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Spitfire of ATJ

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6. The media is composed of right wingers....

Fri Sep 23, 2016, 02:01 AM

Sep 2016

It all goes back to the post-Nixon era.

Republicans blamed the media not only for the fall of Nixon but for the loss of the Vietnam War.

They determined it would NOT happen again and they started changing the structure of the news so they could plant people into the decision making positions. The news went from costing money to making it. It went from a necessary service in the public interest to earn a spot on the airwaves to being subjected to the same ratings review as regular shows. Networks used to maintain a network of bureau chiefs globally. Now they pay multi-million dollar salaries to a handful of media personalities to spout their opinion. They don't report the news, they comment on it.

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Was the Media more Critical of Sarah Palin because she is a Woman ? [View all] JI7 Sep 2016 OP

I Think You Have A Point Yallow Sep 2016 #1

No - They're less critical of Trump because he's a man. Beartracks Sep 2016 #2

Similar to what I was thinking. Her stupidity and ignorance Sunny05 Sep 2016 #4

Definite imbalance. Beartracks Sep 2016 #5

exactly this. they are more "accurate" in their reporting on Palin while with Trump they hold back JI7 Sep 2016 #7

Christine O'Donnell - Wasn't She A Witch Yallow Sep 2016 #3

Her biggest gig before that was running an organization trying to stop masturbation. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #14

Well clearly she weighed more than a duck. iandhr Sep 2016 #19

I have known men, who admittedly practiced Wicca. Isn't your comment deviating into religion... Jeffersons Ghost Sep 2016 #22

The media is composed of right wingers.... Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2016 #6

Excellent point world wide wally Sep 2016 #8

Trump more frequently constructs coherent sentences. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #9

I disagree PJMcK Sep 2016 #10

you make an excellent point. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #12

Hah! PJMcK Sep 2016 #16

This ... BlueMTexpat Sep 2016 #11

Maybe, but Christine O'Donnell also spent the better part of the 90s trying to outlaw masturbation. Warren DeMontague Sep 2016 #13

I remember the Bush/Quayle ticket spiderpig Sep 2016 #15

Personally, RobinA Sep 2016 #17

I think it's more that Trump is "one of them" justiceischeap Sep 2016 #18

What media? The2ndWheel Sep 2016 #20

she was first an idiot, then a liar, a moron and then irrelevant Demonaut Sep 2016 #21

and Trump isn't those things ? how did being a woman help her ? JI7 Sep 2016 #23

I had the same thought today Hamlette Sep 2016 #24