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Trump’s right: The media’s rigged the game . . . but he has to overcome it
Canada Free Press ^ | 08/14/16 | Herman Cain

Posted on 08/14/2016 8:14:00 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony

Win anyway. Don't let their nonsense become an excuse for losing

I could feel Donald Trump’s frustration from thousands of miles away. I’d been there. In the course of a campaign for president, you say something that isn’t as clear as it could be. The political class calls statements like this “inartful” for some reason. You know what you meant. It’s easy enough to explain it.

But it doesn’t matter, because the media caught you in a trap, and now they’re going into days or weeks of histrionics over a completely absurd interpretation of something you said – an inference that anyone with a brain knows you didn’t intend. But it doesn’t matter.


TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: 2016issues; election; hermancain; media; partisanmedia; rigged; trump
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1 posted on 08/14/2016 8:14:00 AM PDT by Sean_Anthony
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To: Sean_Anthony

In all due respect to Mr. Cain, Donald Trump didn’t get to be where he is by getting discouraged and quitting. He CERTAINLY doesn’t look for excuses to lose.

If anyone can fight the good fight, it’s The Donald. And We the People are right with him every step of the way.


2 posted on 08/14/2016 8:18:22 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Trump’s doing just fine. The Mainstream media on the other hand is destroying themselves with their ridiculous histrionics and deceptions.

Their viewership and readership is increasingly becoming analogous to those pathetic Hillary Clinton rallies where 80 people get crowded behind her and the cameras are careful never to pan across the empty high-school gym.


3 posted on 08/14/2016 8:19:22 AM PDT by Junk Silver
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To: Sean_Anthony
But it doesn’t matter, because the media caught you in a trap, and now they’re going into days or weeks of histrionics over a completely absurd interpretation of something you said – an inference that anyone with a brain knows you didn’t intend.

The solution to that is to simply say something more outrageous the next day. Don't give the MSM time to pick apart any one statement by "stepping back and reflecting" - just keep going. Overwhelm them.

4 posted on 08/14/2016 8:21:28 AM PDT by Mr. Jeeves ([CTRL]-[GALT]-[DELETE])
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To: Junk Silver

Trump is well above where Romney or Mc Cain would have been and he can only go up and Hillary down


5 posted on 08/14/2016 8:21:33 AM PDT by scooby321 (o even lower)
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To: Sean_Anthony

If the guy can survive New York’s and New Jersey’s bureacrazies to build skyscrapers, methinks he can overcome the Lilliputians in the Demstream political-media complex.


6 posted on 08/14/2016 8:24:11 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Sean_Anthony

The leftist media has a single purpose...to drive Trump voters away...either away, to Hillary, or jus away from Trump.

The only way to twart their efforts is for Trump voters to turn our, en masse.

Even a bucket with holes can be filled if enough water is poured in.

The media is huillarys steno pool.


7 posted on 08/14/2016 8:27:06 AM PDT by FrankR (You're only enslaved to the extent of the charity that you receive!)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Trump can only win with high intensity negative campaigning. He has to pound the theme that Hillary Clinton is inherently dishonest, corrupt, sloppy and would be a catastrophe if elected President. He must constantly point out that Clinton stated she was “dead broke” in 2001 and after ten years of public service, she was worth over $30 million. How did she get that money and what did she give in return. She has never created or produced anything of worth.He must constantly remind the people that open borders will continue under Clinton and she no doubt will stupidly involve the US in multiple costly global entrapments.


8 posted on 08/14/2016 8:28:36 AM PDT by allendale
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To: Sean_Anthony
Herman Cain is absolutely correct. I listen to so called conservative talk show hosts lately who rail about Trump allowing himself to be distracted by taking on media accusations. They are heard to say “Trump is too defensive. He is wasting valuable campaign time fighting with media, etc.” The conservative pundits and radio hosts do not know what they are talking about. First, it makes no difference what Trump says, the media will never stop twisting what he says to their advantage. That is why he has to attack, attack, attack the media while running his campaign against the Hildabeast. If Trump lets up on the media, it is all over. This is what the too smart by half talk show hosts and pundits do not get. That is what did in Cain. In attacking the dishonest media, he is not being distracted, he is doing what is absolutely essential to win. We the voter must cover his back for the next 90 days instead of finding fault and criticizing him. We must assist him in this process by disregarding the chaff the corrupt, dishonest media will be throwing out every day from here to November 8.
9 posted on 08/14/2016 8:39:43 AM PDT by iontheball
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To: Sean_Anthony

I doubt Trump is discouraged. A little frustrated that his own party is against him maybe. Who could blame him?


10 posted on 08/14/2016 8:42:32 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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Clintons pimp America out to the highest bidder - the press looks away and kisses her butt.


