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he just went through lie after lie after lie spewed by Trump today. This should be done everyday by every journalist and news source every day...
NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)while doing a few other things, and loved that Lemon mentions how Trump projects all of his own faults onto others.
Every damn lie. The mainstream media fell short time and time again during the campaign. They can start to make up for it now, by holding Trump and his administration accountable for every lie, something they should have been doing in 2016. Its not like Trump has anything good to say about them, they might as well do their job.
msongs
(67,420 posts)choie
(4,111 posts)n/a
Raine
(30,540 posts)everything that comes out of his mouth is a lie, that's a given..
choie
(4,111 posts)but it needs to be hammered into the heads of the rest of the country
unfortunately.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)choie
(4,111 posts)it's the news media's job to hold power accountable, which means calling him out on every lie and countering it with the truth.
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...at which all the lies--their sheer quantity--will finally make them a little uneasy. And they'll start to think, and reflect. Despite what we sometimes say here--what I feel myself, at the worst moments--people aren't automatons. We have free will. Maybe exposing the lies--calling them out for what they damned well are--might make a small difference. Enough to influence things for the better, just a little.
spooky3
(34,460 posts)zentrum
(9,865 posts)Leith
(7,809 posts)But he comes on at the same time as Lawrence so it will have to be hour 2.
Are there any clips of his stuff on YouTube?
Hekate
(90,717 posts)Gods bless them
Grammy23
(5,810 posts)Followed by the truth of the matter. Give details. Provide the proof if necessary.
No need to be snarky or shrill. Just a list of This days lies and now the truth.
His lying appears to be picking up speed and frequency. His little impromptu press conference on the driveway was one lie after another. And it is so easy for him to lie. If he is confronted with a lie, he just ignores it or moves on to someone else. Or projects back on them saying THEY are the liar, the fake news.
The press is fighting for its life. They need to hit back and hit hard. I have noticed a definite increase in the number of TV journalists and print journalist that are no longer tip toeing around the subject. They are openly calling him a liar or a sick person. He will crack wide open one of these days if they keep the pressure on him and hell have an epic meltdown on live TV. I am waiting anxiously for that day. I wonder what his fans will think of him after he throws a sh*t fit and loses his cool in front of millions. I would pay to see that.
LenaBaby61
(6,974 posts)But a friend sent a link, and I enjoyed Don's setting the record STRAIGHT on the many LIES the hog told from early this morning.
As skeptical as I am, I DO believe that a few journalists are starting to challenge the hog on a bit more of a consistent basis. It's about damn time
EndGOPPropaganda
(1,117 posts)on TV. Love Don Lemon. Tell it like it is, Don.
Awsi Dooger
(14,565 posts)Nobody day to day is more condemning of Trump in straight forward effective fashion.
If he were on MSNBC using identical words and tone, Don Lemon would be a legend here. But there's a laughable reluctance to praise or even acknowledge CNN.
Rhiannon12866
(205,552 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,832 posts)Don Lemon has certainly earned his paycheck.