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Chuck Todd: Press bashing is 'un-American'
washingtonexaminer.com ^ | 2/16/17 | Daniel Chaitin

Posted on 02/17/2017 9:56:18 AM PST by ColdOne

NBC News anchor Chuck Todd said "press bashing" is not a fit activity for a president, just moments after President Trump laid into several reporters at the White House in his first solo press conference as president.

Trump assailed the "dishonest" media for doing "a tremendous disservice to the American people."

After, Todd warned that "this is not a laughing matter."

He added, "I'm sorry, delegitimizing the press is un-American."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: chucktodd; fakenews; nbc
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To: ColdOne

Why not? The press is unAmerican.


61 posted on 02/17/2017 10:57:51 AM PST by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: Parley Baer

General William Sherman hated and bashed the press 150 yrs. ago in the War of Northern Aggression and was quite correct in his assessment of the species and they haven’t changed one bit except to get worse.

“If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world, but I am sure we would be getting reports from Hell before breakfast.”

“I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are.”

Bashing the media is as American as Apple Pie and there isn’t a bigger bunch of Aholes who deserve it except maybe Congress and the bureaucracy.


62 posted on 02/17/2017 10:58:27 AM PST by sarge83
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To: ColdOne
"press bashing"

No, it is "fake press bashing," and it is super American.

63 posted on 02/17/2017 11:04:04 AM PST by UnwashedPeasant (I told you so)
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To: ColdOne

What a sanctimonious, insufferable little snowflake he is.

Is bashing the President unAmerican? Congress? The Court System?

JUST the Press enjoys this immunity from criticism???


64 posted on 02/17/2017 11:04:56 AM PST by Claud
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To: ColdOne

Nuthin` new:
From the U.S. State Dept.

“Yellow journalism was a style of newspaper reporting that
emphasized sensationalism over facts. During its heyday
in the late 19th century it was one of many factors that
helped push the United States and Spain into war in Cuba
and the Philippines, leading to the acquisition of overseas
territory by the United States.”

https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/yellow-journalism


65 posted on 02/17/2017 11:05:07 AM PST by bunkerhill7 ((("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione."))))))
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To: ColdOne

Believing you are superior to others is un-American.

Believing you are somehow royalty, an elite higher class of citizen, etc. is un-American.

Believing your profession is affords a higher level of respect than any other citizen, it un-American.

Failing to understand that the mainstream media hasn’t earned our trust or respect due to a bias and misinformation - demands that rational people do not consider you a legitimate source of news. No public service is being done by these Leftists.


66 posted on 02/17/2017 11:11:39 AM PST by Made In The USA (Rap music: Soundtrack of the retarded.)
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To: ColdOne

the hting is the press are pissed that republicans are fighting back for once- they want their voice heard and noone else’s voices heard- They are scared to death that the truth will be exposed- and they are pissed that it was the truth that ended hillary’s chance of becoming the first female president-

Donald has let it be known that this is now not just a one sided fight but rather a two sided fight- and it’s long overdue- I liked bush, but he did tremendous damage to hte3 party by refusing to defend it against the constant attacks of the left and the msm- and too many people kept saying ‘we can’t sink to their level’ and so they did nothing to defend the party- Folks, Defending the party is NOT sinking to their level! They LIE- DECEIVE- and INVENT crap in their fight against the right- Our side presents the truth- We aren’t even close to ‘sinking to their level’ when we fight back!


67 posted on 02/17/2017 11:12:11 AM PST by Bob434
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To: ColdOne

Respect has to be earned & the press has not earned it in some years.


68 posted on 02/17/2017 11:13:01 AM PST by oldtech
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To: ColdOne

Hahahahahhahahahahha. Chuck’s an idjit. De-legitimizing our president’s election, blaming the Russians for him being elected, which essentially de-legitimizes our vote, writing and promoting lies about Trump- that’s un-American. And by not vetting the last president, you know the one who may have favored Muslims over Christians, the one who we still have NO IDEA what his college transcripts say, and by fawning over him, you de-legitimized yourselves. Take off your OWN partisan hat, Chuck. Start writing the truth for once, then maybe you can get back in our good graces. But for now, we laugh in your general direction.


69 posted on 02/17/2017 11:19:07 AM PST by peteypupperdoo (Petey Pupperdoo)
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To: ColdOne

In a free society, there are no sacred cows.

America is still a free country, right Chuck?


70 posted on 02/17/2017 11:51:01 AM PST by joshua c (Cut the cord! Don't pay for the rope they hang you with.)
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To: ColdOne

Well it is now commie.


71 posted on 02/17/2017 11:52:11 AM PST by The Toll
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To: ColdOne
I guess Todd is not familiar with the National Gazette or the Gazette of the United States?

-PJ

72 posted on 02/17/2017 12:13:34 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the first question.)
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To: ColdOne

Oh No, are they the elder snow flakes? Likely...


73 posted on 02/17/2017 12:27:49 PM PST by Obbiee
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To: ColdOne

Hey Chuck. So is fake news.


74 posted on 02/17/2017 12:53:30 PM PST by norwaypinesavage (The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones.)
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To: ColdOne

Spreading Fake News is un-American, Chuck.


75 posted on 02/17/2017 1:10:38 PM PST by TigersEye (Winning. Winning winning winning every day!!!)
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To: ColdOne

FAKE NEWS Anchors are unamerican.


76 posted on 02/17/2017 1:55:17 PM PST by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts)
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To: ColdOne

Sorry Chuckie no one is listening to you that matters. Trump won with 46 percent of the Vote, his approval rating is 55 percent. Do the math if they teach clowns like you that anymore. Buuwaaahahaha

WINNNNNNNING!


77 posted on 02/17/2017 5:23:13 PM PST by DAC21
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To: ColdOne

Just self serving crap from this fake news enabler.

Pack journalism and yellow journalism deserve no protections.


78 posted on 02/18/2017 12:57:48 AM PST by Titus-Maximus (It doesn't matter who votes for whom, it only matters who counts the votes - Joe Stalin)
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