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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe media entertained an eight year debate about whether Obama was a citizen but is too shy to
discuss Trump's deteriorating mental health.
TheBlackAdder
(28,201 posts)HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)Amazing how this country thinks an FDR Progressive politician is "OHHHH NOOOOOOO JUST WAAAAAAAAY TOO BATSHIT EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEME 4 MEEE!!!!1!1!!!!!", but has absolutely no problem taking a chance on an 80$ Fascist Anachronism like Schtroumpf. Not just on a presidential level either - this Congress is WAY too loaded with Crank Magnets, religious fanatics, racists, fascist sympathizers and science deniers.
FSogol
(45,485 posts)obstructions of justice, treason, etc.
HughBeaumont
(24,461 posts)His nutbar base, including lots of women and blue collar workers: "HEZ STILL BETTER THEN KILLURY! BENGAZARRA!!!"
I just do not GET it. Does this goddamned country hate women and Democrats THAT much??
Ligyron
(7,632 posts)Maven
(10,533 posts)Fox News and RW radio have poisoned not only their own echo chamber but the entire media ecosystem. Cable news is the biggest offender but you also have hacks like Glenn Thrush and Maggie Haberman at the NYT who perpetuate this "normalize the 'strong' white male Republican leader at all costs" narrative. It's almost as though they think that is their job.
IronLionZion
(45,442 posts)and Hillary doesn't appear to be as presidential looking as the 45 male presidents.
Please, stick to tradition. It's important.
I'd like someone to debate whether's Trump's deteriorating mental health is due to syphilis or if he's just breathtakingly stupid.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Some DUers aren't nearly as media savvy as they like to pretend.
heaven05
(18,124 posts)goebbels media returned to ameriKKKa. period. 1st class Black POTUS... birthplace suspect, 1st class potential woman POTUS, emails!!!!Benghazi!!!!!!!!! ....white POS potus......okay with all of main stream media and 99 percent of it's talking heads...this is ameriKKKa now
BigmanPigman
(51,593 posts)Our country has never had a mentally unstable president before (Reagan is the closest with his "I do not remember" which later turned out to be Alzheimer's). This is new territory and they do not know how to have the conversation. At least they are bringing the subject up a lot more during the past two weeks. That's when Carl Bernstein spoke on CNN and said it the job of the media and journalists to corner the GOP reps and make them go on the record admitting he IS crazy.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Case in point: Breaking news in Mueller investigation? Trump simply sends a crazy tweet about (insert distraction here), and that's all the news. Even when they're well-meaning, they have 24-hours of news to fill and people get bored easily.
What's to be done about THAT?
BSdetect
(8,998 posts)Money grubbing ratings chasers.