Political bias in today’s media

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Trump filed bankruptcy for 6 of his businesses.
All the following projects created by Trump failed but did not result in bankruptcies, although those who spent money on some of these products were sorry they had participated.:
1. Trumped!
A syndicated radio spot
2. Trump Steaks
T-bones to eat at home that tasted as good as the ones he served in his restaurants
3. Trump Network
Nutritional supplements
4. GoTrump
Online travel site
5. Tour de Trump
Bicycle race
6. Trump Airlines
7. Trump Vodka
8. The New Jersey Generals
Pro football team
9. Trump Mortgage
10. Trump: The Game
11. Trump Magazine
12. Trump Ice
Bottled water
13. Trump University
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Also, what about all the construction workers denied the pay they were promised by the Biden administration? Does that make them all evil people?

Should they sue the Biden administration for broken promises and unpaid labor and goods?
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Trump filed bankruptcy for 6 of his businesses.
So by your praxis that makes Trump a good person for overpaying. Think of all the people he overpayed to lose so much money.
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Don't forget that Trump gave the USA the first First Lady born in a Communist country.
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Don't forget that Trump gave the USA the first First Lady born in a Communist countrry.


"Americans have a continuing normative commitment to the ideals of individual freedom and mobility, values that extend far beyond the issue of race in the American mind. I may not be Donald Trump now, but just you wait; if I don’t make it, my children will.”

-Barack Obama
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Don't forget that Trump is the first USA president to have 5 kids with 3 different women. He is a true Christian.
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He is also the 1st President to be exonerated twice after 2 sham impeachments.
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frankly, those countries must see to it themselves if they will. That they don't is not the fault of the US, and we should not have to bear the burden of their fearful citizens.
That has nothing to do with this. I’m speaking to the absurdity of acting like and treating people crossing the southern border as if they’re the same as the guy who robs banks. Just because you can place two different behaviors in the same category (a crime) doesn’t mean those two behaviors are the same.

Sufficient to demonstrate the. point that the media is not the holy sepulcher you think it is.
I never claimed, argued, nor even suggested that the media was the holy sepulcher of anything. Perhaps you should actually listen to the arguments people are making before wasting your time refuting things they never said.

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Don't forget that Trump is the first USA president to have 5 kids with 3 different women. He is a true Christian.

Also, not Trump's fault that women and Democrats are biologically engineered to be leeches and gold diggers.
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No it's not. It's fabricating reasons to justify irrational feelings. That's a particularly feminine trait of humans. Not all people do this.
lol!

I know Trump supporters tend to suffer from extreme insecurities, especially when it comes to their manhood, but don’t project your shit on me bro. I couldn’t care less.
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I know Trump supporters tend to suffer from extreme insecurities, especially when it comes to their manhood, but don’t project your shit on me bro. I couldn’t care less.

Simp on bro. No judgement zone here.
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I have never seen it this blatant.

I recall a very different time in the 80’s and 90’s. I remember Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, Ted Koppel, Diane Sawyer… one could not easily discern their political leanings because they did their jobs well. Contrast them with their current counterparts:  Don Lemon, Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper, Jim Acosta, Yamiche Alcindor— their biases are obvious. Contrast yesteryear’s Tim Russert (RIP) on Meet the Press with today’s Chuck Todd.

Now, I know that journalism tends to appeal more to the left leaning, so a center-left bias has always been there. It seems that the more blatant variety I lament here started gaining momentum during Obama’s presidency. He was young, charismatic, the first black president, and he quickly became a media darling. Enter President Trump, and the script quickly flipped. Nothing he did or could do would ever solicit anything resembling a compliment from mainstream reporters. When Biden was elected, the media met him with an overwhelming sense of relief. All he needed to be and do to garner such a welcoming reaction was not to be Trump. He was treated with kid gloves. Whatever pushback he gets from the media lately is simply media not wanting to end up on the wrong side of history to an embarrassing degree considering Biden’s glaring missteps.

