tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post4837272080983809719..comments2024-03-29T16:58:01.576+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Political Notebook 4: Media rareArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-34072507245038877592020-07-14T12:20:22.741+12:002020-07-14T12:20:22.741+12:00That's so true. What's interesting about K...That's so true. What's interesting about Keith's video is that it's fully documented—<i>ALL</i> the sources for every quote are listed. But Trump has been a leading force in "post-truth" politics in which no fact matters when they're inconvenient for a particular ideology, opinion, or even fandom.<br /><br />So, the first person attacked Keith personally, ignoring the fact that every single thing he said was directly from Trump himself. They're not "accusations", they're merely recitation of fact. But that first guy ignores the facts and truth because they conflict with his ideological viewpoint (I head the exact same silly charges levelled against Keith back when his target was Bush the Second).<br /><br />What our side of things doesn't udnerstand is how very easy it is for "their side" to do that and ignore facts and reality. The fact they do is, I think, why it's so hard for us to always beat them at the polls.Arthur Schenck (AmeriNZ)http://amerinz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-37580911599117648482020-07-14T12:20:19.717+12:002020-07-14T12:20:19.717+12:00In FB discussion, someone has written of K.O.: &qu...In FB discussion, someone has written of K.O.: "He is a paid character assassin. He's rehashing the same accusations made against Trump. since the beginning of his campaign." To which someone else noted: "I will refrain from insulting you personally. But as Roger [me] said above, you only have to listen to what comes out of Trump's mouth. And because he is featured on almost every news and talk show 24/7, I have heard him actually say most of the things Olbermann attributed to him. In other cases, I have read the accounts of people that have had to deal with him. I even know a couple of people personally who have had to try and get paid for the work they did for him. So this is not a "choice" I have to make about believing Olbermann or not. It is the sad reality of Donald Trump. It's hard to imagine that one guy running for President can be such an ass clown, but then Mr. Trump is no ordinary guy."rogerogreennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-1026665086011391222020-07-14T12:20:16.683+12:002020-07-14T12:20:16.683+12:00I can certainly see why news media types say that,...I can certainly see why news media types say that, but the problem with that excuse—because that's all it is—is that they will be accused of bias no matter what they do. As it is, by not calling out the lies of Donald and his surrogates, by never talking about allegations of corruption and bribery against Donald, by not talking (until VERY recently) abut Donald's promotion of white supremacists and the so-called "alt-right", the newsmedia is being de facto biased IN FAVOUR of Donald.<br /><br /><br />Also, by doing all that <i>and</i> giving oxygen to the latest whacked-out conspiracy theory or nonsense fake charge against Hillary Clinton that Donald got from the rightwing fringe (who aren't so fringe these days…) and alt-right folks, they are de facto biased AGAINST Hillary Clinton.<br /><br />The news media has a simple job, really: To report the news fairly and accurately. They're absolutely abandoning their duty when they give Donald and his mates a free run while constantly going after Hillary Clinton. Their pathetic excuse that they'd be accused of bias if they treated Donald with the same harshness they treat Hillary Clinton is nothing but puerile and pathethic bovine excrement. In my opinion. 😉Arthur Schenck (AmeriNZ)http://amerinz.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-90717971810484474872020-07-14T12:20:16.319+12:002020-07-14T12:20:16.319+12:00The working theory is that Donald lies SO much tha...The working theory is that Donald lies SO much that if they called him on it each time, theyy'd be accused of bias against him. FWIW.rogerogreennoreply@blogger.com