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Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts) Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:19 PM Jan 2019

Why did the media normalize an extremist performance troll like Ann Coulter?

Why are the opinions of trolls suddenly newsworthy?

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Why did the media normalize an extremist performance troll like Ann Coulter? (Original Post) Snake Plissken Jan 2019 OP

Much of the media goal is ratings. Not journalism. Guilded Lilly Jan 2019 #1

Extremist trolls are the only advisors drumpf can get. democratisphere Jan 2019 #2

They DO it every day, DRAMA pays bills, it appears. elleng Jan 2019 #3

$$$ ret5hd Jan 2019 #4

Fox is run by a billionaire who finds her identity politics useful sharedvalues Jan 2019 #5

Isn't that moron Bill Maher having her back on Midnightwalk Jan 2019 #6

She has a lot of fans. David__77 Jan 2019 #7

They're used to eating at the trough. n/t sprinkleeninow Jan 2019 #8

Why did Bill Maher legitimize her? NurseJackie Jan 2019 #9

Her 2005 Time magazine cover story made me cancel my 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2019 #10

Putting Coulter, trump, Hannity, etc., on TV doesn't "normalize" them to anyone Hoyt Jan 2019 #11

Guilded Lilly

(5,591 posts)

1. Much of the media goal is ratings. Not journalism.

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:24 PM

Jan 2019

democratisphere

(17,235 posts)

2. Extremist trolls are the only advisors drumpf can get.

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:30 PM

Jan 2019

The MSM is constantly trying to normalize a psychopath, which ain't going to ever happen.

elleng

(130,732 posts)

3. They DO it every day, DRAMA pays bills, it appears.

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Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:33 PM

Jan 2019

ret5hd

(20,482 posts)

4. $$$

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Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:33 PM

Jan 2019

sharedvalues

(6,916 posts)

5. Fox is run by a billionaire who finds her identity politics useful

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:34 PM

Jan 2019

To stir up hate, so that Fox viewers will vote for tax cuts for billionaires

Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)

6. Isn't that moron Bill Maher having her back on

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:35 PM

Jan 2019

It’s not just the media.

David__77

(23,329 posts)

7. She has a lot of fans.

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2019, 12:05 AM

Jan 2019

I don’t think that’s because of mainstream media - not directly, anyway.

sprinkleeninow

(20,215 posts)

8. They're used to eating at the trough. n/t

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Sun Jan 20, 2019, 12:07 AM

Jan 2019

NurseJackie

(42,862 posts)

9. Why did Bill Maher legitimize her?

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2019, 12:12 AM

Jan 2019

Ugh.

50 Shades Of Blue

(9,920 posts)

10. Her 2005 Time magazine cover story made me cancel my

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2019, 12:20 AM

Jan 2019

Long-time Time subscription.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

11. Putting Coulter, trump, Hannity, etc., on TV doesn't "normalize" them to anyone

Reply to Snake Plissken (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2019, 12:22 AM

Jan 2019

who is not a white wing racist POS. They should be on 24/7 so no one forgets how hateful they are.

Bill Maher and his audience crucified her last time Coulter was on. He’ll do it again too. No one will walk away thinking she’s a decent person, again unless the are ignorant racists.

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