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edhopper

(37,465 posts)
Sat Jan 21, 2017, 06:14 PM Jan 2017

I am so happy I was wrong

I said the Press would barely cover the marches.
They seemed to be taking notice in a big way. And more accurately than in the past.

Bravo MSM.

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I am so happy I was wrong (Original Post) edhopper Jan 2017 OP
They're like two year old kids. HassleCat Jan 2017 #1
It was one of the largest protest in US history. herding cats Jan 2017 #2
they managed to with Iraq onethatcares Jan 2017 #4
Fox did malaise Jan 2017 #5
They didn't cover it?! herding cats Jan 2017 #7
Nope. See my thread about Geraldo. Only Foxer to bring it up all day and claim that it is important anneboleyn Jan 2017 #9
I don't know how they could avoid them.... Rorey Jan 2017 #3
They can't deny it. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2017 #6
Wanna bet? Geraldo just broke the Fox orthodoxy about fifteen minutes ago. Otherwise they were anneboleyn Jan 2017 #11
I'm hearing sentences like the largest global rally in the history of rallies SticksnStones Jan 2017 #8
It's far too big for them to ignore - and it's happening world wide meadowlark5 Jan 2017 #10
They can't deny it. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2017 #12
 

HassleCat

(6,409 posts)
1. They're like two year old kids.
Sat Jan 21, 2017, 06:21 PM
Jan 2017

They need something bright, noisy and animated to catch their attention.

malaise

(297,539 posts)
5. Fox did
Sat Jan 21, 2017, 06:25 PM
Jan 2017

The best thing about the protests is that they outnumbered Groper Don the Con's inauguration by a distance

Looks like the biggest protests in history shattered all his illusions of greatness

herding cats

(20,054 posts)
7. They didn't cover it?!
Sat Jan 21, 2017, 06:29 PM
Jan 2017

That's insane, even for them.

I'm behind a bit on the news, but I did just see Spicer is about do do a press saying Trumps crowds were YUGE!

anneboleyn

(5,626 posts)
9. Nope. See my thread about Geraldo. Only Foxer to bring it up all day and claim that it is important
Sat Jan 21, 2017, 06:31 PM
Jan 2017

Fox mentioned the marches in a couple of very, very brief news "flashes" earlier today, showing the thinnest crowd pics possible. Geraldo has actually torn into them.

Rorey

(8,514 posts)
3. I don't know how they could avoid them....
Sat Jan 21, 2017, 06:25 PM
Jan 2017

But I was flipping around stations earlier I noticed nothing on fox. No surprise. I'm looking forward to evening news coverage and I'm especially looking forward to SNL tonight.

anneboleyn

(5,626 posts)
11. Wanna bet? Geraldo just broke the Fox orthodoxy about fifteen minutes ago. Otherwise they were
Sat Jan 21, 2017, 06:32 PM
Jan 2017

ignoring the marches.

SticksnStones

(2,108 posts)
8. I'm hearing sentences like the largest global rally in the history of rallies
Sat Jan 21, 2017, 06:31 PM
Jan 2017

That's news. That's a thing.

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
10. It's far too big for them to ignore - and it's happening world wide
Sat Jan 21, 2017, 06:32 PM
Jan 2017

The sheer size forced them to cover it instead of that orange flabby man child president.

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