Trump is the GOP nominee.

[joshcryer]

Just thought I should remind everyone.

[Freddie]

1. There could still be an anti-Trump rebellion in Cleveland

Doubt it, but possible. Would be great fun to watch though.

[bravenak]

2. Morning Joke is a sad ass show these days

[Cosmocat]

3. It is a microcosm of the entire media complex

all GOP, all the time.

Either obediently parroting the mind numbing conservative bullshit or hysterically bemoaning the GOP's demise.

[bravenak]

4. They are absolutely depressed that the GOP is going to lose big

[Cosmocat]

5. Exactly, and if there was the FIRST shred of awareness

on their part, that would be shameful.

They, like the rest of the media want to arrogantly say how great they are journalists, get all up in arms at the first, remote suggestion or possibility that they aren't completely impartial.

While they spend hours a day bemoaning the demise of the republican party.

THIS is the world we live in today.

[Hortensis]

10. No, it's the world THEY're living in.

The rare times I turn on that show it's to peer in and be glad all over again that I am a liberal and a Democrat.

And they so deserve every scrap of unhappiness, and far more. Moderate conservatives have enabled every single thing the hard-right ideologues and economic plunderers have done for 40 years. I blame them above all because it couldn't have happened without them.

[underpants]

6. The media's product is drama so they had to promote him

Actually it doesn't matter who the nominees are they have to have the conflict/drama. Not only the networks but their affiliates, especially in swing states, are counting on ad money. BIG ad money - something like 2/3 of their revenue.

[Chemisse]

9. I love it that they are now too busy with the Trump catastrophe to talk about Clinton emails.

Which they used to obsess upon until quite recently.

[bravenak]

13. It's hilarious how Joe is almost begging Trump to behave

[cali]

7. there are moments where I laugh my ass off about that fact

and there are moments when I'm struck by nothing but the sheer horror of it.

[Chemisse]

8. Exactly. n/t

[joshcryer]

12. I can only laugh.

[FLPanhandle]

11. I'm waiting until after the GOP convention to let loose with the laughter

I'm beginning to think Trump will drop out (with a nice check for his primary election expenses from the RNC).