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This is about the media not the primaries. I am sick to death of the MANUFACTURED dustup between the good friends Elizabeth Warren, and Bernie Sanders. They both want you jerks to leave it alone. The fate of the entire human race is in the balance, and you are making mountain ranges out of moleholes "to drive ratings" I guess. I understand CNN doing it to "get more people to watch the debate" but I turn on MSNBC and they are wasting my time with this bs controversy.
Some people don't feel comfortable voting for a women for president. Many of them are women. It's a fact. Not earth shattering. It's not evil. Many will vote for a women for president just because she is a woman. Reality. Not worth a million media hours of pathetic fake controversy. Bias is a fact of life. Letting Trump destroy the planet is a fact of death. Do your job.
You already attacked Hillary relentlessly and completely ignored the fact that Trump robbed every single person he did business with, and lied like the very worst used car salesman on the planet. His entire operation was based on fraud, tax evasion, money laundering, and literally larceny. You kinda missed that last time around covering Hillary's e-mail 24/7. You also IGNORED Russia hacking the DNC and Podesta and then drove ratings by pontificating endlessly about the released stolen e-mails. Bash Hillary. Bash Hillary. Bash Hillary. It's your fault Trump is defecating all over our White House.
Horserace, horserace, horserace.
The planet is in fire, we are adding trillions to the debt, and all you want to do is create controversy over garbage to drive ratings.
Do your job. Maybe interview a few thousand people who Trump robbed. How about some families who went bankrupt because Republicans destroyed their health care. How much is insulin here / Canada? Other drugs? We are dying because our health care is for profit not for helping people get well.
The list goes on forever of the crap you SHOULD be doing. There is more work for you to do than horserace, horserace, horserace, horserace, and more horserace.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
brooklynite
(94,821 posts)Where candidates have a disagreement on matters of fact, that's newsworthy.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
DanieRains
(4,619 posts)Sure report it / mention it, but it shouldn't be 40% of all coverage.
My point.
Pathetic.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
stopdiggin
(11,395 posts)that's kind of the point (although I didn't author the OP). But a disagreement on matters of fact doesn't have to be played as A is "attacking" B, or "B campaign going negative!" Report the news, sure. Stirring up needless, and largely inaccurate, controversy (to suit your own purposes)? Maybe not so much.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
getagrip_already
(14,908 posts)News went away years ago. Now it's analysis, commentary, and opinion.
In short; entertainment. Conflicy breeds ratings. Ratings breed ad dollars.
But this "dustup" is largely being driven by the campaigns. The media is just picking up on it. If the candidates wanted it dropped, it wouldn't be a story.
This isn't coming from bots, or trolls, or fb feeds. It's coming straight from the campaigns.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
totodeinhere
(13,059 posts)Maybe we all need to shut up about it. And of course your message calls attention to it as well.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Grasswire2
(13,571 posts)Doesn't take too much brain power to see what's going on.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
progressoid
(50,001 posts)Sadly, this is their job now. It's all about headlines, muck-raking and making money.
The media is long past honorable reporting.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided