In 2016, the media inadvertently helped Donald Trump by being so fascinated over his unlikely candidacy that they gave him almost unlimited FREE coverage. And today, our beloved “mainstream” media are doing something similar. Please read Jeff’s post, for this is something that I had not considered, and I bet many of you haven’t either, but we need to be aware. Many thanks, dear Jeff, for this post!
It’s happening folks. Once again, our media is dropping the ball. If you remember, about 11 years ago, not long after the inauguration of the first African-American president, a so-called ‘grassroots’ movement began that called itself the Tea Party. Supposedly, this group was immensely upset at what they saw as an out of control socialist government. We now know, of course, that the grassroots part of this equation was bogus. Much of the movement was financed and promoted by right-wing billionaires like the Koch Brothers and Fox News (Trump TV).
And now with most of the country shutdown trying to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, another so-called grassroots movement seems to be gathering steam. But is it really?
Media expert Eric Boehlert at PressRun has another take. When it comes to exposing media hypocrisy, nobody does it better than Eric. Here’s his take on what looks increasingly like what we saw…
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thanks for sharing this story, Jill.
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Personally, I think the media shouldn’t even mention these fools. They’re a non-story to me.
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You’re probably right … if they got no attention whatsoever, they would likely fade into the background, give up and go home.
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I loved the image of a protestor with a sign saying the virus was a lie and it was a Democrat invention – strange that the protestor was clearly taking no chances and was wearing a mask, gloves and goggles.
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Irony is a beautiful thing.
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Irony and hypocrisy … two of the tenets of the Republican Party, I do believe.
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My thoughts exactly … if it’s a hoax, then why go to all that trouble??? And, did you notice the guns being carried by many? Sigh. Crazy world.
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