Is television heading for ‘dump on Trump’ overload?

The Hill ^ | 1/31/18 | Judy Kurtz

[markomalley]

“Just remember, Hollywood is first and foremost in the money-making business, not the conscientious-raising business,” says Ross. “So if there’s a show, if there’s a network or cable outlet that thinks it can make money by going against the tide of anti-Trump, they’re going to do it.”

I'll believe it when I see it.

[Bryanw92]

I have given up TV because the constant barrage of multi-cult, anti-Americanism, and anti- me! I don’t need the entertainment enough to feel like an unwanted foreigner in my own country.

[d_snow]

I cut the cable/satellite cord years ago. Been much happier ever since, and I *know* that I’m contributing to the delinquency of Communists.

[relictele]

Our first media generated president?

Obviously and unfortunately that was Barack Obama.

[Cboldt]

-- I'll believe it when I see it. --

Heh. Hollywood and the press will always work to undermine Trump. The only debate between them is how to do so. Blatant or subtle?

If these shows are done cleverly, in the vein of Charlie Chaplin -- who skewered everyone in authority with his "tramp" persona -- they can turn audiences against Trump.

Press headlines offered by Google news aggregator this morning ...

Could Trump be the president who finishes off the State of the Union address? - Washington Post

Here's what Trump ignored in his State of the Union - New York Daily News

The State of the Union Is Unrecognizable - The Atlantic

Trump Can Sell an Improved Economy, but Not Himself - New York Times

[Maskot]

Yeah. Remember all those “dump on obama” tv shows?

Good times! /s

[WayneS]

They’ve been there since 2016...

[sauropod]

Yep

[Yardstick]

“Laughing at the president is a proud American tradition...

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Where was this proud tradition during the Obama years?

[VanDeKoik]

“Atamanuik said ahead of the show’s debut, “Laughing at the president is a proud American tradition”

Except for the years between that cartoon they did about Bush and this one, where ODDLY ENOUGH there was no time to laugh at the president.

[shoff]

Maybe they weren’t proud of Obama.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

The average American is starting to see the “anti-Trump crowd” are an “anti-American crowd” and boy oh boy did they show it last night.

[Cincinatus]

Jon Macks, a veteran comedy writer and Democratic political consultant,

Redundant.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Remember the rodeo clown wearing the Obama mask and the “outrage” and the shrieks of racism that happened, to the point where the RINO governor getting involved and the rodeo clown was fired and banned for life from ever working rodeos again? What he did is something the left does to Trump 1000 times over every single day, and not only is nobody fired, they are celebrated for it.

https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/12/politics/missouri-obama-rodeo/index.html

[redgolum]

Media is a method for influencing people. That is why they sell ad space.

So when you see something on TV, they are trying to get you to do something.

[9YearLurker]

First “media-generated president”?

[cgbg]

Any producer, director, actor who participates in a pro-Trump show will be told in no uncertain terms “you will never work in this town again”.

Kim Ding Dong is the only hammer that can fix the Hollywood nail.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

We just finished watching 4 seasons of WHEN CALLS THE HEART on Netflix & recommend it. It takes place on the Canadian frontier in 1910. Check it out for the entire family.

[OpusatFR]

Streaming has put an end to our television viewing.

[wbarmy]

And CNN ran fact check stories saying that most of what Trump said was either misleading or false, and added that it was the worst received SOTU in history.

Obviously CNN and ABC need to get together and reconcile their stories.