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hlthe2b

(102,405 posts)
Sun Aug 5, 2018, 07:12 AM Aug 2018

Trump's Nat. Inquirer bud staying clear & now TMZ is writing scorching stories on him--Tide Turning?

Given the reality show nature of this "Presidency", I've been curious about evolution of his coverage in the tabloids.

Apparently, Trump's best bud, David Pecker has decided to cease the ever positive Pro-Trump propaganda for the time being after being exposed in the Michael Cohen investigation.

Now, it seems, TMZ's Harvey Levin, is likewise turning the corner. I admit to occasionally perusing the site, even though 99% of their coverage is pretty disgusting, given the constant focus on the Kardashians and Rappers behaving badly. Still, Levin, has forever given Trump very positive spin on their coverage, so I found the Trump v Lebron piece quite interesting:


Donald Trump Disgustingly Calls LeBron and Don Lemon ... Dumb and Dumber
http://www.tmz.com/2018/08/04/donald-trump-lebron-james-don-lemon-dumb-tweet-twitter/

Donald Trump, the man who callously separated children from their parents and forever traumatized them in the process, has viciously attacked LeBron James, the man who just opened a school for hundreds of poor children and probably saved them in the process.

The most vile President ever to hold office tweeted late Friday night, "Lebron (sic) James was just interviewed by the dumbest man on television, Don Lemon. He made Lebron (sic) look smart, which isn't easy to do. I like Mike."
--more-


Likewise there have been numerous stories on the "Star on Hollywood" destruction--rather sympathetic to the perpetrators and today covering the loss of business to Forever 21 and another store due to the presence of the star. http://www.tmz.com/2018/08/05/donald-trump-walk-of-fame-star-hurting-business-forever-21-american-eagle/

Is this a sign of the "worm turning?
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Trump's Nat. Inquirer bud staying clear & now TMZ is writing scorching stories on him--Tide Turning? (Original Post) hlthe2b Aug 2018 OP
Watch what these billionaires do and say.... Funtatlaguy Aug 2018 #1
Levin fired that staffer JustAnotherGen Aug 2018 #2
Is that true? How do you know he fired them (or are you being facetious?) hlthe2b Aug 2018 #3
Have you seen this Salon article / interview? Miles Archer Aug 2018 #4
Walsh has been pretty "no holds barred" lately. Maybe some of them have rudimentary consciences... hlthe2b Aug 2018 #5

Funtatlaguy

(10,889 posts)
1. Watch what these billionaires do and say....
Sun Aug 5, 2018, 07:19 AM
Aug 2018

Rupert Murdoch (watch his children)
The Koch’s (making some interesting comments)
The Mercer’s (watch Bannon here)

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
4. Have you seen this Salon article / interview?
Sun Aug 5, 2018, 07:27 AM
Aug 2018
Right-wing talk show host Joe Walsh tells Salon: Donald Trump “betrayed his country”

He basically says that MOST of the elected Republicans he knows know exactly who and what Trump is, but they wanted tax cuts and far-right judges on the SCOTUS, so they don't care.

He says that "conservative" TV and talk show hosts are afraid of losing their jobs if they say anything negative about Trump.

In a nutshell, he says that Republicans sold whatever "integrity" or "principles" or "dignity" they had in exchange for advancing the Republican "agenda."

We already knew that...I've been saying all the same things here since Trump got elected.

It's just amusing to see a full and unflinching admission of it from Walsh, without a trace of irony.
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