Harvard Study Shows Liberals are Lemmings
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NYcarbineer
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How could I NOT hear about the CLAIMS that Trump is doing good (sic) when I read several hundred posts a day right here from clowns like you touting his alleged achievements?
NYcarbineer
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"When it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't."
What sounded too good to be true (to conservatives)
...we'll build a wall and the Mexicans will pay for it...
...repeal Obamacare..!
...35% tariff on imports!...
...Muslim ban!...
"You don't sell solutions ---- you sell FEELINGS" ---- Rump U-lose-versty playbook
Actually that was Rump. He fantasized about the entire population of earth showing up, plus in the same fantasy the rain went away, which means the audience must have been full of idiots using umbrellas for no reason.
It's all part of the same self-delusion.
NYcarbineer
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That's because the Trumptards insisted on lying about it.
toobfreak
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Well, can't say much good for even Harvard these days, but did we really need them to tell us the obvious?
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FA_Q2
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This mentality is part of the problem and your statement is really not materially different from his. I do not expect the media to concoct any such thing. What I do expect is a media that presents stories that are 0% positive and 0% negative because news should not be presenting positive and negative spins at all.
How well or badly a president is doing is something for the people and the talking heads to discuss. Actual news should simply report what is. Unfortunately, that does not sell and this idea that we need a media that tells us what to think is the same monster that allows a Trump presidency to exist.
Yeah it's more like a petulant infant permanently caught in the "terrible Twos".
Uncensored2008
Libertarian Radical
Just for the irony value, Brown Shirt?
Uncensored2008
Libertarian Radical
Those who buy degrees from them. Remember, a Harvard degree is purchased, not earned.
NYcarbineer
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Agreed. The word is 'absurdity', not 'monster'.
NYcarbineer
Diamond Member
Credit where credit is due...this article at Forbes (the definitely not liberal Forbes) brilliantly demolishes the RWnut charge that negative stories about Trump prove bias:
Trump's Getting Killed In The Media, But Not Because Of Bias
"If your favorite football team gets destroyed by another team, and the local newspaper writes a story about the game, is the resulting news story--which paints an ugly picture of your team's performance--an example of the newspaper's bias against your beloved team?
Of course not."
"But breathtakingly negative media coverage doesn't equate to "a shocking level of media bias." Remember, the study looked at tone. Here's how the researchers defined it:
Tone is judged from the perspective of the actor. Negative stories include stories where the actor is criticized directly. An example is a headline story where Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer criticized Trump when the Labor Department’s April economic report showed that fewer jobs were created than had been predicted. Schumer was quoted as saying, in part: “Eleven weeks into his administration, we have seen nothing from President Trump on infrastructure, on trade, or on any other serious job-creating initiative.” Negative stories also consist of stories where an event, trend, or development reflects unfavorably on the actor. Examples are the stories that appeared under the headlines “President Trump’s approval rating hits a new low”and “GOP withdraws embattled health care bill, handing major setback to Trump, Ryan.”
Is it bias to report that the president's approval ratings are historically low, or that Trump's efforts to enact his policies have been delayed and overwhelmed by constant questions about Russia, the firing of FBI Director James Comey and other self-inflicted wounds?"
"The fact that Trump has received more negative coverage than his predecessor is hardly surprising," the Harvard report says. "The early days of his presidency have been marked by far more missteps and miss-hits, often self-inflicted, than any presidency in memory, perhaps ever."
You see?
Just what we've been trying to tell you nutcases...
Trump's Getting Killed In The Media, But Not Because Of Bias
"If your favorite football team gets destroyed by another team, and the local newspaper writes a story about the game, is the resulting news story--which paints an ugly picture of your team's performance--an example of the newspaper's bias against your beloved team?
Of course not."
"But breathtakingly negative media coverage doesn't equate to "a shocking level of media bias." Remember, the study looked at tone. Here's how the researchers defined it:
Tone is judged from the perspective of the actor. Negative stories include stories where the actor is criticized directly. An example is a headline story where Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer criticized Trump when the Labor Department’s April economic report showed that fewer jobs were created than had been predicted. Schumer was quoted as saying, in part: “Eleven weeks into his administration, we have seen nothing from President Trump on infrastructure, on trade, or on any other serious job-creating initiative.” Negative stories also consist of stories where an event, trend, or development reflects unfavorably on the actor. Examples are the stories that appeared under the headlines “President Trump’s approval rating hits a new low”and “GOP withdraws embattled health care bill, handing major setback to Trump, Ryan.”
Is it bias to report that the president's approval ratings are historically low, or that Trump's efforts to enact his policies have been delayed and overwhelmed by constant questions about Russia, the firing of FBI Director James Comey and other self-inflicted wounds?"
"The fact that Trump has received more negative coverage than his predecessor is hardly surprising," the Harvard report says. "The early days of his presidency have been marked by far more missteps and miss-hits, often self-inflicted, than any presidency in memory, perhaps ever."
You see?
Just what we've been trying to tell you nutcases...
NYcarbineer
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Have someone read the last paragraph to you.
