Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

applegrove

(122,467 posts)
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 12:38 AM 15 hrs ago

The media is doing some self reflection now. That is newsworthy. That is part of the story.


Post by @kamalahq
View on Threads


?xmt=AQGzL9PlK181AJOK_NVIo-yoZDTvzsD-MtKRcXtKM-8SiA

Tapper: We are treating Vice President Harris like we treat a normal politician. Meanwhile, the Republican nominee literally is calling Americans who don’t support him ‘the enemy within,’ and talking about using the military to go after these people
5 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
The media is doing some self reflection now. That is newsworthy. That is part of the story. (Original Post) applegrove 15 hrs ago OP
Yes, muse for a moment about how odd it is you're covering the campaign that way... RidinWithHarris 14 hrs ago #1
LOL Skittles 12 hrs ago #2
hate on the xitter all u want, but w/o it, they'd b getting away w it. mopinko 9 hrs ago #3
Now, of course, when it's too late. GaYellowDawg 6 hrs ago #4
Too little, too late. missaj 6 hrs ago #5

RidinWithHarris

(673 posts)
1. Yes, muse for a moment about how odd it is you're covering the campaign that way...
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 02:20 AM
14 hrs ago

...and then keep covering it that way? Is that what you're going to do?

God forbid you sustain the full sense of alarm and threat that THE MOMENT ACTUALLY REQUIRES from now until the election.

mopinko

(71,526 posts)
3. hate on the xitter all u want, but w/o it, they'd b getting away w it.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 06:31 AM
9 hrs ago

the haters rly shd think about this election w nothing but msm.

GaYellowDawg

(4,780 posts)
4. Now, of course, when it's too late.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 09:57 AM
6 hrs ago

This self-reflection should have been done a long damn time ago. They've let Trump claim that things were better off 4 years ago. Given him a complete pass on the pandemic. Declined to slice up other Repubs who minimized Jan 6. Failed to mention inflation as a worldwide problem. Failed to highlight recovery from the pandemic. Failed to criticize the rehabilitation of Trump by McCarthy and his buddies. Worst of all, failed to criticize right-wing media.

If both candidates had been treated to the same scrutiny and held to the same standards, Harris would be up something like 70-30 and the only questions would be what kind of records she'd set for an electoral margin for a Democrat, and whether her coattails would give her a majority or a supermajority in both houses.

missaj

(11 posts)
5. Too little, too late.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 10:19 AM
6 hrs ago

VP is in a dead heat race with a tyrant who should not have been allowed to run again. The media spent the past few months giving him unchallenged positive press while denigrating Democrats. They wanted chaos and not calm.

Latest Discussions»General Discussion»The media is doing some s...