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bitterross

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27. My Personal Opinion is I take EVERY News/Blog Site & Organization with a grain of salt.

Sat Apr 22, 2017, 12:01 PM

Apr 2017

These days it has become ever more apparent there is no such thing as completely unbiased reporting. The days of trusted news professionals like Walter Cronkite are long gone.

We live in a era where the media figures are celebrities. As we saw with O'Reilly, the ratings and the advertisement dollars mean far more than anything else. That means to me that the motives of every "news" organization are to always be questioned and taken into account.

Maybe I was a naive child and person but it didn't seem to be that way years ago before cable news and 24-hour news.

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Report: Trump gave $10 million in Russian money to Jason Chaffetz when he leaked FBI letter [View all] Are_grits_groceries Apr 2017 OP

Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah malaise Apr 2017 #1

They are like teenage males,,,,,, Cryptoad Apr 2017 #30

Well said malaise Apr 2017 #32

Hastert enid602 Apr 2017 #38

Hehehehehehhe malaise Apr 2017 #41

Time passes slow for some - wish it were slower for him. Tactical Peek Apr 2017 #46

I'm not familiar with the PalmerReport but I trust those DUers who say to take it w a grain of salt. randome Apr 2017 #2

Didn't you also trust malaise Apr 2017 #3

He did, bigly! rusty fender Apr 2017 #40

If Kos picks it up, it may be plausible. nt Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #8

My Personal Opinion is I take EVERY News/Blog Site & Organization with a grain of salt. bitterross Apr 2017 #27

I don't think you were naive. Things were different, as you said. The Internet changes everything. randome Apr 2017 #37

Article is also on Daily Kos. n/t dgibby Apr 2017 #39

The key words in this post: this report "if true" redstateblues Apr 2017 #4

This makes a helluva lot of sense...if corroborated Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #5

If Everyone In Government Turns Out To Be A Traitor Then..... global1 Apr 2017 #11

Right. Ligyron Apr 2017 #18

What makes it impossible to discern what is ridiculous conspiracy theory v credible... hlthe2b Apr 2017 #6

YES! Exactly. Sad (couldn't resist)! maddiemom Apr 2017 #12

Yep Cosmocat Apr 2017 #14

Palmerreport. Itchinjim Apr 2017 #7

Exactly HopeAgain Apr 2017 #10

I said it had to be corroborated. Are_grits_groceries Apr 2017 #42

The tooth fairy needs to be corroborated to TeamPooka Apr 2017 #43

Merry Fitzmas!! redstateblues Apr 2017 #9

Every day can be Fitzmas...if you only BELIEVE! randome Apr 2017 #13

Perhaps this explains Chaffetz's reluctance..... ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2017 #15

It's almost to the point of where we can hold a competition to see who rolls on trump first: George II Apr 2017 #16

Sessions, Epshteyn... FreepFryer Apr 2017 #20

How about Giuliani? Fatemah2774 Apr 2017 #22

YES! Poor Rudy... he couldn't even GIVE himself up to the FBI - they didn't need his paltry help. FreepFryer Apr 2017 #24

How about "None of the Above"? Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #33

Wild speculation. progressoid Apr 2017 #17

Speculation, yes. Wild? Given what we already know, not so much. nt GliderGuider Apr 2017 #25

bullshit. I dislike Chaffetz but this is stupid OKNancy Apr 2017 #19

+1 onenote Apr 2017 #21

The Palmer Report has reported at least half a dozen bombshell since the election Dopers_Greed Apr 2017 #23

Can you name them? nt GliderGuider Apr 2017 #26

Every recount that amounted to jacksquat for starters BeyondGeography Apr 2017 #28

"Amid Mike Flynn immunity request, Donald Trump is considering resigning" PDittie Apr 2017 #49

To be fair, none of the widespread speculation has panned out for any publication. randome Apr 2017 #29

I'll believe it when it comes from someplace besides the Palmer Report. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2017 #31

Palmer Report BS oberliner Apr 2017 #34

Palmer report really? nycbos Apr 2017 #35

I believe it! ananda Apr 2017 #36

We should have another source... kentuck Apr 2017 #44

don't need our version of fake news...unsubstantiated rumors beachbum bob Apr 2017 #45

another day...another one of these nothingburgers Softail1 Apr 2017 #47

Why is this shit allowed on DU? bathroommonkey76 Apr 2017 #48