We are witnessing in real time the corporate media attempting what amounts to an American coup. It is sickening!

[Deek1935]

Last edited Wed Jul 10, 2024, 01:58 PM - Edit history (1)

The corporate media in this country is complete trash, and what we are witnessing, before our very eyes, amounts to an attempted coup by sowing division and trying to push out Biden. Trump was civilly convicted of rape. No calls for him to get out. Trump was convicted of 34 felonies. No calls to get out. Trump lied 50 times in the debate. No calls to get out. No coverage of Project 2025.
No coverage of the Epstein files. And we've seen this SHIT so many times before. Hllary's emails. Hillary with heat exhaustion. But when Trump said he liked to grab women by the you know what, no calls for him to get out. What total SHIT!

They WANT the chaos and division. They are fueling it. They want the Dem Party to be divided in chaos, in a total mess. They think it's great for their ratings. And they WANT TRUMP! Trump is great for their tax cuts for the rich CEO's and rich media hosts, and they love the chaos of Trump for their ratings as well.

It is all so disgusting!

Joe is IN. He said it over and over and over again. Dem fence-sitters and naysayers in Congress need to stop the crazy SHIT, stop falling for the media-set trap, stop falling for the total fallacy that there is some fantasy candidate that can beat Trump in a massive landslide, and realize what total fucking chaos they're fueling. Why they can't see the total chaotic rabbit hole they are literally jumping into is just unreal.

[CanonRay]

1. It's all so out of proportion to one bad debate

It was obviously planned and ready to go.

[Deek1935]

2. Yup. Just sickening! And Trump's debate in many ways was WORSE with endless LIES. The media is SHIT!!!

[anti-repub]

62. beltway media

There is always the useful idiot Democrats who jump to extraordinary heights when the corporate media orders them to.

There is the black caucus, hispanic caucus and the beltway media caucus of the Democratic Party

[magicarpet]

11. That debate snafus was just the pretense they exploited and capitalized upon to shit trash and relentlessly demean,...

... DARK BRANDON,... because DARK BRANDON scares these Fascists to death.

BIDEN is just too results orientated. Knows how the mechanisms of a functional governance is achieved. Possesses the experience and wisdom to quietly keep the government on track so the common Mary and Joe make economic gains and live with a bit of dignity.

He is not a prevaricating liar, a cheat, a conman, a snake oil salesman, a rapist, a pedophile, a charlatan, a buffoon, a loud mouth, a violent vindictive political viper who seeks to become the world's most ruthless dictator, despot, and obscenely ostentatious oligach the world has ever seen.

[AZ8theist]

65. You bet your ass Joe ain't a treasonoous pig like the orange IMBECILE

[Initech]

35. I have had this gut feeling that debate was a deliberate setup for a politcal hit job.

And I can't quite put my finger on it. Fox News set the rules and they declared Trump the winner before the damn thing even began to start. Something about this stinks.

[SomedayKindaLove]

49. So did CNN

I haven’t watched cable news in 15 years but I tuned into CNN 45 minutes before the debate. It was all knife sharpening against Biden, who the “experts” decided had to do about 10 things to win the debate. Apparently all Trump had to do to win the debate was show up.

[idahoblue]

51. I think he was sabotaged

President Biden had all the sign of too much cough medicine. He had cold. He was probably already taking medicines. All it took was an extra dose a short time before the debate and bingo! Mission accomplished.

[shrike3]

3. I'm ex-media and I agree. I'm disgusted beyond words.

[Bettie]

4. Media barely talks about that orange gasbag

it's Biden is old 24/7....as if they hadn't already gone over that a million and twelve times.

And apparently, some of our congress people and senators are so interested in getting their TV time that they will stab our sitting president in the back on behalf of the aforementioned orange gasbag.

[Deek1935]

5. The LOVE Trump, they WANT Trump, and LOVE the chaos and division for their ratings. It is SICKENING!

[Bettie]

7. I suppose, it looks as if they

are all in tryouts to be mouthpieces for the new dictator. They seem kind of excited about it....just read what's on the teleprompter and smile and you get to live!

