Bingo! The Week the Entire Media Became Fox News

[jillan]

And may I just say to all of them, in my most ladylike voice, a BIG fuck you to all of them.
I cannot believe how easy it has been to turn them off.

What is interesting is this author is willing to attack his own site. Guess a lot more people than just myself are uttering the words Fuck You to the media.

Excerpts - more at link.

It’s no secret the majority of the media and punditocracy has long held a condescending disdain for Senator Bernie Sanders.

TV news anchors make a lot of money, so they’re not as naturally inclined to love a politician who says he’ll take more of it.

It was subtle at first

Then the bias became more transparent.

And this week, the entire media officially hopped on the anti-Sanders train, painting a fictitious picture of a “violent” and “chaotic” scene at the Nevada Democratic Convention where chairs were thrown, local party officials were lunged at, and lives were at risk

.

The more important thing is how what happened last weekend was depicted. CNN, MSNBC, the Associated Press, Vox; the list goes on and on, with networks and sites uttering lines like “reports of chairs thrown by Bernie Sanders supporters at the Nevada Democratic convention.”

Mind you, in a room filled with camera phones and security, there’s been not one video or visual of chairs being thrown, which obviously would make the event description of violence a whole lot more accurate. Instead there was a video showing a disgruntled Sanders supporter lifting a chair up before another man grabbed it from him.

What ensued after was the most violent thing I’ve ever seen: a group of Sanders supporters hugging him and telling him to “calm down.”

But because this didn’t fit the anti-Sanders narrative of biased journalists––many of whom don’t even see their own biases against Sanders––it was wall-to-wall “Nevada Convention Chaos” on CNN, MSNBC, and frankly, even sites like Mediaite.

But wait! The often-cited-as-most-tuned-in Nevada journalist Jon Ralston reported of eyewitness accounts who said they saw chairs being thrown.

Yet, none of them, or anyone else in attendance at this chaotic, Game of Thrones-esque fight scene can come up with any visual evidence of this. All they’ve got is loud booing and screaming by angry Sanders supporters, who’ve long felt––and in many cases rightly so––that the Democratic Party rigged its primary in favor of Hillary Clinton.

Instead, the loud booing and screaming that occurred at the convention transformed on our TVs and web browsers as a violent mob scene filled with chairs being thrown and lunges coming at Democratic Party officials… just without any video of the latter.

Journalists who think they are performing journalism by linking to stories from other journalists who “report”––without providing proof––of chairs being thrown, are actually performing propaganda. It’s a continuation of the pass-the-often-incorrect buck journalism that’s become a fixture in the “link economy” that runs digital journalism.

People of all political persuasions should denounce death threats and violence in any form that seeks to achieve a political goal. But they should also denounce mob-mentality journalism that seeks to persuade an audience to believe what he or she believes without a cloud of evidence to back it up.

Or else, collectively, there’s no longer a difference between Fox News and the rest of us.

http://www.mediaite.com/online/the-week-the-entire-media-became-fox-news/

This week was the week that divided the Democratic Party for good. There is no going back.

You cannot LIE about the supporters of one candidate non-stop and think they will ever forget it.

[dchill]

1. "...and think they will ever forget it."

This, I swear.

[silvershadow]

3. I never will forget it. This, I swear. nt

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

12. Right there with you... never forget those lyin' sacks of shit!

Bernie & Elizabeth 2016!!!

[Enthusiast]

27. Me too.

[Luminous Animal]

31. Yep.

[Live and Learn]

57. Me three. nt

[silvershadow]

2. K&R nt

[Phlem]

4. What's a well informed, aware voter to do when you come to the

realization that it's rigged.

They don't even try to hide it anymore, instead they've schlepped out a bunch of surrogates to " kind a catapult the propaganda."

[barrow-wight]

5. The best part is, people that supported him are now turning their back.

Pundits like Sally Kohn, who want to support him but can't get behind the fact that he's unwilling to take a strong stance against what has been done to people like Roberta Lange and Barbara Boxer.

[jillan]

6. Sally Kohn? She is all over twitter supporting Bernie. Nice try.

[Phlem]

7. Tue May 17, 2016, 05:30 AM and 165 posts

He's been here 3 fucking days and he has 165 posts. I'm calling it a troll.

[passiveporcupine]

40. One more day and he's now up to 238.

I think you are right.

