Corporate Media Keeps Hiding the Truth About Donald Trump

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Opinion: Corporate media keeps hiding the the truth about madman Donald Trump - Alternet

We have a complete madman running for the President of the United States, and it would be about damn time our national media started reporting it this way.

We are just over seven weeks from a landmark election that will determine America’s standing in the world, and her ability to protect the rights, welfare and lives of her citizens.

With all of this on the line, we have bitterly learned that we can no longer count on the fourth estate.

We have been forced to wait helplessly, and wonder if these incompetent, ponderous idiots will ever stop ignoring what is so clearly right in front of our tired eyes: a dangerous maniac backed by a massive propaganda network that disgracefully fills his dark, billowing sails, allowing him to rumble unchecked and uncovered across the American countryside, taking a blowtorch to the truth, dead aim on our vote and our election workers, and repeating insane, dangerous and racist conspiracy theories that assault our senses, and could well result in the death of our democracy and many of our citizens.

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1. Strictly my opinion, but if a media outlet shows clips/quotes of trump being a POS racist pig,

do any of us need a pundit telling us he’s a racist POS? trump supporters aren’t going to suddenly turn on him.

[Ilikepurple]

3. It's as if propaganda doesn't work

I doubt many on this site are worried about other DU members’ opinions of Trump. Yes, I believe it does matter. This election, the margins are largely what matters, not MAGA or DU. The more public voices, including pundits, explain that he's a racist POS, the less normalized his behavior becomes. One thing I tire of with some opinions on this site, is the reductionist idea that if a nugget of truth is retained by a media response, there is nothing to see here, no matter how misleading the presentation may be.

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5. Don't think it'll make a difference at this point because I doubt many are truly undecided. More public voices might

also cause a backlash.

[RidinWithHarris]

4. A lot of people absorb little more than a second-hand impression of the major headlines

We've got explicitly right-wing media that has a lot more reach than explicitly left wing media. That media is going out of its way to help Trump.

And then we've got the "main-stream media", too often inaccurately described as liberal.

If the MSM isn't screaming in the headlines, loudly and unceasingly, the pretty damned near objectively true fact that Trump is a dangerous madman... then it doesn't sink in. The low-info voters aren't getting any vibes that we're at all facing an existential crisis.

As far as low-info voters are concerned, it's just another election. They hear dim impressions from both sides of the political spectrum, without having the information or intelligence to analyze any of it, that the other side is a terrible danger.

Well, it must all be histrionic political rhetoric that cancels out, because, you know, if there we're any real danger, there'd be hard-to-escape coverage of the danger, like you get when a major hurricane is on the way, right?

The MSM was blaringly loud Biden's debate performance, and gnawed on that for WEEKS.

The insanity of Trump's pet-eating migrants has gotten a bit of play for shock value, and for laughs more than the dark side of the dangerous threats it's kicking up... but you can expect that to fade much more quickly (this latest supposed attempt on Trump's life will help with that) than the Biden story.

Where's the endless talk of what the insanity we saw in the Trump/Harris debate means about Trump's ability to lead and his mental capacity? Where are the endless calls for Trump to step down?

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6. As much as I love Joe Biden, we are fortunate the media harped on the debate. Anyone who doesn't realize pet eating

is BS is not going to vote for a Democrat, don't care if the media calls him a POS 24/7.

The media ain't our problem, it's white wing ideology.

[B.See]

7. Exactly. It's an unacceptable

double standard. Whether it sways any voters' minds or not, the media does a disservice to America and to their "professed" mission/duty when they fail to tell us the truth.

[SocialDemocrat61]

8. Yes

It’s their job to tell the truth. Not just repeat whatever lies he spews and let everyone decide for themselves.

https://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp

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10. What media do you watch/read? So if they display a clip of trump looking stupid, they need to tell you he's stupid?

I'm sorry, that's just not what your link says.

Now if they try to apologize for him looking stupid, that's different. Don't see much of that, but I don't watch/read white wing media.

[SocialDemocrat61]

11. Yes they do

That’s their job. And my link says this:

Ethical journalism should be accurate and fair. Journalists should be honest and courageous in gathering, reporting and interpreting information.

You can’t assume that everyone else thinks like you do. It is the job of journalists to call out his lies.

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12. So a clip of trump picking his nose needs to include pundit saying, "Here's uncouth trump picking his nose?"

Sorry, I don't buy that, nor need it. Nor does anyone else.

[SocialDemocrat61]

13. Not the same thing at all

It’s a straw man argument. And who are the anyone else who don’t buy that you’re referring to?

[uponit7771]

16. That and call out his lies, that'd be journalism

[uponit7771]

15. MAGA isn't target of media non voters and undecided are

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2. ALSO: Mary Trump bashes media outlets for 'sane-washing' Donald's 'delusional' rants

Mary Trump bashes media outlets for 'sane-washing' Donald's 'delusional' rants - Rawstory

During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday morning, Donald Trump's psychologist niece fumed at media outlets that have been accused of "sane-washing" her uncle's rambling speeches and answers to question to make it appear he was delivering a coherent message.

Speaking with host Ali Velshi, Trump claimed that the press covering for the former president and doing a disservice to the public is putting the country in danger.

Noting that she has previously written about "sane-washing" — a name given when journalists try and make Trump's point for him when he goes into one of his tirades — she explained, "The problem is that, it's not simply that many media outlets think that they need to translate Donald. First of all they are not telling us that is what they are doing but they are just pretending that he said these understandable coherent things."

"But much worse than that they are imbuing his meaningless statements with meaning that is not there," she accused. "Making him seem more serious and less delusional than he actually is...."

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9. K&R

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14. Even if they started telling the truth

about Trump, no Trump voter would change their mind and vote for Harris or just not vote. It's a cult and it's impervious to anything the media says or does. It's also impervious to anything Trump says or does. They are voting for Trump NO MATTER WHAT. Even if he died before the election. In a smaller example, they elected Dennis Hof, the self-styled "Trump from Pahrump," 3 weeks after he died. They still voted for him.

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17. That is similar to a position stated above,

which in effect argues that it's no use covering facts, revealing lies, and broadcasting TRUTH because the Trump half of America is impervious to it.

With which I must respectfully disagree.

[RANDYWILDMAN]

18. COVID

he already killed millions of people and he knew the truth and would not say it !