Steve Bannon - "The media is the opposition party"..."Should keep it's mouth shut!"

[HereticBD]

The media is the press.

Should they be less bias, more integrity, change in so many ways, sure.


But shut up, be silent?

Fuck you.

If all they're going to be is bias, tabloid trash, then they should shut the fuck up. They're just damaging their entire industry by conducting themselves so unprofessionally.

If they want to actually get back to covering the news with some form of integrity, then by all means they should do it.

 

[Egelo]

I don't know, perhaps take off their Liberal jerseys for a second or two?

The funny thing is, that by keeping up their clear and obvious bias, they're just playing right into Trump's hands, and proving that they are "the enemy". It's too easy to criticize the media these days.

The guy signs 6000 executive orders that will shape the country going forward, and they all want to talk about how he can't let the popular vote go. Whether or not you agree with their criticism on his ego that drives him to talk about his popularity, there are real things happening, and to make "what Trump tweeted about his popularity" your #1 story, is petty and amateurish. It makes the media look like tabloid trash, and that's probably his intention.

Thats actually a compliment compered what they really are.

 

[Kingz]

Nah. That's the only thing you nazis are good at, so we'll steal em from you until they are played out.

I believe it..liberals are definitely good at playing things out...callously calling people nazis being among their finer achievements in removing power from words. Racist and Sexist aren't far behind. Bravo

 

[Fawlty]

Bannon shamelessly fomenting the will for state media. I'm sure he'd like to be in charge of his own RIA Novosti.

 

[Cooz]

I don't know, perhaps take off their Liberal jerseys for a second or two?

The funny thing is, that by keeping up their clear and obvious bias, they're just playing right into Trump's hands, and proving that they are "the enemy". It's too easy to criticize the media these days.

The guy signs 6000 executive orders that will shape the country going forward, and they all want to talk about how he can't let the popular vote go. Whether or not you agree with their criticism on his ego that drives him to talk about his popularity, there are real things happening, and to make "what Trump tweeted about his popularity" your #1 story, is petty and amateurish. It makes the media look like tabloid trash, and that's probably his intention.

Do you feel like that perhaps Trump eggs them on by bringing it up himself? For example, why bring up inauguration size of all things during a speech at the CIA?

In reality, if both parties ignored the other, they'd be much better off.

Although.

Whatever the media writes about Trump (whether FOX for the right or CNN for the left), their base laps it up and gives them "clicks".

Whatever Trump tweets to draw a reaction from the media, further feeds the narrative he's creating and plays right into his grand plan.

So I take it back. Trump and the media need each other. Whoever wins, we lose though.

 

[Guestx]

Politicians do all their underhanded shit with no accountability at all. The press lies and covers for them.

A couple of things here. . .

For one, there really is no "the press" just like there really is no "the media." There is no such thing. We talk about it like there is, but there isn't. Instead, there are a variety of individual media outlets, which can then be broken down into individual people within those organizations doing individual things. Some media outlets are better than others, just like some editors or reporters are better than others. Let's not make the mistake of tarring them all with the same brush.

As for the press lying to cover for politicians, are there specific examples that you're thinking of?

 

[Slippery Kantus]

Nah. That's the only thing you nazis are good at, so we'll steal em from you until they are played out.

 

[K1levelgrappler]

I don't know, perhaps take off their Liberal jerseys for a second or two?

The funny thing is, that by keeping up their clear and obvious bias, they're just playing right into Trump's hands, and proving that they are "the enemy". It's too easy to criticize the media these days.

The guy signs 6000 executive orders that will shape the country going forward, and they all want to talk about how he can't let the popular vote go. Whether or not you agree with their criticism on his ego that drives him to talk about his popularity, there are real things happening, and to make "what Trump tweeted about his popularity" your #1 story, is petty and amateurish. It makes the media look like tabloid trash, and that's probably his intention.

So when Trump spews blatant bullshit, which is basically every day, it should be ignored or just reported on less?

 

[Guestx]

He should just let the press dig their own grave. People have seen through them just fine with minimal help from Bannon.

What he says is mostly true though. A lot of the media have positioned themselves as opposition and it's their mission to skew, undermine, and fight Trump every step of the way.

As I was just mentioning in my last post, we have to stop looking at "the press" as a single, monolithic entity. Instead, we should support those agencies and reporters who do the best jobs, and we should call press members out when they fuck up.

As for the press digging their own grave, the thing is, we really don't want that. What we want is for them to do the best job they can. Because like I said before, literally try to imagine the world without the press. With no newspapers or news sites, no news radio or TV broadcasts, no magazines, none of that shit--with no reporters--you wouldn't even know what's going on in the next city, much less the next state, the next region or the next country.

 

[Jack V Savage]

So when Trump spews blatant bullshit, which is basically every day, it should be ignored or just reported on less?

That's the idea. Trump does something stupid, the media reports on it, Trump's camp calls it bias, idiots like the TS believe it and support gov't corruption.

 

[HereticBD]

So when Trump spews blatant bullshit, which is basically every day, it should be ignored or just reported on less?

Depends how "important" that bullshit is. Trump talking about the popular vote should be the fourth or fifth headline within the hour(if at all), not the lead story.

The ironic thing is, they make fun of him(because that's their goal) over "meaningless" complaints like that, while at the same time making it their main focus of what he does. They undermine themselves by covering shit like that so heavily, and Trump knows it. That's why he does it.

I mean, at what point is "Do you think Trump does this on purpose to fuck with the media?" going to be missing a question mark? Of course he does. He did it all the way to the White House, and you guys are still all "Nah, he just dumb. Media shouldn't let him off the hook, 'cause he so dumb."

Yeah, that strategy is working gangbusters for you guys so far!

 

[Deleted member 196663]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/26/business/media/stephen-bannon-trump-news-media.html


Needless to say, I agree wholeheartedly.


What say you?

I get why he's saying that, but I wish he was more specific/clear about who he's going after. People are going to stop distinguishing between good journalism and bad journalism and just lump all the shit together.

 

[HereticBD]

That's the idea. Trump does something stupid, the media reports on it, Trump's camp calls it bias, idiots like the TS believe it and support gov't corruption.

I'm happy that I've perma-rustled you.

Clown.

 

[Octavian]

I agree wholeheartedly.
What say you?

No one gives a fuck what you think

 

[Octavian]

Ok serious question here - what's the proper way to cover Trump? How is the media supposed to react when he lies and acts like a little kid? If the Trump says 2 + 2 = 5 should everyone meet him in the middle and say it's 4.5? Wouldn't want to be biased.

Cover him like he's a fascist geriatric being fed atrocious and immoral lies and plans by a Nazi - Steven "the bigot" Bannon.

 

[HereticBD]

No one gives a fuck what you think

Almost at 900 likes now. You keep on truckin', big fella.

 

[wlu.29]

it's =/= its

 

[Octavian]

Almost at 900 likes now. You keep on truckin', big fella.

You're not too sharp are you?

 

[Hans Gercmiov]

I support even shit show news orgs like CNN being able to run their network as they see fit. I also support and encourage them being challenged.

 

[HereticBD]

it's =/= its

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