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One media outlet says the ratings are the 2nd best in 36 years. Another says they were the worst in 40 years.
One media outlet says the mall was scarcely populated. Another says it was full. Course neither provide time stamped photos to compare apples to apples.
In the end we are left with a media so twisted in their ideology that the truth likely lies somewhere in between both sides and only the most devout seekers will actually find the truth. Conquer & divide masterfully played out and most Americans seem oblivious to it.
I used to watch the Sunday shows to catch up on the weeks latest events in politics & foreign affairs and I could usually walk away feeling informed. Now I often walk away feeling confused & often frustrated. Now it's about getting that 30 second soundbite that gets retweeted a thousand times. Visual media is so desperate to compete with social & digital media that their integrity takes a back seat to the need to find that "gotcha" moment. Is it really necessary for a TV host to ask a guest the same question 8 fucking times?
And then we have Trump. The man loves a good confrontation but lacks the ability to determine which arguments are worth having. I hope someone in his inner circle gets a hold of him and shakes his compass as it appears to be stuck pointing south.
I want him to succeed. His success is my success just as Obama's failures were mine. We have got to get past this nasty left/right divide.
One media outlet says the mall was scarcely populated. Another says it was full. Course neither provide time stamped photos to compare apples to apples.
In the end we are left with a media so twisted in their ideology that the truth likely lies somewhere in between both sides and only the most devout seekers will actually find the truth. Conquer & divide masterfully played out and most Americans seem oblivious to it.
I used to watch the Sunday shows to catch up on the weeks latest events in politics & foreign affairs and I could usually walk away feeling informed. Now I often walk away feeling confused & often frustrated. Now it's about getting that 30 second soundbite that gets retweeted a thousand times. Visual media is so desperate to compete with social & digital media that their integrity takes a back seat to the need to find that "gotcha" moment. Is it really necessary for a TV host to ask a guest the same question 8 fucking times?
And then we have Trump. The man loves a good confrontation but lacks the ability to determine which arguments are worth having. I hope someone in his inner circle gets a hold of him and shakes his compass as it appears to be stuck pointing south.
I want him to succeed. His success is my success just as Obama's failures were mine. We have got to get past this nasty left/right divide.