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Cosmocat

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26. It is a default way of enabling republicans - this is a LONG pattern

Reply to StarfishSaver (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2019, 07:44 AM

May 2019

it normalizes the fact that the republican party has absolutely on concern for policy or good governance.

The sports like framing lends the GOP the benefit of a the state university status, having great loyalty toward it, and sanitizes their never ending fuck wittery.

At this point, the media today is that fucking stupid a lot don't get it, some do and eagerly play their roles as republican tools.

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The media's obsession with the Dems' impeachment strategy instead of why Trump should be impeached [View all] StarfishSaver May 2019 OP

West Wing Season 4 Episode 8 lapfog_1 May 2019 #1

I agree. FreeBe May 2019 #2

Post removed Post removed May 2019 #3

rope a dope looks like failure at first eShirl May 2019 #4

That's the whole point StarfishSaver May 2019 #5

The media should be obsessed with Republicans ignoring Trump's criminality sop May 2019 #6

I'm ok with Democrats cleaning it up. TryLogic May 2019 #8

Yup. You nailed it. Essentially pushing on Dems instead of an obvious villain. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2019 #7

And they also completely let Republicans off the hook StarfishSaver May 2019 #9

Thread title pretty much nails it. Martin Eden May 2019 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author jayschool2013 May 2019 #11

It is indeed mcar May 2019 #12

They learned that they do not pay a price for their complicity. hay rick May 2019 #28

2/29/2016 BeckyDem May 2019 #13

the US media sucks so bad, they are a huge reason this country is so backwards JI7 May 2019 #14

The assumption they make is Red Don's crimes have been socialized and "everybody" knows them. Its uponit7771 May 2019 #15

Until Democrats make the argument that Trump should be impeached the media will talk about the jalan48 May 2019 #16

You believe that? StarfishSaver May 2019 #17

It's up to us to go on the offensive. As long as we remain passive and let the media direct our jalan48 May 2019 #18

You are absolutely right! And the fact that people live love laugh May 2019 #21

Why wasn't impeachment ever talked about when live love laugh May 2019 #20

We were waiting for the Mueller report. Many were convinced Mueller would be the answer to Trump. jalan48 May 2019 #22

Who is the "we" that you refer to? live love laugh May 2019 #23

We is Democrats, Republicans and all Americans. Remember when Mueller was appointed and why? jalan48 May 2019 #24

It's about taking any action at all-- at least Democrats live love laugh May 2019 #25

We were ... TOLD ... by democrats to wait for the Mueller report. That's a fair statement of fact uponit7771 May 2019 #30

Which Democrats told us to wait for the Mueller report because it would be the answer to Trump? StarfishSaver May 2019 #31

Not obsession but deflection nt live love laugh May 2019 #19

It is a default way of enabling republicans - this is a LONG pattern Cosmocat May 2019 #26

Agree 1000000000% Raven123 May 2019 #27

Remember the Networks and Cable News are owned by INdemo May 2019 #29

Such as....you have a link? nt Honeycombe8 May 2019 #32

Do you have a link to any major US newspapers making the case for Trump's impeachment? .99center May 2019 #33