In summary, today’s TV media and most of the major print media have lost their journalistic professionalism and are now merely the media arm of the DNC. If you disagree, why? If you agree, do you think the profession will ever get back to its previous standard? Will it produce another one of the greats?
This would presume that they had journalistic professionalism with which to begin. The purpose of the media is disinformation and manipulation. One such case would the assassination of William McKinely in September of 1901 by an "anarchist." Or JFK's assassination in 1963 and the propagation of the "Magic Bullet Theory." The (mainstream) media has never been "objective" and only promote the interests of its Nazi/Communist/Socialist/Kabbalist/Luciferian sponsors.
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“Who do you believe were the “fine people” on each side Trump was referring to, and what was the issue in contention?”

Again, this was the (honest) question I posed to you. You gave a comprehensive response, yes, but none of it answered any part of the question.
I actually did answer the question, you weren’t paying attention. My answer was that I don’t believe he was talking about anyone. Trump is a con man so saying nice things regardless of whatever his emotions are is second nature to him.

Or to put it more simply; he was just bullshitting.

You may not have realized this, but I haven’t been trying to convince you that your opinion is “wrong.” . I have merely been explaining to you why I hold my opinion in spite of your direct protests.
But you haven’t. I have given you long detailed reasons why the things you are saying is wrong and you haven’t responded to any of it. So as far as I can tell, you believe what you believe because you want to believe it.

The back and forth is kind of the point here. I have my objections and you have yours, the conversation continues until we get to the point where our viewpoints diverge. Then, we can see why we disagree, which in turn gives us a more enlightened perspective on the opposing side of our positions, which in turn better equips us to determine whether the views we hold are the views we should continue to hold and to advocate for. That’s how this is supposed to work.

Cutting off the conversation because the person you are talking too will never change their position shows that the conversation was pointless to begin with, and suggests to me that when you claim I am just trying to “win”, it’s all projection. That’s how you see it because that is what would motivate you to continue.
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https://www.salon.com › ... › Brett Bachman's Articles
28 Aug 2021 — Maher then featured a slate of what can only be described as conservative memes, before launching into a monologue about what he called ...

Bill Maher Rips Liberal Media On COVID Lies, Inaccuracies

17 Apr 2021 — “Even as things were getting better, reporting remained negative.” Shocker, right? Maher also ripped politicians for “staying in practice” with ...

Bill Maher is slowly moving right - Politics & Religion - TigerNet
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Bill Maher scolds Democrats for avoiding Fox News - The ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com › 2019/03/16 › bill-m...

16 Mar 2019 — Bill Maher on Friday implored Democrats to “grow a pair” and ... He highlighted

'I'd much rather play Milwaukee than San Francisco': Bill Maher
https://www.jsonline.com › entertainment › 2021/08/09

9 Aug 2021 — During a recent telephone interview, Maher said he likes Midwest audiences that mix liberals and conservatives, just like the guests he gets on ...

28 Aug 2021 — Is conservative comedy having its own moment right now? Bill Maher explored this on a new "Real Time" episode.

Bill Maher Says Democrats “Suck The Fun Out Of Everything
https://deadline.com › 2021/05 › bill-maher-democrats-...

7 May 2021 — On 'Real Time' Friday, Bill Maher bemoaned the increasing rigidity of the Left and...

16 Mar 2012 — 2. Describes himself as a libertarian. “The line I've always used is, I would be a Republican if they would. Which means that I like ..

The shift is undeniable.

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Consistent in its failure to report events objectively, the mainstream media has long since lost all credibility. It has become the propaganda arm of the Democratic Party and will not report anything that might adversely affect that party’s chances at maintaining power.

Rampaging mobs are ruining our cities. They loot, burn, destroy property, attack police and anyone else who gets in their way while the elected officials, sworn to maintain law and order, fail to perform their duties.

The Democratic Party leadership must also be held accountable for these excesses, as evidenced by its failure to condemn such activities. Indeed, their vice president, Kamala Harris, has spoken out in support of them, having stated, “These demonstrations are part of an important movement and should continue, even after the election.” It’s hard to imagine that anyone in her position would say something so irresponsible.

We are facing another another ominous threat by radical leftists who want to totally transform America and take down our most cherished institutions. They aren’t happy living here in the country with the greatest system of government ever devised, and still the place where many of the world’s people would choose to live, given the opportunity.

But those who hate the way our country is structured are determined to change it so they’re proposing some wonderful things: The Green New Deal, open borders, free health care and voting rights for illegals, defunding the police, defunding and vilifying border patrol and revamping the criminal justice system. Those are just for starters. There are many more horrendous ideas in the pipeline.

