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  1. thumbs

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    I have missed our back and forth exchanges. I just woke up so I thought I would catch up. My house is not wheel-chair friendly so I don't get to the computer as often as I would like.

    Sean Hannity is an opinion personality, not a journalist. His views are his own, but he was rightly rebuked by Fox News for stating "facts" that he could not substantiate. The "journalists" from CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS, Politico, NY Times, Washington Post that I rebuked make charges that they cannot prove except through unidentified "sources." Most are debunked within days, but the front page headlines become minor retractions hidden in the back pages, if at all as in the cases of the electronic media.

    What concerns me is that the vast majority of media coverage concentrates on Trumps failings while ignoring his positives. Trump's first foreign tour was filled with positives, but most reporters concentrated on sword dances and veils. Very little attention was paid to the 50 Arab nations that were quite pleased with the U.S. tilt toward them rather than Obama's dramatic tilt to the Iranians. According to media analyst Howard Kurtz guest panelists, a number of those reporters knew little to nothing about the 1967 Mideast War but could answer any social media spin by Madonna or Katie Perry. However, how could they know -- our colleges teach social welfare but not history or critical thinking.

    Before my hospitalization I visited a few journalism classes at UT-Austin. I had the chance to chat with some of the j-students and, in doing so, discovered they did not know what the philosophical difference was in Car A hit Car B versus Car A and Car B collided. For the non-intelligensia, let me explain. Car A hitting Car B shows fault (the journalist has taken a position that he or she can neither prove or disprove if they did not witness the event. Car A and Car B colliding is a statement of fact, and the journalist does not take a position. Watch or read the "news" and look for the aforementioned trends and you will be amused or frightened (I hope the latter). Of course, all journalists aspire to be columnists.
     
  2. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    It will take thumbs ten or twenty years to realize he was duped by Trump. This is the guy who thought Obama was a secret Muslim trying to destroy America. He's easily duped by the stupidest of ideas.
     
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    Your entire narrative hinges on this premise :
    Can you name me three examples that affirm this statement?

    Thumbs, I personally don't remember the banter between us but is Cometswin right? Did you ever buy into the 'secret Muslims' conspiracy? That's pretty pathetic if true.
     
  4. Rashmon

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    Gee, thumbs is defending the buffoon. Who could have predicted this?
     
  5. NewRoxFan

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    Sean, sean... have some pride....

    Sean Hannity strikes back at critics by going after Rachel Maddow
    http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/30/media/sean-hannity-rachel-maddow/index.html
     
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    OMG... how this story has swung back towards Fox News, Trump supporter and Trump?

    Behind Fox News' Baseless Seth Rich Story: The Untold Tale
     
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    LOL, fake news? this is hysterical, like some other poster said, this is better than TV
     
  10. Amiga

    Amiga 10 years ago...
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    Trump, proud consumer and producer of fake news complain about fake news. Fake fake fake.
     
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    **** they're being sued now lol
     
  12. NewRoxFan

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    Correct... who woulda think with all the complaints about fake news... we finally get an example involving Trump.
     
  13. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Lawsuit on what grounds? That Trump is a scheming, lying scumbag?
     
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    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    Trump and collusion. color me surprised...
     
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    Um...everyone?
     
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    How the hell did this have anything to do with Trump?
     
  18. LosPollosHermanos

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    Glen, do you read. Edit* do you read well?
     
  19. NewRoxFan

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    From the lawsuit:

     
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    LOL, as if Trump's credibility can get any lower.

    I don't believe anything that comes out of his mouth.
     

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