[Farmer-Rick]

15. It's not rating or money from ratings

It's governmental giveaways. Less regulation, more tax giveaways and subsidies for seemingly successful corporations.

It's how much they can squeeze from us and nickel and dime us until everything we get is in their pockets. They can't get away with these outrages fees for healthcare, food, water and housing without having the US government in their hip pocket.

They want a fascist dictator so badly they can taste it. It's the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for the filthy-rich. They have been promoting this kind of dictatorship since Nixon.

[onecaliberal]

6. Yup. Helping the child rapist.

[BComplex]

42. And we need to contact our congresscritters and let every single one of them KNOW we are 100% behind Biden.

Here's the contact information for the representatives. I don't have the one for the senate handy.

https://www.house.gov/representatives#name-m

On edit:

Ok. Here's the one for the senators.


https://www.senate.gov/senators/

And on further edit: Here's the info to contact MSNBC.

The 2 main emails are [e-mail] and [e-mail].
If anyone has specific emails or links to contact Nicole Wallace, Ari Melber, Chris Hayes, Rachel Maddow, Stephanie Rhule and Alex Wagner (Joy Reid and Lawrence O'Donnell have been the only two that haven't been beating the "Biden is too old and needs to be replaced" drum, please post them.

Executive Editor, MSNBC.com, Meredith Bennett-Smith

Senior Opinion Editor, Clarissa Pharr

Senior Blogs Producer, Hayley Miller

Opinion Editor, Jarvis DeBerry

Opinion Editor, Jim Downie

Blogs Editor, Shawn

[Bettie]

43. I can certainly contact the media

But my rep is Ashley Hinson and my senators are Grassley and Ernst. No point in contacting any of them about anything.

They all live for that orange thing.

[Model35mech]

8. Biden has opponents/enemies, both foreign and domestic

Some of them appear to be in places or have much influence on places that influence the content of "news".

The way to counter news is to replace it with a stronger more compelling story.

A largely secular, authoritarian coup, to bring about a '2nd Revolution', could be that story.

But that must be moved forward by others. Biden needs to go forward campaigning as the rational best choice.

[Johnny2X2X]

9. Haberman and Tur

When it came out in court testimony that Haberman (NY Times), and Tur (MSNBC) were basically part of the Trump campaign and that the campaign could call them up and tell them what they wanted them to report it should have been an earthquake level scandal. Both should have been fired immediately. When neither were disciplined I was stunned. When the other media barely even covered it, I knew we were in big trouble.

I believe Trump spent the last 4 years corrupting as much of the media as he could. I think his financiers are paying key people at every media outlet they could find takers. I think it's not just writers and TV personalities, but news directors and executives. I think that it's more widespread than anyone could imagine. I am convinced they have someone at NPR too, that's how total the takeover is.

[raccoon]

54. This deserves to be a post on its own.

[doc03]

10. There seems to be plenty of Democrats in Washington that keep

feeding the fire. Trump is a convicted felon, and nobody cares.

[Magoo48]

12. Corporate Media overwhelmingly showing us exactly who they are for a quarter of a century isn't enough apparently.

People by the millions tune in every day.
Folks here on DU still express surprise, anger, and outrage at the MSM, and this or that bullshit slinging host, for doing or not doing this or that.
A few corporate billionaires are under reporting, censoring, manipulating, and out ant out lying to shape information to suit their greed driven, bottom line focus.
Our common welfare doesn’t mean shit.
It will not change. And please, by all means, stay tuned.

[duckworth969]

60. Your reply is completely on point

For the life of me, every time somebody posts, CNN did this or MSNBC did that, I’m like, what did you expect!?

These MSM corporations are owned and run by billionaires. They don’t give a rats ass what common folk think.

I feel the same about the NYT, it’s a rag now being overrun by Tories.

So, spare me the laments about how Tapper or any other of the toadies have changed, or finally got it right or whatever.

Push MSM out of your life. They really aren’t worth your time.

[Who_Me]

68. As the saying goes

The liberal media is only as liberal as the conservatives that run it.

