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Proud liberal 80

(4,392 posts) Thu Jul 23, 2020, 05:14 PM Jul 2020

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Free campaign advertisement

Why is the media continuing to give this guy free campaign advertisements by showing his "coronavirus" briefings

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Free campaign advertisement (Original Post) Proud liberal 80 Jul 2020 OP

Well some cut away. So far he's holding one whenever Biden has something soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

I mean on the same day... soothsayer Jul 2020 #2

Will it spill into the time ... IggleDuer Jul 2020 #3

It's Faux pas Jul 2020 #4

The media will get the message when people stop watching. fleur-de-lisa Jul 2020 #5

He holds them late afternoon to hijack the news cycle... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #6

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

1. Well some cut away. So far he's holding one whenever Biden has something

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 05:22 PM

Jul 2020

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

2. I mean on the same day...

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 05:23 PM

Jul 2020

IggleDuer

(980 posts)

3. Will it spill into the time ...

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 05:36 PM

Jul 2020

... when Dr. Fauci throws out the first ball.

Faux pas

(16,529 posts)

4. It's

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 05:38 PM

Jul 2020

a huge waste of time and space and oxygen. No one needs to be exposed to him at all. The only thing that will interest me will be his trial for TREASON.

fleur-de-lisa

(14,704 posts)

5. The media will get the message when people stop watching.

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 06:53 PM

Jul 2020

Turn the channel. Dump thrives on the attention, so don’t give it to him.

Wounded Bear

(64,628 posts)

6. He holds them late afternoon to hijack the news cycle...

Reply to Proud liberal 80 (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 06:55 PM

Jul 2020

More diversion/distraction. Content is pretty irrelevant.

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