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pepperbear

(5,693 posts)
Sat Oct 1, 2016, 10:35 AM Oct 2016

And still the press doesn't serve the public interest.

Do not get me wrong: It is flipping great that trump is making a fool of himself with the fat shaming tweets about Miss Universe from 20 years ago, but I can not help but notice that the Cuba embargo scandal and the new revelation about the un-certified trump foundation have fallen off the radar within two days in favor of a new national enquirer headline.

Even if tweet-gate hadn't taken place, those scandals would have been forgotten.

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And still the press doesn't serve the public interest. (Original Post) pepperbear Oct 2016 OP
The press hasn't served the public interest in decades... beachbumbob Oct 2016 #1
 

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)
1. The press hasn't served the public interest in decades...
Sat Oct 1, 2016, 11:03 AM
Oct 2016

Not since corporate take over and consolidation...smart people find a way to sort thru the muck to find whatever truth is to be found...others let talking heads tell them

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