion.
MadDAsHell
Jan 2018
#12
Equivalence, regardless of whether false or not, is irrelevant to objective and accurate news.
LanternWaste
Jan 2018
#48
It's remarkable that this article was written a year before Trump became a candidate
FakeNoose
Jan 2018
#75
I hope every single one of his cohorts have this epiphany, plus the sleepless nights they deserve...
Hekate
Jan 2018
#19
I'm, y'know, really sorry I helped built the climate that burned your house down...
Saviolo
Jan 2018
#20
How could something so blindingly obvious to many of us not occur to him? He went to Harvard
LisaM
Jan 2018
#28
Ratings-based news content demands a stark contrast for dramatic purposes.
LanternWaste
Jan 2018
#41
Hillary received more negative press (and less positive press) than any presidential candidate
John Fante
Jan 2018
#56
Hillary was held to impossible standards while Donald was held to ZERO standards
Skittles
Jan 2018
#72