"Alternative Facts": Trump's War on the Media

[Red]

Here are the changes taking place at the Voice of America that I alluded to earlier. So much going on, this one sort of slipped through the news stream....

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/donald-trump-voice-of-america-232442

 

[Revolution 9]

I will point out that the divide existed long before the President and his team came into power. He's not dividing anything. He is just playing into what is already there.

Not trying to defend them but they only deserve a small amount of the blame for that IMO.

and it would be the same thing if Hillary got elected. Either way we were going to have a high level of anger.

 

[LogGrad98]

and it would be the same thing if Hillary got elected. Either way we were going to have a high level of anger.

As we have already discussed.

Worst

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[DutchJazzer]

Agreed. This is why I suggested it would seem to make political sense to reach out to the "losers", as he likes to call anyone who doesn't agree with him I actually don't expect that would work where his personality is concerned, and there's the shame of it.

maybe the losers should stop blaming racism, bigotry, Russia, electoral college, e-mails & fake news and whatever. because if they keep on blaming they say trump is illegitimate and it is harder to REACH OUT

 

[Stoked]

and it would be the same thing if Hillary got elected. Either way we were going to have a high level of anger.

I absolutely agree.

 

[Boris]

As we have already discussed.

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Ever

How quickly we forget. I take HC over Al Gore or John Kerry any day.

I take Trump over that noomskul GWB. At least these two are competent.

 

[Red]

and it would be the same thing if Hillary got elected. Either way we were going to have a high level of anger.

Yes, absolutely. And, on second thought, I think it would be more accurate to say Trump took advantage of the divisions in American society. But demagogues are exceptionally adept at just that.

 

[Red]

As we have already discussed.

Worst

Candidates

Ever

If we believed the polls, lol, which is debatable at this point, since now we have entered the so-called post truth era. But, seriously, I doubt the crowds for a Clinton inauguration would have set the world on fire, anymore then they did at Trump's. I don't think we would have seen Clinton making a stink over photos, though.

And, judging by the number of leaks from the West Wing, his own staff is concerned:

https://nymag.com/daily/intelligenc...ant-stop-blabbing-about-how-hes-a-madman.html

 

[LogGrad98]

If we believed the polls, lol, which is debatable at this point, since now we have entered the so-called post truth era. But, seriously, I doubt the crowds for a Clinton inauguration would have set the world on fire, anymore then they did at Trump's. I don't think we would have seen Clinton making a stink over photos, though.

And, judging by the number of leaks from the West Wing, his own staff is concerned:

https://nymag.com/daily/intelligenc...ant-stop-blabbing-about-how-hes-a-madman.html

His staff should be concerned. He was easily the worst of 2 historically bad candidates. And I wouldn't have expected Hillary and Trump to behave oh the same way. They are different people. I think we would have been better off with Hillary but only in the way people are better off with chlamydia rather than syphilis.

 

[infection]

I don't think we would have seen Clinton making a stink over photos, though.

I suspect you're right. I also don't believe the issue would have ever been raised for her to respond to.

 

[DutchJazzer]

 

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