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Blue_Tires

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103. I'll concede the one thing we indirectly agree on

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 01:03 PM

Jun 2015

Is that news that I personally think is nationally/globally important and worthy of heavy coverage can differ greatly from news you, the OP, some basement dwellers on Reddit, or anyone else thinks is most important; and that's perfectly fine -- Seven billion people walk the planet, and there are seven billion versions of reality...

Now that you bring up millenials evolving the defition of propaganda, I'm a bit curious as a former reporter... Do they honestly believe we come to work in the morning searching for smokescreen stories so we can *not* cover a major controversial issue being batted around congress?

I will let you in on one trade secret...Ratings are king baby, and all things being equal, American broadcast news coverage will always default to the simple, easy-to-understand stories, because that is what draws viewers...

Mass shootings? Easy to comprehend and easier for commentators to discuss how its tragic, violence is wrong, etc.

Plane crashes? Easy...

Weather/industrial disasters, earthquakes, abducted children? Easy, easy, easy...

Immigration? Difficult, since it is a hot topic issue, and there are no simple solutions.

Healthcare? Hard

Poverty? It's easy to *show* poor people, but God help you once you start diving into the discussion about *why* they are poor...

Abortion? Easy-- Yeah it's hot topic, but also very polarizing so everyone has an opinion one way or the other...

Celebrity sex scandals? Same as above

Racial issues? Same as above...

Riots? Ratings goldmine

And so on...

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With everyone looking at shootings , House passes the TPP [View all] J_J_ Jun 2015 OP

"Wall to wall propaganda on the Charleston Church shootings"? blue neen Jun 2015 #1

what bullshit. cali Jun 2015 #2

Furthermore, you need to take this OP down. blue neen Jun 2015 #3

isn't it disrespectful for the House to pass a controversial bill during a national tragedy? J_J_ Jun 2015 #5

Did you go to work today, or did you stay home in mourning? Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #7

Oh, first it's propaganda and now it's a national tragedy? blue neen Jun 2015 #9

not my words, try reading op J_J_ Jun 2015 #11

I'm using my free speech to tell you we already know your agenda: blue neen Jun 2015 #14

Good catch mcar Jun 2015 #17

Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #19

I thought it is " wall to wall propaganda on the Charleston Church shootings" in your OP uppityperson Jun 2015 #25

more than disrespectful. TimeToEvolve Jun 2015 #57

Mass shootings of black folks in church = propaganda? Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #4

Apparently, a post and run, too... blue neen Jun 2015 #6

Left out your real concern out of this OP, I see... Spazito Jun 2015 #8

Yeah, the OP isn't long for this world... Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #12

It takes a 7-0 hide when a poster manages to reach 100 posts for MIRT to be... Spazito Jun 2015 #21

Certainly on the radar now. zappaman Jun 2015 #26

Yep, no doubt n/t Spazito Jun 2015 #28

I hope so. The OP has managed to survive two alerts that I know of,in addition to the hide mentioned Hekate Jun 2015 #67

No, MIRT isn't. This one would be up to Admin and MIRT bans many accounts daily uppityperson Jun 2015 #30

Who do I talk to about joining this MIRT? Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #31

There will be an announcement when this term is up. zappaman Jun 2015 #32

Watch the Announcements forum, the last week of July or so. EarlG will be putting up uppityperson Jun 2015 #33

Good...I'll get shit straightened out on this forum, mark my words Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #34

1-2 accounts per year ?? arcane1 Jun 2015 #40

And that's a slow day! greatauntoftriplets Jun 2015 #55

Indeed! I'm pleasantly surprised that today's news didn't attract as many as I expected. arcane1 Jun 2015 #80

Autonuke is doing its job too. greatauntoftriplets Jun 2015 #81

Fyi we ban plenty a day. The fact you don't notice it means we are doing our jobs. hrmjustin Jun 2015 #83

Exactly! Unless you've served on MIRT, you have no idea Rhiannon12866 Jun 2015 #84

Ain't that the truth! It is the same 4 or 5 trolls with no life that they spend their day annoying hrmjustin Jun 2015 #85

We have more than a few who we know so well that we've given them names Rhiannon12866 Jun 2015 #88

I was asking why politicians don't care as much about racially motivated police killings? J_J_ Jun 2015 #16

No, you showed your real concern was protecting them guns... Spazito Jun 2015 #27

Isn't it ironic that the people trying to spread propaganda blue neen Jun 2015 #35

Ironic indeed... Spazito Jun 2015 #87

I hate guns, I am just tired of the gun arguments- Hate/Limbaugh GOP idiots are the problem J_J_ Jun 2015 #47

Yeah right. zappaman Jun 2015 #48

whateva J_J_ Jun 2015 #60

The House certainly did not pass TPP. They agreed on the terms that they will debate and consider tritsofme Jun 2015 #10

