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General Category => Editorial/Opinion/Blogs => Topic started by: mystery-ak on March 19, 2024, 02:52:56 pm
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Clutch Your Pearls, This Isn't The Last Trump 'Bloodbath'
David Harsanyi
You don’t need to be a fan of Donald Trump to concede that this weekend’s meltdown over the word “bloodbath” was cynical and dishonest. And you don’t have to be Nostradamus to predict that we’re going to be inundated with a string of similar fabricated meltdowns this cycle.
It’s not just the obvious hackery or unseriousness from the media that’s the problem. No one trusts journalists anymore, anyway. Rather, like in 2020, it is also surely the case that we’re not going to see anything approaching a genuine presidential contest or debate. It’s going to be one insufferably stupid ginned-up controversy after the next. We’re living in an idiocracy.
And these events go down basically the same way every time: Trump throws some off-the-cuff populist red meat to a crowd. Sometimes his comments are worth criticizing. Sometimes they are misconstrued. Sometimes they are hyperbole. Most of the time, they’re predictable campaign fodder.
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https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/19/clutch-your-pearls-this-isnt-the-last-trump-bloodbath/
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You don’t need to be a fan of Donald Trump to concede that this weekend’s meltdown over the word “bloodbath” was cynical and dishonest. And you don’t have to be Nostradamus to predict that we’re going to be inundated with a string of similar fabricated meltdowns this cycle.
The MSM and Dems have been using this tactic for about 9 years (since rumors started in 2015 that Trump might run for President). Trump made racist statements in campaign speeches? Trump denied that Covid was serious? Trump advocated injecting bleach? Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. ... Not if you find a transcript of the speech and check his actual words in context. Why would the MSM and Dems stop using this tactic in 2024?
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The MSM and Dems have been using this tactic for about 9 years (since rumors started in 2015 that Trump might run for President). Trump made racist statements in campaign speeches? Trump denied that Covid was serious? Trump advocated injecting bleach? Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc. ... Not if you find a transcript of the speech and check his actual words in context. Why would the MSM and Dems stop using this tactic in 2024?
They won’t stop using it as long as it works
I can understand the opposition playing this game. But this is not the job of journalists