[GoreWon2000]

66. They did this to Al Gore in 2000 and he still got the most votes!

It was the corrupt GOP SCOTUS majority who stole that election and took our votes away just like they're trying to do to dem primary voters now with help from traitor dem congress people, mostly white men.

[twodogsbarking]

13. Where are the DU media defenders these days?

[KS Toronado]

14. Is it time we have massive demonstrations outside every local TV station?

Demanding they explain why they are not reporting on TSF's unfitness for office, how Project 2025
will run them out of business, etc, etc.

[mitch96]

16. History repeats it's self. The Businessman's plot of the 1930's.. Faschsts trying to get rid of our democracy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_Plot#:~:text=The%20Business%20Plot%2C%20also%20called,install%20Smedley%20Butler%20as%20dictator.

[Cherokee100]

17. Its simple

It's all about the money and power for men, with tiny parts.

[rubbersole]

18. A large portion of the people saying Biden should get out...

..are making over $400,000 a year. That 8% income tax rate going to 35% just might be influencing their opinions. Not something I can/ever will be able to relate to. Billionaires really don't like paying taxes...

[Initech]

36. Yup. People say they want change. But then they vote with their damn wallets every single time.

Because they listen to the stupid bullshit right wing propaganda fearmongering outlets and don't think for themselves.

[OMGWTF]

47. Warren Buffet recently said that if corporations paid their fair share there would be no need to tax individuals.

[rubbersole]

56. Well, well, that's just woke.

C'mon down to the Sunshine State. We're gettin' rid of the laws that make life easier for dem 'others'. Readin' books about climate change. Not here. Plus, slavery was just job training. At no charge. Corporate taxes mean no jobs. Governor Casey DeSantis is fixin' that.
What kind of name is "Warren" anyway? What does he know about business?

[Baitball Blogger]

19. Not much different than the Russian propaganda media.

Those of us who lived abroad know what this is.

[BigDemVoter]

20. I agree 100%

I have seen some real bullshit over the years from the freak out over the photo of Dukakis in a tank to Hillary's emails, but THIS is the fucking bottom of the barrel.

We have felon and a rapist & insurrectionist who attempted a coup d'etat and who has stacked the SCOTUS with crazies who overturned Roe versus Wade, yet we hear NADA but hysterical stories about Biden.

I am more disgusted than I ever have been.

[Evolve Dammit]

21. Could not agree more. And the Dean scream etc.

Two different standards. Like our justice system…

[Initech]

37. And if Fuckhead gets into power, he's dictator for life.

The government is destroyed, the fucking Heritage Foundation will own the courts for the next century and a half, we'll have a super far right SCOTUS that we'll never get rid of, and Putin takes over Europe. It's a literal nightmare scenario.

[orangecrush]

22. We can no longer trust them

It's sickening.

[Joe Nation]

23. CNN hasn't stopped headlining Biden dissent since the debate

They are trying to become the Left-wing equivalent of Fox. Fear, and more fear just to get ratings. CNN is disgusting.

[live love laugh]

31. They're not trying to become left wing anything they are right wing.

[Joe Nation]

39. They already tried that

When they hired several former Fox people until they finally had to get rid of them. Now they want to be the Fox of the Left. They are as "splashy" as Fox and everything is "BREAKING NEWS". They can't replace Fox but they can use the same business model.

[live love laugh]

40. They are just as "left" as Fox.🦊

[Joe Nation]

45. Its just a little more compicated than that assessment

Agree to disagree as they say.

[OMGWTF]

48. Same with the Huffington Post -- that's been their headline since the debate. Fuck them.

[Who_Me]

69. I noticed Huff-Po jumped on the dump Biden bandwagon early.

I'm not sure what to think of them now, just another main stream media site?

[Linda ladeewolf]

24. If it's of any interest

I took another survey from ugov, last night it was all about age, who was too old to run, abortion and other things. The questions were not yes or no, they were rather skewed in such a way so as to get the answers they wanted. While these surveys are supposed to be anonymous, they have all your information so they know where you live and everything else. They wanted Biden to be too old as near as I can tell. I’m pretty sure they did not get the answers they wanted from me. This will be my last survey for them. Unless I can get the information I want out of it.

