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CrispyQ

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21. The media is only as liberal as the conservative corporations that own it. bumper sticker
Sun Jun 7, 2020, 10:40 AM
Jun 2020

MSNBC only exists because there is a market for news from that perspective, but that doesn't mean the corporate execs are going to give the newscasters free rein.

Because they are useless. SamKnause Jun 2020 #1
Agree. Generally speaking, we do not have jrthin Jun 2020 #5
Cable news reality TV show hosts Nature Man Jun 2020 #2
Tell that to all the ones who were shot at and gassed covering these protest. SamKnause Jun 2020 #7
ugh Nature Man Jun 2020 #8
Ugh. SamKnause Jun 2020 #11
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2020 #24
You have to think on your feet. Fire the reporters and hire lawyers to ask the questions. dem4decades Jun 2020 #3
I would think Proud liberal 80 Jun 2020 #6
Tapper is usually pretty good. Maybe he figured that Carson is such a dolt The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #4
Someone's paying them not to ask them New Breed Leader Jun 2020 #9
Yeah, right. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #15
You don't think so? New Breed Leader Jun 2020 #16
See #17. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #18
Mostly because they are thinking of the next question WhiteTara Jun 2020 #10
This 100% StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #13
Exactly right. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #17
But what about the sudden change New Breed Leader Jun 2020 #19
Maybe the liberal guests are more interesting and they're paying more attention The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2020 #20
Ok, that makes sense. New Breed Leader Jun 2020 #22
It's infuriating. bamagal62 Jun 2020 #12
You make a conservative uncomfortable and you lose access. theaocp Jun 2020 #14
Yes it is a bit of a balancing act Shermann Jun 2020 #23
The media is only as liberal as the conservative corporations that own it. bumper sticker CrispyQ Jun 2020 #21
That has been so for decades in American journalism. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2020 #25
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