Excellent point Tammy but if only MsM would see it that way
I am one of the worst to scream at the TV news...but later I hear so many who watch a story and sift out their own response, usually not the response the media talking heads wanted. I have come to the conclusion that at least some people are still smart enough to really get a story, even when the media is promoting another agenda.
I heard several people comment (not in a nice way) about the Chicago protest, I think it did more harm than good to their cause. Remember the line on illegals for a long time has been they are quiet hard working people, who don't harm anything by being here...after the protest I heard some of the very people who have been saying that get very angry that illegals would have the nerve to protest US policy in any way. I also heard alarm that a large group of illegals could be gathered up to protest. I have no idea how many in that crowd were illegal, but I do know many people got the impression they all were.
As much as we dislike the media, and wish they would report the facts, just by getting any story out about illegals is a gain. Even stories that support them, turn off a number of people. I have said for a long time that most people don't know the facts, just getting the protest out there is better than it was for a long time where the whole illegal situation was totally ignored. I am angry at the media stories about the protest, especially that they tried to hide the fact that many were carrying flags of other countries. But things aren't all bad, it did turn a lot of people off.