11 posted on 08/14/2016 8:44:15 AM PDT by GOPJ (Clintons pimp America out to the highest bidder - the press looks away and kisses Hillary's butt.)
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If the election was a negotiation, the media would be competitors vying for the same project, because “if you’re not for me, you’re against me”. Trump is dealing directly with the American People, not with those who have made it clear they are against him.


12 posted on 08/14/2016 8:44:46 AM PDT by bigbob (The Hillary indictment will have to come from us.)
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To: Junk Silver
Trump’s doing just fine. The Mainstream media on the other hand is destroying themselves with their ridiculous histrionics and deceptions.

You're right Silver - if the press thinks we're NOT buying their newspapers and bullsh*t now, just wait 'til AFTER the election. They'll wish they were Macy's ...

13 posted on 08/14/2016 8:46:31 AM PDT by GOPJ (Clintons pimp America out to the highest bidder - the press looks away and kisses Hillary's butt.)
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To: Sean_Anthony

Herman is doing his part

We need to do ours

Get Out The Vote


14 posted on 08/14/2016 8:49:32 AM PDT by Nifster (Ignore all polls. Get Out The Vote)
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Yes, this is what they do. Events happen on a day. For instance, more is uncovered about criminal activities of the Clintons, and Donald Trump makes a speech at his rally that day, speaking off the cuff. What story would the oligarchy puppet “media” go with? Yes, they will pick apart the speech and find the most ambiguous few words that could be packaged to show Trump as a bloody fanged racist.

They did go after Cain like that too. It is true that his affairs made him step down, not the media Palinizing him, but he was Palinized. He was a threat.
20 20 hindsight for Cain, it would have been super Trumpian of him to have taken the media on a little ride.

Have a live event with his wife, a personal town hall if you will. He gives a speech about his life, his beginnings, whatever, and gobsmacks the media by talking about “the pain he’s caused in their marriage,” and then going beyond Clinton, have both of them talk about how even Christians fail, how affairs happen, how to resurrect a loving marriage, how a lot of American couples are dealing with this and how you CAN get past this. (We won’t all agree but that isn’t the point right now). He would have turned those failings into a political strength: connecting with the people. He could have gone on about how the media would crucify him for this, but how many presidents failed in this regard, etc. He could have owned it and owned the media too.


15 posted on 08/14/2016 9:18:12 AM PDT by Yaelle (Sorry, Mr. Franklin. We've been extremely careless with our Republic.)
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To: allendale

Yes, please explain the “dead broke” to $30 million, Hillary. Simple question that must be asked. A lot of dead broke Americans want to know how. She’s “fighting for us” somehow, but she’s the one rolling in dough.


16 posted on 08/14/2016 9:20:16 AM PDT by Yaelle (Sorry, Mr. Franklin. We've been extremely careless with our Republic.)
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To: FrankR

The media is Hillary’s steno pool.


You wrote yourself a nice tag line.


17 posted on 08/14/2016 9:21:22 AM PDT by Yaelle (Sorry, Mr. Franklin. We've been extremely careless with our Republic.)
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To: Junk Silver
Trump’s doing just fine. The Mainstream media on the other hand is destroying themselves with their ridiculous histrionics and deceptions.

No doubt that DJT has a plan to remedy the situation the MFM has cast upon US, and he has faith that what he is doing will produce results. The only question is how long will the MFM experience dying pangs before they actually succumb There is a saturation point when even loinfos will find some type of light and wander out of their darkness and
TRUMP will TRiUMPh

18 posted on 08/14/2016 9:21:32 AM PDT by V K Lee (u TRUMP TRUMP TRUMP to TRIUMPH Follow the lead MAKE AMERICA GREAT)
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To: GOPJ

Clintons pimp America out to the highest bidder - the press looks away and kisses her butt.


That is quite the image. I wish I were a cartoonist.

I picture the shape of America made into a prostitute woman, batting it’s eyes at a bunch of foreign men (one needs to be wearing Arab robes), while behind her in pimp hat and suit is Hillary with a sly look on her face.

Your idea. Wouldn’t it be awesome?


19 posted on 08/14/2016 9:24:38 AM PDT by Yaelle (Sorry, Mr. Franklin. We've been extremely careless with our Republic.)
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To: Sean_Anthony

The media control the polls, they control the narrative, the dnc rigged the primary elections. The general elections are going to be rigged. The level of corruption that is involved in this scheme in huge. The elites think they know better than the people. We have seen this over and over again in history. Yet they always fail. Unfortunately this is the world that we live in. It is obvious that this election has been rigged just like the wrestling matches. There will be a lot of drama but in the end the winner has already been predetermined.


20 posted on 08/14/2016 9:25:14 AM PDT by seawolf101
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