US Politics Thread

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

The positive here is that 6 out of 10 GOP voters want someone other than Trump.

The negative is their 2nd choice is arguably a bigger fraud than Trump.

Trump has got years in the bag in the conning stakes.

 

[lloydie]

You said you could see me clearly. I responded I am happy for you. Why would you assume my response referenced anything other than what it responded to? Strange.



You think Mitch McConnell is a Grifter Fuhrer? That's why I agreed with your statement earlier when you said: none so blind as those who refuse to see.

But if you still think you are seeing clearly, bless your heart. I'm happy for you.

We've established that you're hard of understanding but it makes me happy that you're happy for me..

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

She is definitely beyond help.

Fixed.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Masterclass in putting Jordan in his place.

 

[SWP's back]

Probably is.

But more importantly he’s doing a great job of being President in spite of what the fuckwit MAGA bellends are saying.

The voters certainly think so, these results showing a massive Dem over performance are much better indicators that polling:

 

[Dax777]

We've established that you're hard of understanding but it makes me happy that you're happy for me..

Your ability to project is on another level. But at least, we agree im happy for you.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

The voters certainly think so, these results showing a massive Dem over performance are much better indicators that polling:

I appreciate the message but I just hate what passes as news channels these days especially in America.

All news is presented with their own political slant. Fox is red. MSNBC is Blue although of the little I’ve seen it’s much more tolerable and dare I say objective, or is it that it’s message appeals to my own bias?

My god. What have I become?

 

[BayernMan]

I appreciate the message but I just hate what passes as news channels these days especially in America.

All news is presented with their own political slant. Fox is red. MSNBC is Blue although of the little I’ve seen it’s much more tolerable and dare I say objective, or is it that it’s message appeals to my own bias?

My god. What have I become?

Like many things in the US the media sphere has been turned into a hyper charged market place where you “shop” around for the news you want to hear. To be honest it’s better to be aware you have a bias and factor that accordingly when reading vs pretending you don’t have a bias.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Like many things in the US the media sphere has been turned into a hyper charged market place where you “shop” around for the news you want to hear. To be honest it’s better to be aware you have a bias and factor that accordingly when reading vs pretending you don’t have a bias.

NPR is where it's at for actual news, but MSNBC does give a fairly objective view of political goings on, albeit with a left of centre slant.

 

[BayernMan]

NPR is where it's at for actual news, but MSNBC does give a fairly objective view of political goings on, albeit with a left of centre slant.

NPR is definitely as good as it gets and MSNBC is second for me only because it balances out the crazy right wing channels in Fox, OAN, Newsmax, and even the new CNN.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

NPR is where it's at for actual news, but MSNBC does give a fairly objective view of political goings on, albeit with a left of centre slant.

I don’t know NPR, but I agree about MSNBC. Although I am aware that it’s a case of me finding them far more tolerable.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I don’t know NPR, but I agree about MSNBC. Although I am aware that it’s a case of me finding them far more tolerable.

https://www.npr.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=15025261194&utm_content=128449508125&utm_term=npr&gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw06-oBhC6ARIsAGuzdw0EZ6Uv8BO1d8PR9fbwqsl6LHoD8aqDXRXCTdQ0Zm_vrX5lI4FdiS8aAjBXEALw_wcB

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

https://www.npr.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=ppc&utm_campaign=15025261194&utm_content=128449508125&utm_term=npr&gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw06-oBhC6ARIsAGuzdw0EZ6Uv8BO1d8PR9fbwqsl6LHoD8aqDXRXCTdQ0Zm_vrX5lI4FdiS8aAjBXEALw_wcB

Ta.

 

[BayernMan]

This is why he leads GOP Primary polls.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Left-leaning media outlets in the US demonstrate their bias mostly in the following ways: less newsworthy stories favorable to the right are generally not covered; headlines may be slanted to favor the left; talk-shows are obviously left-leaning.

Right-leaning media outlets in the US mirror the biases of left-leaning media, except that coverage favors the right: less newsworthy stores favorable to the left are mostly not covered; headlines are slanted to favor the right; talk-shows are obviously right-leaning.

What differentiates left-leaning outlets from right-leaning ones, is that most right-leaning media outlets no longer stick to the facts, and indeed report known-falsehoods in cases where the truth is unpopular with their audience. Right-leaning talkshows are most affected by this; but on the right, broadcasts purported to be strictly news, sometimes (or oftentimes depending on the outlet), also propagate known falsehoods.

For those interested in the perceived biases of various news outlets in the US, Allsides has a breakdown which may prove of interest: https://www.allsides.com/media-bias/media-bias-chart.

Edit:
Is anyone else surprised that The Wall Street Journal is classified as centrist in Allside's breakdown? For starters Murdoch owns The Wall Street Journal which almost certainly is going to color their news coverage. And secondly, it strikes me that most Wall Street Journal opinion pieces are right-leaning.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Murdoch out at Fox. Not sure what this means, other than "Yaaaaaaay".

 

[lloydie]

Your ability to project is on another level. But at least, we agree im happy for you.

How old are you? You're really going with "That's what you are, what am I?"
You've become a parody version of a thick, supercilious, Dunning-Kruger, Trump ****.
I'm done with wasting time on you, I'll leave it to your compatriots to wipe their arses with you.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Murdoch out at Fox. Not sure what this means, other than "Yaaaaaaay".

Murdoch still owns the place, so probably not much changes. The guy is older than dirt though, so he's probably stepping away to make room for some other prick.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Murdoch still owns the place, so probably not much changes. The guy is older than dirt though, so he's probably stepping away to make room for some other prick.

Agree. And he is reported as hating Trump so unclear how any new person at the top is going to change anything. We will see.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Agree. And he is reported as hating Trump so unclear how any new person at the top is going to change anything. We will see.

True. But though Murdoch personally dislikes Trump, he's in love with Trump's politics. And he's keenly aware of the Fox audience - MAGA fanatics largely 100% behind the Donald. So it's almost certainly same-ole, same-ole at Fox, supporting Trump because that's what their audience wants.