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Obama: ‘Corrosive Nature’ of Talk Radio, Fake News Has Ruined Democracy
Breitbart ^ | January 15,2017 | by TRENT BAKER

Posted on 01/16/2017 9:02:06 AM PST by Hojczyk

During his interview on CBS’s Sunday “60 Minutes” broadcast, President Barack Obama blamed the “corrosive nature” of talk radio and fake news for providing two of the most unpopular presidential candidates in history.

“You had two of the most unpopular presidential candidates selected by the two parties in history. Doesn’t that say something’s wrong, something serious is wrong?” host Steve Kroft asked.

Obama responded, “It indicates that there is a lot of cynicism out there. It indicates that the corrosive nature of everything from talk radio to fake news to negative advertising has made people lack confidence in a lot of our existing institutions. I think it indicates, at least on the Democratic side, that we’ve got more work to do to strengthen our grassroots networks.”

“In some ways, the Democratic Party hadn’t constructed itself to get that message out to the places it needed to get to,” he continued. “The Tea Party I have huge disagreements with, obviously. But I give them credit for having activated themselves. And they made a difference in terms of moving the Republican Party, in terms of moving the country in a particular direction. It’s a direction I disagreed with. But it showed that, in fact, you get involved, if your voice is heard it has an impact.”

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To: Hojczyk
I take away a couple of positives from this interview.

Kroft and Obama don't like Hillary.

Obama is envious that the Tea Party and Talk Radio has had some success.

61 posted on 01/16/2017 10:24:03 AM PST by FreeReign
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To: Hojczyk

On the upside, Constitutional Republicanism is on the rise.


62 posted on 01/16/2017 10:41:44 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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Obama: ‘Corrosive Nature’ of Talk Radio, Fake News Has Ruined Democracy for Communists and Leftists

Fixed it.

63 posted on 01/16/2017 10:42:51 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: Hojczyk

He is right. We have ruined the democracy by restoring our Republic!


64 posted on 01/16/2017 10:42:59 AM PST by Redleg Duke (Final countdown to the liberals' Trumpaccolips! Yee Haw!)
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To: Hojczyk

A prima facie statement that talk radio helped control the Demon Obama.


65 posted on 01/16/2017 10:44:21 AM PST by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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To: Hojczyk

He’s right; talk radio is corrosive. It’s managed to corrode the corrupt monopoly enjoyed by left-wing media, and good on it for doing so.


66 posted on 01/16/2017 11:13:30 AM PST by DPMD
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To: Hojczyk

An idiot by any other name is still an idiot. You qualify, Obama


67 posted on 01/16/2017 11:21:11 AM PST by falcon99
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Think it’s time to outlaw Talk Radio there Barky?


68 posted on 01/16/2017 11:23:04 AM PST by Kickass Conservative ( Democracy, two Wolves and one Sheep deciding what's for Dinner.)
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To: Hojczyk

He had already bemoaned the fact that people today got their news from a variety of sources, instead of as they had in the past (from two or three networks all reporting the same news).

Yes, he actually said that.


69 posted on 01/16/2017 11:43:01 AM PST by kearnyirish2 (Affirmative action is economic warfare against white males (and therefore white families).)
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To: libh8er

RENT-FREE!!!!


70 posted on 01/16/2017 11:58:16 AM PST by bassmaner (Hey commies: I am a' white male, and I am guilty of NOTHING! Sell your 'white guilt' elsewhere.)
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71 posted on 01/16/2017 1:08:53 PM PST by conservativeimage (The primary weapon in guerrilla warfare is the organization.)
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"Obama: ‘Corrosive Nature’ of Talk Radio, Fake News Has Ruined Democracy

Profound analysis coming from a stupid acid.
72 posted on 01/16/2017 11:37:49 PM PST by clearcarbon
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