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Remembering why Donald Trump was elected: Media nurtures amnesia over 28 years of failure
The Washington Times ^ | August 30, 2017 | Daniel Gallington

Posted on 08/30/2017 6:13:02 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

If you’re one of the 63 million who voted for President Trump, you agonize as you watch the evening news — because you know it’s going to be mostly negative coverage and commentary.

The Sunday talk shows are worse — the major network (NBC, CBS, ABC) shows are loaded with anti-Trump messages. They don’t try to hide their prejudice and contempt, and they give air time to most anybody who opposes Mr. Trump, especially establishment Republicans. In short, the liberal media hates Mr. Trump more than they hate Republicans.

Because so much of the evening news is political commentary, I once suggested the Federal Communications Commission require so-called TV news “journalists” to disclose their obvious political affiliations. For example, it would be “John Dickerson (Democrat-CBS),” “Chuck Todd (Democrat-NBC),” and “George Stephanopoulos (Democrat-ABC).” These TV news readers dispense mostly liberal political commentary — and the worst of them (e.g., CNN and MSNBC) give us nothing but political spin.

What’s behind this? Both the media and the Washington political establishment want us to forget why Donald Trump was elected in the first place.

It was because of the colossal political failures of every administration since Ronald Reagan in critical domestic and national security matters....

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 115th; 2016issues; third100days; trump
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1 posted on 08/30/2017 6:13:02 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

People still watch the evening news or the Sunday talk shows?


2 posted on 08/30/2017 6:14:53 PM PDT by gubamyster
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“If you’re one of the 63 million who voted for President Trump, you agonize as you watch the evening news —”

A grand total of 20 million watch the network news. And it ain’t us.


3 posted on 08/30/2017 6:17:41 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hhate dogs. Add that up.)
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Haven’t seen the network news in 25 years, they have zilch to say to me other than to replay their Election Night coverage which went from cocksure and condescending at 7 pm, worried at 9 pm, in an outright panic at 11 pm and spitting anger at 1 am. Instead, I rely solely on the internet: this website, Breitbart, Daily Caller, Townhall and the Express, Daily Mail and Telegraph online from England.


4 posted on 08/30/2017 6:22:49 PM PDT by laconic (thes)
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To: DesertRhino
.It is still going down......
5 posted on 08/30/2017 6:22:58 PM PDT by Fungi (90 percent of all soil biomass is a fungus. Fungi rule the world.)
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To: gubamyster

The mayor of Tampa FL Bob Buckhorn (Democrat), the Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee (Democrat) and all the members of the Hillsborough County Commission (Democrats) need to be arrested and imprisoned for implementing and supporting sanctuary city policies in clear violation of federal immigration law, and for aiding and abetting the illegal alien population in Tampa to participate in federal and state benefit fraud, theft of real property, trespass, criminal mischief, and assault. These thieving stinking politicians have teflon-coated every illegal in Hillsborough County and it needs to STOP NOW.


6 posted on 08/30/2017 6:26:00 PM PDT by 4Runner
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People still watch the evening news or the Sunday talk shows?
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I hope so....it gives some of us strength...and reminds us of the depth of the SWAMP!


7 posted on 08/30/2017 6:28:05 PM PDT by M-cubed
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To: gubamyster

A friends wife’s viewing day includes the Today show, the View, Ellen, and the NBC Nightly news. By evening, she is drunk on her ass, burns dinner and then passes out.

Of course, Hillary is the smartest woman in the world (she knows this because she read one of Hillary’s books) and Trump is an idiot who is going to start WWIII.

Did I mention my friend married a moron?


8 posted on 08/30/2017 6:44:23 PM PDT by digger48
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Did I mention my friend married a moron?

With that viewing lineup, it goes unsaid.

9 posted on 08/30/2017 6:53:05 PM PDT by gubamyster
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The only news shows I watch are Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Judge Janine and Watters World. I’ll ocassionally go to YouTube and watch the CNN election night coverage when I need a good laugh.


10 posted on 08/30/2017 6:55:52 PM PDT by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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Remembering why Donald Trump was elected: Media nurtures amnesia over 28 years of failure

We have a new name now for our MSM in our country right now and it is the following: The "America Hating MSM" is what it should be called all the time.

The "America Hating MSM" loves to destroy, likes to deceive, likes to be traitorous, likes to be treacherous, likes to be back biting, likes to lie to people right in their face, likes to think they know everything, etc., etc.

The past 28 years of the worst presidents in the history of the United States of America have been Bush No.1 for one term, Clintoon for 2 terms, Bush 2 for 2 terms, and the "American Hating President Obama" for 2 terms.


Actually, the past 8 years of the America Hating Imposter Obama was too much to take.

President Trump seems to know the "America Hating MSM" better than any Republican president ever!!!

11 posted on 08/30/2017 6:56:20 PM PDT by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Do old people even still watch the evening news?


12 posted on 08/30/2017 6:56:34 PM PDT by cdcdawg
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I really love watching Tucker Carlson skewer the Libtards that come on his show. Does that make me a bad person?


13 posted on 08/30/2017 6:58:36 PM PDT by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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Poor guy.


14 posted on 08/30/2017 7:10:36 PM PDT by dandiegirl (BO)
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To: TheConservativeTejano
I think one of the main reasons Trump was elected is because people have gotten sick and appalled over the dems getting away with felonies and treasonous behavior which greatly accelerated with Obama and Hillary. The scandals and crimes that happened under the Obama administration were staggeringand NO ONE was indicted for anything
15 posted on 08/30/2017 7:15:10 PM PDT by dandiegirl (BO)
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To: gubamyster; 2ndDivisionVet

Only for comic relief


16 posted on 08/30/2017 7:17:22 PM PDT by txnativegop (Socialism -- an evil created by ignorant a-holes!)
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And we can also understand why no one in Washington — or on TV — wants to talk about it. It makes them all look dumb.

That ain't just the look of dumb. They're the real thing.

17 posted on 08/30/2017 7:26:51 PM PDT by Bullish (Whatever it takes to MAGA)
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You do realize that that Maddow guy is now #1 in cable news? I guess some people just want to feed on propaganda and ignore the truth.


18 posted on 08/30/2017 7:29:43 PM PDT by Bullish (Whatever it takes to MAGA)
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To: digger48
Did I mention my friend married a moron?

Sounds like there may be more than one moron in that marriage.

19 posted on 08/30/2017 7:32:33 PM PDT by Bullish (Whatever it takes to MAGA)
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Yes, could give a damn about this dike, even less about their ratings. I do not watch TV, have not owned one for too many years to count.


20 posted on 08/30/2017 7:34:03 PM PDT by Fungi (90 percent of all soil biomass is a fungus. Fungi rule the world.)
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