Anyone Notice Franken & Conyers in the Headlines, While Moore & Barton Have Receded?

So much for both siderism!

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Anyone Notice Franken & Conyers in the Headlines, While Moore & Barton Have Receded? (Original post)	dlk	Nov 2017	OP
Franken has pretty much disappeared from my local news here in MN.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Nov 2017	#1
Yeah and how they shy away from Trump's amoral sexual behavior.	triron	Nov 2017	#2
Nope.	Igel	Nov 2017	#3
and where is mr trump in those headlines...he's had more women (16) accuse him than all the rest....	spanone	Nov 2017	#4
MSNBC's Richard Lui had some hack from Salon on, and the two of them gave Franken a huge kicking.	OnDoutside	Nov 2017	#5

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Sun Nov 26, 2017, 01:37 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (99,846 posts)

1. Franken has pretty much disappeared from my local news here in MN.

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Sun Nov 26, 2017, 01:44 PM

triron (20,108 posts)

2. Yeah and how they shy away from Trump's amoral sexual behavior.

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Sun Nov 26, 2017, 03:14 PM

Igel (32,625 posts)

3. Nope.

Still hear more about Moore.

Not so much about Barton, but that only stands to reason given what probably facts we have.

Franken and Conyers, less so, and mostly about official ethics investigations.

However, were it the other way 'round, it would make sense. Moore, not elected official. Mostly a local concern, for now.

Franken and Conyers, heroes to many. Conyers, Congressional leader with not just local importance. Moreover, those allegations are of more recent vintage, while Moore's most egregious violations were over 30 years ago.

What's different is the varying salience each has. We see what's important to us, and feel more perceptibly strikes against us than those against those we dislike. "We" are always more human than "they" are, and that shows up routinely in all sorts of ways.

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Sun Nov 26, 2017, 03:15 PM

spanone (130,575 posts)

4. and where is mr trump in those headlines...he's had more women (16) accuse him than all the rest....

combined.

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Sun Nov 26, 2017, 04:36 PM

OnDoutside (18,924 posts)

5. MSNBC's Richard Lui had some hack from Salon on, and the two of them gave Franken a huge kicking.

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