The new battle cry: Why can't the media 'stop' Trump?

FoxNews.com ^ | March 17, 2016 | Howard Kurtz

[SubMareener]

As Donald Trump’s detractors grow increasingly loud and desperate, they are aiming their ire at a new target:

The media.

Trump must be stopped, they declare, and it’s the media’s mission to halt him in his tracks.

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At the heart of these accusations of media failure is the notion that if they were just more hostile, the dumb readers and viewers would see Donald Trump for the clear and present danger that has so unnerved his critics.

[Navy Patriot]

The new battle cry: Why can't the media 'stop' Trump?

As Donald Trump’s detractors grow increasingly loud and desperate, they are aiming their ire at a new target:

The media.

Love the irony, the Lying Media can't stop Trump because the Lying Media caused Donald Trump, while they suicided their credibility.

[buckalfa]

"Why can't the media 'stop' Trump?"

For one thing Trump, through his reality show experience, sets the media news cycle, not visa versa,

[Nip]

One of the many “refreshing” things to come out of 2016 Presidential Campaign, so far, is a lot of “secret” political truths are being spoken for the first time.

Look at what the democratic-liberal-progressive-socialist world is openly declaring - the LMSM is actually part of their political organization. Why else would they demand that the LMSM stop Trump because its “their job”?

[wiseprince]

Oh, that’s the press’ role in the democracy?

[SkyDancer]

The MSM needs Trump so they can continue to exist. If Hillary gets the WH the MSM would be mum, out of town. They can continue to bash and ridicule Trump like they did Reagan and Bush because it’s the only reason they exist.

[lacrew]

I agree. The media (through projection IMHO) assumes Trump’s appeal is his celebrity, image, ‘tough guy act’ etc. And, they assume that voters are ‘angry’, and he is tapping into that.

They can’t understand that its much simpler. Even though the media believe that enforcing existing immigration law is ‘extreme’, most Americans don’t. Same goes for stopping unchecked floods of humanity from this middle east - normal people think that is a normal response, but the media thinks its so extreme, Trump will get laughed out of the race. Its fascinating to watch the media try to figure out ‘real people’.

[central_va]

Its fascinating to watch the media try to figure out ‘real people’.

This is true.

[quietly desperate]

Right. And its the little things. like “press 1 for Spanish”
or the hijab in the checkout line with a couple of kids whipping out the EBT card.

[painter]

I don't think the timing was right in 76 for Reagan. We had to have that Idiot Carter as president to show America how bad it could get.

What is going on now is even more hideous because Democrat AND Republican elitists are in it together and see Trump as someone that will come in and blow up the hole thing.

[Little Ray]

When did it become the media’s job to ‘stop’ anyone?

[X-spurt]

The MEDIA stop Trump? Why the hell would they want to do that?

“News” is just the catch phrase. Promotion is what they do and Trump has turned into a very sweet cash cow for them.

[X-spurt]

See there its working just as they planned.

[X-spurt]

For ever “I’m done with Fox”, there are a dozen that tuned in because of the ruckus. The MSM plan is working like a charm, you are just one example.

[Lazamataz]

Trump must be stopped, they declare, and it’s the media’s mission to halt him in his tracks.

RIGHT!!! EXACTLY!!!! THE NEWS MEDIA'S ROLE IS TO FOCUS ON STOPPING ONE MAN!!!!

REPORTING THE NEWS, UNBIASED.... WELL, THAT'S JUST *CRAZY TALK*!!!

THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FIXATED ON ONE PERSON, AND TAKE HIM DOWN!!!!

[Sicon]

Trump has been nuked TWICE by a hysterical media. KKK and Chicago. I’ve never seen anything like it in my life.

Agreed, and that's what scares me. I fear how far the media and political establishment might be willing (even eager) to go to stop him.

I keep wondering what else is going to happen that will make me say, "I've never seen anything like it in my life." (I'm 49, so I've seen a few things...)

[Mad Dawgg]

Got a link? I would like to see it.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

The media is too busy giving him free publicity.

[Grampa Dave]

The TDSers on Free Republic have the same concept/problem:

The notion that if they were just more hostile, the dumb and low info Trump Freepers would see Donald Trump for the clear and present danger that has so unnerved his critics in the media and on Free Republic.

It " AIN'T WORKING!"

It has the opposite effect!

[Grampa Dave]

These shenanigans are already costing FOX thousands, if no millions, of viewers. Boycott Fox, send Murdoch and his two rectum sons, packing back to Oz, where he came from! Murdoch take MGYN MeAgain with you to Oz.

[Grampa Dave]

I like a man who won't back down from Butch Kelly, someone who derives her power from sitting on a chair purchased for her by a real power like Rupert Murdoch. She's been reduced to fitful sputerings and sardonic laughter about the fact she can't enforce her febrile delusions on him.