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elleng

(130,864 posts) Fri Dec 16, 2016, 08:10 PM Dec 2016

PBS NewsHour picked this up from POTUS' presentation. It's IMPORTANT:

(My shorthand.)

'Maybe I can give some advice to the Democratic Party.

Has to do with where we show up.

How do we rebuild that party as a whole.'

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PBS NewsHour picked this up from POTUS' presentation. It's IMPORTANT: (Original Post) elleng Dec 2016 OP

He spent much more time on how the press handed the election to Trump via Russia "leaks" bettyellen Dec 2016 #1

I'm not pretending anything. elleng Dec 2016 #2

They love Dems trashing Dems- it was their favorite thing about Sanders too. bettyellen Dec 2016 #3

Please stop trashing whomever you are trashing. elleng Dec 2016 #4

The media is so full of shit, pretending they did their job responsibly all year.... bettyellen Dec 2016 #5

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

1. He spent much more time on how the press handed the election to Trump via Russia "leaks"

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 08:15 PM

Dec 2016

And how we have not been protecting the erosion of norms (celebrating foreign hacking and admiring Putin) and institutions that protect our democracy.

Kind of hard to pretend that was not the big important message.

elleng

(130,864 posts)

2. I'm not pretending anything.

Reply to bettyellen (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 08:18 PM

Dec 2016

I'm pointing out something important, and noting that the NewsHour thought it significant.

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

3. They love Dems trashing Dems- it was their favorite thing about Sanders too.

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 08:19 PM

Dec 2016

Even when they're not trashing Dems they make it sound like they are.

elleng

(130,864 posts)

4. Please stop trashing whomever you are trashing.

Reply to bettyellen (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 16, 2016, 08:21 PM

Dec 2016

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

5. The media is so full of shit, pretending they did their job responsibly all year....