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kimbutgar

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42. I'm not a " smart" persons per se but I knew back in the 80's he was a joke and was thought it was a joke when he ran

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Tue Mar 17, 2026, 09:59 PM

Mar 17

In 2015!

And look at what the f we got!

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As Rome burns, the Fourth Estate Smiles [View all] New Breed Leader Mar 17 OP

Yep, Americans fell for the scam. It's their fault not all the media. Walleye Mar 17 #1

Perfect Title for book about the last 45+ years: popsdenver Mar 17 #20

Which of those things was not known? NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 17 #2

The media polished his turds UpInArms Mar 17 #3

I agree. CozyMystery Mar 17 #4

The media wanted a crazy reality show broadcast live from the White House. OGBuzz Mar 17 #5

The media has been failing us for many years. ananda Mar 17 #6

I remember when Biden voted to confirm Thomas. Katinfl Mar 17 #32

Biden did NOT vote to confirm Mr. Ginni Thomas: MLWR Mar 17 #34

I stand corrected. Katinfl Mar 17 #40

They Don't Even Have The Decency modrepub Mar 17 #7

Do you really expect honor among thieves? BattleRow Mar 17 #11

Nice modrepub Mar 17 #28

For that, the Fourth Estate is dying RainCaster Mar 17 #8

This young boomer doesn't watch any of those. mwmisses4289 Mar 17 #30

This old boomer does exactly the same as you do. llmart Mar 17 #44

This older boomer too! As Curly of Moe, Larry, Curly would say, KPN Mar 18 #46

What/who is Bellingcat? Katinfl Mar 17 #33

Bellingcat is an investigative journalism group founded by bloggers in 2011 irisblue Mar 18 #47

Trump is the personification Horse with no Name Mar 18 #48

Only to be replaced with the 4th Estate 2.1 Torchlight Mar 17 #36

It was the failure of the Supremes Farmer-Rick Mar 17 #9

The media does whatever it takes to sell advertising-commercials. tRump is controversial, i.e. a goldmine for them. ffr Mar 17 #10

Supplying drug du jour..daily Fox fix,et al. BattleRow Mar 17 #13

The corproate media Johnny2X2X Mar 17 #12

It's even more controlled by Oligarchs now with the Ellison family owning nearly everything. OMGWTF Mar 17 #22

PBS Mr.Bee Mar 17 #14

Coup d'tat for Dummies, chapter 1... GiqueCee Mar 17 #15

The media glommed on to Trump for the same Hey Joe Mar 17 #16

Lest We Forget... Mr.Bee Mar 17 #18

Let us NEVER EVER forget! calimary Mar 18 #49

Thom Hartmann wanted the Party to buy 1,000 radio stations Gum Logger Mar 17 #17

That would have been absolutely STELLAR! calimary Mar 17 #37

Perhaps a testament to how fucking stupid a whole lot of the population has become???????????? NoMoreRepugs Mar 17 #19

The media have abdicated their crucial role in our democracy. OMGWTF Mar 17 #21

My personal opinion is that the media considered (and still considers) him as one of their own Scalded Nun Mar 17 #23

Our nation is now controlled by shareholder value... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 17 #24

"Past decade"? Past 3 decades, at least. CaptainTruth Mar 17 #25

This is a great read as well underpants Mar 17 #26

the "media" is a business which sells audiences to advertisers GreatGazoo Mar 17 #27

ok New Breed Leader Mar 17 #29

Exception: MSNBC, now known as MSNOW. pacalo Mar 17 #31

The writer overestimates the power of the MSM maxsolomon Mar 17 #35

The media didn't see him as "dangerous" back in 2015 and 2016 FakeNoose Mar 17 #38

And says, "How hot?" Nasruddin Mar 17 #39

So very right 4bonhoffer Mar 17 #41

I'm not a " smart" persons per se but I knew back in the 80's he was a joke and was thought it was a joke when he ran kimbutgar Mar 17 #42

Kick BlueWaveNeverEnd Mar 17 #43

The end of the Fairness Doctrine marked Buzz cook Mar 17 #45

Yep. calimary Mar 18 #50