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Nets Spin Brutal Attacks on Trump Supporters: ‘Relatively,' 'Largely' Peaceful’
Newsbusters.org ^ | 11/16/2020 | Scott Whitlock

Posted on 11/17/2020 9:13:16 AM PST by rktman

Rather than focus on the brutal attacks on Trump supporters in Washington D.C. over the weekend (including sucker punches and the harassment of the elderly), the partisan hacks at the network morning shows instead spun them as “relatively,” “mostly peaceful.”

On the Today show, Geoff Bennett blamed Trump fans: “Violent clashes in the nation's capital over the election results. Trump supporters rejecting the outcome of the race, echoing the President's false claims of fraud.”

So they were asking for it? He continued, citing relatively peaceful events: “More than 20 people were arrested in what started as relatively peaceful demonstrations, with thousands rallying for President Trump.”

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KEYWORDS: attacks; bidenvoters
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Well, yeah in a cooperative decent kind of way.........

1 posted on 11/17/2020 9:13:16 AM PST by rktman
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To: rktman

Largely peaceful attacks. Got it.


2 posted on 11/17/2020 9:14:47 AM PST by luvbach1 (I hope Trump runs roughshod over the inevitable obstuctionists, Dems, progs, libs, or RINOs!)
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To: rktman

What the hell do people expect?
And if Biden takes office these people will probably have government support.


3 posted on 11/17/2020 9:16:20 AM PST by Little Ray (The Left and Right no longer have anything in common. A House divided against itself cannot stand.)
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To: Little Ray

By voting for Biden, they were overtly supporting the Leftist violence.


4 posted on 11/17/2020 9:19:03 AM PST by Chainmail (Remember that half the people you meet are below average intelligence)
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To: rktman

Scientists state conservative injuries not caused by mostly peaceful ANTIFA/BLM protestors. Global warming likely to blame.


5 posted on 11/17/2020 9:23:46 AM PST by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Little Ray

In a lot of locations they already kind of do.


6 posted on 11/17/2020 9:24:02 AM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: rktman

Covid is ‘relatively’, ‘largely’ not dangerous to most people. Will the msm say that?


7 posted on 11/17/2020 9:25:59 AM PST by nuconvert ( Warning: Accused of being a radical militarist. Approach with caution.)
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To: luvbach1

Somehow I think the guy that got kicked unconscious might not agree.


8 posted on 11/17/2020 9:26:55 AM PST by Pollard (Bunch of curmudgeons)
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To: rktman

I dunno...maybe it’s me but I have come to expect things like this. I knew this is exactly how they would “cover” this story. I do not expect real journalism from them (that ship sailed decades ago) so this does not surprise me. This is also why I don’t watch or read them and do my best to avoid people who actually and sincerely believe they are telling us the truth


9 posted on 11/17/2020 9:27:16 AM PST by Sir_Humphrey (Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people -Socrates)
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To: rktman

“what started as relatively peaceful”

What does that even mean?


10 posted on 11/17/2020 9:27:52 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: rktman

The hard working well armed patriotic citizens of this country ( a.k.a. conservative republicans) are getting tired of this crap and are about to decide whether or not ideas like succession and CWII are our only remaining option. Although we have put up with it until now because we are busy working two or three jobs to pay taxes to support crazy liberal give away programs for lazy Americans and illegals there is a limit to how much we can take and I think most of us agree that limit has been reached with the stealing of the election that makes out votes worthless. When the SHTF it will be ugly and bloody. I pray it can still be avoided but I am afraid it is too late.


11 posted on 11/17/2020 9:34:14 AM PST by TonyM (Score Event)
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If it was the other way around, ANTIFA and BLM would have burned down a few cities, by now!!


12 posted on 11/17/2020 9:35:55 AM PST by SMARTY ("Barbarism is the absence of standards to which an appeal can be made" Y Gasset)
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Note the 'party line' as repeated in several different newscasts and note what was NOT mentioned in these descriptions.;

Trump supporters clashing with counter-protesters leading to at least 20 arrests.

Note the use of language with who is couched as being 'active' in the above; Trump supporters 'clashing'! Most reports have the 'clash' instigated by the 'counter-protesters', much editorial bias there by these MSM FAKE NEWSers? NEXT, note the ambiguity of the bland '20 arrests', were ANY of these arrests performed on Trump Supporters? Or would that be false to this MSM Narrative?

Finally, in the article, there is this gem from CBS This Morning; "WEIJIA JIANG: Still, President Trump's baseless claims of fraud are fueling his supporters." Note the editorializing implicit with the pejorative descriptive of 'baseless claim'. Almighty CBS, having declared for Biden, holds any effort by Trump, or his supporters, as without merit, in spite of being a mere 2 weeks following the still counting election!

DISGUSTING!

13 posted on 11/17/2020 9:45:43 AM PST by SES1066 (2020, VOTE your principles, VOTE your history, VOTE FOR ALL AMERICANS, VOTE colorblind!)
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They do in WDC!

The WDC police officers used to deploy so as to prevent violence.

Now, WDC Mayor orders them to “Stand Down.”

Should order them to prevent the violence by any means necessary!


14 posted on 11/17/2020 9:49:21 AM PST by Taxman (MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, AGAIN!)
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To: rktman

It’s the gaslight media. It’s what they do.


15 posted on 11/17/2020 9:49:54 AM PST by coloradan (They're not the mainstream media, they're the gaslight media. It's what they do. )
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To: rktman

Proving once again that they are in fact, the “scripted media”.


16 posted on 11/17/2020 9:53:10 AM PST by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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Murders of Trump supporters in broad daylight will be labeled peaceful disagreements by the Treason Media.

There are no words to describe the degree of danger that Trump supporters are in.


17 posted on 11/17/2020 10:38:33 AM PST by Arcadian Empire
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To: rktman

Jeffrey Dahmer was a mostly peaceful person, who hardly murdered a scant few he ran across.


18 posted on 11/17/2020 10:40:33 AM PST by No_More_Harkin
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To: TonyM

Only reasonable option: Prepare as if it’s too late.


19 posted on 11/17/2020 10:57:03 AM PST by Gator113 ( LIVE AMMO MATTERS~~Remember Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian.)
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" . . . fights broke out between Trump supporters and counter-protestors."

" . . . Trump supporters clashing with counter-protestors."

In both cases, the suggestion seems to be that the clashes were initiated by the Trump supporters, whereas the Trump supporters were ATTACKED by the counter-protestors.

20 posted on 11/17/2020 10:58:18 AM PST by Steve_Seattle
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