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cal04

(41,505 posts)
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 06:46 AM Sep 2015

The Wall Street Journal gets whacked: How its Bernie Sanders hit piece completely backfired

A provocative headline claims his proposals will cost taxpayers $18 trillion. Nonsense, says an Amherst professor
THOM HARTMANN, ALTERNET
http://www.salon.com/2015/09/24/the_wall_street_journal_gets_whacked_how_its_bernie_sanders_hit_piece_completely_backfired_partner/

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You see, the Wall Street Journal piece cited research by Gerald Friedman, a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. And there was just one small problem with their interpretation of his research. They blatantly omitted his conclusion.

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But in the age of information, major newspapers are rightfully under more scrutiny than ever. Professor Friedman saw the Wall Street Journal’s piece and responded in the Huffington Post with “An Open Letter to the Wall Street Journal on Its Bernie Sanders Hit Piece.”

He writes that the Journal wasn’t completely wrong: the program would involve spending $15 trillion over a decade. But they left out the key detail: it would actually save the country a total $5 trillion over those 10 years. We’d see those savings in reduced administrative waste, lower pharmaceutical and device prices, and by decreasing the rate of medical inflation.

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Unfortunately the Wall Street Journal’s analysis of Bernie’s proposals isn’t just another routine example of shoddy corporate journalism. It’s an example of how the corporate media tries to discredit and discard anyone who they can’t control. And that’s not just bad news for our political process. It’s also bad news for the Fourth Estate, which really should at least try to be honest in its critique of policy issues.

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The Wall Street Journal gets whacked: How its Bernie Sanders hit piece completely backfired (Original Post) cal04 Sep 2015 OP
".. corporate media tries to discredit and discard anyone who they can’t control .. ". That's it GoneFishin Sep 2015 #1
Remind me please, who owns the Wall Street Urinal? Is it Satan? Scuba Sep 2015 #2
The term Yellow Journalism needs to be brought back and used when it fits..... think Sep 2015 #4
Wall Street Urinal-yellow journalism--just what are you trying to say? merrily Sep 2015 #5
Shoddy, deceitful, & biased news should be labeled yellow journalism think Sep 2015 #11
That works..... daleanime Sep 2015 #12
When he dies it would be fitting to burry him in a urinal. NealK Sep 2015 #10
His body should be made into urinal cakes and placed around the nation.... daleanime Sep 2015 #13
Great idea! NealK Sep 2015 #29
Yup, The Adversary Helen Borg Sep 2015 #18
It's this same MSM (WSJ,CNN,NBC,Bloomberg,MSNBC,etc.) aspirant Sep 2015 #3
+1 merrily Sep 2015 #6
I would be curious what journalism professors tell their students vs what the curriculum/books Dustlawyer Sep 2015 #19
Recommended n/t TubbersUK Sep 2015 #7
Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Sep 2015 #8
K&R NealK Sep 2015 #9
But no one will ever hear the rest of the story. LiberalArkie Sep 2015 #14
Know Thy Enemy - Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks - And Their Media And Political Party Minnions cantbeserious Sep 2015 #15
These dark entities are all one in purpose aspirant Sep 2015 #17
And let's not forget............................. turbinetree Sep 2015 #16
HUGE K & R !!! - THANK YOU !!! WillyT Sep 2015 #20
his proposals will cost taxpayers $18 trillion AlbertCat Sep 2015 #21
"They blatantly omitted his conclusion." cui bono Sep 2015 #22
So is it $15 trillion vs $20 trillion in current spend? Or is it lostnfound Sep 2015 #23
Bernie would have my vote Maxinedaily Sep 2015 #24
He is. n/t ColesCountyDem Sep 2015 #25
If Bernie doesn't have your vote, this isn't the group for you. smokey nj Sep 2015 #26
Then you haven't watched his speeches Fearless Sep 2015 #27
K&R avaistheone1 Sep 2015 #28
I wish I could see how it "completely backfired" thesquanderer Sep 2015 #30
Another smear backfired. Maybe they all should just demand more debates, let the candidates talk sabrina 1 Sep 2015 #31

GoneFishin

(5,217 posts)
1. ".. corporate media tries to discredit and discard anyone who they can’t control .. ". That's it
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 07:19 AM
Sep 2015

in a nutshell.

