Alternet Article Why is the Press Giving Republicans A Pass on the Mueller Report

[bdamomma]

https://www.alternet.org/2019/04/why-is-the-press-is-still-giving-republicans-a-pass-on-the-mueller-report/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=113

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It’s only Tuesday, but the New York Times has already published two front-page stories this week depicting Democrats as being tied in a political pretzel over the issue of Donald Trump’s possible impeachment following the public release of the devastating report delivered by special counsel Robert Mueller.


The party faces deep “divisions” and a major “quandary,” according to the Times. The daily has hardly been alone in its near-total focus on Democrats post-Mueller report. Trump is the leader of the other party, and his outlandish behavior reflects badly on it. But after the 448-page findings on Trump obstruction and collusion were released, much of the press immediately went into process coverage, and the Mueller report...…. (please refer to article).

[True Blue American]

1. Yes, the Cable News is doing the same thing.

I heard a Reporter I really respected go on and on this morning about Trump standing firm. He went on and on, as if nothing is wrong.

[malaise]

2. Great question

Get thee to the greatest page

[PeeJ52]

3. Where are the Republicans?

[bdamomma]

10. Republicans

are losers, they only wanted a tax hike for their donor class or to be cut off by them, that is why they are hanging on to tRump, stealing from us to give to that 1%. George Carlin was right, they want it all, next will be social security, when will be our breaking point??

[alwaysinasnit]

4. My guess is that the Press is controlled by the economic elite for the purpose of swaying public

opinion for their benefit (i.e. dividing Americans politically and obscuring GOP wrongdoing).

[pscot]

6. If by Press you mean cable news

Everyone you see on cable news channels belongs to the economic elite.

[alwaysinasnit]

7. I was thinking of the PTB who head up and control the main stream media.

[Duppers]

9. Bingo! ⬆⬆

[Anon-C]

5. Kickin' n' rec'in'

[BigmanPigman]

8. Aren't they all off this week on Easter Break?

[Efilroft Sul]

11. The media are only as liberal as the corporations that own them.

[bdamomma]

12. I have to get back to

watching Democracy now with Amy Goodman. Rachel, Lawrence and Ari are the ones I watch.

[Efilroft Sul]

13. I cut the cord 11 years ago.

Still, with the new generation TVs, I will admit to watching Real Time with Bill Maher on the HBO app. But most of my information is gathered from online or print sources.

[bdamomma]

14. Nothing wrong with

that as long as you're being informed.