Saturday, August 19, 2017

The liberal media now getting defensive...

It’s Not Hysterical to Recognize the Threat Trump Poses 
    Democracy, such as it is, really is in danger.

By Katha Pollitt


There seems to be a pattern.
  • Trump does something that the left doesn't like.
  • The media jumps all over it, as if it the only thing in the world that matters.
  • There are calls for resignation, impeachment, removal by any means. Much analysis that this was the final straw. 
  • The dust settles, and people start to realize that maybe the personal attacks of Trump were blown out of proportion.
  • The media comes under fire for overreacting.
  • The media defensively comes back swinging by repeating their general issues with Trump.

This article by Katha Pollitt here is the end result of this perpetual loop. A broad lists of complaints about Donald Trump that goes back to things that happened prior to him being a candidate for President. She mentions Russian election meddling. She talks about Trump being a "birther". She talks about Jeff Sessions and the DOJ investigating voter fraud. She talks about Steve Bannon. She even talks about the travel ban.

As if all of this justifies whatever the media wants to say and do about pretty much everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen in the future. The argument seems to be that there simpy is no line that can possibly be crossed that could even conceivably be called a "hysterical reaction" to Trump.

What does it tell you when journalists openly admit that their hatred of Donald Trump is do deeply embedded into their souls, that they see it as justification for pretty much any sort of reporting?
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Now nobody would suggest that the matter of the violent protests in Charlottesville is not a matter of national concern. Someone died, dozens were injured, several people were arrested, and most of the nation was upset by the events.

But the reality is that the media spent almost "no time" talking about what happened in Charlottesville. Rather, they spent nearly all their time (in fact one CBS evening news broadcast spent their entire time) talking about Donald Trump's "reaction" to the event. Since when have we ever concerned ourselves less with the effects of an event of national significance than we did with someone's reaction to said events?

Since when is that "really" what people are going to care about?

The reality seems unmistakably simple: The media doesn't really want to cover actually what happened in Charlottesville, because doing so would require that they do more than report everything in general terms that are easy to politicize in the manner that they desire. It is much more politically convenient to define the event in simple to understand terms, provide no actual details that might upset that narrative, and focus solely on something that can be specifically used to attack a President that they (quite obviously) don't like.

Think about it:

Why does the media not want to report on who was arrested and why? Why does the media not want to report on others who were injured and how they were injured? Why does the media not want to question the Governor, the Mayor, or the Police for basically refusing to step in? Why do there a appear to be almost "no in depth" reporting on a matter of such significance?

No... in a manner that has almost nothing to do with the President himself, the media "still" wants to make it 99% about trashing the President. Oddly, they see nothing wrong with this. Lazily, many Americans don't seem to notice the obvious.


33 comments:

Commonsense said...

The #Antifa are fighting the police in Boston.

A great American patriot named James said...

It's not just the MEDIA THE MEDIA THE MEDIA THE MEDIA THE MEDIA.

It's the Republicans, the Republicans, the Republicans, the REPUBLICANS THE REPUBLICANS THE REPUBICANS THE REPUBLICAN THE REPUBLICANS

--- especially those in leadership who are tasked with actually GOVERNING --

it's they who are upset upset upset UPSET UPSET UPSET UPSET.
BIG TIME.

commie said...

The #Antifa are fighting the police in Boston.

Liar


Basically a peaceful assembly that dwarfed the nazi contingent. They behaved themselves, unlike the torch marchers last week....Sad how you defend nazi's by proxy....

KD said...

Yep antifa are anticop, and have the full support of all Democrats.

KD said...

God bless those Boston Leo's and all Leo's in the USA that make up that thin blue line.

BLM is pissed off, antifa has taken over.

commie said...


Yep antifa are anti cop, and have the full support of all Democrats.

While you and trump provide full support for nazi's and the KKK.....be proud goat fucker.....

commie said...

BLM is pissed off, antifa has taken over.

Really asshole? There really is no organization named antifa......facebook posting is BS

KD said...

Boston police arrest several antifa members today after police where attacked by the antifa.

KD said...

#BPD. Update. Confirming rocks being throw at them by antifa.

commie said...

Wow several arrested,,,,,anyone run over by a car?????? Watched coverage....a couple of assholes pushed and shoved, should have not done that...But 15 k ahowewd up and there were several assholes, just like our goat fucker who likes nazi's and kkk rallies....

commie said...

Confirming rocks being throw at them by antifa.

Really???? Been over for hours Funny the coverage didn't mention that.....When losing the argument, just make something up...Just like trump and his pershing story, muslim celebrating in hoboken story, millions of illegal votes...just to name a few. Now we have rock throwing by the asshole of kansas and his worthless wife...

KD said...

Cbs news "antifa protester grabs American flag from elderly woman,she stumbled and fell to the ground"

caliphate4vr said...

Fatty is always here and angry

Pitiful

commie said...

Cbs news "

More fake news....

http://ussanews.com/News1/2017/08/19/video-antifa-thugs-drag-and-beat-an-elderly-woman-in-boston-for-displaying-an-american-flag/

Video showed nothing of the sort......Nice try, asshole...

commie said...

Fatty is always here and angry 9


Our loser arrives once again as obsessed as ever after taking another head shot playing with the boys. Trolling seems to be his only attribute....that and drinking.....Idiot....

KD said...

29 antifa arrested ,ok

KD said...

President Trump, looks good everytime.

What a fantastic win over Hillary.

Caliphate4vr said...

I'm the loser? Fatty you've waisted yet another gorgeous Saturday angry and spewing bile here. Look in a mirror if you want to see the definition of a loser

Coldheartedtruth Teller said...