Prominent Democrats have already endorsed these terrible ideas, even though the great majority of Americans don’t want any of them. So who are those politicians supposed to be representing? It certainly isn’t their constituents. What happened to representative government?
I fear for the future of our republic.

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Crime is a behavior. Any crime. Is Biden unaware of this? He, after all, sponsored the crime bill. Wasn't very effective, even by his admission, but, there it is.
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Trump filed bankruptcy for 6 of his businesses.
And had another some 530 successful businesses under the Trump Org umbrella. You figure out that success rate. Hint, it's nearly 99%, which outs it squaarely in world class territory. Is your business track record that successful? I'll bet not.
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And had another some 530 successful businesses under the Trump Org umbrella. You figure out that success rate. Hint, it's nearly 99%, which outs it squaarely in world class territory. Is your business track record that successful? I'll bet not.
Any business major could tell you that. Just some more fake news
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Yup. It's why one of my personal qualifiers for a US presidential hopeful is that they must have executive private industry experience under their belt, or I'm a pass.
joe Biden has never run a lemonade stand, let alone any serious private industry experience as a service counter cleaner. Standing  puddles of lemonade are sticky, after all. Hope somebody is wiping down the Resolute in the Oval, because I know Slo Joe uses a sloppy straw.
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 There are no slaves in the free market, just wolves and sheep.
I am confused. What is a sheep to a wolf if not prey?

Is that somehow better than the other term you separated from free market economy? How about the children of the sheep? Do they get a chance to be a wolf? I already know the answer.
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In a meritocracy, someone is going to slack more than others. 

But yah, you can choose not to participate and just live off of govt cheese if you don't want to compete or can't.

A petting zoo full of incompetent sheep singing the praises of mediocrity.
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Is your business track record that successful? I'll bet not.
What business?? Snarking one liners from the sidelines?
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Consistent in its failure to report events objectively, the mainstream media has long since lost all credibility. It has become the propaganda arm of the Democratic Party and will not report anything that might adversely affect that party’s chances at maintaining power.
Counselor, these are very serious charges. The mainstream media (MSM) has rights and is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Are you prepared to defend these charges in the Court of Debateart.com Politics Forum, the Honorable Ramshutu presiding? Double R will be the counsel for the defense.  The winner of this case will be able to declare that the loser holds an invalid opinion out of sheer stubborn will and with insufficient evidence. 

What say you, Counselor?

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Does Trump have a Harvard COOP card?   I'll bet not. I'm suprised Trump's father didn't serve time in prison like Lori Loughlin.
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Ah, right. Well, Bill Maher has usually been his own man regarding political platforms. He has long veered from left orthodoxy particularly in eschewing political correctness (humor is the first casualty of PC) and Islam apologetics.
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Does Trump have a Harvard COOP card?   I'll bet not. I'm suprised Trump's father didn't serve time in prison like Lori Loughlin.

Obama and Bush were from Harvard. Proof that being smart at one thing doesn't make you qualified to do another thing.

It's not just a Harvard thing though. Dogmatic institutions typically create specialist men that often use a hammer and nail approach to solving every problem because they lack the real world exposure to think like a renaissance man.
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My father and Obama's father didn't give us $400 million.
President Donald Trump's father gave enormous sums of money to his son over his entire life, playing a much bigger role than previously known in making the president a rich man, according to a New York Times investigation.  According to the report, Trump was earning $200,000 a year from his father's empire by the age 3. The financial assistance increased with the years, to more than $5 million annually when Trump was in his 40s and 50s. In all, Trump received at least $413 million from his father's real estate empire. 
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My father and Obama's father didn't give us $400 million.
Obama is worth 400 million off the backs of lobbyists and taxpayers. It's not just a money problem at play in DC.

I'm also surprised you support Bush W as an institutional intellectual. That says volumes about the institution.

Also, no offense, but you seem to have a hammer and nail approach on this site as well, further anecdotal evidence of the renaissance man scarcity in dogmatic institutions of cloistered learning.
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Biden has payed a lot of lip service to promoting national unity. Here is video of a reporter asking him about just that:


Kudos to this reporter for asking about such an important issue and for doing so PRIOR to the election. Negative kudos, however, for MSM allowing this rambling excuse for an answer to flow past like water under a bridge with little to no attention. Am I mistaken?