February 25, 20179 yr Let's take a look to the past and see if Trump was the first to play favorites with media outlets. Links to follow .
February 25, 20179 yr Author MSNBC Hosts Spotted Visiting Obama White House | Mediaite I thought this was relevant since the media has a short term memory and that playing favorites with media outlets isn't new.
February 25, 20179 yr Author Obama Boots Reporters From Conservative Papers - ABC News Example #2 . But wait I thought Trump was the first person to be vindictive with the media.
February 25, 20179 yr President Obama's Feud with FOX News - CBS News And the White House has gone beyond words, reports CBS News senior political correspondent Jeff Greenfield. Last Sept. 20, the president went on every Sunday news show - except Chris Wallace's show on FOX. And on Thursday, the Treasury Department tried to exclude FOX News from pool coverage of interviews with a key official. It backed down after strong protests from the press. "All the networks said, that's it, you've crossed the line," said CBS News White House correspondent Chip Reid.
February 25, 20179 yr Author President Obama's Feud with FOX News - CBS News Documents Show Obama White House Attacked, Excluded Fox News Channel - Judicial Watch Judicial Watch uncovered emails proving this very idea. Example 3.
February 25, 20179 yr Author https://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/opinion/sunday/if-donald-trump-targets-journalists-thank-obama.html What's that President Obama used the espionage act more than any other adminstration. Spied on reporters , threatened them with legal ramifications ? But I thought Trump was the person ruining the media and attacking them like no one ever has. Example 4. P.S. sorry for posting a link from conservative NY Times I know they have a history of favoring republicans.
February 26, 20179 yr I wonder if any of this made Obama a bully in the mind of a couple posters in this forum. I'm going with no. :lol2:
February 26, 20179 yr You won't hear anything from the Dems, they are the most hypocritical, racist, and intolerant group going right now. They won't be happy until someone kills Trump or one of his kids or wife.
February 26, 20179 yr You won't hear anything from the Dems, they are the most hypocritical, racist, and intolerant group going right now. They won't be happy until someone kills Trump or one of his kids or wife. I wouldn't go that far Ref, but there are some sick individuals that would love to see any President hurt because of their political affiliation or any other motives. I would like to see not just this forum, but our entire country get past the "they did it as well" argument. I just don't see how that benefits anybody. Don't get me wrong, if someone says a prior administration didn't do something call them out, but I can't see our country moving forward if we only criticize the other side and can't look in the mirror.
February 26, 20179 yr I condemned Obama for it in another thread. I wasn't a member of BGP when all these things happened, so no opportunity to condemn him then. I figure some of you guys are mad as Hades with Trump is acting like Obama. :lol2: The ole hypocrisy card is a double edged sword.
February 26, 20179 yr Author I condemned Obama for it in another thread. I wasn't a member of BGP when all these things happened, so no opportunity to condemn him then. I figure some of you guys are mad as Hades with Trump is acting like Obama. :lol2: The ole hypocrisy card is a double edged sword. No my main point is Trump is not breaking any new ground he is just attacking different outlets. While of course Trump goes over the top , but that's who he is. I feel strongly that with Trump and under Obama a lot of the problem is the media wanting to make themselves apart of the story. The media could possibly win the war if they took the high road and ignored criticism and just reported the news. But instead the media is filled with people with as big and sometimes larger ego than President Trump so they feel it is their duty to "protect" their good name. It's quite obvious with the positive to negative ratio of stories from many of these outlets what their agenda is. While there are many citizens who disagree with Trump there are many who agree. But in the landscape of media only one voice is being told .
March 1, 20179 yr You won't hear anything from the Dems, they are the most hypocritical, racist, and intolerant group going right now. They won't be happy until someone kills Trump or one of his kids or wife. Like, true, like, true, like, true. .......... Forever repeating........
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