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Old 06-28-2017, 08:26 AM
 
Location: The 719
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Well, what I mean is that this here is the Politics forum and to be truly informed it is necessary (IMO) to understand the background against which political criticisms, which is what most of the "news" actually is, are made so as to know when the reporters and or politicians and or so-called experts are talking out of their butts.



I do not consider campaign promises to be lies so much as statements of policy that a candidate would like to further.



Definitely call them out on campaign promises that did not come to fruition. But, do so with the knowledge that the opposition may have stymied all attempts, or that Congress as a body just did not go along.



There is no truth.

There are only facts that can be shown to be either true or false. The job of the media is to report the facts.
This.
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Old 06-28-2017, 08:43 AM
 
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They tried to use the Fake News and Alternative Facts narrative, to bash INFOwars, Breitbart & Drudge.
All they did was prove to the world, they are in fact, the FAKE NEWS.


Everything the Democrats accuse the Republicans of, you can bet on your mommas life, they themselves are up to their eyeballs in it.
Yep. Because they didn't have the facts on their side.
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Old 06-28-2017, 08:48 AM
 
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They ran so many permutations of the Russia story by rearranging the same facts, assumptions, and people. It just became obvious what they were trying to do. They were trying to drown out all other voices while levying accusations.
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Old 06-28-2017, 08:52 AM
 
Location: Washington, DC
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Yep. Because they didn't have the facts on their side.
That's what bothers me the most. If CNN didn't go around getting pissy whenever someone called them Fake news, yet always try to accuse others of fake stories, it's a problem.

It's SO weird to see people STILL defend CNN in this situation. They really don't mind being lied to. That's alarming. Whether you love or hate Trump.
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Old 06-28-2017, 08:52 AM
 
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They ran so many permutations of the Russia story by rearranging the same facts, assumptions, and people. It just became obvious what they were trying to do. They were trying to drown out all other voices while levying accusations.
Trump was proved 100% correct about CNN. And he was right to give Jim Acosta a dressing down for the fake news.
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Old 06-28-2017, 08:54 AM
 
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The job of the media is to report the facts.
The problem is the Trump Administration wants the media to report alternative facts.

The media reports facts. It is Trump that attempts to discredit them. He never really refutes the news stories other than adolescent name calling.
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Old 06-28-2017, 08:55 AM
 
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the liberals will still live and swear by cnn
The alternative? I prefer to be better informed than a goldfish.
STUDY: Watching Fox News Makes You Less Informed Than Watching No News At All - Business Insider
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Old 06-28-2017, 09:18 AM
 
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The alternative? I prefer to be better informed than a goldfish.
STUDY: Watching Fox News Makes You Less Informed Than Watching No News At All - Business Insider




Thanks to how CNN and MSNBC behaved last year, Fox probably gained loads of new fans. It's the fault of those networks enitirely
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Old 06-28-2017, 09:21 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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That is why INFOwars has more viewership than CNN.
Must be a sad day at CNN, when INFOwars has more credibility than them.
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Old 06-28-2017, 09:44 AM
 
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Wondering if AT&T is second thinking its decision to take over Time Warner which owns CNN?
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