2016 Postmortem
Showing Original Post only (View all)Maybe Hillary should start attacking the media? [View all]
It works for Trump. Trump attacks the MSM, and they back off and legitimize or ignore so much of what he does. They certainly don't scrutinize him the way that have Hillary.
- Why did the media fail to investigate Trump's obviously questionable medical report, yet it has helped publicize the sleazy Trump campaign's reports on Hillary's medical condition? They still haven't fully vetted that report or his doctor.
- Why do they use right-wing talking points to talk about Hillary's physical health but not question whether Trump has a testosterone problem, given his high-pitched voice, lack of facial hair, extra body fat, and moodiness?
- Why does the media cover the negatives of the Clinton Foundation without providing nearly as much coverage of all it has done both for struggling people and our nation's image? Why doesn't it compare the accomplishments of the Clinton Foundation to the Trump Foundation, especially given that Trump is, by his own admission, worth $10 billion?
- Whatever happened to the possible fraud Trump committed when he pledged the proceeds from his vodka and book sales would go to charity, but there is no evidence that promise was anything more than false advertising?
- While the media certainly delighted in Bill Clinton's sexual stories, why are they ignoring to a large extent Trump's adultery, his sexist and perverse boasts, and the lawsuit against him that he raped a 13 year old?
- Why aren't Trump's bankruptcies, where he walked away with money his pocket while leaving working people, small businesses, and towns screwed being examined under the light of matters such as integrity and his honesty, which is the bar they established for anything Hillary does?
- Why aren't they investigating Trump's mob ties?
- Why are they quite silent as the Trump campaign violates the spirit of the first amendment by banning media outlets and reporters from their events?
- Why is the media investigating every single email released by Hillary, but not doing nearly the same thing on Trump's three thousand five hundred lawsuits?
- Why is the media giving so much more attention to Hillary's emails, which were never intended for public scrutiny, than Trump's countless public statements about women when he was on Howard Stern and in other public venues?
- Why is the media dropping the ball on Trump's Putin connection and his urging Putin to hack more emails, but continuing to harp on every detail of Hillary's emails?
It seems like if you insult and intimidate the media, it falls in line. If you respect it, it goes after you. Certainly something needs to be done. Trump is a lunatic, and most people know it, but the media is making him into some sort of communications genius. He's not, if the media would do its job.