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Dan Gainor: Mueller testimony a disaster for anti-Trump media – 7 examples of media failures
Fox News ^ | July 28, 2019 | Dan Gainor

Posted on 07/28/2019 11:33:19 AM PDT by jazusamo

In 1969, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross wrote that there are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Fifty years later, anti-Trump journalists have been experiencing the first four simultaneously since Wednesday, when former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified before two House committees.

The Trump-hating media can’t come to terms with the final stage – acceptance of their grief. And that will elude them even if President Trump is reelected and stays in the White House until 2025.

Journalists wrote and broadcast countless stories saying Hillary Clinton would defeat Trump in the 2016 presidential election. Many have never been able to accept Trump’s victory. They were counting on Mueller to overturn the election results by giving Congress clear and convincing evidence that would lead to Trump’s impeachment and removal from office.

On Wednesday, those hopes were dashed. Even though many in the media can’t stand Trump, their reaction to Mueller’s testimony was somewhere between downbeat and outright mockery.

Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi said that “the Democrats’ decision to put former Special Counsel Robert Mueller under oath was a catastrophe.”

MSNBC analyst Jeremy Bash described Mueller as “boring,” “sort of evasive” and “lost at times.” Hardly a star witness to wish upon.

CNN “Situation Room” host Wolf Blitzer said Mueller gave “a shaky performance.”

And CNN Senior Justice Correspondent Evan Perez said that “Mueller essentially muddied the waters a lot today.”

CNN’s “Reliable Sources” newsletter had a major meltdown, with media reporter Brian Stelter asking, “Why is there not more outrage?” He began the newsletter with Pinocchio images and complained that “advocating for facts gets you labeled ‘fake news.’”

Trump got the last laugh, posting a video Friday of several media reactions calling the hearings a “disaster” and generally admitting the hearings had been a failure for Democrats.

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1 posted on 07/28/2019 11:33:19 AM PDT by jazusamo
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To: jazusamo
Takeaways from Robert Mueller’s testimony:

Former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, at long last, testified before Congress about his investigation into Russian interference and President Trump’s conduct related to it.

Mueller appeared before the House Judiciary Committee in the morning and the House Intelligence Committee in the afternoon.

Here’s what we learned from both sessions:

2 posted on 07/28/2019 12:34:23 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Lose the demographic war! You lose your country! Illegals are winning that war across the world!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
In 1969, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross wrote that there are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Fifty years later, anti-Trump journalists have been experiencing the first four simultaneously since Wednesday, when former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified before two House committees. The Trump-hating media can’t come to terms with the final stage – acceptance of their grief.
They embraced and agitated for FRAUD. They, and Mueller, and Nadler, and the Jihad Squad, all belong at the end of a rope. Thanks jazusamo.

3 posted on 07/28/2019 12:48:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Grampa Dave

Amen to that, good one.


4 posted on 07/28/2019 1:00:20 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: Grampa Dave

LOL - great one Grampa...


5 posted on 07/28/2019 1:21:01 PM PDT by GOPJ (The black community created hellholes in many of our beautiful cities. Shame on them.)
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To: jazusamo; dp0622

When you wish upon a star
Makes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires will come to you
If your heart is in your dream
No request is too extreme
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do
Fate is kind

That and I have a very nice bridge for sale in NYC!!!
dp0622 is the local agent; please Freepmail him for details.


6 posted on 07/28/2019 1:28:09 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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7 posted on 07/28/2019 1:30:45 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo
If Democrats failed to convince the nation with their “TV spectacle,” it must be the fault of … conservative media. “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd used the hearing as a way of slamming right-wing media for not being left-wing. “The fact is we are living in this 21st century new type of asymmetrical media warfare that we’re in,” Todd said. “And you have a propaganda machine on the right. And that’s what it is. Is a full-fledged propaganda machine on the right that the Democrats haven’t figured out how to combat very well yet.”

LOL Chuck Todd is an idiot.

The left has every newspaper except one, every major news magazines, 98% of Hollywood, every network news anchor, every Sunday Morning News Shows anchors, NPR stations in every radio market with taxpayer support and PBS in every major market - with taxpayer support...

The right has half of Fox News...

Get a clue Chuck Todd...

8 posted on 07/28/2019 1:44:48 PM PDT by GOPJ (The black community created hellholes in many of our beautiful cities. Shame on them.)
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To: GOPJ
LOL Chuck Todd is an idiot.

You got that right, my FRiend.

Chuck Todd is a total idiot. LOL!

9 posted on 07/28/2019 1:56:55 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo
In 1969, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross wrote that there are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance...sadly the vast majority of lefties haven't yet matured beyond the second step of anger......
10 posted on 07/28/2019 2:28:41 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: jazusamo

Chuck Todd LOOKS like a PERVERT with that DIRTY GOATTEE...UGH!


11 posted on 07/28/2019 3:32:47 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: jazusamo

The rats and the mediots are making all most too easy this past week.


12 posted on 07/28/2019 3:59:44 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Lose the demographic war! You lose your country! Illegals are winning that war across the world!)
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To: jazusamo

It has been such a good week for our President and his Deplorables.


13 posted on 07/28/2019 4:01:47 PM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Lose the demographic war! You lose your country! Illegals are winning that war across the world!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

LOL

I did once wish up a star

Then I headed to the nearest bar

Checked to see if my dream came true

It didn’t so I went back for beer 32


14 posted on 07/28/2019 4:40:51 PM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company Till the day I die.)
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To: dp0622

I did once wish up a star...

I had an uncle that was a magician in Chicago!!!

Walking down almost any street in the city of Chicago

and he could turn into a bar!!! PRESTO!
Just like that.


15 posted on 07/28/2019 5:00:50 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

LOL


16 posted on 07/28/2019 5:01:59 PM PDT by dp0622 (Bad, bad company Till the day I die.)
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To: jazusamo

They must have missed all the America-hating Dems praising Mueller for his service to his country....and were you aware that John Kerry was in ‘Nam?


17 posted on 07/29/2019 2:41:41 AM PDT by trebb (Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
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