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84. Very good point Nancy -- bring back the fairness doctrine

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Tue Nov 20, 2018, 03:48 PM

Nov 2018

If you are 35 yo or younger read about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FCC_fairness_doctrine

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Pelosi, on Trump & the press: "May I say something you're not going to like?" [View all] kpete Nov 2018 OP

She's spot on. brush Nov 2018 #1

Not turning on the news any more during the day katmondoo Nov 2018 #2

I haven't watched it since Inauguration Day. volstork Nov 2018 #26

Yes, she usually is. I admire her greatly for the job justhanginon Nov 2018 #7

They created him. 24/7 since the day he announced his candidacy. Bfd Nov 2018 #9

You are so right. Now,they act as if his every tweet is so True Blue American Nov 2018 #47

Agree with both of you. They treat him like he his some rock star. Just on this past Saturday iluvtennis Nov 2018 #61

NOT HELPFUL, Nancy. Grasswire2 Nov 2018 #3

Truth is awfully inconvenient sometimes, isn't it? Pacifist Patriot Nov 2018 #8

strategy can be more helpful; timing is everything. Grasswire2 Nov 2018 #11

Woosh. Not criticizing defenders of the press. She didn't undercut anybody except tRump. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2018 #22

Thank you! True Blue American Nov 2018 #48

You I am getting to like Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #51

Thank you Eliot. I've always liked Vonnegut :) . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2018 #77

+++ agree iluvtennis Nov 2018 #62

This! Thank you. Pacifist Patriot Nov 2018 #68

Well said Bernado. I'm sick of seeing his face constantly that I just turn him off onit2day Nov 2018 #83

+1 uponit7771 Nov 2018 #87

No she didn't . She just dissed the circus. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2018 #78

Seriously? Saying that the press created the monster that is trump... brush Nov 2018 #12

She's correct. A compliant media can't get enough of Trump's bullshit... VOX Nov 2018 #13

Yup. Exactly right. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2018 #18

No. You miss the point. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2018 #16

Do you not realize the intentions and strategy? HopeAgain Nov 2018 #30

When the media can quote him about raking the forest... Dave Starsky Nov 2018 #53

You forgot the sarcasm thingies, in case people make a mistake & think you're actually being serious NBachers Nov 2018 #36

Yeah! Shut up and dribble. Iggo Nov 2018 #44

She is being 100% right and helpful obamanut2012 Nov 2018 #55

The press can't win for losing. If they don't make a big deal out of something outrageous he says... Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #75

Yes it was uponit7771 Nov 2018 #86

She's exactly right. The more outrageous his utterances, the more coverage he gets. Arkansas Granny Nov 2018 #4

Three years of oxygen starvation and counting Zambero Nov 2018 #41

She's so right about it .... CatMor Nov 2018 #5

I agree duforsure Nov 2018 #6

I know it may not be as easy for the media, Mr.Bill Nov 2018 #10

You would not believe what I heard on the news on our local liberal station this morning wryter2000 Nov 2018 #17

Wow. The perfidy (or thoughtlessness) expressed here is very alarming. Grasswire2 Nov 2018 #14

No I am UNAWARE entirely of RUSSIA wanting our press to consider rump non credible Eliot Rosewater Nov 2018 #52

TV is a for-profit business, Trump gets eyeballs, eyeballs get ad revenues, it's not rocket science. BamaRefugee Nov 2018 #15

Adam Schiff, Ted Lieu, Maxine Waters... haele Nov 2018 #21

Yes they are in front of the camera AS THEMSELVES, I just want to stop letting the right wing use BamaRefugee Nov 2018 #25

Read jayschool2013 Nov 2018 #19

Read don't Watch. Iggo Nov 2018 #45

Like a boss! IronLionZion Nov 2018 #20

And they'll ride Ds all day when the slightest thing goes 'wrong'. Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #23

Nancy is correct. leftofcool Nov 2018 #24

especially when they normalize him afterwards when discussing serious policy issues JI7 Nov 2018 #27

Well, *I* sure liked what Nancy said! lilactime Nov 2018 #28

well some of the shows are refusing to cover his stupid rallies.. samnsara Nov 2018 #29

It's the fascination with the 'bad boy' Cirque du So-What Nov 2018 #31

She's not wrong. LenaBaby61 Nov 2018 #32

One Of Those Empty Podium Events.... ProfessorGAC Nov 2018 #57

Partly, I agree... Mike Nelson Nov 2018 #33

The truth hurts. MontanaMama Nov 2018 #34

Wow! I didn't know she was a carpenter too. I mean, she hit that nail ON THE HEAD!!!! pdsimdars Nov 2018 #35

Perpetual train wreck moondust Nov 2018 #37

+1 DeminPennswoods Nov 2018 #39

She is correct. The media is hooked on what will the next outrageous DeminPennswoods Nov 2018 #38

One comment claims tRUMP IS charismatic? Seriously? SammyWinstonJack Nov 2018 #40

In the same way Charles Manson was... Gore1FL Nov 2018 #43

Trump knows how to play their game FakeNoose Nov 2018 #42

Right on cue Raven123 Nov 2018 #46

This is what we have been saying since 2015. Oneironaut Nov 2018 #49

Bravo+++. Ignore it and its tantrums. Ignore the fact that this PoS is the POTUS erronis Nov 2018 #50

Drilling it down further, don't forget, we make that egg golden. Amimnoch Nov 2018 #54

I wonder if the press didn't cover him Butterflylady Nov 2018 #56

Cut the cable. They can't influence you if they can't reach you. pecosbob Nov 2018 #58

why they pimped his fat ass the moment he rode down his stupid escalator. pansypoo53219 Nov 2018 #59

Satirical Michelle Wolf at White House Correspondents lunch: ",,,. You love Trump." Prof.Higgins Nov 2018 #60

Thank you Nancy pwb Nov 2018 #63

She has a point. A GOOD one. calimary Nov 2018 #64

She's right. And so is Rachel, who also refuses to replay the daily "Trumper Tantrums" on her show flibbitygiblets Nov 2018 #65

Nothing more true has ever been said. nt Ferrets are Cool Nov 2018 #66

LOVE HER! bitterross Nov 2018 #67

Agree Meowmee Nov 2018 #69

Exactly Nancy ismnotwasm Nov 2018 #70

More Dems need to be calling the media out in this fashion. llmart Nov 2018 #71

Former CBS head Les Moonves, Spring, 2016:🐍 Marcuse Nov 2018 #72

Yup. Media will do anything for ratings... Joe941 Nov 2018 #73

Soledad, a journalist, split her infinitive.... Honeycombe8 Nov 2018 #74

I've turned it off since the election was over. I still DVR ooky Nov 2018 #76

K & R SunSeeker Nov 2018 #79

Make Porky Pig president, report on him 24/7, and cartoon lovers will watch TV all day DFW Nov 2018 #80

Nancy Pelosi is the one!! marieo1 Nov 2018 #81

Most of the press coverage of Trump I've heard, including his mysogenist remarks Time for change Nov 2018 #82

Very good point Nancy -- bring back the fairness doctrine Dorn Nov 2018 #84

AMEN!! uponit7771 Nov 2018 #85

"May I say something you're not going to hear?" I think we should be blunter than that about our JCanete Nov 2018 #88