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In reply to the discussion: Being for the Benefit of Mr. Q [View all]tblue37
(64,982 posts)prevent the MSM from playing bothsiderism or from trying to "understand" rightwingers and treat them "fairly." If liberals waved such obvious BS right out there in front of everyone, the Democratic Party, its leaders and a vast majority of its members, would loudly denounce them, while the MSM would run nonstop stories treating a tiny fringe group of conspiracy theorists as the voice of the entire party.
But as with the birthers, the GOP leaders stay quiet about how ridiculous the conspiracy theory is, and the MSM doesn't treat the believers with the scorn they clearly deserve. Instead, they politely look away, and when cornered, the GOP leaders pretend they don't know about the nonsense, or in all too many cases buy right into it and shout it from the rooftops themselves. The few who do denounce it will do so quietly, couching their disagreement in weasel words, like "unhelpful" or "disappointing."