The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

OccultHawk · 12-19-2018, 06:41 PM

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It's widely reported that, like me, he is addicted to watching cable news channels, and it's also possible that he is already, or in the future will be under sealed indictment.

I’m willing to say this to express my certainty. I’ll castrate myself if Trump goes to jail.

It’s not going to happen.

Yeah he watches the news but it’s not like he’s worried about his ass. Just his ratings.

windsock · 12-19-2018, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

You know when someone big dies and NYT has a 10,000 word eulogy out immediately?

They most definitely do have pre-written articles bashing Trump whatever he does. This way he’s sucking Russian cob that way Saudi...

Imagine wanting the jump on the story. It is like that.

Journalism is a race that tends to throw quality to the curb, just like many other competitive fields. The "anything for a story" ideology has existed forever. It's an unfortunate truth.

Lisnaholic · 12-19-2018, 07:02 PM

^ That's true of course, windsock.

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Originally Posted by Anteater

They write the headlines beforehand and just fill in the blanks on key nouns when it comes time to publish.

^ Perhaps I owe Anteater an apology. His method works better than I first thought:-

The Trump University is a scam to defraud gullible Americans.
The Trump Foundation is a scam to defraud gullible Americans.
The Trump Presidency is a scam to defraud gullible Americans.

Yes, I also have a feeling that Trump will escape prison. Will there be a new Gerald Ford who pardons all his misdeeds I wonder?

Does he care about headlines? Pretty often, I think. He was furious about the bad press when he couldn't be bothered to honour those soldiers in France and Arlington. Also, the meeting with Kim Jung Un was just a photo op, a headline and a news cycle. We're now back to the way things have been for decades, with NKorea advancing their nuclear program. Trump got his headline and has now lost interest.

Anteater · 12-19-2018, 08:15 PM

Trump went out his way to go to honor fallen veterans at Arlington National Cemetery with no announcement beforehand though. Yet you don't see every media outlet fighting it out to report on that.

Lisnaholic · 12-19-2018, 08:45 PM

^ It's a tradition for US presidents to go there on Veterans' Day, but Trump didn't bother. Instead he went days later because the press gave him such a roasting for not going. His visit was plenty reported in the media and I wouldn't describe it as "going out of his way" to comply under pressure to something that is expected from every Commander in Chief. Since when is doing the basics of your job called "going out of your way"?

Key · 12-19-2018, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ It's a tradition for US presidents to go there on Veterans' Day, but Trump didn't bother. Instead he went days later because the press gave him such a roasting for not going. His visit was plenty reported in the media and I wouldn't describe it as "going out of his way" to comply under pressure to something that is expected from every Commander in Chief. Since when is doing the basics of your job called "going out of your way"?

Especially when you take into consideration the amount of awful things he's done as president. He barely scratches the surface of redeeming himself.

Anteater · 12-19-2018, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

^ It's a tradition for US presidents to go there on Veterans' Day, but Trump didn't bother. Instead he went days later because the press gave him such a roasting for not going. His visit was plenty reported in the media and I wouldn't describe it as "going out of his way" to comply under pressure to something that is expected from every Commander in Chief. Since when is doing the basics of your job called "going out of your way"?

So if he had gone during Veterans Day and not during National Wreaths Across America Day it would have been okay?

OccultHawk · 12-19-2018, 09:18 PM

A piece of **** is going to get called a piece of ****. He can’t win because he’s a loser. I don’t care if he cures cancer, stops global warming, and negotiates world peace. **** him.

Key · 12-19-2018, 10:07 PM

Did we all just agree with each other?

windsock · 12-19-2018, 11:52 PM

You weren't agreeing before?

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