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Proud liberal 80

(4,167 posts)
Sun May 17, 2020, 08:11 AM May 2020

Sunday morning news shows

Earlier this week someone posted a thread and the posed the question on whether the US could ever end this divisiveness that’s around today. People correctly pointed to Rush Limbaugh, Drudge, Breibert, FoxNews, Twitter, etc.... as the reasons for the polarization. But as I am watching this morning’s Sunday morning news shows, I realize they are to blame, too. Yes, they aren’t biased as the aforementioned other media, but their problem is this that they try to hard not to be bias. They legitimize the right wings argument by playing the “both sides” thing, they don’t do good follow up questions when they have a conservative guest on, and they don’t call them out on their lies.

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Sunday morning news shows (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 May 2020 OP
If Trump said the sun rose in the west, the main steam media would try to present evidence dem4decades May 2020 #1
They are not trying too hard they kacekwl May 2020 #2
Access and horses underpants May 2020 #3
Both sides have their outlets - fox for the right, msnbc cnn for the left. jmg257 May 2020 #4
This week....SundayTalk Shows.... FarPoint May 2020 #5

dem4decades

(11,265 posts)
1. If Trump said the sun rose in the west, the main steam media would try to present evidence
Sun May 17, 2020, 08:15 AM
May 2020

that it does. Maybe an expert from the Heritage Foundation, you have to be fair you know.

kacekwl

(7,009 posts)
2. They are not trying too hard they
Sun May 17, 2020, 08:23 AM
May 2020

are not trying at all. They know the both sides is BS . They are afraid they won't be invited to the white house anymore and all the perks that go with it. So they are ok being the enemy of the people.

underpants

(182,548 posts)
3. Access and horses
Sun May 17, 2020, 08:34 AM
May 2020

The standard excuse is that they need access to both sides so allowing both points of view is necessary. The real reason is that they need two horses in the race or no one will watch.

jmg257

(11,996 posts)
4. Both sides have their outlets - fox for the right, msnbc cnn for the left.
Sun May 17, 2020, 09:22 AM
May 2020

People watch and hear mostly what agrees with them, and get pissed and argue against t the negative.

Division will not end cause everything is political, and many get brainwashed that THEY are on the right side.

Ah well.

FarPoint

(12,270 posts)
5. This week....SundayTalk Shows....
Sun May 17, 2020, 10:48 AM
May 2020

They let these windbag tRump administrative and congressional tools spread their disinformation like wildfire...Yes, these News Outlets are responsible as well..

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