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LAS14

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79. Thanks for this. It's good to have one's impressions confirmed by facts. Where...
Tue Jan 30, 2018, 12:40 PM
Jan 2018

...did you find this chart?

So, after pushing the false equivalency narrative in the popular media gratuitous Jan 2018 #1
The Washington Post picked up the story comradebillyboy Jan 2018 #8
Maybe Wilmore was the first media person to call him on it? bigbrother05 Jan 2018 #49
A brief reply from the Democrats TheBlackAdder Jan 2018 #65
A lot of media people PatSeg Jan 2018 #2
Well stated! Va Lefty Jan 2018 #3
Understated. It wasn't just unprofessional, it was betrayal Hortensis Jan 2018 #80
Absolutely PatSeg Jan 2018 #81
+100. Always guilty, even if not proven. Hortensis Jan 2018 #87
It seems as if the MSM PatSeg Jan 2018 #90
Yes. They average far smaller than their inflated personas. Hortensis Jan 2018 #92
That is a good example PatSeg Jan 2018 #93
The "Morning Joe" crew should be the most apologetic of all. brush Jan 2018 #15
Yes PatSeg Jan 2018 #52
Yes FakeNoose Jan 2018 #27
And resolve to do a better job PatSeg Jan 2018 #55
+1000 Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #38
Agreed. BUT, they need to more than apologize. pangaia Jan 2018 #39
Particularly anyone who gave the misogynist Lauer a role. NNadir Jan 2018 #46
I'll never forget that PatSeg Jan 2018 #54
Well Pussy Grabbers have to stick together, otherwise decent people would rule the world and... NNadir Jan 2018 #67
I never watched any Matt Lauer show either PatSeg Jan 2018 #69
Point well taken. Some perverts keep their jobs though. The pornographer in the White House... NNadir Jan 2018 #70
Evidently some people PatSeg Jan 2018 #71
Yes. His superiors must have known the real Lauer Hortensis Jan 2018 #89
I'm sure they did know PatSeg Jan 2018 #91
Back then the news was not required to function as a profit center. Now it is. nt tblue37 Jan 2018 #83
Absolutely iluvtennis Jan 2018 #53
+1, they hate taking any kind of responsibility for what people hear uponit7771 Jan 2018 #58
Yes, indeed they should. mountain grammy Jan 2018 #77
"Confessions of a Clinton reporter": tblue37 Jan 2018 #82
You should regret it. You trashed your name. irisblue Jan 2018 #4
Mahalo, irisblue Cha Jan 2018 #9
Hey Cha irisblue Jan 2018 #13
Yeah, that's definitely one Cha Jan 2018 #14
kind of reminds me of colin powell's "regrets" for the yellow cake nonsense. too late-- niyad Jan 2018 #5
I'll give him credit for recognizing it - but it's too late now. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #6
He knew it all along. He just lied about everything. pangaia Jan 2018 #40
I hope the media is happy now. Lifelong Protester Jan 2018 #7
Day Late, Dollar Short Me. Jan 2018 #10
It is a little too late for your crap now Toobin .... you knew what you were doing. Botany Jan 2018 #11
This should be an OP of its own. LongTomH Jan 2018 #24
click on the links and look @ the graphs Botany Jan 2018 #25
I find this surprising - NYTimes negative 61% vs. positive 39% FakeNoose Jan 2018 #29
Thanks for this. It's good to have one's impressions confirmed by facts. Where... LAS14 Jan 2018 #79
Original poster (Don Viejo) provided the link in the quoted article FakeNoose Jan 2018 #86
Agree nt spooky3 Jan 2018 #30
Too bad Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #44
Exactly, but that is the problem with for-profit news organizations. They cater to and Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2018 #50
In that case Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #57
Lee Moonves said he knew hyping Trump was bad for America, but since it was tblue37 Jan 2018 #85
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
Yeah,what you said too RandomAccess Jan 2018 #60
Who decides? People with more clarity and objectivity RandomAccess Jan 2018 #59
How you wish things were, and how they are, are 2 different things. MadDAsHell Jan 2018 #62
ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS complicit Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2018 #16
Owners & executives of network news were calling the shots FakeNoose Jan 2018 #73
networks reflect their owners Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2018 #74
It's remarkable that this article was written a year before Trump became a candidate FakeNoose Jan 2018 #75
tv network mentions Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2018 #76
Apologies are all well and good . . . markpkessinger Jan 2018 #17
I know, right? Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #45
The problem goes deeper than the on-air personalities. Mr.Bill Jan 2018 #18
Trump and Palin Pantagruel Jan 2018 #21
Exactly LiberalLovinLug Jan 2018 #31
Trump didn't even need to be present Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2018 #47
I hope every single one of his cohorts have this epiphany, plus the sleepless nights they deserve... Hekate Jan 2018 #19
+1 Blue_Tires Jan 2018 #34
I'm, y'know, really sorry I helped built the climate that burned your house down... Saviolo Jan 2018 #20
Yeah, and I regret you Augiedog Jan 2018 #22
Only two years late. Screw that apology. marble falls Jan 2018 #23
Too Little, Too Late, Toobin Leith Jan 2018 #26
How could something so blindingly obvious to many of us not occur to him? He went to Harvard LisaM Jan 2018 #28
It wan't 50/50 TimeToGo Jan 2018 #32
Hey now, calm down, it's just the fate of the human species at risk. byronius Jan 2018 #33
Thanks for the righteous rant, old friend! I did enjoy that. bettyellen Jan 2018 #43
Don't pretend for a minute any real lessons were learned Blue_Tires Jan 2018 #35
No shit! False Equivalence does not make for Fair & Balanced. Beartracks Jan 2018 #36
I'm glad to see this mcar Jan 2018 #37
Ratings-based news content demands a stark contrast for dramatic purposes. LanternWaste Jan 2018 #41
When they pull this shit again in 2020, we'll see how "sincere" bullwinkle428 Jan 2018 #42
We were fucking screaming this while it was going on ismnotwasm Jan 2018 #51
Hillary received more negative press (and less positive press) than any presidential candidate John Fante Jan 2018 #56
here's my half-baked theory about people like Toobin steve2470 Jan 2018 #61
FU and Too Little Too Late WhiteTara Jan 2018 #63
There are a number of CNN pundits and hosts... yallerdawg Jan 2018 #64
Toobin should not be on the air in the role of analyst. CNN delisen Jan 2018 #66
All of CNN is guilty of that false equivalence BS not just Toobin MariaCSR Jan 2018 #68
Hillary was held to impossible standards while Donald was held to ZERO standards Skittles Jan 2018 #72
I hear you and I totally agree FakeNoose Jan 2018 #88
Waiting for the flood of like minded admissions from CNN and MSNBC. nt LAS14 Jan 2018 #78
hey jeff...you OWN trump spanone Jan 2018 #84
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