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MSM Silent As 25,000 to 30,000 Pack Sacramento Stadium to Hear Bernie Sanders Speak (Original Post) Baobab May 2016 OP
MSM is so Wellstone ruled May 2016 #1
The MSM is silent? Cali_Democrat May 2016 #2
National MSM,not local.but you know that. wendylaroux May 2016 #7
Not silent. Adrahil May 2016 #38
You can fake warm bodies, using blow up dolls, but computer votes can't be faked Baobab May 2016 #43
As usual amborin May 2016 #3
Corporate media in the bag for the corporate candidate. Lizzie Poppet May 2016 #4
MSM Hailing Hillary while Ignoring/dismissing Bernie this whole time. wendylaroux May 2016 #5
Oh but Bernie isn't winning the election felix_numinous May 2016 #6
Actually, I think there is truth in that statement.[n/t] Maedhros May 2016 #10
Oh but Bernie's people don't vote - they just iike to stand in line for hours. Peregrine Took May 2016 #30
Yes, lol, actual votes and delegate count is more real than a gathering, regardless the size. seabeyond May 2016 #34
its a campaign stop. one on dozens made by candidates this week. bernie's media mouthpiece usuncut msongs May 2016 #8
Nobody cares about a rally in Havana workinclasszero May 2016 #9
Red baiting? Man that is so 1950s... Human101948 May 2016 #27
Its a joke..lighten up Francis workinclasszero May 2016 #36
more disinformation from Hillary's supporters Human101948 May 2016 #37
They don't seem to vote for him. MFM008 May 2016 #11
Ha! ReRe May 2016 #33
LOL! Basement Beat May 2016 #35
"Goldman Sachs bad , oligarchs bad, 1% bad" nothing new. nt oasis May 2016 #12
What's newsworthy? brooklynite May 2016 #13
The fact that thousands still want to vote for him despite Fawke Em May 2016 #15
If he wins tonight, it'll be in the news...like it was when he won last week brooklynite May 2016 #17
That was my point. Fawke Em May 2016 #18
By and large, the media will cover anything that gets them an audience... brooklynite May 2016 #21
Why they do cover those speeches on CNN-I and the tone of that coverage nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #22
I'm sure you misread the producer who was probably happy zappaman May 2016 #23
LMAO nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #25
Because the MSM can do math. anotherproletariat May 2016 #14
I'd still rather have all these lovely people coming to see me than me having to go see the FBI. Fawke Em May 2016 #16
Good deflecting. You should be a campaign surrogate. nt anotherproletariat May 2016 #19
This is worthy news...to hell with their math. bkkyosemite May 2016 #26
"The media never talks about Bernie!" vs. "The media is talking too much about Bernie!" Tarc May 2016 #20
People, email this link to some MSM and call them out on it. Don't just sit here and complain. pdsimdars May 2016 #24
Same thing with the huge Earth Day marches - a milion people? Zilch. Peregrine Took May 2016 #28
I have warned that, once Hillary became the presumptive nominee, they would peel away from Trust Buster May 2016 #29
Can you even imagine how CHARTREUSE with envy the HRC camp is when they see these photos? Peregrine Took May 2016 #31
Is there anyone who thinks the dice are not loaded? Paper Roses May 2016 #32
That's part of the reason I cut the cable. vintx May 2016 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author cyberpj May 2016 #39
Those crowds are why Bernie is winning! CorkySt.Clair May 2016 #40
Kicked. MaeScott May 2016 #42
 

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
38. Not silent.
Tue May 10, 2016, 04:58 PM
May 2016

I heard about it today on both MSNBC and CNN. And Steve Kornacki just interviewed delusional Tad Davine.

wendylaroux

(2,925 posts)
5. MSM Hailing Hillary while Ignoring/dismissing Bernie this whole time.
Tue May 10, 2016, 01:39 PM
May 2016

The MSM assholes have lost a lot of viewers for good.

What could of been if the masses could have seen these crowds all along.

Peregrine Took

(7,413 posts)
30. Oh but Bernie's people don't vote - they just iike to stand in line for hours.
Tue May 10, 2016, 03:42 PM
May 2016

"That's their thing."

"That's their thing?"

"Yes, that's their thing."

msongs

(67,405 posts)
8. its a campaign stop. one on dozens made by candidates this week. bernie's media mouthpiece usuncut
Tue May 10, 2016, 01:51 PM
May 2016

covered it of course

 

Human101948

(3,457 posts)
27. Red baiting? Man that is so 1950s...
Tue May 10, 2016, 03:39 PM
May 2016

Channeling the rotting corpse of Republican asshole Joe McCarthy...

