It's no longer good enough if they dissect the lies afterwards. Don't even give the lies life. Let them speak to the press, take the quotes, repeat them verbatim if true, and if not, report the lie and couple it with an accurate account of whatever they are talking about. The face time is what they crave. They accuse the newspeople of grandstanding at the press conferences anyway, and while occasionally true, it is the political official who most often uses the opportunity to grandstand. Why give any of it a platform?
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Originally posted by Kepler View Post
It's no longer good enough if they dissect the lies afterwards. Don't even give the lies life. Let them speak to the press, take the quotes, repeat them verbatim if true, and if not, report the lie and couple it with an accurate account of whatever they are talking about. The face time is what they crave. They accuse the newspeople of grandstanding at the press conferences anyway, and while occasionally true, it is the political official who most often uses the opportunity to grandstand. Why give any of it a platform?
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Originally posted by Kepler View PostEach news outlet needs an in-house "fact ombudsman" to check the factual content of the interviewee. Deny them airtime if they are lying. Newspapers have a desk editor, tv, cable and streaming need the same. They need an objective entity like Snopes as an in-house organ.
Dale sat through many of Trump's campaign stops and picked up on the number inflation (even when the numbers favor Trump already), and his biggest poker tell: "Sir,..." stories.
Unfortunately, CNN trips over their own dicks by then inviting alt-Right pieces of sh*t on air.“Demolish the bridges behind you… then there is no choice but to build again.”
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Originally posted by Drew S. View PostI read it and agree with it wholeheartedly. A couple of comments though. If you are worried about authoritarianism why on earth would you support gun control?Cornell University
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Originally posted by WeAreNDHockey View PostIt's no longer good enough if they dissect the lies afterwards. Don't even give the lies life. Let them speak to the press, take the quotes, repeat them verbatim if true, and if not, report the lie and couple it with an accurate account of whatever they are talking about. The face time is what they crave. They accuse the newspeople of grandstanding at the press conferences anyway, and while occasionally true, it is the political official who most often uses the opportunity to grandstand. Why give any of it a platform?
So there is no mass market for factual information. In the bad old days the 3 majors understood this but obstinately ran their national news as loss leaders for prestige (local news was always for dummies). It took Fox, a deliberate propaganda network, for people to realize that propaganda -- even obviously, laughably false propaganda -- sells, because it stimulates the pleasure centers of dummies who want their prejudices and biases reinforced. It's ideological masturbation.
About the only way to stop that is for a A National Standard for Weights and Measures for truth, and if you don't have accreditation you may not use the controlled appellation "news." But that obviously has its own problems which are even worse. So really what it comes down to is make sure the strip clubs and bars are open 24/7 the day before Election Day and the day itself and hope the dummies just drink through it.Cornell University
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Oh. My. Fu**ing. God.
Just before signing the 9/11 victims compensation bill, Trump jokes with the first responders and their families that the stage may not hold all of them but that if it collapses they "are not falling very far" pic.twitter.com/h9qY3C7iHK
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) July 29, 2019“Demolish the bridges behind you… then there is no choice but to build again.”
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Originally posted by aparch View PostOh. My. Fu**ing. God.
Just before signing the 9/11 victims compensation bill, Trump jokes with the first responders and their families that the stage may not hold all of them but that if it collapses they "are not falling very far" pic.twitter.com/h9qY3C7iHK
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) July 29, 2019
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Originally posted by Kepler View PostThe reason why CNN does this is simple: they're not a news network, they're an entertainment network. If you want ratings you are going to put out the New York Post, not the New York Times. Smart people have all but abandoned cable now the way they did network news 20 years ago. The remaining demo are the dummies and the dummies don't want information they want entertainment. If they wanted information they wouldn't be dummies.
So there is no mass market for factual information. In the bad old days the 3 majors understood this but obstinately ran their national news as loss leaders for prestige (local news was always for dummies). It took Fox, a deliberate propaganda network, for people to realize that propaganda -- even obviously, laughably false propaganda -- sells, because it stimulates the pleasure centers of dummies who want their prejudices and biases reinforced. It's ideological masturbation.
About the only way to stop that is for a A National Standard for Weights and Measures for truth, and if you don't have accreditation you may not use the controlled appellation "news." But that obviously has its own problems which are even worse. So really what it comes down to is make sure the strip clubs and bars are open 24/7 the day before Election Day and the day itself and hope the dummies just drink through it.It's never too early to start the Pre-game festivities
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Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View PostToo bad Obama didn’t say that, would have exploded a lot of heads“Demolish the bridges behind you… then there is no choice but to build again.”
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This last 2.5 years has to be an elaborate hoax. The whole rest of the world is in on it. Right? It's the greatest episode of Punk'd ever, and 350 million Americans are the mark.Cornell University
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Thanks to dx for mentioning this guy. A good follow
Trump's inability to give even a short speech- to produce language from reading- is worsening. Notable is his trunk to shoulder area involuntarily jerking as he slurs. His hands splay out, even as he leans his weight on the podium w/ his palms. He urgently needs neurological care https://t.co/NZRwtI3PL2
— Tom Joseph (@TomJChicago) July 29, 2019
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Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View PostThanks to dx for mentioning this guy. A good follow
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Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View PostThanks to dx for mentioning this guy. A good follow
Trump's inability to give even a short speech- to produce language from reading- is worsening. Notable is his trunk to shoulder area involuntarily jerking as he slurs. His hands splay out, even as he leans his weight on the podium w/ his palms. He urgently needs neurological care https://t.co/NZRwtI3PL2
— Tom Joseph (@TomJChicago) July 29, 2019
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Rover Frenchy, Classic! Great post.
iwh30 I wish I could be as smart as you. I really do you are the man
gregg729 I just saw your sig, you do love having people revel in your "intelligence."
Ritt18 you are the perfect representation of your alma mater.
Miss Thundercat That's it, you win.
TBA#2 I want to kill you and dance in your blood.
DisplacedCornellian Hahaha. Thread over. Frenchy wins.
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Excellent article here in response to the "Trump's racism is great politics" crowd.
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Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View PostSomeone had already referenced that here
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Rover Frenchy, Classic! Great post.
iwh30 I wish I could be as smart as you. I really do you are the man
gregg729 I just saw your sig, you do love having people revel in your "intelligence."
Ritt18 you are the perfect representation of your alma mater.
Miss Thundercat That's it, you win.
TBA#2 I want to kill you and dance in your blood.
DisplacedCornellian Hahaha. Thread over. Frenchy wins.
Test to see if I can add this.
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