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2016 Postmortem

The_Casual_Observer

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5. The press has given up trying to be responsible

Reply to ProfessorPlum (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 03:57 PM

Jul 2016

And now is all tabloid. They don't care what trump says because it always attracts viewers.

The public has lost touch with reality and doesn't consider or understand the consequences of electing this trump monster. The life of the average trump supporter is so dreary that they can only hope that Trump would improve things because they have been brainwashed to believe they couldn't possibly get any worse.

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What our somnambulant Media misses about Trump [View all] ProfessorPlum Jul 2016 OP

the media love to report gossip and opinion because it's easier than reporting facts. unblock Jul 2016 #1

They seem to consider that rude ProfessorPlum Jul 2016 #3

Godfather to one of our grandsons is a fine man Hortensis Jul 2016 #2

Isn't that incredibly frightening? ProfessorPlum Jul 2016 #4

Yes! But I don't see this man as a nice gloss over Hortensis Jul 2016 #6

That's a fascinating answer ProfessorPlum Jul 2016 #9

The press has given up trying to be responsible The_Casual_Observer Jul 2016 #5

I think that has to be true. Distortions and whoppers Hortensis Jul 2016 #7

indeed, many people think the election is all about entertainment value unblock Jul 2016 #8

One of the nicest guys I had ever known tavernier Jul 2016 #10

I would have reported him to the Secret Service. Then I'd let him explain to them that he was only politicaljunkie41910 Jul 2016 #11

At the time Obama was running for his first term. tavernier Jul 2016 #12