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It's like every single day, this White House has a scandal that would sink any other administration (Original Post) MrScorpio Feb 2018 OP
Because of the complicity MFM008 Feb 2018 #1
The right wing media machine is doing a damned good job of Eyeball_Kid Feb 2018 #11
how and when does that change lancelyons Feb 2018 #12
Well PatSeg Feb 2018 #16
The Republicans and nasty, vile bastards of the first class without a shred of decency. olegramps Feb 2018 #15
K&R! This needs to be pinned to the top of The Greatest Page - for as long as it takes! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2018 #2
Every single day get the red out Feb 2018 #3
Every single day -- FULL STOP Dorn Feb 2018 #6
That's the way it was during the campaign..... ollie10 Feb 2018 #4
Yes hibbing Feb 2018 #5
And PatSeg Feb 2018 #18
A "Teapot Dome" scale scandal - twice a week ThoughtCriminal Feb 2018 #7
because democrats ignore rw radio certainot Feb 2018 #8
+1, Republicans twice more likely to repeat and believe fake news (link inside) uponit7771 Feb 2018 #9
i think that's why trumps campaign studied talk radio in 2014. the russians certainot Feb 2018 #14
His base has already decided that its hatred of liberals Mr. Ected Feb 2018 #10
Sometimes it's two or more a day. kydo Feb 2018 #13
I still feel like Dotard MAKES ALL THIS HAPPEN while he is doing onecent Feb 2018 #17
Love that gif RandomAccess Feb 2018 #19

Eyeball_Kid

(7,434 posts)
11. The right wing media machine is doing a damned good job of
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 10:16 AM
Feb 2018

isolating the Republican base from the reality of Trumpy's felonies and espionage activities. They must figure that they have this politics thing sussed. There's NOTHING Trumpy can do that will diminish his Republican base from praising his crimes as "politics". It's truly amazing. The truth and the moral depravity have no impact.

 

lancelyons

(988 posts)
12. how and when does that change
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 10:24 AM
Feb 2018

I do believe that Truth eventually wins out.. I also believe that good honest decency wins at the end of the day or year or century..

WHen does this change?

I think it will tie into the life of Fox News and their watchers.. If its true that fox news is watched by mostly elderly.. then in 10-20 years things would be different right.

PatSeg

(47,625 posts)
16. Well
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 11:08 AM
Feb 2018

That is certainly a reason to be hopeful. I can't imagine how Fox would be able to attract more younger viewers down the road, unless they make some major changes.

olegramps

(8,200 posts)
15. The Republicans and nasty, vile bastards of the first class without a shred of decency.
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 11:04 AM
Feb 2018

I dealt with Republicans for a number of years at the local and state level and I can state without equivocation that they are the slimiest of creatures.

Rhiannon12866

(206,213 posts)
2. K&R! This needs to be pinned to the top of The Greatest Page - for as long as it takes!
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 08:19 AM
Feb 2018

This goes through my head numerous times a day - and I know I'm far from alone!

Dorn

(523 posts)
6. Every single day -- FULL STOP
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 09:41 AM
Feb 2018

I don't believe it is due to laziness, it is due to implicit vile intent and ignorance of proper behavior.

 

ollie10

(2,091 posts)
4. That's the way it was during the campaign.....
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 09:27 AM
Feb 2018

....before we could fully digest (another) Trump fiasco....yet another fiasco appeared.....followed by yet another fiasco....rinse and repeat.

Some have theorized that this was a deliberate strategy to divert.

What is truly scary is that this entire process has normalized the abnormal, the unthinkable and, yes, normalized Trump.

hibbing

(10,109 posts)
5. Yes
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 09:41 AM
Feb 2018

It was often several times a day during the campaign. The corporate media certainly contributed to normalizing it.


Peace

PatSeg

(47,625 posts)
18. And
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 11:15 AM
Feb 2018

normalized crude, vulgar behavior. Now it is normal for a president to act like a bratty seven year old child, who lacks discipline and parental structure. I remember being amazed that Italy elected Silvio Berlusconi prime minister three times, couldn't imagine how that was possible until now.

ThoughtCriminal

(14,049 posts)
7. A "Teapot Dome" scale scandal - twice a week
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 09:41 AM
Feb 2018

When I was in school, this was probably considered the worst scandal until Watergate. Now we call a scandal on that scale "Tuesday".

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
14. i think that's why trumps campaign studied talk radio in 2014. the russians
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 10:52 AM
Feb 2018

probably told them they to because they were already piggybacking years of established rw talk radio propaganda with their social media trolling.

the perfect way to coordinate without direct communication. republicans are steeped in talk radio alt reality as primary secondary and tertiary propaganda targets- thats what makes them republicans

all they had to do was feed limbaugh and or some of the other talk radio gods through something like breitbart, repeat regularly, and reinforce it on social media..



Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
10. His base has already decided that its hatred of liberals
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 10:10 AM
Feb 2018

Trumps this administration's transgressions, no matter how egregious, no matter what level of hypocrisy is involved.

The Republicans in Congress only act to please the base.

FOX and the RW radio syndicate make sure the base is sufficiently brainwashed to support the oligarchs, both American and Russian, even if such support is diametrically opposed to their own self-interest.

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

onecent

(6,096 posts)
17. I still feel like Dotard MAKES ALL THIS HAPPEN while he is doing
Thu Feb 8, 2018, 11:10 AM
Feb 2018

filty, horrendous, and secret things from the rest of us...
AND PROBABLY WITH RUSSIA.

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