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In reply to the discussion: Inside the Meltdown at CNN (after the ill-advised Trump Town Hall) [View all]Dark n Stormy Knight
(10,484 posts)71. A few days late, but I have to say that this is such an important fact.
Facts are never going to make Rs look good. Journalism must put forth & explain that particular fact. The RWNJs won't accept the logic behind that any more than they accept anything the don't like to hear.
But there are loads of "independents" who can be persuaded by facts, logic, and truth. Unfortunately, extreme Rs are bombarding them with partisan BS far more often than level-headed sources are offering them sound, ressoned counterpoint.
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Exactly! You said it! Just the same as saying 'facts have a liberal bias.' They do. n/t
PatrickforB
Jun 2023
#13
WHEN have these maggot E V E R wanted "sober, fact-driven coverage" of ANYTHING ?
Haggis 4 Breakfast
Jun 2023
#61
A few days late, but I have to say that this is such an important fact.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Jun 2023
#71
He's interesting, knowledgable, and imo worth listening to when he comes on MSNBC....
Hekate
Jun 2023
#56
It's predictable that CNN will continue to go off the rails because of Licht and Malone.
Lonestarblue
Jun 2023
#23
I don't have a problem with CNN hosting Town Halls for candidates, even tfg.
BlackSkimmer
Jun 2023
#38
The Atlantic, self-indulgently *long* articles, I should have stuck with the OP's excerpt but
UTUSN
Jun 2023
#29