And I have a good way to fix that.

Plonk

[QC]

44. 4 days and 243 posts now. n/t

[pangaia]

52. And three hidden posts... LOL!!

[barrow-wight]

8. Apparently you missed this commentary.

I Felt the Bern But the Bros Are Extinguishing the Flames [Time]

[snowy owl]

13. There are no Bernie Bros Confirming Troll

[barrow-wight]

15. Take that up with Sally Kohn.

I didn't write the article.

[snowy owl]

17. Who is Sally Kohn? And why should I care? The MSM dumpster has written itself off.

And if Sally Kohn has jumped on the bandwagon, again, so what? It doesn't change a word of this post which tells it exactly like it is. Some responses make me wonder about IQ. Honestly.

[barrow-wight]

18. Sally Kohn is a Bernie supporter

And, from what other Bernie supporters here have said, she still is, but she surely is questioning the judgment of some elements of his campaign.

And as for my IQ, it's the same as Sharon Stone's. But before you ask, I always wear panties.

[arikara]

43. Nobody was going to ask.

Nobody cares.

[barrow-wight]

50. Could have fooled me.

[pangaia]

53. How much are you being paid?

They sure aren't getting their money's worth..

[barrow-wight]

55. I get paid either way.

[pangaia]

56. I believe it....

no sarcasm...

[barrow-wight]

58. Believe it.

[Trust Buster]

26. She supports Sanders but said yesterday the she can't support his behavior in not disavowing

the threats coming from his supporters. She said so on MSNBC yesterday. The poster was correct.

[snowy owl]

49. Bernie says over and over no violence. When did HRC condemn violence? See Wendell Pierce.

And Kohn doesn't matter a jig to me. She's just another opinion I don't idolize these people. I'm not a fan of anyone.

[passiveporcupine]

39. What was done to Lange and Boxer

Was predicated and instigated by their behavior.

[barrow-wight]

41. Including threatening children?

That's terrible.

[Todays_Illusion]

61. I disagree if anything this drove a few thousand more to do last minute voter registration.

[barrow-wight]

62. We shall see.

[msongs]

9. the week the sanders campaing SIGNS ON to the fox/trump network for free PR cuz he's going broke

[timmymoff]

10. By outraising her again?

[jillan]

11. Oh c'mon you can't blame her. The msm said Bernie's $ is drying up & they forgot once again

to do any fact checking first before reporting.

It's become a pattern.

[snowy owl]

14. Good thread to show the absence of anything to deny the truth of the post. Good job.

Actually, Fox News is getting better and MSNBC worse. CNN - I still find some attempts at neutrality esp after primaries when they have pretty good panel discussions. But in general, MSM is pretty lame. And I agree not one cable news nor even radio news did anything but parrot each other. That was screamin' bad.

[reformist2]

23. This is a prime example of how the old media spreads their lies in unison when they want.

For the older folks trapped in the hellhole that is network news and cable TV, they will hear no other version. Fortunately, most people under 40 have broken free. Raw video clips beat a bunch of talking heads telling you what to think, every time.

[jfern]

16. The Democratic party made it clear that progressives are their number 1 enemy

[Tavarious Jackson]

19. It's not one incident

There was always a violent tone to the Sanders campaign. It stated with Harassing people to endorse the Senator, threatening super delegates, doxing phone and addresses, distributing " hit list" of Hillary supporters.. and a whole lot of online bullying. It's always been there.. way way way before Nevada.

[myrna minx]

21. Hogwash. There has been no violent tone to the Sanders campaign.

More "Brocking the record" I see. The Nevada lie has been exposed. The house of cards falls apart.

Perhaps they can pass along more urban legends, since they're now reporting slumber party tales.

[pangaia]

54. Welcome to DU.... 5 days and let's see, that about 28 post per day..

Must have a lot of time on your hands...


mixed up accusations, old memes...


keep up the good work.

[myrna minx]

20. This exposed steaming pile of corruption has been very illuminating for a whole new

Generation of voters.
The media has been breathlessly reporting gossip, framed through an already biased viewpoint.

I find it just bizarre that the Democratic party establishment strategy has been to jeer, ridicule as stupid, ignorant, violent, lazy, misogynistic, racist and homophobic, the new emerging powerful voting bloc.

Just baffling.

