2016 Postmortem

LAS14

(15,537 posts) Mon Oct 24, 2016, 11:52 AM Oct 2016

How come the MSM is treating the Podesta leaks...

.... differently (more rationally) than it treated Hillary's e-mail flap? If you looked under the covers there was no more "there there" for the one than the other. Is it possible that this nutty election has taught something to the MSM?

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How come the MSM is treating the Podesta leaks... (Original Post) LAS14 Oct 2016 OP

JPR Desperation alcibiades_mystery Oct 2016 #1

I think it's due to the mystery or lack thereof. LonePirate Oct 2016 #2

This is persuasive. Thanks for the insight. LAS14 Oct 2016 #3

Sorry I don't trust MFM008 Oct 2016 #4

Doubleplusgood, citizen. Mika Oct 2016 #5

No it isn't and no we haven't Hekate Oct 2016 #7

Uh. Mika Oct 2016 #9

they could argue there was a "national security" issue with her emails (even though there wasn't) Fast Walker 52 Oct 2016 #6

And he's not running for President Thrill Oct 2016 #8

They don't like risotto? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2016 #10

maybe they're sick of trying to pretend it's a horse race between equivalent contenders? 0rganism Oct 2016 #11

I've gotten that feeling, too... sarae Oct 2016 #12

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

1. JPR Desperation

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 11:55 AM

Oct 2016

So delicious.

LonePirate

(14,379 posts)

2. I think it's due to the mystery or lack thereof.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 11:56 AM

Oct 2016

For much of the Hillary emails story, there was some mystery or uncertainty related to the content of the emails so the media could work the possibly illegal behavior angle. With the Podesta emails, the content has proven to be exceptionally boring with no mystery. Thus there is no story there or fears to fan.

LAS14

(15,537 posts)

3. This is persuasive. Thanks for the insight.

Reply to LonePirate (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:02 PM

Oct 2016

MFM008

(20,042 posts)

4. Sorry I don't trust

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:19 PM

Oct 2016

Any information stolen by Russian spies.

Mika

(17,751 posts)

5. Doubleplusgood, citizen.

Reply to MFM008 (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:22 PM

Oct 2016

We have always been at war with Eastasia.

Hekate

(100,133 posts)

7. No it isn't and no we haven't

Reply to Mika (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:25 PM

Oct 2016

Mika

(17,751 posts)

9. Uh.

Reply to Hekate (Reply #7)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:28 PM

Oct 2016

Fast Walker 52

(7,723 posts)

6. they could argue there was a "national security" issue with her emails (even though there wasn't)

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:23 PM

Oct 2016

not so for Podesta's hacked emails... mostly his are gossip.

Thrill

(19,342 posts)

8. And he's not running for President

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:25 PM

Oct 2016

Its just stupid shit

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(137,509 posts)

10. They don't like risotto?

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:34 PM

Oct 2016

0rganism

(25,715 posts)

11. maybe they're sick of trying to pretend it's a horse race between equivalent contenders?

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:43 PM

Oct 2016

i'm getting a vibe that the MSM is sick of tRump and his bullshit, and they'd rather cover the election as a train wreck for the Republican party.

sarae

(3,284 posts)

12. I've gotten that feeling, too...

Reply to 0rganism (Reply #11)

Mon Oct 24, 2016, 12:46 PM

Oct 2016

although it's probably that the media realizes they get the best ratings when they're trashing Trump instead of trying to build him up. LOL

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