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Wounded Bear

(58,666 posts)
2. Yeah, since they profitized the news centers this crap was probably inevitable...
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 12:45 PM
Sep 2016

At least a lot of talking heads are on this, pointing out the lies, even playing clips of the Donald from years past furthering the bullshit.

For a brief time, the journalists are actually doing their jobs.

NBachers

(17,120 posts)
4. They're quaking lap dogs who're frantic because their master left the room & didn't take them along.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 02:02 PM
Sep 2016

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
5. One can only conclude they like being treated this way
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 02:07 PM
Sep 2016

This isn't a situation where one party has all the power and the other is completely at his mercy. The popular media folks can say "Enough is enough" anytime and walk away from this shitstorm of a campaign. They're under no obligation at all to continue to be abused like they are. They're staying because they like being treated this way.

barbtries

(28,798 posts)
6. no shit.
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:34 PM
Sep 2016

i would like to see the day when every news show has to explain why trump won't let them into his press conference, when only breitbart will be covering them, because they finally started reporting the truth. i'm afraid it will never happen though. they are not ethical, hell most of them are not really journalists.

spiderpig

(10,419 posts)
7. They probably heard there would be a lavish buffet table at
Fri Sep 16, 2016, 04:43 PM
Sep 2016

Trumpy's latest money-laundering machine.

With few exceptions, they make me sick.

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