General Discussion

Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)

18. By March, 2016, media had provided over $2 billion in free air time to traitortrump

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #11)

Sat Jan 6, 2024, 12:13 PM

Jan 2024

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/upshot/measuring-donald-trumps-mammoth-advantage-in-free-media.html

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

9 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

FakeNoose orangecrush ramen TSExile love_katz LittleGirl nature-lover Evolve Dammit DBoon

55 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Take some steps back and see the whole picture. Why is the nation in turmoil over one man? [View all] nature-lover Jan 2024 OP

Seriously? NoRethugFriends Jan 2024 #1

Yes. If not for the media he would have been impeached and in jail. My opinion. nature-lover Jan 2024 #3

He was impeached twice NoRethugFriends Jan 2024 #9

You only addressed half of their statement. edisdead Jan 2024 #33

And, if not for the media, he would not have been the 2016 candidate. 3catwoman3 Jan 2024 #11

By March, 2016, media had provided over $2 billion in free air time to traitortrump Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2024 #18

Right, however there appears to be lots of grievances, elleng Jan 2024 #30

Media is owned by the same class of rich, anti-democracy people who were fine using Trump as point man Attilatheblond Jan 2024 #35

If you could talk sense to a Trumpbilly. czarjak Jan 2024 #2

And don't forget the "trump-bots" FakeNoose Jan 2024 #25

Trump is a mirror Shermann Jan 2024 #4

Trump is his MAGAt followers. Even when he starts out doing a little bit right like with the COVID precaution brewens Jan 2024 #7

No. You can't even forgive 2016. Grab 'em by the pussy?! Come on... Solomon Jan 2024 #19

I blame reality tv on some of it Tree Lady Jan 2024 #37

It's not the media I have seen carrying long guns in church or the store, it's not the media who banned abortion. Runningdawg Jan 2024 #5

The media isn't a physical entity that can "carry a gun". live love laugh Jan 2024 #21

propaganda is a thing edisdead Jan 2024 #34

Proof that repetitious messaging (advertising) works. Marcus IM Jan 2024 #6

stopping... myohmy2 Jan 2024 #8

Trump is the culmination of years of far right propaganda, starting with the likes of Lindbaugh, Brietbart, FOX ........ Firestorm49 Jan 2024 #10

You nailed it. Basic LA Jan 2024 #16

+1 2naSalit Jan 2024 #20

Reagan was Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #22

Reagan was an actor, he always read the script the RWNJs gave him FakeNoose Jan 2024 #26

Don Regan was his chief of staff. rubbersole Jan 2024 #42

Yes and that was the beginning Uncle Joe Jan 2024 #31

"They need to turn down the temperature of the country." tblue37 Jan 2024 #12

That or the country needs to stop putting so much faith in anything that has the word 'news' in the title. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2024 #13

trump will run in every presidental election..just to be a pain in the ass. samnsara Jan 2024 #14

I hadn't thought of that, he could lose this time Raine Jan 2024 #46

The fucker's got to die eventually, doesn't he? OverBurn Jan 2024 #55

If it were simply Donald Trump it would be one thing peggysue2 Jan 2024 #15

Yep. That's how Gotham, in Batman's absence, fell into a plague of violent crime. jaxexpat Jan 2024 #23

The scary part is that many of us may not live long enough to regret it. love_katz Jan 2024 #41

Vicarious wannabe dictators. n/t moondust Jan 2024 #17

Too late for that. orangecrush Jan 2024 #24

The media enriches itself with high temperatures...doubt it will turn down the temp. spanone Jan 2024 #27

THIS malaise Jan 2024 #44

.If it were not for media, he might still be acting as Prez. Media didn't cause this. Silent Type Jan 2024 #28

Yup, and they're making a huge mistake... Joinfortmill Jan 2024 #29

If they would just stop covering every fucking Emile Jan 2024 #32

Amen! nature-lover Jan 2024 #36

The 24/7 coverage of this malevolent viper has brainwashed our nation. He doesnt cornball 24 Jan 2024 #38

Their sponsors keep count of viewership MOMFUDSKI Jan 2024 #39

We need to fight GAJMac Jan 2024 #40

Effective use of free speech by the GOP over many years is the problem andym Jan 2024 #43

Because too many Americans are too bloody stupid ExWhoDoesntCare Jan 2024 #45

tRump needs to make himself useful and clean all that shit off himself Blue Owl Jan 2024 #47

So very well spoken..thank you PortTack Jan 2024 #48

Its a big mistake to imagine this is about one man. mahina Jan 2024 #49

I agree. It is not about one man. nature-lover Jan 2024 #50

100% with you mahina Jan 2024 #54

Is is NOT about "one man" Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 #51

I do not think it is about one man. The media hypes him so that we ignore the real issues that you state. nature-lover Jan 2024 #52

Because Putin wants it to be. n/t TygrBright Jan 2024 #53