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Trump’s vicious attack on the media shows one thing clearly: He’s running scared
Washington Post ^ | August 23, 2017 | By Margaret Sullivan, Media Columnist

Posted on 08/23/2017 12:52:18 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

As with so much about President Trump, his Phoenix rally on Tuesday night was two contradictory things: both shocking and completely predictable.

Shocking because it was the most sustained attack any president has made on the news media.

And predictable because this is exactly what Trump does when he’s in trouble. He finds an enemy and punches as hard as he can.

Make no mistake, he is in trouble. With a special prosecutor breathing down his neck and even once-loyal Breitbart News turning on him, Trump is, according to one new poll, at the lowest point of his presidency.

Never one to examine his own conscience, or look for self-improvement, Trump apparently consulted his tried-and-true playbook.

“Go for the jugular,” Trump advised in his 2009 book “Think Big.”

Aggressive as Tuesday night’s attack was, it had more than a whiff of desperation about it.

After all, there was no dishonesty in the mainstream media coverage of Trump’s initial “on many sides” reaction to Charlottesville, which has had such dire political consequences for him, in addition to financial repercussions, as groups withdraw from planned events at his resorts.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aztrumprally; bias; cnnsucks; dyingmedia; fakenews; journalism; margaretsullivan; media; mediabias; parody; parodysatire; satire; socialism; trumpmedia
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There is more balanced journalism in Maduro's Venezuela.
1 posted on 08/23/2017 12:52:18 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

That may explain why my pants keep getting wet. Hair coming out too.


2 posted on 08/23/2017 12:53:31 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The ButtHurt Media sobs on


3 posted on 08/23/2017 12:53:42 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Did Barack Obama denounce Communism and dictatorships when he visited Cuba as a puppet of the State?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The Washington Post is still sore about losing the election.


4 posted on 08/23/2017 12:54:04 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Really? In fact, Trump is WAY ahead of the MSM when it comes to the truth. The MSM has essentially become Pravda during the Soviet Union era.
5 posted on 08/23/2017 12:54:13 PM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's EconOomic Cure)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
 Just a glance at the headline and I knew...

Compost article.

 

 

 

 

 

Just for today; I'm adding this gif of Mr. Pepperballs to all my posts. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.


6 posted on 08/23/2017 12:54:20 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Washington Compost still piling it on.


7 posted on 08/23/2017 12:54:28 PM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings)
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Trump’s vicious attack on the media shows one thing clearly:
He’s running scared The media got kicked in the nuts
8 posted on 08/23/2017 12:55:09 PM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

These bubble-wrapped morons truly do NOT understand ANYTHING at all ! LOL


9 posted on 08/23/2017 12:55:32 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Trump will be fine as long as he keeps the faith with the base.

Stick to enforcement and fencing and restoring the rule of law.

Avoid any amnesty, no matter how tempting the deal may seem.


10 posted on 08/23/2017 12:55:50 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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They’re the ones running scared.

They wouldn’t know the truth if it someone told it to them.

More projection. They have tried everything to remove Trump and its all backfired on them.

They have no humility and self-introspection. No one trusts them.

I really do hope they keep it up. They’re lying to themselves and it shows.


11 posted on 08/23/2017 12:55:59 PM PDT by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Media don’t know how to handle someone who doesn’t play by their rules.


12 posted on 08/23/2017 12:56:00 PM PDT by MilesVeritatis (Devote yourself to the truth, no matter where it leads you.)
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“He’s running scared”

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!


13 posted on 08/23/2017 12:56:05 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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scared?

ha ha ha!

the WashedUp Post..... is silly as a drunk goose nowadays

a genuinely serious case of TDS


14 posted on 08/23/2017 12:56:24 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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I always thought there would be more Catholics in Heaven, Maggie. Turns out, I’m wrong.


15 posted on 08/23/2017 12:56:42 PM PDT by namvolunteer (Obama says the US is subservient to the UN and the Constitution does not apply. That is treason.9we)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Someone have a link to Trump’s speech?


16 posted on 08/23/2017 12:56:43 PM PDT by ctdonath2 (It's not "white privilege", it's "Puritan work ethic". Behavior begets consequences.)
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Thanks, I want to show it to my son and that makes it easy to find.


17 posted on 08/23/2017 12:56:55 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

North Korean State Media studies CNN to improve itself.


18 posted on 08/23/2017 12:56:57 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

if there’s anything about DJT, its certainly that he is NOT afraid of the WashedUp Post!


19 posted on 08/23/2017 12:57:09 PM PDT by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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Oh puh-leeze. He’s not “hysterical” or afraid - the media is hysterical, demented, deranged, waaaaay off base & living in the fantasy land of their own imaginations. Trump is a lion - got them by the throats & choking off their air.


20 posted on 08/23/2017 12:57:11 PM PDT by Qiviut (Obama's Legacy in two words: DONALD TRUMP)
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