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The only thing we weren't prepared for is the media (Original Post)
malaise
Mar 2020
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handmade34
(22,757 posts)1. yes funny
if it weren't so disingenuous and disgusting
GusBob
(7,286 posts)2. They had half the country believing the that the truth was "fake news"
And listening to Fox news call the truth a hoax
They are responsible for that
He lies BIGLY
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)3. Yep.
Raven123
(4,862 posts)5. As if they weren't going to report disease and death due to his incompetence?
Windy City Charlie
(1,178 posts)6. I've seen
I've seen people on facebook comment that the news media shouldn't be reporting the death count, that they're only reporting them to make the president look bad.
Yonnie3
(17,483 posts)7. That was a common refrain from the hawks during the Vietnam "police action."
Later on the dead counts were put forth as if they were scores in a ball game.
spanone
(135,873 posts)8. Dear donnie, if you can't stand the heat, get the fuck out of the kitchen