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NanceGreggs

(27,815 posts)
Tue Dec 7, 2021, 06:36 AM Dec 2021

There, I fixed it.

With all of the negative news stories about Biden and the Democrats, I'm thinking maybe you MSM types are just out of ideas as to how to fill your broadcast time.

So let me help you out. If you're looking for something to run your mouths about 24/7, here are some news stories you might want to cover:

Joe Biden is not personally enriching himself on the taxpayers' dime.

Joe Biden is not spending 25% of his time in office on the golf course.

Joe Biden is not appointing incompetent cronies to positions of power.

Joe Biden is not getting his Covid information from 'doctors' who think the vaccine contains alien DNA.

Joe Biden is not taking political advice from idiots like Ivanka and Jared, nor from traitors like Mike Flynn, or convicted criminals like Steve Bannon.

Joe Biden is not under investigation for possible tax evasion, bank fraud, or interfering with the election process.

The Democrats are not trying to pass legislation that curtails people's right to vote.

The Democrats are trying to lower the cost of prescription drugs, and assist middle-class citizens with increased tax breaks.

The Democrats are focused on better and more affordable education, rebuilding our infrastructure, and raising the quality of life for all Americans.



Well, maybe you don't want to just talk about Biden & the Dems, so here's a headline you can really sink your fangs into:

Trump incited the January 6th insurrection in an attempt to overthrow our democracy, an event organized and funded by his Republican ass-kissing enablers, and he's still the leader of a party full of dumbass whack-jobs who continue to spew divisive conspiracy bullshit while encouraging their constituents to take up arms against their fellow citizens and resort to violence - actions which are, of course, greatly enabled by their stance on zero gun control.

So if you're truly at a loss as to what to discuss on your so-called "newscasts", you might want to present the aforementioned facts, and follow up with the fact that Trump's closest advisors are either (a) refusing to respond to the subpoenas issued by the January 6 Select Committee, or are (b) pleading the 5th on the grounds of self-incrimination.

You might want to delve into the fact that people who have nothing to hide don't refuse to testify, nor do people innocent of any wrongdoing invoke their right not to incriminate themselves.

I am not a 'journalist' - nor, like some of you, do I pretend to be one on TV. But it seems to me that the news story of the century is blatantly obvious - and why you're not on top of it 24/7 is beyond anyone's guess.

Nothin' says "trust us" like a mainstream media that thinks Biden's approval ratings are more important than a once-pResident of the United States having orchestrated the downfall of the government he swore to protect and serve.

Well done, MSM. Trump once declared you "the fake news". Thanks for proving that he wasn't that far off the mark.


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There, I fixed it. (Original Post) NanceGreggs Dec 2021 OP
My favorite, multigraincracker Dec 2021 #1
Ewww Roy Rolling Dec 2021 #9
My reaction to Melania too StClone Dec 2021 #38
You sure did NanceGreggs malaise Dec 2021 #2
Well done! Rhiannon12866 Dec 2021 #3
Another awesome post Nance Duncanpup Dec 2021 #4
Spot on, NanceGreggs gademocrat7 Dec 2021 #5
K&R 2naSalit Dec 2021 #6
Have you sent that list to CNN, MSNBC? They should be informed. True Blue American Dec 2021 #7
Excellent! kentuck Dec 2021 #8
Mango Mussolini Roy Rolling Dec 2021 #10
Yup. nt SunSeeker Dec 2021 #43
President Biden doesn't... 3catwoman3 Dec 2021 #11
BOOM!!! calimary Dec 2021 #37
K&R The Blue Flower Dec 2021 #12
You express verbally what I'm thinking. Very well done. argyl Dec 2021 #13
Joe Biden doesn't spend two hours a day on hair and make-up, and two hours on "executive time" Walleye Dec 2021 #14
K&R, US media think they're going to be the same if GQP takes over. They wont be uponit7771 Dec 2021 #15
Kicking for visibility. love_katz Dec 2021 #16
Spot on, as always. niyad Dec 2021 #17
Thank you. 58Sunliner Dec 2021 #18
Bravo! area51 Dec 2021 #19
Kick dalton99a Dec 2021 #20
An extra kick rurallib Dec 2021 #21
I remember when "freedom of press" included at least some truth. twodogsbarking Dec 2021 #22
Joe Biden is not taking political advice from idiots like the My pillow guy. KS Toronado Dec 2021 #23
Excellent! frogmarch Dec 2021 #24
Supply and demand. As long as there is demand for conspiracy theories, bigotry and "alternate facts" housecat Dec 2021 #25
Joe Biden is actually concerned with defending democracy around the world. The Unmitigated Gall Dec 2021 #26
Oh, that was perfect! PatSeg Dec 2021 #27
TY Nance! Cha Dec 2021 #28
tRump incited - Biden indicted. SeattleVet Dec 2021 #29
P.S. MSM BaronChocula Dec 2021 #30
Spot on as always, Nance! K&R 11 Bravo Dec 2021 #31
Excellent, Nance. crickets Dec 2021 #32
I Believe "Bingo" is the Technical Term for This! The Roux Comes First Dec 2021 #33
They had their live cameras waiting for Trump, even when the stage was empty. BeckyDem Dec 2021 #34
Excellent and perfect commentary. Should be an LTE in every major paper/news site. JudyM Dec 2021 #35
Dayum, Nance, I think I need to roll over and light up a cigarette! calimary Dec 2021 #36
K & R for Solid Gold Truth. nt Tommymac Dec 2021 #39
BUTBUTBUT biden is making the media WORK again. AND making them look bad. they wanna be the smarter. pansypoo53219 Dec 2021 #40
K&R MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #41
Just one more little fix ThingsGottaChange Dec 2021 #42
So sorry. This could be me but for luck Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #45
Love this Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #44

