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How the Huffington Post Is Helping to Elect Donald Trump
American Thinker ^ | August 3, 2016 | Jeffrey B. Shellan

Posted on 08/03/2016 10:25:29 AM PDT by Kaslin

The Huffington Post, founded in 2005, is one of the most popular Internet news sites, with an Alexa global traffic rank of 158 (mid-way between the WaPo and the NYT). Although it is probably the best source for real time election returns on the Internet , it has also earned a reputation as the most openly hostile and biased (major) news website reporting on Trump. It was one of the first news organizations to be banned from Trump events and routinely compares Trump to Hitler in its news stories. In comparison, the more balanced NYT and WaPo use

editorials and blogs to make their Trump-Hitler case. The Huffington Post openly flaunts its contempt for Trump by concluding each news story with its standard “disclosure” warning its readers that Trump is a liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist, etc., etc

HuffPo reporting is so extreme and offensive that Trump is most likely the benefactor, while the news website is damaging its brand. All of our sample stories are from HuffPo’s news section, unless explicitly indicated otherwise.

The Huffington Post’s unusual coverage of Presidential candidate Donald Trump made its debut on 7/17/2015 when they announced how they would cover his campaign:

After watching and listening to Donald Trump since he announced his candidacy for president, we have decided we won’t report on Trump’s campaign as part of The Huffington Post’s political coverage. Instead, we will cover his campaign as part of our Entertainment section … If you are interested in what The Donald has to say, you’ll find it next to our stories on the Kardashians and The Bachelorette.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: huffpo; huffpuffingtonpost

1 posted on 08/03/2016 10:25:29 AM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Why would Zsa-Zsa care? She got her crony payout, over $300M laundered thru AOL and however the hell they make their money since the death of dialup.


2 posted on 08/03/2016 10:32:29 AM PDT by Dr.Deth
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To: Kaslin

This is rich.

Really, the Lib media are starting to blame themselves because they are so over the top with the anti Trump bias that the sheep are becoming immune to it?

The Trump as an insane, racist, homophobic Hitler clone who only stops insulting patriotic constitution loving muslims and virtuous undocumented freedom migrants long enough to hate on Veterans and womyn theme hasn’t panned out like Uniparty scribes had hoped.

It can’t be that the agenda they are driving is increasingly recognized and rejected by the stupid voters, it has to be that they’ve laid the slanderous venom on too thick. If they only find the right dose of bile, Trump will go away!

If the stakes weren’t sky high, this would be comedy gold.


3 posted on 08/03/2016 11:08:21 AM PDT by M1911A1 (It would have been Hillary vs. Jeb! with no Trump in the race.)
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To: Dr.Deth
You compare this

With her


4 posted on 08/03/2016 11:09:11 AM PDT by Kaslin (He neededAwesome the ignorant to reelect him. He got them and now we have to pay the consequences)
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To: M1911A1

You make a good point, though.

This hysterical, totalitarian mind set inspires “Oh, yeah?”


5 posted on 08/03/2016 11:10:40 AM PDT by combat_boots (MSM: We lie to you sheep at the slaughterhouse to keep you calm during slaughter)
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To: Kaslin
we have decided we won’t report on Trump’s campaign as part of The Huffington Post’s political coverage. Instead, we will cover his campaign as part of our Entertainment section...

Right. Which is why he's getting more column inches on that site now than they devote to anything else. If it's entertainment, it must be good entertainment.

6 posted on 08/03/2016 11:12:33 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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