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Showing Original Post only (View all)Beware of fake reports from "Democrats" [View all]
I read an article yesterday that was called, 'How the Democrats Killed the Blue Wave'. I wont link to it, but it was written by a woman that works for The Independent Woman's Voice. One would think, "Oh wow, obviously this is written by a Democrat and things just arent looking good."
However, I did some looking (some may have already known but I sure didnt) and this is what I found.
The Independent Women's Voice describes itself as a "nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that supports women and families by providing women with fact-based evidence showing how conservative free market solutions advance prosperity, freedom, and greater choices." This election cycle, IWV has been suggesting that Clinton's policies are worse than Trump being accused of sexual misconduct and praising Trump's childcare plan.
What you have here is a group that claims to be nonpartisan and independent and focused on womens issues, issues of interest to moderate women that is, in fact, heavily political and spends millions of dollars to elect some pretty extreme Republicans," Arn Pearson, the group's general counsel, told NBC News.
I think the media has a responsibility to show who these people are that they are giving a voice to, and by show. I mean a paragraph or two who are paying their bills and who are actually promoting them. Not just a link to the authors name at the bottom of a page. Whether it's a panel of "experts" on a news segment, or an article linked by them.
Of course this would require honesty from the corporations that sign the checks.
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This ploy was the best the Russians had and all they can do is rinse and repeat with a new cast
Fred Sanders
Oct 2018
#4
They pick the most tempting, innocent and patriotic but devious names for their orgs.
KY_EnviroGuy
Oct 2018
#21
A bunch of them show up on social media. Facebook, where geezers hang, is suddenly full of "new"
ancianita
Oct 2018
#35
Fivethirtyeight.com is tracking the blue wave-red wave thing with data & polls.
Honeycombe8
Oct 2018
#41