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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Ultimately, the media rigged the election [View all]Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)24. Thanks. A really weird and sick dynamic at play.
Kind of like they were stringing him along so he could keep doing crazy shit for us to keep getting perpetually annoyed at. But who really wants to see him at this point?
The profit motive really needs to be taken out of news... among other things that really need to be fixed.
They CAN'T keep toying with us on such a huge issue.
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While it's true the media just went for ratings, the root cause was nailed by MM months before ...
Pluvious
Nov 2016
#15
I think just showing Trump's ignorance, racism, greed, lies, etc., should have been enough.
Hoyt
Nov 2016
#5
If people had not wanted to hear that stuff, only FOX and Brietbart would have been running it.
Hoyt
Nov 2016
#7
They lied that HRC was not talking policy, they admitted they were so overwhelmed by Trumps lies
bettyellen
Nov 2016
#11
And instead of claiming that Comey story was nothing but rumors and innuendo, they went on and on
LisaL
Nov 2016
#12
Lots of money (approaching a billion for CNN alone) out of presidential campaign.
LisaL
Nov 2016
#20
How was 99.9% of newspapers endorsing Clinton, many owning TV news outlets, destroying her?
Hoyt
Nov 2016
#14
There is no such thing as bad publicity. Especially when one is a reality show host.
LisaL
Nov 2016
#30
Calling for deportation of Mexicans, mocking disabled, etc., would normally be bad publicity.
Hoyt
Nov 2016
#38
how can we change that? It's a huge obstacle to us, since corporations that run these
Fast Walker 52
Nov 2016
#40