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amborin

(16,631 posts)
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 12:36 AM Mar 2016

Blackout Tuesday: Bernie Sanders' Speech Last Night Ignored by MSM



.......took to the stage in Phoenix, Arizona to speak to his supporters and television cameras about his vision for the nation and the drive of his campaign moving forward.

The problem? No cable or major news channel ran the speech. Not all of it. Not even some of it.

As Huffington Post reporter Ryan Grim—specifically pointing at how cable news channels CNN, Fox, and MSNBC didn't air the speech because they were "waiting" for Republican frontrunner Donald Trump—quipped, "There just isn't enough time in the evening to get all that analysis in.".......




http://www.commondreams.org/news/2016/03/16/blackout-tuesday-bernie-sanders-speech-corporate-media-chose-not-air
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senz

(11,945 posts)
5. So true! They want to black out anything good and puff up everything bad.
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 01:03 AM
Mar 2016

If Bernie had gotten the DNC support and MSM coverage of Hillary, he'd be walking away with it, hands down. Even with the lack of name recognition and the immense power and wealth difference.

He has come amazingly far in a very short time. So many of the races have been virtual ties, and he's had some huge wins.

He obviously has a hell of a lot going for him to do so well on such a slanted playing field.

nc4bo

(17,651 posts)
4. Too busy having Trump-gasms to care.
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 12:49 AM
Mar 2016

Media does this country a huge disservice. Keeping Americans dumber one program at a time and Americans who willingly choose to remain ignorant by not questioning everything.

 

cosmicone

(11,014 posts)
6. It's not like anyone missed anything
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 01:14 AM
Mar 2016

He has the same speech every time. Bankers, billionaires, oligarchs, 1%, plutocrats and wall street. Then promises of free stuff that he can't deliver.

Even I could give his speech. 80% of Americans can recite it without notes.

 

Surya Gayatri

(15,445 posts)
12. Repetitious and redundant don't make good footage or copy...
Thu Mar 17, 2016, 04:21 AM
Mar 2016

So it goes.

Trump may be repetitious, but there is some comedy value there.

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