[happy feet]

25. Exactly!

The fall of Democracy be damned.

[live love laugh]

26. REPUBLICAN owned media. "Corporate" is benign and unaccountable.

[bucolic_frolic]

27. Media, corporations, SCOTUS are aligned

Dissent is squelched. Historically this has been war posturing, but in an era of weaked State, it means fascism ahead. IMHO

[GoCubsGo]

28. Not half as sickening as seeing all these Democrats capitulating to it.

[johnnyplankton]

30. Yes the corporate media sucks, but I think if you talk to people who aren't on DU....

average citizens have concerns about Biden's fitness. He's been an amazing president but he looks feeble. That doesn't mean I'm not voting or volunteering for him, assuming he's the nominee.

[jmbar2]

32. Another possible factor... The 7 Mountains Mandate (Dominionism)

Christian Nationalists (CN) have been working for over a decade now to put their folks at the top of the 7 mountains of influence in the US. One of those mountains is the media.

I have no data to support my hypothesis, but the overlap between the rightwing and CN is strong.

[jalan48]

33. And if the corporate media can do this on something as big as the Presidential election,

can you imagine what they do on a daily basis to mold public opinion in the direction they want around the bread and butter issues American’s face?

[58Sunliner]

34. Yes the media wants to choose the president, i.e., big business wants to choose.

We can't let them. This is class warfare, in real time.

[mokeyz]

38. it started with Tylenol

The 1982 Tylenol poisoning- i happened to be watching TV when I think an 11 o’clock news preview said that an over the counter medication was found to be laced with cyanide news at 11.

I sat there in shock wondering how many people would take that medication before the 11 o’clock news since they were more interested in getting people to watch the news than actually telling us what medication!

[brooklynite]

41. Are Democratic elected officials part of the coup? Or are they just less aware than people on the internet?

[Emile]

46. You tell us your opinion.

[LymphocyteLover]

53. the ones who've called for Biden to step down are mostly succombing to media pressure IMO

probably are scared about losing

[summer_in_TX]

64. I suspect they've just panicked from all the nonstop media coverage and all the questions.

Fear is contagious. False Evidence Appearing Real, as one of my twelve-step friends would say.

[BComplex]

44. The good thing is that, with social media, we're no longer tethered to the right wing MSM.

We need to be using those platforms to make it clear what the Democratic party stands for, opposed to the right wing. And we need to show who is bought and paid for (a few supreme court justices come to mind).

[bluboid]

50. this profound message is very well stated! thank you!

[LymphocyteLover]

52. I've been disgusted with the media before, but this is the absolute worst, most obvious and most dangerous bias

against the Dem and for the Repub I've seen!!!

[kerry-is-my-prez]

55. You cannot win without any media support.

[myohmy2]

57. +1...

...yep...

...

[barbtries]

58. turn it off.

maybe a boycott, with letters explaining why, could make a difference.

I'm reliant on DU and the Meidas Touch for nearly all of my news at this point. I don't want to stroke out before TCFSF

[tornado34jh]

59. Why should it come as a surprise to anyone? Trump is the best thing corporate media ever got

Someone said before the 2016 election, and I don't remember who it was, that as soon as Trump gets into power, they will all bow down to him. That was some serious foreshadowing. Now the fruits are laid bare for all who are willing to see.

[cstanleytech]

61. Essentially we're seeing a repeat of the medias actions in 2016.

[diane in sf]

63. Very true, very good article, and it's "sowing" like planting crops, not "sewing" like clothing.

[HarryM]

67. Another reason to thank

Ronnie Rat Raygun for getting rid of the Fairness Act, and allowing only one side to be heard.
Thank the RepubliCONs for voting down the Media Ownership and Reform Act TWICE!
Perhaps if this act twice proposed by the late great Maurice Hinchey, we could get past all this corporate ownership, and start to hear both real sides again.