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JCanete

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40. I don't disagree with that at all. I'm not blindly accepting anything I hear for TYT or anywhere.

Wed Apr 12, 2017, 06:47 PM

Apr 2017

And corporate media doesn't just fuck with us occasionally. That is so so so diminishing of the reality. It is literally financially invested in certain narratives. How could it not be? Its corporate owners are some of the biggest national and trans-national corporations. To pretend that doesn't ultimately affect who they end up hiring and how those people behave on their networks, is...well how would you describe that?

Just a quick example, can you imagine MSNBC coming out with a story about GE? anything...like say how they were literally getting money back from the government and paying no taxes? And this is just a simple surface level example. How can media be independent if it is beholden to its owners?

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Rachel Maddow gets thrown under the bus by you-know-who [View all] Blue_Tires Apr 2017 OP

"You-know-who", who? I've never pnwest Apr 2017 #1

I'm referring to the Intercept (i.e., Glenn Motherfucking Greenwald) Blue_Tires Apr 2017 #3

LOL, also never heard of the Intercept... pnwest Apr 2017 #6

You're speaking for a lot of us Warpy Apr 2017 #27

+1 uponit7771 Apr 2017 #4

Damn straight! Mme. Defarge Apr 2017 #11

Lol mzteaze Apr 2017 #2

I have trouble caring about what that idiot Greenwald thinks Gothmog Apr 2017 #5

Really. Who gives a damn what he thinks? Anyone? n/t Greybnk48 Apr 2017 #18

Greenwald is not a real journalist now but is an agent of putin Gothmog Apr 2017 #29

If you aren't blaming the US for something or being an apologist for Russia GG thinks you are doing stevenleser Apr 2017 #24

Greenwald is a trump supporter and relies on material from Putin Gothmog Apr 2017 #28

Agreed, I was just providing more context. stevenleser Apr 2017 #30

You and I are in agreement Gothmog Apr 2017 #33

Perhaps Maddow has covered it so much because there is so much to cover? gratuitous Apr 2017 #7

And those two guys Woodward and Bernstein--what's up with their obsession with Watergate? nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #14

I am grateful Rachel doing such a good job on this issue Gothmog Apr 2017 #31

Thankfully someone is keeping this issue alive. old guy Apr 2017 #8

+1000 kacekwl Apr 2017 #35

I am not sure - BUT - - Laf.La.Dem. Apr 2017 #9

Maddow's ratings have never been stronger so she is covering issues her audience care about Justice Apr 2017 #10

Yeah I was waiting for them to go after rachel lulz./SAD JHan Apr 2017 #12

Maybe Fox will try to steal here away to replace Bill. Then it will work itself out. Norbert9 Apr 2017 #13

Good to see people coming to her defense. dmr Apr 2017 #15

Good to see people coming to her defense. LenaBaby61 Apr 2017 #34

well i really have to agree with the article okieinpain Apr 2017 #16

She's doing something right if GG is pissed off. He's a tool in Putins box and his bettyellen Apr 2017 #17

They think this is a bad thing? The Russians took over our democratic process. Thank Squinch Apr 2017 #19

Are you implying she ever was "on the bus" with them? Wounded Bear Apr 2017 #20

Who gives a good goddam what greenwald thinks? NT Ilsa Apr 2017 #21

I agree-I do not give a darn about what Greenwald thinks Gothmog Apr 2017 #32

Surprise! Surprise! Tarheel_Dem Apr 2017 #22

History will show that Rachel Maddow was one of the lone beacons of light Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #23

Just like Bridgegate. She banged the drum and everybody else followed. grantcart Apr 2017 #25

And the Flint water crisis... SticksnStones Apr 2017 #43

and her ratings are higher than ever so suck it mattyglesias nt TeamPooka Apr 2017 #26

No surprise there mcar Apr 2017 #36

I hope Rachel has some kind of body gaurd. Doreen Apr 2017 #37

Seriously, you must not listen to the Young Turks. They have nothing good to say about the Trump JCanete Apr 2017 #38

Seriously J, all media fuck with us occasionally, some more than others. JHan Apr 2017 #39

I don't disagree with that at all. I'm not blindly accepting anything I hear for TYT or anywhere. JCanete Apr 2017 #40

cable news media is the worst but.. JHan Apr 2017 #41

But remember the NYT sold us the Iraq war like everyone else, and in some ways, like no one else. JCanete Apr 2017 #42

That was a low point, but the whole country was deceived. JHan Apr 2017 #44

Definitely. We agree on that. nt JCanete Apr 2017 #45