I'm old so I can take it, but I never knew what a horrible and awful person I was until I decided to support Bernie Sanders in the Democratic Party primary. I've never known the Democratic Party to attack its own voters before, but here we are. Bizarre GOTV and party strategy.


This Dem strategy is so foolishly term. It's like FOX news bragging about their rating. Considering the average age of their viewers, how long is that sustainable? Way to be short term thinkers DWS and the DNC!

[BernieforPres2016]

22. Add NPR's Morning Edition

One of the hosts on NPR's Morning Edition Thursday morning (a relatively new female, don't recall her name) was setting up a short interview with Senator Mccaskill. She described the aftermath of the Nevada convention as a "melee" and said "chairs were flying." But the NPR ombudsman has said there is no evidence that it actually happened.

[Enthusiast]

25. Kicked and recommended! It is easy to turn them off.

Why would we want to listen to misinformation anyway.

Just as we won't listen to Rush Limbaugh we will not listen to the lying MSM. And, believe me, I have listened to Limbaugh and found him just as credible as the media's reporting on Nevada

[RKP5637]

28. US Media, a huge propaganda machine. Joseph Goebbels would have designed it if still alive.

There's big money to be made in lies and distortions.

[Trust Buster]

29. The Far Right also attacks the media when they speak the obvious truth. Doesn't work for them

and won't work for you.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

30. It's the Dean Scream all over again.

Dean didn't actually scream: "Because of the loud cheers of his enthusiastic audience, Dean was forced to raise his voice in delivery; however, the overwhelming noise from the crowd was filtered out by his unidirectional microphone, thus giving an impression to the audiences at home that he was “loud, peculiar, and unpresidential,” according to Verne Gay’s column article in the Seattle Times." http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/howard-dean-scream

And then the media told the world he seemed unhinged - and that was that.

[oldandhappy]

32. yep I left them, also. Good alternate media on YouTube.

Four out of five families in my family are off cable.

[oldandhappy]

33. P.S. Anyone know about current ratings for MSM?

They probably are OK now but I wonder what their ratings will be the third week in November.

[riderinthestorm]

34. K&R! nt

[bvar22]

35. I disagree that this is "Bingo".

It is "Jenga", because their tower has tumbled.

[Uncle Joe]

36. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, jillan.

[Shandris]

37. As I keep pointing out, the Medes have always been illusionists.

There is likely not a single 'national' story of any significance that we know the truth of. Not one.

[passiveporcupine]

38. I absolutely agree with this vvv

This week was the week that divided the Democratic Party for good. There is no going back.

[litlbilly]

42. i agree. this week of total bullshit by the M$M was so blatant in their lies, they will not

be able to put it back in the tube. This might have worked even 4 years ago but not today. CNN, MSNBC, all of them
will basically be non existent in a very short time. I have a feeling they know it at are in panic mode just like the DNC.
When Bernie crushes CA in a huge landslide, then what are they gonna try and pull. It is so a cry wolf scenario it just reeks of desperation. So far, all this crap they've pulled, has only gotten Bernie more support and Hillary less. From what ive learned, Hillary has never increased her numbers ever. I say, way to go Brock and company, keep up the good work. I hope they all cashed their checks...

[arikara]

45. Oh please...

let that be true. Finally give us some honesty, truth and justice.

[silvershadow]

46. K&R nt

[AzDar]

47. Jon Ralston revealed himself as a complete and utter hack; and Barbara Boxer and Roberta Lange as

disgusting LIARS...and it can never be forgotten.

[Todays_Illusion]

48. Fortunately, the Clinton team and even the DNC have no idea how this false charge of, violent,

Bernie Sanders and Sanders supporters has harmed them. Then pile on all the other dirty tricks engaged in by the Clinton team. Damage to Hillary and the DNC not to Sanders.

[Demsrule86]

59. I won't argue this again

but let me say, people there say chairs were thrown... I don't know...but I do know Barbara Boxes was booed and cursed...I saw the videos that exist...and it is nothing to be proud of.

[Todays_Illusion]

60. Odd how you missed the follow-up story, no chair was thrown. Politicians get booed. boo hoo nt

[snot]

51. Fwiw, Snopes labels the chair-throwing claim FALSE.

http://www.snopes.com/did-sanders-supporters-throw-chairs-at-nevada-democratic-convention/ .