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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWant to Know Why Roy Moore Might Win? Blame the Media.
All of these are deserving of comment, to be sure. But there is one hot take that the media seems to be missingthe one about the role it has played in creating this sad, sordid, sickening mess in the first place.
How have we reached a point in this country when nearly half the voters of a U.S. state so mistrust, and even revile, major media outlets that they are willing to brush aside credible evidence and elect an accused sexual predator simply out of spite? How have we reached a point where a president of the United States can just declare fake news he doesnt likeand largely get away with it?
In at least one survey, trust in the mediathe necessary vanguard of any free societyis even lower than trust in Trump, which itself is nothing to tweet about. How on earth has this happened?
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/11/25/want-to-know-why-roy-moore-might-win-blame-the-media-215863
no_hypocrisy
(46,120 posts)the meme would be "Where was the media?"
IMO, the media is doing its job diligently and not exaggerating the issues.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Completely clueless piece by someone who obviously doesn't know Alabama voters.
SoCalMusicLover
(3,194 posts)In 90%+ of states, this A-Hole would be getting his clock cleaned, not leading or even in the polls. It's pretty obvious by now what the lovely people in AL are capable of.
And a few days ago, you were all but calling for Franken to be booted, so why is your thoughts any more valid than this article?
oberliner
(58,724 posts)He was also the speechwriter for Rumsfeld. Bear that in mind when considering his analysis.
Also, I have never called for Franken to be booted (or anything close to it).
kcr
(15,317 posts)I am not at all shocked.
Wait a few more replies, and we'll hear how much worse Franken is than Moore, because "he let us all down" or something.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)People just see what they want to see I guess.
kcr
(15,317 posts)oberliner
(58,724 posts)I wrote: "Completely clueless piece by someone who obviously doesn't know Alabama voters."
That means I don't agree with it.
kcr
(15,317 posts)But really. The reason the article is wrong isn't because "they don't know Alabama voters".
oberliner
(58,724 posts)DC beltway Republicans don't recognize sometimes just how right-wing Republicans in the rest of the country actually are. For instance, the abortion issue supersedes everything else to a wide swath of them.
kcr
(15,317 posts)Do you think they just sprung forth out of the DC ground by themselves? How are they not aware? What on earth makes you think they aren't aware?
Alpeduez21
(1,751 posts)that is not the fault of the media. The real problem is fake media. Fox and conservative radio have so poisoned the conservative electorate that they hate real news and anything 'liberal.'
Gerrymandered districts and voter suppression have won republicans everything. The real lesson of the recent off year elections is GET OUT THE VOTE!!!! I don't care if the democrat isn't 100% aligning with your views. You can be damn sure the republican is way more misaligned. Get back the power and never forget what the republican party has heaped upon us.
Roy Moore, Donald Trump, Steve Bannon and Steve Miller are symptoms of the disease that is republicans. It used to be republicans had values that were not anti American. Now they are all marching lock step towards fascism. GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!!!!!!
I don't give a rat's fucking asshole whether Bernie or Hillary were at fault. I know being a self righteous indignant ideologue may very well have destroyed America. GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND VOTE!!!!!! Vote the ticket. The Democratic platform is far far better than a repuke platform. Call your representatives every week. Canvass door to door. Work the phones on a phone bank. Stuff envelopes. Don't argue why the Republican agenda is bad. Speak to why the progressive platform is good. Civil rights for all are important, a living wage is a communal benefit, a fair tax system boosts the economy, women's rights are real. Vote like African American women vote.
In case you missed it GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!!
/rant
spooky3
(34,458 posts)The end of electing an anti-abortion right winger justifies the means of ignoring pedophilia and predatory behavior.
rock
(13,218 posts)Yeah, NOTHING could be more important than caring for those non-existent children like say the existent children who suffer a life of horror.
kcr
(15,317 posts)"Remember all of the hostile press conferences and exchanges that Washington reporters routinely had with the Obama White House, or when Obamas daily utterances were challenged every day on CNN? Conservatives dont." Gee, why are they always picking on the Trump Whitehouse? It's exactly the same as the Obama White House! No different! Absolutely NO reason for that to be happening at all! JUSTIFIED! And OMG, 93% of his coverage has been negative? Why, God, WHY!?? are they doing this to him!??!11
malaise
(269,050 posts)Hillary Clinton. You're so right - not one of them is mentioning this nastiness and the Con's typical double standard.