True Blue American

(17,985 posts)
7. Have you sent that list to CNN, MSNBC? They should be informed.
Tue Dec 7, 2021, 08:03 AM
Dec 2021

Even NPR is on that bandwagon. Only John Avalon and Jim ACosta are fact checkers.

Even Rachel was deep into the Atlantic conspiracies this morning. Scarborough tries but he backs
into old Republican ways as he remembers them.

I do not remember things the way Joe does. I still see him in that Republican gaggle of giggling men walking across the street to interview Monica. Incidentally Joe resigned shortly after for family reasons. His wife divorced him and so did the second one. I also remember Newtie and 3 others before they picked Hastert! That was a good choice. Yeah, right!

love_katz

(2,580 posts)
16. Kicking for visibility.
Tue Dec 7, 2021, 09:07 AM
Dec 2021

As you have so eloquently put it, both sides don't! The game of false equivalence is a huge part of the reason why we got tRump in our highest office in the previous cycle. The corporate owned McGreedia will do anything to distract us from that fact.

housecat

(3,121 posts)
25. Supply and demand. As long as there is demand for conspiracy theories, bigotry and "alternate facts"
Tue Dec 7, 2021, 01:20 PM
Dec 2021

Fox will supply them ad nauseam. Corporate control of media is simply about money. Truth just isn't profitable.

BaronChocula

(1,559 posts)
30. P.S. MSM
Tue Dec 7, 2021, 03:25 PM
Dec 2021

The Free Press is SUPPOSED to be biased in favor of preserving Democracy. Stop playing referee and call out seditionists for what they are!

BeckyDem

(8,361 posts)
34. They had their live cameras waiting for Trump, even when the stage was empty.
Tue Dec 7, 2021, 05:46 PM
Dec 2021

He played them and they were fine with it. Cheap ratings wars and of course the definitive proof.


CBS Chief Les Moonves Says Trump's 'Damn Good' For Business
"Sorry. It's a terrible thing to say. But, bring it on, Donald. Keep going."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/les-moonves-donald-trump_n_56d52ce8e4b03260bf780275

The story today is look at the toll of damage to this country from an insurgency radical Republican Party that does NOTHING to lift up the working class. When do you see MSM hanging outside of these do-nothings offices demanding they address their own state's poverty rates?


Sickening.


calimary

(81,306 posts)
36. Dayum, Nance, I think I need to roll over and light up a cigarette!
Tue Dec 7, 2021, 06:57 PM
Dec 2021

And I don’t even smoke cigarettes! But I do recognize orgasmic when I see it.

ThingsGottaChange

(1,200 posts)
42. Just one more little fix
Tue Dec 7, 2021, 11:02 PM
Dec 2021

The Infrastructure Package leaves out Biden's proposal to spend $400 billion to bolster caregiving for aging and disabled Americans -- the second largest measure in the American Jobs Plan.
His proposal would have expanded access to long-term care services under Medicaid, eliminating the wait list for hundreds of thousands of people. It would have provided more opportunity for people to receive care at home through community-based services or from family members.
It would also have improved the wages of home health workers, who now make approximately $12 an hour, and would have put in place an infrastructure to give caregiving workers the opportunity to join a union.


I am eligible for home health workers and household help. I now look like a hoarder because no one wants to do this work for minimum wage. My state made Medicaid privatized and the elderly are now fucked if they need a ride to an appt. or a store or need help with housework. Yes, I am disabled. I am drowning.

Sorry, but he really threw the older folks under the bus.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/28/politics/infrastructure-bill-explained/index.html

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