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onecaliberal

(32,489 posts)
Thu Sep 8, 2016, 01:17 AM Sep 2016

NBC committed journalistic malpractice at their joke of a CIC forum.

They allowed trump to blather on with personal attacks, he did not even attempt to answer any of the questions asked, wasn't pressed on anything or called on his many lies.
NBC wasn't interested in presenting anything insightful to the American people, they ran another episode of a pathetic reality TeeVee show. Americans lives are not a game, this man doesn't know the first thing about government, the military, foreign intelligence. Nothing! I would bet money he doesn't know how a bill becomes law. We need to take the corporate media down. They're more interested in money than America or its citizens.

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NBC committed journalistic malpractice at their joke of a CIC forum. (Original Post) onecaliberal Sep 2016 OP
no argument there.... chillfactor Sep 2016 #1
Oligarch News promoting an oligarch-what a surprise. jalan48 Sep 2016 #2
His advisors should have made him watch school house rock. madaboutharry Sep 2016 #3
As long as they keep the masses entertained .. they make money. Case closed. YOHABLO Sep 2016 #4
You tell me how to take down oldtime dfl_er Sep 2016 #5
Welcome. Mika Sep 2016 #6
Me too. Please someone tell me how to take the media down! I am also getting ready to Upthevibe Sep 2016 #7
that women are asking for sexual assault oldtime dfl_er Sep 2016 #11
Having not been able to BlueMTexpat Sep 2016 #8
Too late to email NBC. Email the Moderators of the UPCOMING Debates. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2016 #9
Lauer was scorched on Twitter and by colleagues. onecaliberal Sep 2016 #10

chillfactor

(7,566 posts)
1. no argument there....
Thu Sep 8, 2016, 01:23 AM
Sep 2016

I even sent NBC an email telling them precisely what you said and what a joke Lauer was.....he is as big a puke as t-rump.

madaboutharry

(40,153 posts)
3. His advisors should have made him watch school house rock.
Thu Sep 8, 2016, 01:27 AM
Sep 2016

Then he would have least known as much as a third grader.

Upthevibe

(7,884 posts)
7. Me too. Please someone tell me how to take the media down! I am also getting ready to
Thu Sep 8, 2016, 03:22 AM
Sep 2016

email NBC. I'm so pissed I can't sleep. Here is what the media SHOULD be talking about tomorrow:
1. Trump calling the current Generals worthless (in so many words)
2. Him saying we should have taken the oil
3. Him saying that it was clear from the briefing he received that the President didn't take their advise
4. Him saying he NEVER supported the war
5. There's something else but I can't remember.

BlueMTexpat

(15,350 posts)
8. Having not been able to
Thu Sep 8, 2016, 03:48 AM
Sep 2016

watch it live, I read through the WaPo's annotated transcript this am. As so many in the comments noted, Clinton was asked not to attack her opponent. Instead, she basically answered the questions she was asked although nearly 1/3 of her allocated time was spent on emails and her "judgment." Of course.

Per the transcript, Trump evaded the questions - and was generally allowed to. His lies on Iraq and other issues were left unchallenged and he repeatedly managed to include attacks against HRC and Prez O in his non-answers.

For those who are interested, here's the WaPo transcript: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/07/the-first-hillary-clinton-vs-donald-trump-showdown-of-2016-annotated/#comments

And yes, I agree 100% that the corporate media are MUCH more interested in $$$$ (and ratings) than in actually practicing journalism.

onecaliberal

(32,489 posts)
10. Lauer was scorched on Twitter and by colleagues.
Thu Sep 8, 2016, 10:04 AM
Sep 2016

The only way to take them down is to VOTE and change laws. 6 rich assholes are controlling the narrative because they can. They must be broken up into a million bits.

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