I took a break I'm cleaning up and getting ready to make up a nice as dinner Cuban style chicken. I'm feeling very good I watch baseball and watch my Dodgers beat the Detroit Tigers and so I'm a happy there and now I hope. I hope the my Angels can figure out a way to win another game. They had the game won last night and lost in the 9th inning. And I come in here and I say whoops here we go again that evil Liberal Liberal Liberal member of us after the wonderful president 45 because he can't do anything wrong are you surprised Roger? No I don't think so. But to be serious and one level as some people are starting to sue journalist for missrepresentation or missreporting and that's never been to the courts yet but it looks like it to me it could easily be a real problem with the First Amendment. We will see. And to those who don't care I am getting better after that hospital stay for one week all my numbers are excellent one more time and I feel great today and well I'm not filled with hate no matter how much our esteem host thinks I am. I just dislike Donald the 45 because I think he's dangerous but hatred and I save that for Stalin and Hitler and people like that despicable yes. The so-called fine people wearing Nazi apparel fine people ?, give me a break. But that's that's what the number 45 likes. It's his base.


He actually did praise the demonstration in Boston surprisingly and didn't call them a bunch of the enemies of the state.

Coldheartedtruth Teller said...

Around here, if the fact is that 45 lied, gave support to David Duke, etc, the reporters reported, it's hate of 45. I was called out on that by someone and it caused a childish reaction but sometimes when you get too involved you believe that everything negative is fake news. And is an emotional attack caused by hated of 45. It can't be along the same Trend as Senator Corker said the other day how about the inability and truthfully not qualified man it's in the Oval Office right now. It was motivated by hatred of course it is if you don't agree and think he's wrong and just like number 45 you get beat up and in some cases get tweeted and or other ways of being mishandled. But life goes on and you know what it's getting better every f****** day. Little bitty bitty bitty bitty bitty rrb kiss my butt... Adios amigo

KD said...

Hysterical

Coldheartedtruth Teller said...

(45) haters.

Lindsey Graham
John McCain
Marco Rubio
Ted Cruz
Bob Corker
Utah senator
John Kasich
Others have not yet gone public. Per #FAKE NEWS" many others.

Coldheartedtruth Teller said...

"many Americans don't seem to notice the obvious."

One rather obscure blogger
has blocked out any opinions and beliefs by those listed above and others because they are too lazy to share the resistance to #FAKENEWS. They must be too lazy to read the National Review partisan opinion editorial.

Commonsense said...

The second police officer shot in the BLM ambush at Kissimmee has died.

KD said...

BLM had to do this antifa was up staging them.

Coldheartedtruth Teller said...

Her is the cold hearted truth.


WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s job approval rating in three key states that helped propel him to the White House — Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — stands below 40 percent, according to a trio of NBC News/Marist polls.

In addition, Democrats enjoy double-digit leads in Michigan and Pennsylvania on the question of which party voters prefer to control Congress after the 2018 midterms, and they hold an 8-point advantage in Wisconsin.

In all three states, more than six in 10 voters say Trump’s conduct as president has embarrassed them, compared to just a quarter who have said it’s made them proud.

These three NBC/Marist polls were conducted August 13-17 — after the Aug. 12 unrest and violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, and in the midst of Trump’s multiple responses to the events.


In Michigan, 36 percent of voters approve of Trump’s job performance (including 19 percent who strongly approve), while 55 percent disapprove (including 40 percent who strongly do).

In Pennsylvania, 35 percent give the president’s job a thumbs up (17 percent strongly), versus 54 percent who disapprove (41 percent strongly).

And in Wisconsin, 34 percent of voters approve of Trump (17 percent strongly), compared with 56 percent who disapprove (42 percent strongly).

In 2016’s general election, Trump won all three states by a combined 80,000 votes, becoming the first Republican to carry these states since the 1980s.

Asked if Trump’s conduct as president made them proud or embarrassed them, 64 percent of voters in Michigan and Wisconsin say they’ve been embarrassed, while 63 percent say that in Pennsylvania.




In Michigan, voters by a 42-to-39 percent margin say the U.S. economy has been strengthened by Trump’s decisions as president. In Pennsylvania, it’s 45 percent to 38 percent. And in Wisconsin, it’s dead even at 41 percent each.

But the president’s standing is much lower when it comes to international affairs: Six in 10 voters in all three states believe the United States’ role on the world stage has been weakened under Trump.

Democrats Lead GOP in Congressional Preference
Ahead of next year’s midterm elections, the polls show that 48 percent of Michigan voters prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress, versus 35 percent who prefer a Republican-controlled one.

In Pennsylvania, Democrats hold a 10-point advantage on congressional preference, 47 percent to 37 percent. And in Wisconsin, they have an 8-point edge, 46 percent to 38 percent.

The NBC/Marist polls were conducted August 13-17 of 795 voters in Michigan (which has a margin of error of plus-minus 3.5 percentage points), 773 voters in Pennsylvania (plus-minus 3.5 percentage points) and 801 voters in Wisconsin (plus-minus 3.5 percentage

KD said...

Not a sign word from the left against BLM killing more Cops. Typical

Anonymous said...




that's nice, alky.




KD said...

Not a single word that in FL 4 cops ambushed, two murdered by Democrat funded BLMurderers

Commonsense said...

NBC is desperate to put out an anti-Trump narrative after the surprisingly good polling he received despite (because of?) the Charlottesville media firestorm.

KD said...

Yep

KD said...

Antifa vs BLMURDERERS

KD said...

Opie how you doing ?