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question everything

(47,479 posts) Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:24 PM Mar 2020

MoveOn is circulating a petition to news outlets

Last edited Tue Mar 31, 2020, 05:10 PM - Edit history (1)

to stop broadcasting Whinny Donny live

https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/ending-live-daily-coverage-of-trump-s-covid-19-briefings

I thought I read here that NBC and, perhaps NPR were going to.

I think, though, that they all cut off after the first ramblings.

On edit: might as well post the body of the petition

To: CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, NPR, Fox News

Ending live daily coverage of Trump’s COVID-19 briefings

JR

Campaign created by
Julie Rochman

Please stop covering the President’s daily live campaign rally (thinly disguised as a coronavirus “news conference”). There is no need to do so. News organizations can monitor the briefings in real time and have your anchors and correspondents quickly share appropriately edited valuable, accurate parts, which will come from medical experts. That will leave the President’s insults, false braggadocio, and outright lies on the editing room floor, where they belong.

Why is this important?

President Trump is blatantly using the news organizations’ extensive, live coverage to freely campaign for a second term. It is wrong and dangerous to provide so much unfettered airtime to someone who is happily, shamelessly spreading terrible, damaging misinformation that is already costing fellow Americans their lives.

Please tell national and local media outlets to monitor and then broadcast valid, accurate information from medical experts, rather than feelings and diatribes from the President that only serve his own electoral interests.

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MoveOn is circulating a petition to news outlets (Original Post) question everything Mar 2020 OP

K&R! SheltieLover Mar 2020 #1

signed. barbtries Mar 2020 #2

It Is A Repulsive Spectacle, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2020 #3

I agree. A woman I know (relatively apolitical)... Whiskeytide Mar 2020 #8

Hard to claim a "news org" title otherwise... Moostache Mar 2020 #4

signed nt eppur_se_muova Mar 2020 #5

I like this idea GeorgiaPeanut Mar 2020 #6

His lies are killing people. News media should not help him to kill. Hermit-The-Prog Mar 2020 #7

Keep him on. Even his supporters recognize his stupidity, although most do not care. Hoyt Mar 2020 #9

I haven't heard one on NPR since last week. 2naSalit Mar 2020 #10

Done - 147,267 of 200,000 lamp_shade Mar 2020 #11

153,518. Hope it helps keep him off the air. justhanginon Mar 2020 #12

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

1. K&R!

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:26 PM

Mar 2020

Would made asshole's empty head explode!

barbtries

(28,795 posts)

2. signed.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:32 PM

Mar 2020

do you ever sign a petition that you think you may have already?

i've been signing quite a few petitions these days.

The Magistrate

(95,247 posts)

3. It Is A Repulsive Spectacle, Sir

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:32 PM

Mar 2020

Exposure probably improves the odds for defeating the cheap thug....

Whiskeytide

(4,461 posts)

8. I agree. A woman I know (relatively apolitical)...

Reply to The Magistrate (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:41 PM

Mar 2020

... voted for him for all the stupid reasons - Hillary is awful, he’s an outsider, he’s a business man, etc...

She told me today that she’s embarrassed every time he does a presser. He does not care about anyone but himself. She’s sick that it took this for her to see his true colors. Says she will never vote for him again, and hopes he goes to prison.

I say let him keep talking.

Moostache

(9,895 posts)

4. Hard to claim a "news org" title otherwise...

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:33 PM

Mar 2020

State Propaganda does not qualify as "news"...the lack of answers to pertinent questions is more than enough reason to stop the coverage live. They should do what always was done before - send a pool reporter, then file a report after the fact.

Covering Trump live in 2020 - after donating a $1B+ free media gift to him in 2016 - is reason enough to boycott any and all organizations that continue to give him free air to fill with lies, scorn and hate.

Enough.

At some point, the bar that keeps serving the alcoholic is responsible as well.

eppur_se_muova

(36,263 posts)

5. signed nt

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:35 PM

Mar 2020

GeorgiaPeanut

(360 posts)

6. I like this idea

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:35 PM

Mar 2020

Stop giving attention to the idiot. He is making the epidemic worse day after day.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,346 posts)

7. His lies are killing people. News media should not help him to kill.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:41 PM

Mar 2020

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

9. Keep him on. Even his supporters recognize his stupidity, although most do not care.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:50 PM

Mar 2020

Plus, I want to know what those MFers are thinking and doing.

Just talked to a Republican I know. I didn’t even bring it up, but he asked me if I had seen any of the CV19 pressers. Then he started “Jesus, somebody needs to lock that ignorant fool up, he’s not helping. . . . .” Said he’d gladly vote for a Democrat in November. I think he’s honest about that.