Tag: Ali Velshi
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Thank You, Lawrence O’Donnell – The American News Media IS Being 2016 Stupid All Over Again
During the 2016 campaign, the American news media demonstrated remarkable (if not downright shameless) ineptitude. Donald Trump ate the news media for lunch and then farted them out right back in their own faces. And they went all Oliver Twist and asked for more. Please, sir! Fortunately, not every member of the Fifth Estate bought…
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The Reason “Both Sides Do It” Is Bad Journalism
In the “Pantheon Of Wrongheaded Common Wisdom”, “Both Sides Do It” is king, queen and the rest of the demented Spanish Aristocracy. It takes a nubbin of “maybe” and makes it incontrovertible fact. Bad behavior does not belong to any political party. Yes, both sides are physically capable of doing things they shouldn’t and then…
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“How It Feels To Be Part Of MSNBC’s Audience: A Playlet”
As the lights come up, a member of MSNBC’s audience sits down to watch some news. Almost immediately, the audience member is incensed. And… fade in — MSNBC: Donald Trump said ‘this’ today. Audience: But ‘this’ is a lie and you know it is. Nicolle Wallace spent a whole half hour reporting on it extensively.…