How the Right News Media works.

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fskimospy

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I saw that slimly little F'kr Levin on Fox. He was literally shaking as he laid out the points and dates of when this wire tapping supposedly occurred. Hell, if Trump has the evidence, then have at it. Just points out that he was being investigated due to the suspicions of the intelligence community. And they requested FISA wire taps. This guy is working backwards if you ask me. Should of kept his mouth shut. Now we know they were investigating him.

This really has the potential to upend the whole right wing news media. In the past they could simply spin whatever crazy conspiracy theory they wanted and never worry about having to prove it as their listeners would believe whatever they said anyway. The problem now is that the credulous idiot listening is the president and so they actually need to back their bullshit up. This could be a disaster for them!
 

interchange

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Rumors become "sources say" rather quickly. The credibility of the media rests on the ethics of those involved (journalists and informants). Unfortunately, we have a whopper of a public rumor-mongerer inhabiting the white house with an unfiltered Twitter account. Even factually correct information is subject to telephone game policy.
 

Amused

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A flow chart:

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Lots of "anonymous sources" lately. We have a choice....can believe only the ones we want to believe or we can pursue the actual facts before making judgments.
 

bshole

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Lots of "anonymous sources" lately. We have a choice....can believe only the ones we want to believe or we can pursue the actual facts before making judgments.

Please Please I am begging you..... tell Trump that!!!
 
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MSM lacks the ability to fuck with my life like the President is. He is the most powerful man on the planet and he is a conspiracy theorist. He is one beer short of a six-pack.
The MSM is fucking with your life every time they use anonymous sources who ultimately are found to be spouting false accusations. Just how many times can people set their hair on fire over bullshit and not figure out who's screwing them?
 

hal2kilo

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The MSM is fucking with your life every time they use anonymous sources who ultimately are found to be spouting false accusations. Just how many times can people set their hair on fire over bullshit and not figure out who's screwing them?
BS yet to be determined.
 

emperus

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The MSM is fucking with your life every time they use anonymous sources who ultimately are found to be spouting false accusations. Just how many times can people set their hair on fire over bullshit and not figure out who's screwing them?

Jesus. This is just hilarious esp. after what went on this weekend. The one fucking with people lives is the unadulterated BS that emanates from Fox and all the right wing propaganda,(Breitbart, Limbaugh et al)

Think about this, Trump is the epitome of this right wing propaganda. The fucking president who can get any Intel in the world just by picking up his phone, uncritically gets his information from the right wing media. How did that work out for him and how is that working out for us as a country?
 
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fskimospy

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Jesus. This is just hilarious esp. after what went on this weekend. The one fucking with people lies is the unadulterated BS that emanates from Fox and all the right wing propaganda,(Breitbart, Limbaugh et al)

It's an bizarre claim to make, especially considering the fact that these anonymous sources have been repeatedly right and have outed numerous lies from Trump and members of his administration. They might not be right all the time, but their overall track record has been pretty good.
 

zinfamous

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It's an bizarre claim to make, especially considering the fact that these anonymous sources have been repeatedly right and have outed numerous lies from Trump and members of his administration. They might not be right all the time, but their overall track record has been pretty good.

Further consider the fact that Little-hands/Butthole-lips himself claimed in a presser that "The leaks are real, but it's the leaking that is illegal!"

I mean, I don't even....
 

fskimospy

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Further consider the fact that Little-hands/Butthole-lips himself claimed in a presser that "The leaks are real, but it's the leaking that is illegal!"

I mean, I don't even....

Right, they seem to be shifting strategy from even trying to claim the leaks are false. Now the narrative seems to be that Obama is attempting to overthrow him from behind the scenes.

The guy is seriously losing it. I hope people around him are monitoring him closely as he seems to be spiraling downward and it's only been a month and a half.
 

agent00f

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The MSM is fucking with your life every time they use anonymous sources who ultimately are found to be spouting false accusations. Just how many times can people set their hair on fire over bullshit and not figure out who's screwing them?

Seems a good idea to remain anonymous with trumpsters on the loose, wouldn't their daddy telling the 2A people to do something about it.