Absolutely agree, Steve. The media has a lot to answer for in their breathless, ain't-this-fun coverage leading up to 2016 and beyond. It was oh, so funny and entertaining and the clickbait couldn't be beat.
I grew up in the Tri-State area; everyone in the region knew who and what Donald Trump was--an egomaniacal conman. I guarantee yo…
Absolutely agree, Steve. The media has a lot to answer for in their breathless, ain't-this-fun coverage leading up to 2016 and beyond. It was oh, so funny and entertaining and the clickbait couldn't be beat.
I grew up in the Tri-State area; everyone in the region knew who and what Donald Trump was--an egomaniacal conman. I guarantee you, the NYT's has a massive archive on the man (long before his election) detailing his dubious financial dealings, serial lying, the stiffing of contractors, racism, sexual exploits and the overall crass, bully-boy persona. And yet Jeff Zucker, former CNN boss, agreed early on that yes, Trump probably was bad for the country but he was . . . great, great TV.
Right, too, that Trump, his acolytes, donors and enablers were permitted to spread their deceitful, damaging messages for far too long with little rebuttal. That will no doubt make the turn around harder, longer. Too many minds poisoned. Which makes the calling out and pushing back now all the more necessary.
Absolutely agree, Steve. The media has a lot to answer for in their breathless, ain't-this-fun coverage leading up to 2016 and beyond. It was oh, so funny and entertaining and the clickbait couldn't be beat.
I grew up in the Tri-State area; everyone in the region knew who and what Donald Trump was--an egomaniacal conman. I guarantee you, the NYT's has a massive archive on the man (long before his election) detailing his dubious financial dealings, serial lying, the stiffing of contractors, racism, sexual exploits and the overall crass, bully-boy persona. And yet Jeff Zucker, former CNN boss, agreed early on that yes, Trump probably was bad for the country but he was . . . great, great TV.
Right, too, that Trump, his acolytes, donors and enablers were permitted to spread their deceitful, damaging messages for far too long with little rebuttal. That will no doubt make the turn around harder, longer. Too many minds poisoned. Which makes the calling out and pushing back now all the more necessary.
We're at war, one we cannot afford to lose.
"Too many minds poisoned"
Indeed! That's one of the goal of fascism.