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RockRaven

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9. The idea that the media merely reports what is happening is utterly fallacious.

Sat Feb 2, 2019, 03:35 AM

Feb 2019

Any media outlet, even a slobbering lunatic franticly hammering a keyboard to blast out tweet after tweet, has a bandwidth. They can only output so much material in so much time. ALL media must make choices about what to report and what not to report. Those choices ARE CHOICES.

And corporate media makes choices based on certain priorities. Their priorities. Not yours. Not mine. Not 7 or 8 billion other peoples' priorities. Just their own.

Why don't you ask yourself why they allocate their limited airtime/bandwidth the way they do, instead of insinuating I am merely objecting to hearing something I don't like?

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While every one was freaking out over the Northam news du jour, [View all] 912gdm Feb 2019 OP

Correctomundo! Our traitor-in-chief just gave another gift to Putin. triron Feb 2019 #1

Trump isn't the one who withdrew from the arms deal, is my understanding. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #7

That's not what I am reading. Do you have a source for that? triron Feb 2019 #23

Don't know which members in Congress. I thought I read that it was Congress.... Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #40

Incorrect VMA131Marine Feb 2019 #27

It is almost like the CORPORATE media does not have the well-being of Americans, or even humankind, RockRaven Feb 2019 #2

We live in a real episode of "The Twilight Zone". triron Feb 2019 #3

sorry 912gdm Feb 2019 #4

It's not the media. It just reports what's happening. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #8

The idea that the media merely reports what is happening is utterly fallacious. RockRaven Feb 2019 #9

Correct. They are not your priorities, or mine. That's how it should be. The free press. Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #10

Not at all. My post is addressing the OP's issue of what they are NOT reporting. RockRaven Feb 2019 #15

Thank you!! Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #54

So she should also call for Mitch McConnell to resign greymattermom Feb 2019 #30

The media is only as liberal as the conservative corporations that own it. bumper sticker CrispyQ Feb 2019 #37

Not true. But if you think you can do better, I"m sure there are job openings... Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #43

Do you really think so? smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #46

I worry about this, too. pazzyanne Feb 2019 #5

Agree. McCamy Taylor Feb 2019 #6

Or just MAYBE, some people need to better understand that to black people and many of our allies, EffieBlack Feb 2019 #11

Agree 100% brandnewday2009 Feb 2019 #16

Thank you, Effie qanda Feb 2019 #17

+1000 cwydro Feb 2019 #18

+1000. Let me echo you, being in a kkk robe or blackface in 1984 jrthin Feb 2019 #29

Of course it's a big deal. Wish it had come out during the campaign. yodermon Feb 2019 #49

Historical Institutionalize Racism in this country is REAL! djacq Feb 2019 #12

I said the same thing. procon Feb 2019 #13

Why did you allow youself to be manipulated? Kaleva Feb 2019 #14

this deserves jodymarie aimee Feb 2019 #19

Why? EffieBlack Feb 2019 #20

K&R UTUSN Feb 2019 #21

There is also manipulation in expecting people to react a certain way to racism in this country. nini Feb 2019 #22

"We are soooooooooo being manipulated." GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #24

Well, we know that news, too. MineralMan Feb 2019 #25

I call that Heartstrings Feb 2019 #28

Well, I've been doing it for decades. MineralMan Feb 2019 #33

Absolutely....... Heartstrings Feb 2019 #34

and the shultz story got back paged... samnsara Feb 2019 #26

Actually, the withdrawal happened before the photo disclosure. WHERE WERE YOU. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2019 #31

Someone sat on this, for the perfect time. dewsgirl Feb 2019 #32

We have s right to freak out about Northam MaryMagdaline Feb 2019 #35

knr triron Feb 2019 #36

The withdrawal from the treaty isn't that controversial - NATO supported, for instance muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #38

That is unclear. It is only after the fact that NATO "supported it". triron Feb 2019 #41

No, I think that's clear. That article points out many say pulling out was a reasonable thing to do muriel_volestrangler Feb 2019 #44

NATO's own Press Release Statement of Feb 1, 2019 ... MFGsunny Feb 2019 #48

Distractions. Serously. Irrellevant. He can be un-elected next time. Done. lindysalsagal Feb 2019 #39

Like DNC emails being dropped within hours of... WeekiWater Feb 2019 #42

Like pulling strings... GeorgeGist Feb 2019 #45

If the Russians don't stay in compliance, what's the point of staying in the treaty? EX500rider Feb 2019 #47

That is a John Bolton move if I ever saw one oberliner Feb 2019 #50

Yep. democratisphere Feb 2019 #51

You think we didn't know about withdraw njhoneybadger Feb 2019 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author Kajun Gal Feb 2019 #53

I'm betting the Nuclear Arms Treaty was discussed at the G20 meeting between Vlad and Dolt 45. sarcasmo Feb 2019 #55