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Mainstream Media Propaganda, from Khalidi Tape to ‘Nut Job’
Breitbart ^ | Joel B. Pollack

Posted on 05/19/2017 7:02:27 PM PDT by ForYourChildren

The common element in nearly all the major New York Times and Washington Post stories about President Donald Trump this week is that they are based on source documents the outlets cannot authenticate, do not possess, admit are partial, and refuse to share.

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These four stories, taken together, are said by the mainstream media to build a powerful case that Trump committed obstruction of justice and may soon face impeachment. But every piece of evidence could be made up or distorted, and there would be no way to know. In the “nut job” case, the White House has not disputed that Trump made the comment, but it may not be able to explain the context, because doing so would mean releasing more details of a classified conversation that touched on “highly classified” national security matters (as the Post reported on Monday.)

In their effort to impugn Trump, the Times and the Post violate the most basic journalistic standards. Publishing parts of a document that you do not possess and cannot verify, and timing the release to cause maximum political damage (right after the president leaves the country), is not investigative journalism. It is political propaganda.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bezos; carlosslim; fakenews; lies; msm

1 posted on 05/19/2017 7:02:27 PM PDT by ForYourChildren
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To: ForYourChildren
Alternative title from homepage:

"Top Newspapers Running Stories Based on Sources They Admittedly Can’t Verify"



2 posted on 05/19/2017 7:03:08 PM PDT by ForYourChildren (Christian Education [ RomanRoadsMedia.com - Classical Christian Approach to Homeschool ])
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To: ForYourChildren

The idea that Comey let Hillary off the hook was indeed “nuts”.


3 posted on 05/19/2017 7:06:09 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: ForYourChildren

Propaganda in the best Goebbelsesque style.


4 posted on 05/19/2017 7:07:53 PM PDT by Sasparilla ( I'm Not tired of Winning)
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To: ForYourChildren

FATHER GOD,

We stand upon Your Promise on behalf of PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP:

No weapon turned against you will succeed. You will silence every voice raised up to accuse you. These benefits are enjoyed by the servants of the Lord; their vindication will come from me. I, the Lord, have spoken! (Isaiah 54:17)

You, GOD, keep Your promises.

In JESUS’ Name we pray. AMEN.


5 posted on 05/19/2017 7:08:39 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm 33:12)
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To: stars & stripes forever

Amen.


6 posted on 05/19/2017 7:10:02 PM PDT by Fungi (No tagline. Suggestions invited.)
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To: ForYourChildren
"Yep, then Trump told me he was tossing recyclable items in the trash. Can you believe it? Don't worry. I put it in a memo." Image and video hosting by TinyPic "Thank you Mr. Comey. Now, scurry away."
7 posted on 05/19/2017 7:23:52 PM PDT by tumblindice ("Fight for your country." Hector)
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If TRUMP doesn’t find his #NeverTRUMPer LEAKER, that person is going to DESTROY his Presidency!!!


8 posted on 05/19/2017 9:15:15 PM PDT by KavMan
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To: ForYourChildren

People are buying this crap hook, line and sinker.

A older guy I work with who Voted for Trump asked me if I thought he would be Impeached? He is the last person I would expect to believe any of this garbage.

He even hangs out with a group of guys every morning for Coffee, retired Military and crotchety Old Men who despise Democrats and Hillary. Heck, I would join them if I lived close enough. You can never have enough crotchety...

My guess is all this crap was discussed and the idea that Trump could be Impeached came up in the conversation with that group of guys.

It is downright insidious what the Media, the Rats and the RINO’s are stirring up. It is having an effect whether we here want to admit it or not.

As Rush say, it’s only the seriousness of the charge that matters. Facts are a mere inconvenience.


9 posted on 05/19/2017 9:30:52 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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People are buying this crap hook, line and sinker.

No they're not, and no they won't.

If your co-worker asked such a question, you should have been quick to point out that the notion is absurd. Because the notion is absurd.

If the Swamp wants to pull such a baseless and dangerous stunt, let them, because they're going to find out just how off-base they really are.

Make no mistake. More than enough of the People are perfectly aware of what's going on, and the closer the Establishment gets to their wet dream—without any basis for doing so—the more public opinion is going to turn emphatically against them.

The warning signs are already appearing. The American People don't go in for frivolous calls for impeachment of duly elected Presidents who haven't done anything impeachable.

Seeing as how Democrat shenanigans are tearing this country apart—to the point of risking civil war—the People will not be rewarding that disgraced party—electorally or otherwise—any time in the foreseeable future.

10 posted on 05/19/2017 11:01:26 PM PDT by sargon ("If we were in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, the Left would protest for zombies' rights.")
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I’m begining to think there are no leakers. Reporters are reporting on other reporters fake news. It’s a giant circle jerk


11 posted on 05/19/2017 11:48:03 PM PDT by Figment
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To: ForYourChildren

The New York Times and the Washington Post are coup plotters. They need to be dealt with as insurgents against the US government and their offices raided and those disclosing national security secrets arrested. Their offices need to be raided and evidence seized.


12 posted on 05/20/2017 3:38:31 AM PDT by Truth29
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To: sargon

I told him it was ridiculous, but the point of my Post was that the Press has accomplished their goal of having some Trump Supporters questioning their support.

Don’t make the mistake of living in a bubble. The relentless tirade does take a toll whether you care to admit it or not.

We take the time to read the Stories, most of the Public at large lives off the Headlines. The DNC Media is fully aware that ignorance is a powerful weapon at their disposal.


13 posted on 05/20/2017 8:00:19 AM PDT by Kickass Conservative (The way Liberals carry on about Deportation, you would think "Mexico" was Spanish for "Auschwitz".)
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To: Kickass Conservative

“We take the time to read the Stories, most of the Public at large lives off the Headlines. The DNC Media is fully aware that ignorance is a powerful weapon at their disposal.”

You are so right on that....sadly.


14 posted on 05/20/2017 12:03:02 PM PDT by xenia ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." George Orwell)
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