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Howard Dean letting them have it on MSNBC re Clinton-Lynch mtg: "This is crap!" (Original Post) Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2016 OP
It IS crap!!! Tired of desperate spinning to make something exist that isn't there AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #1
Post removed Post removed Jul 2016 #3
Another good reminder madamesilverspurs Jul 2016 #2
News shows should be preceded by a disclaimer: Danascot Jul 2016 #5
The security investigation is apolitical in my opinion. Sienna86 Jul 2016 #4
Yeah. I don't get why RobertEarl Jul 2016 #6
Bill is smart but impulsively friendly. That's the "natural politician" pnwmom Jul 2016 #8
Thank you gov dean. riversedge Jul 2016 #7
Love Dr Dean Hekate Jul 2016 #9

Response to AgadorSparticus (Reply #1)

madamesilverspurs

(15,808 posts)
2. Another good reminder
Sun Jul 3, 2016, 12:26 PM
Jul 2016

that the broadcast "news" media's main function is to sell advertising minutes. Scandal, or the whiff thereof, drives ratings; higher ratings translate into higher ad prices. Purveying accurate information takes a distant second place to making a buck -- ALWAYS.

Danascot

(4,694 posts)
5. News shows should be preceded by a disclaimer:
Sun Jul 3, 2016, 01:28 PM
Jul 2016

"The following program is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual people, places or events is purely coincidental."

Sienna86

(2,149 posts)
4. The security investigation is apolitical in my opinion.
Sun Jul 3, 2016, 01:00 PM
Jul 2016

The meeting between Bill Clinton and AG Lynch was stupid. And they're not stupid people.

 

RobertEarl

(13,685 posts)
6. Yeah. I don't get why
Sun Jul 3, 2016, 06:48 PM
Jul 2016

Doubt, innuendo and gossip. Created and refined to perfection. Will we ever see the end of all that?

pnwmom

(108,995 posts)
8. Bill is smart but impulsively friendly. That's the "natural politician"
Sun Jul 3, 2016, 11:36 PM
Jul 2016

in him. Hillary is criticized for her lack of extraversion but it keeps her from making dumb mistakes.

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