him accountable at all--making the excuse that he's "just a joke," don't take him seriously. They treated him with kid gloves throughout the primary season which helped him.
The right wing has been a dominant force in radio for nearly 20 years. And yet, the Dems did manage to win.
Let's be honest and accept that we don't have a likable candidate on our side, and THAT may be the problem. Some of it is HRC's fault. But MOST of it is the Corporate Media's doing, peddling right wing narratives and talking points. For what it's worth, President Obama has suffered a similar fate. Even some on the left blame him for shit that should be blamed on the Republican Party. Republicans have yet to be held accountable for involving the country in two wars now. They've never been held accountable for destroying our economy. And rather than blaming them for the lack of jobs, I've noticed that not only does the Corporate Media not hold ReThugs accountable for their obstruction and inaction on jobs packages, even many on the political left and in the Democratic Party blame President Obama and NOT the obstruction that has led to total gridlock here in Washington, D.C.
Prime example: I work at one of the federal agencies in D.C. Every fiscal year, ALL federal agencies prepare a budget recommendation for OMB and Congress review. Based on our recommendations, the president crafts his budget proposal and prepares it for Congress. Every single year of President Obama's presidency, we agencies would work tirelessly to send Congress budget recommendations, and the President sends his recommendations based on that. In fact, we'd complete the current fiscal year budget proposal and begin work on the following fiscal year's proposals. But what happens? The Republicans do nothing. Instead, they run to the T.V. cameras to claim that the president has done nothing on the budget; or, that he hasn't sent Congress a budget. (You remember hearing this lie over and over again from John Boehner). Instead of calling out ReThug blatant lies, the Corporate Media repeats this lie over and over again. Meanwhile, Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats hold weekly press briefings to discuss the budget recommendations and agenda. Does the Corporate Media cover those briefings? No. Does the MSM even fairly report Democratic Party opposition to ReThug lies and misstatements? NO! I know that it has to be quite frustrating for the president who then has to sit back and be targeted from all sides because right wing narratives and talking points are propagated as truth. It is incredibly frustrating for us because we work so hard on these budget proposals.
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