 

think

(11,641 posts)
11. Shoddy, deceitful, & biased news should be labeled yellow journalism
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 08:59 AM
Sep 2015

One thing just lead to another

daleanime

(17,796 posts)
13. His body should be made into urinal cakes and placed around the nation....
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 09:09 AM
Sep 2015

so a regretful people can return the favor.

aspirant

(3,533 posts)
3. It's this same MSM (WSJ,CNN,NBC,Bloomberg,MSNBC,etc.)
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 07:45 AM
Sep 2015

that buys these phone polls that we all wait eagerly for.

If their written propaganda doesn't brainwash us then their bought and paid for pollsters tell us who is winning and to just accept it. They trash and ignore internet real people polling because it clouds their control over the people.

They have bought and paid off our politicians, how hard do you think it is to bribe corporate and small university pollsters who govern themselves?

When their polls dictate who will win and then control the election counting they can stifle a people's uprising by pointing to those dictated matching poll results.

Let's keep pounding the pavement for Bernie.

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)
19. I would be curious what journalism professors tell their students vs what the curriculum/books
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 09:54 AM
Sep 2015

say about journalism and how it is to be practiced.

turbinetree

(24,701 posts)
16. And let's not forget.............................
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 09:36 AM
Sep 2015

that this enterprise was and should be considered deeply involved with what transpired in the death of a thirteen year old girl in England.
They fired and have now re-hired the managing editor that tried to cover-up that murder and Murdoch was brought in for questioning, because he knew from the reporting, I find it remarkable that they re-hired her, when she was eye ball deep into the situation and Murdoch knew----------------that's what is so disgusting they knew and didn't do anything to help the parents or the police.
So if anything this man and his team of greed is just that nothing more, they have no principles and there morality is who buys of whom

And they consider themselves journalists and should be trusted------------------no thanks people have died under this team-------------I rest my case


Oh, by the way fix noise and the wall (toilet) paper journal:


Honk-------------for a political revolution Bernie 2016

 

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)
21. his proposals will cost taxpayers $18 trillion
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 05:30 PM
Sep 2015

Doncha love how they try to make it sound like it's $18 trillion ON TOP OF the trillions we pay now?


Who buys into these sophomoric deceptions.... besides uneducated Teabaggers... who don't read the WSJ?

cui bono

(19,926 posts)
22. "They blatantly omitted his conclusion."
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 06:09 PM
Sep 2015

There's a lot of 'blatancy' going on about Sanders. See it all over the place. Even on DU!

lostnfound

(16,179 posts)
23. So is it $15 trillion vs $20 trillion in current spend? Or is it
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 06:40 PM
Sep 2015

$15 trillion minus $5 trillion in savings for net cost of $10 trillion? It's still not clear to me from this article.

 

Maxinedaily

(32 posts)
24. Bernie would have my vote
Thu Sep 24, 2015, 07:50 PM
Sep 2015

if If only he was fully against all these wars that arguing on. I haven't seen any serious discussion about our terrible foreign policy yet.

Fearless

(18,421 posts)
27. Then you haven't watched his speeches
Fri Sep 25, 2015, 01:12 AM
Sep 2015

He has clearly and frequently talked about the disastrous Iraq and Afghan war, as well as the gulf war, and Vietnam just to name a few. And how he was against each from the outset.

thesquanderer

(11,989 posts)
30. I wish I could see how it "completely backfired"
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 09:18 AM
Sep 2015

It seems to me that it accomplished just what it intended to. AFAIK, there was no fallout of note for the WSJ, and I bet far more people saw the original report than saw any of the "corrections" elsewhere.

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
31. Another smear backfired. Maybe they all should just demand more debates, let the candidates talk
Tue Sep 29, 2015, 10:27 AM
Sep 2015

let the people listen, and let the chips fall where they may. All that money they must have spent so far that has only gone to HELP the target of their smears.

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