America's MSM make me want to retch. Their feigned dismay and hypocrisy are sickening.
It's THEIR obscene profit motive that is driving this dangerous political flirtation with fascism.
Their paid mouthpieces come on the so-called "news" shows purportedly to decry the rise of tRump and his OTT rhetoric, thus perversely pushing up his media exposure and poll numbers.
They reread his twitter postings ad nauseum, rerun his egregious public pronouncements ceaselessly, and allow his poisonous psychopathy to dominate the public discourse.
Then, they have the temerity and unmitigated gall to act incredulous that their corporate "business model" is working.
Excellent read:
http://www.cjr.org/analysis/the_medias_trump_conundrum.php
Donald Trump was telling the truth. “It’s a simple formula in entertainment and television,” he explained before a crowd of thousands in Dallas last week. “If you get good ratings—and these aren’t good, these are monster—then you’re going to be on all the time, even if you have nothing to say.”
It was one of a handful of media critiques Trump spouted as he free-associated for more than an hour in front of rolling news cameras broadcasting live on cable and online. While the real estate tycoon has bragged repeatedly about his business savvy and personal fame en route to a lofty perch atop Republican primary polls, his real genius may lie in an understanding of the political media market unmatched by his competitors. For Trump, the press is not only the vessel to carry his self-centered message to millions, but also the foil in a readymade, “come-from-behind” storyline that few billionaires can rival.
“I haven’t heard the word ‘clown’ in a while—they don’t use that word anymore,” Trump told the crowd in Dallas. “They talk about us. They talk about me. And they said, Well … . But most of them are now saying, We think he’s going to win. Can you believe that?”
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