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Atticus

(15,124 posts)
Wed Apr 14, 2021, 09:49 PM Apr 2021

I think it is past time for timid, civil and respectful journalists and media personalities to begin

openly calling lying sonsabitches "lying sonsabitches".

I'm not even talking about the Gaetz's or Trumps or Stones or Millers. Those assclowns are transparently lying sonsabitches and all who are not Kommitted Konservative Kool Aid drinkers know that.

But, lesser known lying sonsabitches like your Cornyns and Blackburns and Blunts are too often allowed to vomit pure vile bullshit into American living rooms without challenge or interruption while "neutral" interviewers nod respectfully and then THANK THEM for "sharing their views".

To be clear, I understand that they cannot use the terminology I just did, but I am sure they are capable of labelling bullshit as such without offending the Church Lady's tender ears

How about "fibbing poopy-heads"? Does that violate any standards?

ARE there any standards, post-Trump?

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I think it is past time for timid, civil and respectful journalists and media personalities to begin (Original Post) Atticus Apr 2021 OP
Crap Confabulation dweller Apr 2021 #1
Yeah sap crap confabulation! MLAA Apr 2021 #2
We just now are seeing them call a liar a liar. Funtatlaguy Apr 2021 #3

Funtatlaguy

(10,870 posts)
3. We just now are seeing them call a liar a liar.
Wed Apr 14, 2021, 10:27 PM
Apr 2021

The most important thing for real journalists to do is to call out other members of the media and their owners on their lies and deceitful agendas.
Fox News , OAN, Newsmax, Breitbart, etc, have to be constantly called out.
Our country will never thrive again until propagandists are driven off of the airwaves.

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