They passed Fast Track = No Amendments, just vote whatever has been negotiated in secret TPP. KeepItReal Jun 2015 #96

If President Obama negotiates a bad deal, Congress should reject it. tritsofme Jun 2015 #107

This is a Corporate-friendly deal coming before a Corporate-paid-for, GOP Congress KeepItReal Jun 2015 #109

Tell the families of the victims that their deaths were nothing more than a distraction from TPP Cali_Democrat Jun 2015 #13

I don't usually tell people what they should do, brer cat Jun 2015 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author TimeToEvolve Jun 2015 #18

oh, so you must be the sock Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #23

Aren't you cute! zappaman Jun 2015 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author TimeToEvolve Jun 2015 #36

Go away. zappaman Jun 2015 #37

What the fuck are you sniffing for? Does not "pass the smell test"? JTFrog Jun 2015 #38

Someone please ban this ... entity. nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #44

Only thing that smells is your post. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #42

This was going to pass regardless. joshcryer Jun 2015 #20

I had hoped it would not. I disagree with the op's wording but Mojorabbit Jun 2015 #59

yes, thank you for understanding J_J_ Jun 2015 #64

They split up TPA and TAA, for the express purpose of... joshcryer Jun 2015 #68

What a disgusting post. zappaman Jun 2015 #22

They passed Fast Track (TPA), nor the TPP. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2015 #29

Holy shit! Someone rec'ed this vomit?!?! zappaman Jun 2015 #39

Oh yeah, it survived an alert, too. blue neen Jun 2015 #41

The false flag troll also survived getting a post hidden. nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #43

The jury system continues to be an unfunny joke Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #91

At least I know which clowns I can add to my ignore list Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #92

Tacky as FUCK. bettyellen Jun 2015 #45

WTF! frogmarch Jun 2015 #46

I get what you are saying, and I truly get it nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #49

word... TimeToEvolve Jun 2015 #52

Yup, we could do this though nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #53

i find it ABSOLUTELY SHAMELESS of them to use a shooting as diversion TimeToEvolve Jun 2015 #56

It is a coincidence nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #58

yes. it was TimeToEvolve Jun 2015 #63

Sorry that the media covering massacres of African-Americans geek tragedy Jun 2015 #70

Your attempt to use the deaths of 9 black Americans as a pretext for a dishonest geek tragedy Jun 2015 #62

I think the attack should be on the MSM nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #65

The vote was scheduled already and went exactly geek tragedy Jun 2015 #66

And they still could have covered it nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #76

This wasn't a final vote. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #77

Again MEDIA USED TO nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #79

Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #71

This message was self-deleted by its author geek tragedy Jun 2015 #73

"Overly sensitive" to these murders called "wall to wall propaganda on the Charleston Church..." uppityperson Jun 2015 #72

That poster claimed it was a false flag operation. geek tragedy Jun 2015 #74

I saw that also. Incredible. uppityperson Jun 2015 #75

Juries are letting the Alex Jones stuff slide. nt geek tragedy Jun 2015 #78

Him calling the coverage "propaganda" Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #90

And there is something called not being able to nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #94

So stop watching 'regular' MSNBC, CNN, etc Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #95

Aha, you just made the point of the OP nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #97

If people are too fucking dumb to get their news from more than one source Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #98

I talk to young people in the flesh regularly nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #99

I'll concede the one thing we indirectly agree on Blue_Tires Jun 2015 #103

Some answers nadinbrzezinski Jun 2015 #106

apparently some people aren't ready to hear certain things because they might get upset. TimeToEvolve Jun 2015 #50

Self deleting now? zappaman Jun 2015 #82

That's what the morbidtainment is for. nt valerief Jun 2015 #51

That's a rather vile point of view. Have some more tinfoil for your hat.... Hekate Jun 2015 #54

Not one mention by the media of this passing davidn3600 Jun 2015 #61

WTF kind of bullshit post BumRushDaShow Jun 2015 #69

11 recs for this piece of obnoxiousdrunk Jun 2015 #102

I knew that would happen. How would we have stopped it? PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #86

That was pretty tacky Doctor_J Jun 2015 #89

They took advantage of Katrina to push the corrupt Louisiana Charter Schools betterdemsonly Jun 2015 #93

Not digging your subtle (or not so) implication. What the fuck you hinting at? Drunken Irishman Jun 2015 #100

so it has been a day now....is the media covering the TPP now?.... J_J_ Jun 2015 #101

In the last 24 hours, the Economist, NBC, CBS, Wall Street Journal, Think Progress, Washington Post, LanternWaste Jun 2015 #105

Yes zappaman Jun 2015 #108

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc. The best friend of the half-witted. LanternWaste Jun 2015 #104