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I will make this remark. "The media is only as liberal as the corporations that own them let them be".
Most of the media are limousine liberals. They don't support unions, they don't support a realistic minimum wage, and they pay lip service to civil rights while their associations are lily white. They are as phony as a three dollar bill.
Trump started the war with the media outright. His continuous lies invite contradiction. Had he quieted down and got down to work, there would have been much less material for the Press to work with. We are at the point now where even prominent Republicans are using the I word and Democrats are openly asking for it.
What you Trump supporters need to fear right now is a move to back Trump into a corner by his own party. Many Republicans and most of big business would like to move the Republican agenda forward.
The Obama administration was the least transparent of any in my lifetime. What the hell are you talking about?
Trump has been transparent, and look where it gets him?
This made me go
The fact that Trump has not released his tax returns is him not being transparent. All other presidents have for the past 40-50 years.
The only thing one can say about him being transparent is that he is on Twitter.
IMO Obama was much smarter than him with the press. He didn't give them a bunch of gossip to talk about and he, like GW Bush before him gave the least amount of info they could to the press and cited policy.
All presidents in my lifetime have had an air of secrecy about them. I think Trump's use of Twitter and his lack of finesse with the media whereas he goes on adult tantrums it seems, shows how in over his head he is in public service. I have worked in the public sector and people who have worked in this segment know, especially on the executive level, that you control how you interact with the press. You look to the media to know what they are going to potentially ask you and you frame your response in a very calm, rational way. You also be proactive regarding stories that you know will make their way into the media and you put one of your polished PR/media people out front to provide the rational narrative that you want to impart on the public. You don't go on Twitter and spout gossip or say idiotic things. That skews your message.
And FWIW I'm starting to have some pity for Trump. He really doesn't know what he's doing in regards to handling the media. Even though many conservatives lauded Obama for his supposed lack of experience in government, he actually had over a decade of public sector experience and he was trained in the law so knew how to spin a story and still make it look like he was sane and rational. Trump doesn't know how to do it and his ego is really impeding those around him that know how to do this from taking charge.
I also think all the conservative "the-media-are-evil" whiners are being ridiculous. All presidents have had to deal with the media. Not sure why you all think and Trump thinks he's so special that no one should ask him questions about his administration or the dumb stuff he tweets about.
To meet the Supreme Court's definition of libel involving a public figure, a quotation must not only be made up or materially altered. It must also defame the person quoted, and damage his or her reputation or livelihood
So, you believe it's good to do things like make up quotes?
They couldn't pick news out of a one person lineup.
As compared to FOX news, Breitbart, Infowars, and the ever popular conservative entertainer Rush Limbaugh where many conservatives may get their information.
Sorry, but I prefer to live in the real world.
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