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Bernardo de La Paz

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20. The spoiled brat-child RepubliCONs are throwing tantrums and the media says "Ooo shiny!" . . . nt

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They keep talking to "Former Qanon", " Trump voter", "Proud Boy" [View all] edhopper Jan 2021 OP

K & R!!! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2021 #1

Yes, please. brush Jan 2021 #2

They can't resist the freak show and are acting as a twitter substitute for trump now PSPS Jan 2021 #3

Yup. nt SunSeeker Jan 2021 #7

K&R Bettie Jan 2021 #4

because talking to a sane person is a "dog bites man" story Orangepeel Jan 2021 #5

Yep, nt reACTIONary Jan 2021 #17

Crazy gets the clicks and eyeballs, normal doesn't. That's the problem with a for-profit press/med. SunSeeker Jan 2021 #6

The fairness doctrine had nothing to do with.. reACTIONary Jan 2021 #18

I was using "press" as a generic term. Fairness Doctrine did apply to TV & radio (broadcast media). SunSeeker Jan 2021 #24

I'm a civil libertarian, I don't believe in... reACTIONary Jan 2021 #39

Nobody is "forcing" you to listen to anything. SunSeeker Jan 2021 #55

I just don't agree... reACTIONary Jan 2021 #60

It's the "crazies" who have benefited from the demise of the Fairness Doctrine. SunSeeker Jan 2021 #67

What I disagree with is..... reACTIONary Jan 2021 #68

True OldBaldy1701E Jan 2021 #19

Exactly the same behavior by the press wnylib Jan 2021 #37

I'm with you! Cozmo Jan 2021 #42

Yup. They gave Trump millions of dollars of free, unchallenged air time. nt SunSeeker Jan 2021 #57

It sells beer, Buicks, Oldem Jan 2021 #8

Camera crews show up for car fires, not for people who are good at parallel parking hatrack Jan 2021 #9

Democrats are the true forgotten majority in America. dalton99a Jan 2021 #10

Total Votes For US House To Democrats... ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #23

As much as I want to cast these people aside... Initech Jan 2021 #11

But that is all the media talks to edhopper Jan 2021 #30

Yeah, despite the presidential outcome we're inundated w/Gaetz, Cruz, Hawley and McCarthy Cozmo Jan 2021 #46

Meet the Press is more like Meet the Republicans. Ligyron Jan 2021 #49

They did the same thing with Trump v. Hillary voters...they're slow learners! Karadeniz Jan 2021 #12

We should coin a new phrase Ferrets are Cool Jan 2021 #14

On CNN and MSNBC, it seems to be the daytime programmers who keep bombarding us with Karadeniz Jan 2021 #26

And that's how we get a Trump Presidency: low information voters soaked in piles of marginal ... marble falls Jan 2021 #13

And told they're special. plimsoll Jan 2021 #27

Soon enough those morons watching them start believing it, too. marble falls Jan 2021 #31

Absolutely! Frerotte Jan 2021 #64

To bad they don't both sides that. plimsoll Jan 2021 #66

The media's T**** addiction won't go cold turkey Dukkha Jan 2021 #15

We need to do something crazy to make the media take notice of us. Once the 42bambi Jan 2021 #16

The spoiled brat-child RepubliCONs are throwing tantrums and the media says "Ooo shiny!" . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2021 #20

K&R! The media never talks to the Biden voters and ask what they see or want. UCmeNdc Jan 2021 #21

Like Al Franken explained in one of his books Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2021 #25

I agree! Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2021 #22

Excellent point, but I think the answer is simple. BobTheSubgenius Jan 2021 #28

Yep, nt reACTIONary Jan 2021 #40

The QAnoners, Trump voters, and Proud Boys just tried to overthrow pnwmom Jan 2021 #29

Not the point edhopper Jan 2021 #32

THIS malaise Jan 2021 #33

I agree, I get sick of interviews of the whackos who keep us from having nice things. Or just a Nitram Jan 2021 #34

And what about edhopper Jan 2021 #35

We who read newspapers already know the answer to that. Intelligent informed people Nitram Jan 2021 #43

By not allowing them edhopper Jan 2021 #45

They shape the narrative for each other. Are they doing that via the Washington Post? When you read Nitram Jan 2021 #47

THANK YOU volstork Jan 2021 #36

We need to organize zentrum Jan 2021 #38

Excellent points. Evolve Dammit Jan 2021 #41

I can not agree more, EDHOPPER copperearth Jan 2021 #44

If it bleeds it leads. ☹️ BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2021 #48

Exactly PutGramaOnThePhone Jan 2021 #50

Absolutely - right on the money FakeNoose Jan 2021 #51

Kick! Tommymac Jan 2021 #52

yep this confirms my contention that the media always talks to the conservate AllaN01Bear Jan 2021 #53

K&R Blue Owl Jan 2021 #54

Kick! love_katz Jan 2021 #56

I think it is important for the media to talk to FORMER members Vivienne235729 Jan 2021 #58

Well I do get it nam78_two Jan 2021 #59

Thanks for the thoughtful post edhopper Jan 2021 #62

Thanks for reading! nam78_two Jan 2021 #63

american media llashram Jan 2021 #61

But the stupidity of the MAGAs makes better headlines RainCaster Jan 2021 #65