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President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Jan 20, 2021.

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  1. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    Fair point. My point is, what is a bridge too far right now? Trump tried to overthrow the government... and is still being enabled.
     
    Deskgrunt50, May 19, 2023
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  2. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    And was held liable by a jury for sexual battery and defamation......
     
    garrow, May 19, 2023
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  3. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Trump threw U.S. intelligence agencies under the bus. Regularly.
    He took the side of a madman autocrat over his own spooks.
    He wanted to cut off the legs of the military by pulling out of NATO.
    He used the military for a photo op in front of a church.

    That's not including refusing to send the military into the Capitol when the government was attacked.

    Trump has crossed many lines that would be equal to what McCarthy did, and he never suffered consequences.
     
    wicked, May 19, 2023
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  4. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    The points I was making was that 1) What she said wasn't really right. A supposed media boycott didn't make Joe McCarthy impotent, and 2) what she was suggesting isn't journalism. You don't ignore things that are clearly newsworthy because you are being paternalistic about what you think people should see. If the point is that he lies, then cover it that way. Report about why what he is saying is untrue. It's up to people to decide for themselves if it's a big deal, it's not your job to try to indoctrinate them. It's not your job to try to make people not be idiots. It's your job to report the news and do it truthfully.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 19, 2023
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  5. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    Report? They booked him a cheering section for his lies!
     
    dixiehack, May 19, 2023
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  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I'm not talking about the town hall. I was talking about her statement that the media should ignore him completely, which she said they did with McCarthy (and I don't think really happened).
     
    The Big Ragu, May 19, 2023
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  7. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    That is so disgusting it makes me furious. You don’t like that the votes aren’t going your way, so you do everything you can to make sure that there are fewer votes. Unbelievable and I hope it gets overturned in court.
     
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    Webster, May 19, 2023
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  8. goalmouth

    goalmouth Well-Known Member

    Minoritarian GQP can only win nationally by rigging the game.

    It won't work.
     
    goalmouth, May 19, 2023
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  9. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Editors have always decided what does and does not see the light of day. Westboro was one example of the media ignoring the stupidity and the group going away.
     
    wicked, May 19, 2023
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  10. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    Yeah 1950s GOP fresh off of a World War and a looming threat of a communist take over would have frowned on the Jan. 6 clowns.
     
    Spartan Squad, May 19, 2023
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  11. Deskgrunt50

    Deskgrunt50 Well-Known Member

    Might not be super thrilled about the trumplican party's embrace of Russia, either...
     
    Deskgrunt50, May 19, 2023
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  12. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    Donald Trump is a former U.S. president, whose time in office had a profound effect on the country. He's leading in every poll of likely GOP candidates by a wide margin for the next election. He's nothing like your example. If you are the editor of a news organization that normally covers political news, and you ignore Trump because you don't like him and you think it will make him go away, whatever you are editing is a joke.
     
    The Big Ragu, May 19, 2023
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