The Government The Press Deserves

There's a lot of talk about what to do about President Trump, which makes it increasingly difficult to deny the results of the 2016 election, though I continue to try.


As I've been saying for nearly a year now, Media: Stop broadcasting lies, no matter where they come from. If they hadn't been emanating from a wealthy television personality, Trump and his made-up reality wouldn't have gotten any air time in the first place. He'd have been ignored as a lying crackpot and faded away. But that's not what happened, is it?

Now, a shout-out to Keith Olbermann. It doesn't happen often but he and I are mostly on the same page about moving forward...

http://video.gq.com/watch/the-closer-with-keith-olbermann-how-the-media-needs-to-respond-to-trump-now

And if you want to keep your head out of the sand AND keep yourself up at night, give this a read...

https://medium.com/@jakefuentes/the-immigration-ban-is-a-headfake-and-were-falling-for-it-b8910e78f0c5#.erocj0yzc

Now let's put our heads together and focus our attention on productive actions, and not waste it on outrage.

Trump's Bragadoccio

Candidate-for-President of the U.S. Donald Trump has said a lot of heinous and ridiculous things. The most recent one was about the privilege that comes with money and fame - namely, being able to grab women he wants by their genitals, whether invited or not.

The question is: Was this heinous or ridiculous?

Of course it's heinous if he really behaved this way, and he's guilty of sexual assault. But Trump is a blowhard, and much of what comes out of his mouth actually originated from another body part known for producing something other than truth. So why believe him now?

I don't think I do.

Despicable Them

First the media made Trump's joke of a candidacy into a winning campaign by overloading us with coverage of him and no one else. Then when he chose to sit out a debate, reporters breathlessly lead with that story INSTEAD OF THE SUBSTANCE OF THE DEBATE ITSELF. Then when the other candidates finally had a chance to talk about real issues, they talked about Trump and had to defend themselves from stupid and useless questions posed by the moderators and the public. Finally, when it came time for the media to report on the debate --after they reported on Trump's boycott AND his alternative programming at a benefit for veterans --still they chose to run only sounds bites that referred to the absent Trump and the attacks on each other.

It's almost impossible to learn anything from American tv news, and it's shameful.