Why aren't reporters being honest about who's to blame here?

[kpete]

Pelosi made a deal with Mnuchin. McConnell refused to take up the bill.

Pelosi made a deal with McConnell. Trump refuses to sign the bill.

Who, exactly, is Pelosi supposed to be negotiating with and why aren’t reporters being honest about who’s to blame here?

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[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. It is possible that the media overlords identify so completely

with the right that they can't even begin to see it. And the reporters don't get to report honestly.

[DanieRains]

16. Media Owners Will Have To Start Paying Taxes If Democrats Get Too Much Power

So everything is the fault of "congress", not simply Republicans in congress.

Anyone else notice?

[c-rational]

20. Bingo. We can only hope.

[DENVERPOPS]

17. Mainstream media

is 80%+ owned by RepubliCONs ?????????????????

[live love laugh]

23. Is it because Republicans pretty much on main stream media? IOW the media IS the right. nt

[Sneederbunk]

2. But for the GA elections, Moscow Mitch would be comfortable with the stalemate.

[underpants]

7. Yep and his behavior in this whole thing has been TOO on the nose for the press

Literally like a movie Republican.

[Walleye]

3. The woman, of course, especially the Democratic woman. Who else are they going to blame?

[Takket]

4. a law should be passed that journalists have to wear a shock collar

that zaps them if they ever use the term "both sides"

[Talitha]

22. I really like this idea!!!!

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. important for the media to $ay both $ide$ do it. eyeball$. dollar$.

[Kid Berwyn]

6. We need to re-do the media math, top-to-bottom.

Too few owners. Even fewer perspectives on what matters. The ultimate reality is based upon a falsehood: greed will drive good. Hasn’t happened yet, as the rich keep getting richer and the poor get less and less.

[mwooldri]

15. The media landscape hasn't changed an awful lot since 2012.

Newscorpse got smaller, Disney got bigger. Change Time Warner for AT&T. Viacom and CBS merged back again. A lot of Sinclair and Nexstar media is being ABC/NBC/CBS/Fox/CW/My affiliates which are owned by Disney/Comcast/ViacomCBS/Fox/AT&T. The question of who owns the 10% not controlled by these big 6 is harder to answer.

[lame54]

8. They always blame Pelosi when Mitch obstructs...

Even when Mitch says that's exactly what he is going to do

[Ferrets are Cool]

9. The Media has never operated on a level playing field.

I am not sure of the REAL answer, but it is true.

[Mr.Bill]

10. There's plenty of bad actors to blame.

But at the root of the problem is Trump. It is both pointless and impossible to negotiate with him, because he always changes his mind and takes back whatever he offered or agreed upon. And he doesn't just do that to the other side. He does it to everyone.

There are two rules to follow to be a success in business, politics and even romance.

1. Say what you do

2. Do what you say.

Trump does neither, and that is why he fails at everything.

[NoMoreRepugs]

11. At some point in our lives the perception of truth became

FAR more important than the truth.

[DallasNE]

12. The Media Made A Rightward Lurch

Back during the Carter administration that paralleled the move to make news divisions profit centers. All 4 major networks today have conservative ownership so what else are you to expect. And it that wasn't enough, along came Citizens United, which will forever define the Roberts court. Reporters aren't being honest because that is the desire of the conservative ownership. It's all about the money.

[dlk]

13. Misogyny runs deep in America

In 2020, American women don't have equal protection under the law. As a powerful woman, 2nd in line for the presidency, Pelosi is on the receiving end of endless sexism. We may have "come a long way, baby," but we still have far to go.

[George II]

14. Unfortunately even some Democrats are blaming Pelosi and Schumer. You see it every day....

....on Twitter and other "social media" outlets.

[Cha]

19. And, what's their agenda since

they don't seem to know what exactly the fuck is going on here?

[Cha]

18. Rt.. bc they're manipulative fucks?