Posted on 09/26/2017 10:54:10 AM PDT by John Semmens
The host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" news and commentary show—Joe Scarborough—defended defeated presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's claim that a "hostile media" was a significant factor in her loss to Donald Trump last year. "As I recall, the media treatment of Secretary Clinton was pretty damn hostile," he remembered. "Take that whole email thing. It could've, and probably should've, been deep-sixed considering how the election turned out. But a misplaced concern for the facts—no matter how harmful they might've been to her chances—led to the unnecessary publication of news regarding her extraordinarily careless handling of classified documents."
"Morning Joe" panelist and USA Today columnist Heidi Przybyla concurred with Scarborough's take, adding that "I can seen how Mrs. Clinton would regard the New York Times' mention of Wikileaks as an unforgivable betrayal. Instead of shielding her from the revelations contained in these purloined emails it recklessly exposed them to prying eyes. So, yeah, that was a pretty hostile act on their part."
The perception at "Morning Joe" deviated from the perceptions of voters who saw media coverage of the two candidates as favoring Clinton by a 9-1 ratio. Similarly, 98 of the top 100 largest newspapers in the US endorsed Clinton over Trump in their pre-election editorials.
Whether the alleged hostile media meme might justify a reversal of the election outcome was an idea floated by Mrs. Clinton during an interview associated with her book tour. "Certainly from a moral perspective there is, I think, sufficient grounds for such a reversal," the former candidate asserted. "However, I am not aware of any legal mechanism by which this might be accomplished."
Clinton ally, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif) assured her that "Congress has the power to remove President Trump for whatever reason it deems appropriate," she asserted. "It says in the Constitution that we can alter or abolish the existing government and institute new government. All it takes is a majority voting to do that."
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Every time someone from MSM went to the bathroom a new Clinton came out
An unprecedented on going federal investigation of the nominee of one of the two major parties? One that could have and likely should have led to felony charges of that nominee? Just how dumb is Joe? Just askin.
Never gets old. Thanks.
Like a side of beef or a sack of potatoes.
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