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Now available: Sharyl's latest book Smear.
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Posted on 7/6/2017, 4:39:43 AM by upchuck
Though it often seems random and nonsensical, the world of negative politics and conniving news media is actually a strategic and calculating place. A new book explains much. On sale now, from investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson: “The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote,” from Harper Collins Publishers.
Americans are pretty suspicious already.
“They’re convinced that the truth is being hidden from them on a massive scale. That someone is manipulating what they see on the news and online. Conspiring to hide select facts and advance particular narratives. Colluding on plots to smear certain people,” Ms Attkisson writes.
“Their suspicions are correct, even if their notion of truth is often confused. In fact, the confusion is often by grand design,” she says, noting that while the “smear business” has been building for two decades, it’s now reached some kind of hair-raising zenith.
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Now available: Sharyl's latest book Smear.
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Hearing her talk about the book on Hannity was very depressing.
It made draining the swamp sound like an overwhelmingly impossible task.
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HOORAY Sharyl
Agenda-driven gangs of anti-truth propagandists parroting newspeak.
Purchased.
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Negative politics doesn't seem the least bit random. In my view, the press is our biggest problem. We have a free press, but not even close to a fair press.
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