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The Doctrine of Media Untruth
AG ^ | May 24, 2020 | By Victor Davis Hanson

Posted on 05/26/2020 10:45:43 AM PDT by Hojczyk

As a general rule, when the New York Times, the Washington Post, National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service, NBC, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, and CNN begin to parrot a narrative, the truth often is found in simply believing just the opposite.

Put another way, the media’s “truth” is a good guide to what is abjectly false. Perhaps we can call the lesson of this valuable service, the media’s inadvertent ability to convey truth by disguising it with transparent bias and falsehood, the “Doctrine of Media Untruth.”

Take the strange case of the respective records of liberal New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Florida counterpart Ron DeSantis. Both states have roughly equal populations, with Florida slightly larger by about 2 million. Both have populations that travel daily back and forth between their respective major cities. Both are major international tourist and travel hubs. Both have widely diverse populations.

Both have large numbers of retirees and long-term-care homes. Yet, New York has suffered 14 times the number of coronavirus deaths as has Florida. Florida is now increasingly open, and on May 19 saw 54 deaths attributed to the virus. That same day, New York was completely locked down and yet saw nearly twice that number at 105 deaths.

One would never know from the media of the contrasting fates of the two states during the epidemic.DeSantis is often rendered little more than a reckless leader who exposed Floridians to needless danger. Cuomo, in contrast, increasingly is deified by the media as likely presidential timber who finesses press conferences in the lively fashion of his legendary beloved father, and iconic liberal, Mario Cuomo.

(Excerpt) Read more at amgreatness.com ...


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KEYWORDS: agitprop; media; msm

1 posted on 05/26/2020 10:45:43 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

https://amgreatness.com/2020/05/24/the-doctrine-of-media-untruth/

Great article...worth reading and sending


2 posted on 05/26/2020 10:46:20 AM PDT by Hojczyk
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To: Hojczyk

This has always been a sure fire method of knowing the truth of a difficult concept.

Take voting my mail for instance. Since the media and the democrats are all for it....

Naturally I’m against it.


3 posted on 05/26/2020 10:48:03 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (Click my screen name for an analysis on how HIllary wins next November.)
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To: Hojczyk

Orwell got it right back when everyone believed it to be fiction.


4 posted on 05/26/2020 10:55:25 AM PDT by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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To: Hojczyk

5 posted on 05/26/2020 11:45:16 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (THE DEEP STATE HATES YOU!)
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To: Hojczyk

6 posted on 05/26/2020 11:46:11 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (THE DEEP STATE HATES YOU!)
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To: Dick Bachert

Good stuff, but really wish people knew how to use possessive pronouns.


7 posted on 05/26/2020 12:00:24 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: Dick Bachert

Oh, are you RAB? Can you reformat?


8 posted on 05/26/2020 12:01:07 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: Dick Bachert

It’s —> Its

I’ll be happy to share a corrected version.


9 posted on 05/26/2020 12:01:55 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: Hojczyk

A thorough defenestration.


10 posted on 05/26/2020 1:00:12 PM PDT by gogeo (It isn't just time to open America up again: It's time to be America again.)
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To: treetopsandroofs

You mean the “It’s” error? Can and will if you promise to plaster it all over the Net between now and November.
Let me know.
I’m working without a proofreader here.
RAB


11 posted on 05/26/2020 2:29:30 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (THE DEEP STATE HATES YOU!)
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To: treetopsandroofs
Here ya' go. Fire at will. RAB
12 posted on 05/26/2020 2:44:06 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (THE DEEP STATE HATES YOU!)
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To: treetopsandroofs
Here ya' go. Fire at will. FWIW, got an email from Steve Scalise today declaring "DROP WHAT YOUR DOING!" Shit happens. RAB
13 posted on 05/26/2020 3:02:36 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (THE DEEP STATE HATES YOU!)
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To: Dick Bachert

Thanks!


14 posted on 05/26/2020 3:46:19 PM PDT by treetopsandroofs
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To: treetopsandroofs

You’re very welcome!


15 posted on 05/26/2020 9:53:23 PM PDT by Dick Bachert (THE DEEP STATE HATES YOU!)
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