Merle Haggard - It's Almost 'Criminal' What They Do To President Obama

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9. Except that the Haggard story comes from the media, Rolling Stone is the media.

At a certain point I hope the reductive rhetoric merchants will note the extreme irony in responding to stories from major media outlets by saying 'the media is silent'.
I guess some of you think 'the media' is a term meaning 'three cable commentary outlets few Americans actually watch'. 'The Media' is a term which collectively refers to all forms of mass communications, film, TV, radio, magazines, newspapers, the internet, all of it.
While too much of the media is inferior, not all of it is. Broad brushing 'the media' equates Rachel Maddow to Rush Limbaugh, they are the media, the media is silent. But that is not a true equation, Maddow is not silent, Maddow is the media. This thread discusses an article from Rolling Stone, also the media. Had the media not interviewed Haggard, published the interview and continued discussing two years later, this thread would not exist. This thread links to Kos, the media, which cites Rolling Stone, the media, about Merle Haggard, famous for his music and the media presence it has had for many years. This entire thread is about that which the media told you about a media celebrity. But the media is silent? Mad Hatter's Tea Party logic.