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
36. Its a joke..lighten up Francis
Tue May 10, 2016, 04:31 PM
May 2016
Bernie supporters float fake image of "Bernie rally" in California

Havana Scrub
A viral photograph does not show a massive Bernie Sanders rally in California, but rather a May Day march in Havana.
By Kim LaCapria


http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511934319

MFM008

(19,808 posts)
11. They don't seem to vote for him.
Tue May 10, 2016, 02:31 PM
May 2016

He lost in states like New York with crowds of 28 thousand. I'm beginning to feel that people just want to crowd around and yell because football season hasn't started again.

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
33. Ha!
Tue May 10, 2016, 03:52 PM
May 2016

You are so funny.

... can't wait for football season to start...

You did mean that as a joke, didn't you?

brooklynite

(94,535 posts)
13. What's newsworthy?
Tue May 10, 2016, 02:35 PM
May 2016

The size of the crowd?

The fact that the size of the crowd doesn't correlate to voter turnout?

The candidate's unchanging message?

Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
15. The fact that thousands still want to vote for him despite
Tue May 10, 2016, 02:56 PM
May 2016

the M$M's instance that his campaign is dead.

BTW, he's about to go on another winning streak. I bet that scares the shit out of the corporate media - I mean, they have to report on elections, don't they?

brooklynite

(94,535 posts)
17. If he wins tonight, it'll be in the news...like it was when he won last week
Tue May 10, 2016, 02:58 PM
May 2016

Far more newsworthy than a revival meeting.

brooklynite

(94,535 posts)
21. By and large, the media will cover anything that gets them an audience...
Tue May 10, 2016, 03:22 PM
May 2016

Probably why they thnk Sanders goving the same speech he's been giving for a year won't deliver.

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
22. Why they do cover those speeches on CNN-I and the tone of that coverage
Tue May 10, 2016, 03:29 PM
May 2016

is radically different than that of CNN... from the same reporter.

I actually told that reporter that I loved his well informed, middle of the road, reporting on CNN-I, and I did. The producer did not like it when I pointed the problems with his reporting within ten minutes for the American audience. Talk about bias.

The difference, the foreign audience does not tolerate the soft propaganda that US Media peddles internally. It is indeed Pravda like.

zappaman

(20,606 posts)
23. I'm sure you misread the producer who was probably happy
Tue May 10, 2016, 03:31 PM
May 2016

To hear constructive criticism from a seasoned pro journo like yourself.

 

anotherproletariat

(1,446 posts)
14. Because the MSM can do math.
Tue May 10, 2016, 02:41 PM
May 2016

Aside from the fact that Sanders doesn't have enough delegates to win, let's take a look at his rallies.

To be generous, why don't we say that 100,000 unique people have attended a Sanders rally each week for the past year. That would mean that a total of 5.2 million people have been to a rally. (Let's not even get into the fact that some of the people attending are not supporters, or are just curious...for example I went to a rally in NY last month, just to see what kind of people were there.)

Given the U.S. population of 320 million, a simple calculation tells us that only 1.6% of Americans have been to a Sanders rally. Again, this is extremely generous. Bottom line is that a candidate needs far more than just rallies to get enough votes to win. Different demographics have different abilities or desires to attend rallies. My parents and most of their friends would rather donate money than change their schedules to attend a rally or volunteer their time. But, they are all very loyal voters.

Trying to appeal to young people, who are most likely to come out and wait in line for hours to see a candidate, is a very old and common device of a fringe candidate to develop the optics which make them seem viable. This is why such candidates inevitably develop campaign promises designed to appeal to young people. I will admit that this tactic did work well for Sanders for a while, but obviously won't win him the race.

Tarc

(10,476 posts)
20. "The media never talks about Bernie!" vs. "The media is talking too much about Bernie!"
Tue May 10, 2016, 03:05 PM
May 2016

Your faux outrage needs adjusting, dependednt on the day/moment.

 

pdsimdars

(6,007 posts)
24. People, email this link to some MSM and call them out on it. Don't just sit here and complain.
Tue May 10, 2016, 03:33 PM
May 2016

Every one of these things I send and email to Rachel and MSNBC and Stephanie.

Peregrine Took

(7,413 posts)
28. Same thing with the huge Earth Day marches - a milion people? Zilch.
Tue May 10, 2016, 03:40 PM
May 2016

Organizers really should start mocking this via their signs and chanting.

 

Trust Buster

(7,299 posts)
29. I have warned that, once Hillary became the presumptive nominee, they would peel away from
Tue May 10, 2016, 03:40 PM
May 2016

Sanders. That's how it works.

Paper Roses

(7,473 posts)
32. Is there anyone who thinks the dice are not loaded?
Tue May 10, 2016, 03:47 PM
May 2016

I am so sick of everything the media pretends is news. When I read things like this and then look at the AM or PM news and see nothing--or just a brief, no info shot, I am set to scream. It is no wonder, my cable provider is--you got it---Comcast.

Still feeling the Bern!

 

vintx

(1,748 posts)
41. That's part of the reason I cut the cable.
Tue May 10, 2016, 07:29 PM
May 2016

Netflix, Hulu and Roku are much more affordable, too.

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