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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsShould Be Total Media Blackout Of Rallies. Just Sent NO Reporters From MSM.
I would not go to a rally by Trump as a reporter. There is nothing of value to report. Just shut him out on these rallies. I do not understand why they keep showing up at a useless cause and risk their people. Someone is going to get seriously assaulted or even shot for all we know.
CurtEastPoint
(18,652 posts)Va Lefty
(6,252 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)JoeOtterbein
(7,702 posts)Number One! That should apply to even the lowest of all media swamp creatures. Even Hannity.
If the Trump Campaign/WH can't guarantee safety for their reporters, they MUST not send them to the rallies!
elleng
(130,974 posts)Let them 'play' with themselves.
NanceGreggs
(27,815 posts)These rallies are masturbatory exercises anyway - let them jerk-off behind closed doors.
samnsara
(17,623 posts)...verify the shrinking crowd numbers
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)donkeypoofed
(2,187 posts)Just buy the feed in case he says something criminal,otherwise fuck'em!! And wouldn't he LUV to see no reporters present ?! As much as he says he hates them, he would notice their absence.and probably be slightly depressed.
Hekate
(90,714 posts)And don't forget half a dozen bodyguards, because of the mobs.
Same with Sarah Huckster's pressers, minus the bodyguards.
We are entitled to accurate reportage, including descriptions of Mussolini-type rallies and pressers that are propaganda statements. But it doesn't take a lot of reporters for that, and reporters should not be subjected to threats and abuse.
Our journalists are already doing great work digging for the truth without any help from Sarah or Donald.
I'd LOVE to see Sarah's face the first time she looks out on a 99% empty press room.
Demovictory9
(32,457 posts)moondust
(19,993 posts)Mike Murphy, Republican political consultant, has proposed this and it was discussed on Lawrence O'Donnell's show. He suggested just sending one AP reporter with one camera to record these bullshit events just for the record. Jonathan Alter basically agreed with it.
Bayard
(22,102 posts)tRump plays to the cameras, and loves hearing about himself.
moondust
(19,993 posts)I always change the channel or hit the mute when the Orange Blob comes on. Waste of time; it's all just self-aggrandizement, hate, and demonizing anybody who doesn't want to join his cult.
RestoreAmerica2020
(3,435 posts)George Lakoff: When you repeat Trump, you help Trump. You do this by spreading his message wide and far."
"Think about it: every time Trump issues a mean tweet or utters a shocking statement, millions of people begin to obsess over his words. Reporters make it the top headline. Cable TV panels talk about it for hours. Horrified Democrats and progressives share the stories online, making sure to repeat the nastiest statements in order to refute them. While this response is understandable, it works in favor of Trump.