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Nevilledog

(51,186 posts) Thu Aug 27, 2020, 12:34 PM Aug 2020

Josh Marshall has a reminder for us

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Josh Marshall has a reminder for us (Original Post) Nevilledog Aug 2020 OP

An understatement considering the media were responsible for putting Trump in the White House. Native Aug 2020 #1

The MSM will repeat Trump's lies with glee. Ratings, clicks, ratings GusBob Aug 2020 #2

Native

(5,943 posts)

1. An understatement considering the media were responsible for putting Trump in the White House.

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Thu Aug 27, 2020, 02:36 PM

Aug 2020

GusBob

(7,286 posts)

2. The MSM will repeat Trump's lies with glee. Ratings, clicks, ratings

Reply to Nevilledog (Original post)

Thu Aug 27, 2020, 02:42 PM

Aug 2020

They feed on the attention too

I often wonder which is worse:
telling a lie for gain, -or-, repeating that lie, knowing it is untrue, for secondary gain

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