The media can't tell a headline from a footnote

[Stinky The Clown]

Headline: Russia got Trump elected.

Footnote: the message was delivered by a frail-appearing 75 year old man with a quavering, halting manner.






Dear MediaMotherfuckers, WHY DO YOU HATE AMERICA???????

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. The headline in some places was the quavering, halting manner

and the footnote was that Russia got Trump elected.

The "performance" was all that mattered. He didn't deliver his message in James Earl Jones' voice so it didn't matter.

Fuck those idiots.

Unfortunately, some on DU seemed to be of the same opinion.

[JI7]

3. many people view politics as entertainment

just look at the complaints if someone takes time off.

or that someone spend too much time on the background instead of just getting to the final point.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

7. Well, it's been said that politics is show business for ugly people.

[NoMoreRepugs]

2. Perception is now in every facet of our world. SAD.

[budkin]

4. Every single headline yesterday was "DISASTER FOR DEMOCRATS"

And most never even covered the substance of the testimony, just "optics."

[MadDAsHell]

5. Mueller was painted as a white knight/gladiator for several years, including on DU.

The "It's Mueller Time" memes made him seem like Shaft/Dirty Harry rolled into one. It was a entertaining for us sure, but completely misleading.

So it's not that surprising that many were shocked at how he was not even remotely like the charicature we've built up. And that shock overshadowed the substance of what he actually said, unfortunately.

[tulipsandroses]

6. I don't agree with hating America but the way some have sensationalized his frail appearance,

instead of the most important things he said is just ridiculous- He did not exonerate Trump, Trump could still be charged, Trump lied in his answers, Russia is still a danger, Trump administration was making money during the campaign from foreign entities. Those should be the leading headlines everywhere.

[procon]

8. Today's journalism is much more shallow and

focused on an emotional reaction in comparison to a bygone era. Investigative news stories are dry and brimming over with carefully researched facts and figures, names, dates andsanitized liturgies of criminal behaviors.

There's little entertainment value to be squeezed out on the Mueller report, and even fewer humorous one liners came from his testimony. The American public is easily bored, and as a whole is not accustomed to deep thinking, let alone doing a critical analysis of information to understand the subject.

For the most part, people are content to let someone else tell them how to think, point out good vs evil and deliver the current events with verve, pizazz and some catchy jokes. That's why Fox News is so successful in attracting a rightwing audience.

[StarfishSaver]

9. They sure did bury the lede, didn't they?