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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Rob Reiner calling out journalists on MSNBC [View all]jtuck004
(15,882 posts)39. Try replacing "journalists" with "hucksters", and see if that makes any more sense. What I
don't get is why, after the Supreme Court said this is all entertainment, that even if it is labeled news you can spout bald faced lies and be fully within your rights, anyone expects anything of tv "journalists".
That "tv journalists" all didn't figure out some new way to be taken seriously right then and there was interesting. But it didn't change how the viewers saw them. Not one bit. The viewers were told they were being lied to, and just made more popcorn.
That is why they are not calling him out. They have nothing else to offer, and most don't care.
We could do a sit-in at the networks, but I can't think of why anyone would want to put forth the effort. Easier to find a new hobby.
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Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner, folks. Getting an invite to the next A-List Washington cocktail
catbyte
Jul 2016
#36
Try replacing "journalists" with "hucksters", and see if that makes any more sense. What I
jtuck004
Jul 2016
#39
Not only that, they spend all day sowing discord in the Democratic Party.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2016
#6
That's what I thought this post was going to be about. Somebody needs to call them on that.
Maru Kitteh
Jul 2016
#12
That's what I was hoping it was about. I went to his Twitter page to thank him, but also to call the
Liberal_Stalwart71
Jul 2016
#14
Every question should start with "where are your taxes" then Putin & the 1000's of lies
Maru Kitteh
Jul 2016
#11
I can't believe the dems have had to do the heavy lifting in this country for 8 years, acting
wiggs
Jul 2016
#15
Fear is what is controlling their reporting. Look what happens to MSNBC talking heads that
Augiedog
Jul 2016
#19
I was a tad miffed with Tamron for just kinda staring at Rob Reiner when he was saying this too.....
a kennedy
Jul 2016
#32