New depth plumbed in how far the media go to stop Trump

American Thinker ^ | September 1, 2016 | Thomas Lifson

[detective]

Headline News, the sister network of CNN, is willing to make itself look ridiculous in order to avoid broadcasting anything that reflects well on Donald Trump. We have seen sophisticates like Jim Rutenberg of the New York Times rationalize anti-Trump bias and make himself look ridiculous, too, but in order to appreciate the humor, one has to actually read and comprehend an article that has numbers of multi-syllabic words.

But thanks to HLN, we have a dramatic graphic representation of extreme media bias, and as a bonus, it is laugh-out-loud funny. Big Fur Hat of iOTWReport spotted the obsessive lengths to which HLN will go:

Clinton Network News affiliate HLN interviewed a man who saved a baby from a hot car.

HLN wouldn’t allow the man’s Trump shirt to get on the air.

[detective]

Media bias against Trump has gotten to the point that they have destroyed what little credibility they had left.

[Gaffer]

It is too late to stop him, frankly. The earthquake (Trump) that has caused the deep ocean swell happened already. Their Tsunami is coming in November!

[JPJones]

“It is too late to stop him, frankly.”

After yesterday, I think so too.

The guys got balls.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I wish the hatred the national media has for America would start sinking in with the low info types.

[Gaffer]

We are LEGION. We will roll over them election day.

[quantumman]

I saw Mike Smercomish (big lib) on CNN this AM rating Trump’s day yesterday. He gave meeting in Mexico a 10 and the speech last night a 10 for a zero net gain for DT yesterday. Only left wing arithmetic asserts 10 + 10 = 0.

[Williams]

One key point is all they talk about is Trump. Hillary is a nothing.

[Mouton]

No problem, it will keep up post inauguration. Just like with Nixon and Bush II. NOTHING they do will be seen in a positive light. They were slightly moderate in their hatred for Reagan because they knew he had the public behind him solidly. That does not mean though they were positive, rather, they still fired their shots couching them in back handed compliments. With Reagan they thought they had him with the Iran Contra matter which they used to hound him and his administration. Even that Traitor Jim Wright, Mr Eye Brows, kept it up daily. If Trump wins, the deference they gave to O bumbler will turn around 180 degrees. It will be attack attack attack, 24/7 365 aided by their cohorts in the dem party and abetted by the GOPe.

[Mr. Douglas]

I think they are feeling the same pain the Cruz folks felt in the last weeks before the primary. They simply can’t believe it is happening.

[Gaffer]

The difference is that the status quo has lost the people who matter in this country.

[Mr. Douglas]

Yesterday was when I turned pro-trump.

I was such a nevertrumper that I got temp-banned here TWICE (as Cuban leaf).

[Gaffer]

Likely so.

[Mr. Douglas]

Just like with Nixon and Bush II.

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They can’t really do it as well for two reasons.
1. They’ve destroyed so much of their credibility capital trying to damage trump.
2. Every year, social media and the internet in general reduce their relative power. If we were in the technology of the 80’s, Trump would not have a chance.

[usual suspect]

I became pro-Trump when he addressed a coalition of Christian’s and said “ I am one of you, I am Presbyterian, imagine that. I will protect Christians around the world.”
Ever hear politician say that before???

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[Harpotoo]

Trump yesterday and for days, months and a year or more running, has played the RINOs, Dems & MSM like a fiddle!

They all swore that Trump has/will pivot and be no more that Jeb Version 2.0 as per his NEWLY hatched immigration policies!

They salivated yesterday after his Mexico visit and salivated more just waiting to tell US true believers how we’ve been had by Trump!

And now today/this morning they are back to telling US that DT is insane and unfit because he actually wants to enforce the Borders and the Law!

Trump! I love you Man:-) You did not disappoint last night!

[Lou L]

If Trump wins, the deference they gave to O bumbler will turn around 180 degrees. It will be attack attack attack, 24/7 365 aided by their cohorts in the dem party and abetted by the GOPe.

Yes, suddenly, it will become fashionable and patriotic to question the aims of the Commander-In-Chief. We'll hear about the "duty" of the press to investigate shady dealings of the Executive Branch. We'll be reminded that the Republicans never supported Obama...

[Rusty0604]

Maybe a positive ten and a negative ten.

[Paleo Pete]

I saw this story in a couple of places this morning, Hot Air is one of those that has copies of both videos, the original and the one with the Trump logo blurred out.

http://hotair.com/archives/2016/09/01/guess-controversial-cnn-blur/

I never watch HLN anyway, except for Forensic Files at night when nothing else is on. Those are pretty good true crime documentaries, but just 30 minutes instead of a feature length show. The only drawback is a lot of them are repeats...

Semi on topic, this morning I’ve heard a couple of nitwits on Fox and news articles on line talking about how Trump “choked” yesterday when he and the Mexican president discussed the wall, but not how to pay for it.

Well that was actually proper of course, Trump has not yet been elected and has no authority to negotiate any kind of financial agreements on behalf of the US. IT was also a preliminary meeting to establish diplomatic relations between him and Mexico, arrangements concerning payment for the wall would not be appropriate at this point.

More media bias at work...they’re scared, really scared. Anything they can do in hopes of scoring a point against Trump is acceptable, who cares about truth..

Dear Washington,

America is coming,

and they’re bringing Donald J Trump.

[NTHockey]

Freedom of the press infers a responsibility to We the People that that freedom will be used to tell the truth. By not telling the truth, the media (such as it is) is depriving We the People of our civil rights.

Biased reporting is propaganda, pure and simple.