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Morning Joe Outrage over Sinclair Segment, but Obama Nostalgic for Era When Left Controlled Media
FinkelBlog ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 04/02/2018 4:33:39 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

Liberals never complained when the news was controlled by a handful of outlets all spouting the same left-wing line. To the contrary, just last week, Barack Obama waxed nostalgic over those good old days:

“It used to be in the United States that there were three television stations, basically everybody watched the same thing, everybody got their news from the same sources, so everybody more or less had a similar view of the world.”

But now that the liberal monopoly of the media has been broken, suddenly the left is outraged and appalled. Today’s opening segment of Morning Joe was one, long, melodramatic moan over the fact that Sinclair Broadcast Group had anchors across the country read a statement about false news.

Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackobama; dangeroustodemocracy; mediawingofthednc; morningjoe; msm; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; sinclair; sinclairbrainwashing; sinclairbroadcasting
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“so everybody more or less had a similar view of the world.”

I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s, my family were Union folks who voted Democrat, but were all WW2, Korea and Vietnam Veterans. There used to be a time, when everyone loved our country and culture, but had different views on making it better and stronger. None of those folks, who used to vote Democrat still do. Could JFK, LBJ or Jimmy Carter win the Dem nomination today? Or could the 1992 version of Bill Clinton win? I doubt it.


21 posted on 04/02/2018 5:38:55 AM PDT by TallahasseeConservative (Isaiah 40:31)
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To: kiryandil

Yep. Evil has its rewards just look at Soros and the Clintons.


22 posted on 04/02/2018 5:40:45 AM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: COBOL2Java
DEAD INTERN / COVER UP
23 posted on 04/02/2018 5:48:31 AM PDT by Eddie01 (I learned it on FreeRepublic.com, same as you.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

The video was creepy and offensive - but so is joe & mika. Just because they didn’t read the script doesn’t mean they don’t recite the same catechism every day.


24 posted on 04/02/2018 6:02:09 AM PDT by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: SunkenCiv

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWVgDLDNp5w&t=82s It all flows from the group of CIA building between Rt 28 and Old Centervill Rd Chantilly, VA


25 posted on 04/02/2018 6:05:28 AM PDT by bmwcyle (People who do not study history are destine to believe really ignorant statements.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

I remember Yakov Smirnoff’s jokes about the USSR and news. If you wanted to hear the news were 3 news channels, the Gov’t channel and two others. When the News came on and if you went to Channel 2&3, there was a screen that said change to channel 1. Sometimes I feel that all the channels we have are #1.


26 posted on 04/02/2018 6:29:24 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Damn Tag line, fouled up again, thanks cursor.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Hey Joe!

Here are some FACTS:

>https://sharylattkisson.com/2018/03/31/seattle-post-intelligencers-unfair-and-inaccurate-blog/<

“Rita then moves on from her poorly-informed attack of my work to attack the company I work for: Sinclair.

As for her objection to “Must Run” that Sinclair sends stations it owns (another talking point being furthered by major national talk shows and publications courtesy of Sinclair’s competitors), Rita lacks the talking points and context to understand that the equivalent of “Must Runs” are sent by the national networks (much larger than Sinclair) every day to all of their stations in the form of programming they “Must Run.”

For example, every ABC station in the country “Must Run” ABC This Week with George Stephanopoulos every Sunday. I like George and I like the program. But that’s an entire hour of programming led by a Democratic operative, Clinton campaign official and Obama supporter—who continued that job even when Hillary ran for President.”


27 posted on 04/02/2018 6:59:59 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“...three television stations.”

Stations??
B-HO is such a man-child.


28 posted on 04/02/2018 7:03:29 AM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: SoFloFreeper
The truth of this was abundantly illustrated for me at a Tea Party event back in 2010 or 2011. We encountered a kid working as a “reporter” for the Miami CBS station. (Owned, by the way, by the network.) This reporter knew NOTHING about how the Cuban government came to power or how the people are treated. A very nice Cuban lady told him...She was polite and kind, but we were stunned at the ignorance.

Great story SoFloFreeper... Sadly it's totally believable. Liberal youth indoctrination today - re-education camps tomorrow...

29 posted on 04/02/2018 11:03:45 AM PDT by GOPJ (A special prosecutor is not appointed to criminalize political differences. Alan Dershowitz)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

“I’m getting a message that says, ‘The uploader has not made this video available in your country.” I suspect I messed with my computer once too often... or Florida has seceded from the Union.


30 posted on 04/02/2018 11:10:17 AM PDT by GOPJ (A special prosecutor is not appointed to criminalize political differences. Alan Dershowitz)
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To: GOPJ

“I’m getting a message that says, ‘The uploader has not made this video available in your country.”


It’s not you. NBC has blocked my YouTube of the clip. Pretty ironic for a discussion of journalistic freedom, particularly since Morning Joe itself aired a third party’s mash-up of the Sinclair hosts repeating the same lines.

I’m going to create and insert a Vimeo video, and will post a direct link to you.


31 posted on 04/02/2018 11:57:55 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
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To: GOPJ

Here’s a working link:

https://vimeo.com/262863271


32 posted on 04/02/2018 12:02:36 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Thanks governsleast - that worked. Guess I’m back in Florida again.


33 posted on 04/02/2018 12:10:25 PM PDT by GOPJ (Hogg doesn't know the horror of the Gulag but if he gets his way we'll all find out.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
It’s not you. NBC has blocked my YouTube of the clip. Pretty ironic for a discussion of journalistic freedom, particularly since Morning Joe itself aired a third party’s mash-up of the Sinclair hosts repeating the same lines.

Are things getting scarier?

34 posted on 04/02/2018 12:11:50 PM PDT by GOPJ (Hogg doesn't know the horror of the Gulag but if he gets his way we'll all find out.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
A few days ago I restated TIVOing Morning Joe - so I looked it up and watched ... I still don't 'get' the outrage.

When liberal 'talking points' go out every newscaster on CNN, MSNBC, NBC,ABC,CBS etc. the on air 'talent' all use the same words and the same phrases. Same with print media - the New York Times or Washington Post puts out a piece, local papers regionalize it, then local TV stations pick it up. It goes round and round... Happens ALL the time. Almost every day. Don't liberals know they do this? All the time?

Is that it? Or is the big dust-up that conservative stations did a similar thing? Or that the 'talking point' came from an owner NOT a corrupt journalist who gets his talking points from democrat war rooms? And paid opposition research done by democrats? Really governsleast... I don't 'get' this one... If you do can you give me a few sentences. Thanks.

35 posted on 04/02/2018 4:11:24 PM PDT by GOPJ (Hogg doesn't know the horror of the Gulag but if he gets his way we'll all find out.)
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To: GOPJ

The liberal media has focused on the fact that all the stations were using identical language. But the segment was, in essence, a network editorial, and so it was normal for the same language to be used.

In the MSM, a key phrase-of-the-day will typically be used across the liberal media, but not a word-for-word repetition. It’s more a matter of liberal group-think than explicit collusion, although there are examples, such as JournoList, where the collusion is more explicit.


36 posted on 04/03/2018 3:26:26 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (FReepmail or ping me to be put on my ping list for criticism of liberal media)
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He’s a Comcast scumbag.


37 posted on 04/05/2018 7:56:12 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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