Thom Hartmann: How the Main Stream Media Helps the GOP Big Lie

[thomhartmann]

In the annals of political convention history - you'd be hard-pressed to find another speech like the one Paul Ryan gave on Wednesday night. Not because the speech was incredibly rousing - or passionate - or full of inspiration. But because it had so many dang lies in it - you'd have to think the guy has spent the last year living on a different planet. But maybe there's a strategy behind all the lies - I'll tell you what it is....

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[zeemike]

1. No Thom that is not their job.

You are thinking of the good old days....that job has changed.
Now their job it to read the news given them to read...and pretend to show some emotion about it...but most importantly they are there to repeat the spin given them.
the last hope for a free press ended about the time the first Gulf War started.