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The Young Turks Offers $1 MILLION To Host A Sanders vs Trump Debate (Original Post) Cheese Sandwich May 2016 OP
Good for them! 90-percent May 2016 #1
No. This is the problem: media paying for free advertising for Trump. Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #6
sure - as will the charity and bernie and the hopemountain May 2016 #9
It's called profit BainsBane May 2016 #10
So Trump either Debates; or reneges on giving money to charity. zebonaut May 2016 #2
reneges JackRiddler May 2016 #3
Thx zebonaut May 2016 #8
Dayummmm! Go TYT! KeepItReal May 2016 #4
TYT goes off the chart ... 99th_Monkey May 2016 #5
One million $ is not enough. Trump wants $10 million for women's health. nt No Vested Interest May 2016 #7
Excellent News cantbeserious May 2016 #11
Good! only 14 million to go! lunamagica May 2016 #12
Awesome. We are witnessing history. A sea change in media and politics: joanbarnes May 2016 #13

90-percent

(6,829 posts)
1. Good for them!
Fri May 27, 2016, 01:35 AM
May 2016

Haven't watched yet, but it's nice independent journalists have enough mass appeal to have this kind of spending money to invest in Democracy.

-90%

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,002 posts)
6. No. This is the problem: media paying for free advertising for Trump.
Fri May 27, 2016, 02:44 AM
May 2016

It's how he got the nomination.

It needs to stop.

Sad to see a progressive outlet falling in line and giving the billionaire free advertising.

hopemountain

(3,919 posts)
9. sure - as will the charity and bernie and the
Fri May 27, 2016, 04:07 AM
May 2016

real issues - because these are what cenk and bernie are aiming toward. every one gets cake and gets to eat it, too - except trump will have it in his face. he may just actually melt down, have a tantrum and walk out of the race because he will not be able to bear the humiliation or responsibility for what he did to himself.

BainsBane

(53,032 posts)
10. It's called profit
Fri May 27, 2016, 04:50 AM
May 2016

For corporate media, not democracy. Democracy happens at the ballot box. You know, the elections Bernie and co. argue should be overturned to install him into power against the will of the majority of the electorate. It's disingenuous to pretend a concern for democracy while arguing that a minority of voters is inherently superior and should therefore rule over the majority, to support the disenfranchisement of the Democratic majority, particularly historically disenfranchised groups like people of color. When a candidate and supporters decode his political career takes precedence over equal voting rights, it reveals contempt for democracy. That you use that term while supporting Bernie's efforts to discount the votes of the overwhelming majority of voters is completely offensive.

 

zebonaut

(3,688 posts)
2. So Trump either Debates; or reneges on giving money to charity.
Fri May 27, 2016, 01:40 AM
May 2016

Bernie will be there. Where is mainstream media? Out to lunch as usual.

joanbarnes

(1,722 posts)
13. Awesome. We are witnessing history. A sea change in media and politics:
Fri May 27, 2016, 12:55 PM
May 2016

New Progressive sources for information and the end of the two-party gridlock.

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