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^mfm will have it handled when he gets in, LOL.
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This is a thing that exists on the internet for some reason.
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Where were you in '77?
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Since when do people watching an event on tv or online, (but not actually present at said event) factor into attendance numbers? By this logic, if I watch someone stream their weekend at Disneyland, that counts as me having actually gone there myself. And I thought only Hollywood had such creative number crunching. 😉
If the inauguration was a rock concert, that was not a super turnout.
It counts when it comes to how many people witnessed the Inauguration. One does not have to be in physical attendance anymore to do that.
Yes, but how many watched it naked? Or furiously did their taxes during the swearing in? 😉
Where were you in '77?
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This hatred or complete misunderstanding of journalism is probably the scariest part of this new world we live in now.
Well, maybe you could become a writer, and use your abilities for the actual truth instead of these places printing half-truths like they’re the gods-honest, hand on the holy book gospel.
The FIRST time the PRESS SECRETARY got in front of the PRESS, he LITERALLY told them a half truth. It’s not hard to NOT say “the biggest numbers in person” UNLESS the President flat out told you to go out there, say this, then leave WITHOUT TAKING QUESTIONS.
The fact that this was even the topic of a press conference, let alone the FIRST ONE, is complete insanity. IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE SAW IT.
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Since when do people watching an event on tv or online, (but not actually present at said event) factor into attendance numbers?
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IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE SAW IT.
And this is the most important thing. If they’re willing to brazenly lie about such an insignificant thing, how can they be trusted on anything that actually matters?
We elected Baghdad Bob and he’s brought a bunch of sycophants along for the ride.
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"Your job is to be neutral, fair, and accurate."
TV News somewhat addressing the falling trust people have in the media, and Spicer’s problems with half-truths.
https://youtu.be/g4mxZ84izZM
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"Your job is to be neutral, fair, and accurate."
TV News somewhat addressing the falling trust people have in the media, and Spicer’s problems with half-truths.
https://youtu.be/g4mxZ84izZM
Exactly my point, thank you for helping me make it.
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Since when do people watching an event on tv or online, (but not actually present at said event) factor into attendance numbers? By this logic, if I watch someone stream their weekend at Disneyland, that counts as me having actually gone there myself. And I thought only Hollywood had such creative number crunching. 😉
If the inauguration was a rock concert, that was not a super turnout.
It counts when it comes to how many people witnessed the Inauguration. One does not have to be in physical attendance anymore to do that.
Yes, but how many watched it naked? Or furiously did their taxes during the swearing in? 😉
I’m guessing only Frink has those numbers. 😉
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"Your job is to be neutral, fair, and accurate."
TV News somewhat addressing the falling trust people have in the media, and Spicer’s problems with half-truths.
https://youtu.be/g4mxZ84izZM
I can’t watch right now, what exactly did he say beyond that?
When someone lies, the only way to be neutral, fair, and accurate is to say so.
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I personally believe that this whole numbers business is a waste of fucking time and journalism. There are far more important thing for this country that should be making the news.
It’s a tiresome runaround that outlived it’s usefulness the day it began.
And Spicer DID say the largest to “witness” the inauguration. If he gets a statistic wrong and corrects it, that should be enough for anybody because it does not constitute a “lie”. The numbers do not even matter, they are irrelevant, to both sides.
The press has the lowest rating in forever when it comes to the nation trusting it so I think it’s fair to say both sides have some work to do, not just one.
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Veterans of previous White Houses say they can recall no precedent for what Trump and his top aides are doing. They worry about the implications of this untethering from the truth when big decisions must be made about dealing with terrorism or charting the course of the economy.
“The degree to which they are creating their own reality, the degree to which they simply make up their own scripts, is striking,” said Peter Wehner, a Trump critic who was a top strategist in the George W. Bush White House. “It’s a huge deal, because in the end you really can’t govern, and you can’t persuade people, if you do not have a common basis of fact.”
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who was a stalwart Trump supporter, told Fox Business Network on Tuesday that he was mystified by Trump’s claim about illegal voters — and by his motivations for bringing it up.
“I have no evidence whatsoever, and I don’t know that anyone does, that there are that many illegal people who voted,” Huckabee said. “And frankly it doesn’t matter. He’s the president, and whether 20 million people voted, it doesn’t matter anymore.”
Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) said that Trump’s claim “undermines faith in our democracy. It’s not coming from a candidate for office. It’s coming from the man who holds the office. So I am begging the president, share with us the information you have about this, or please stop saying it.”
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Why do you think there’s a mistrust of the news in the first place?
Hint:
I personally believe that this whole numbers business is a waste of fucking time and journalism. There are far more important thing for this country that should be making the news.
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One has to wonder why Trump and Spice are spending time and energy on something that is such a waste of time as the attendance numbers of the inauguration.
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This hatred or complete misunderstanding of journalism is probably the scariest part of this new world we live in now.
Why do you think there’s a mistrust of the news in the first place?
Hint:
I personally believe that this whole numbers business is a waste of fucking time and journalism. There are far more important thing for this country that should be making the news.
IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE SAW IT.
And this is the most important thing. If they’re willing to brazenly lie about such an insignificant thing, how can they be trusted on anything that actually matters?
The press should not ignore easily disprovable statements.
If people just decide to not trust the press and elect a unqualified shithead because of it, then as a country we’ve gotten what we deserve for not caring about facts.
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This hatred or complete misunderstanding of journalism is probably the scariest part of this new world we live in now.
Why do you think there’s a mistrust of the news in the first place?
Hint:
I personally believe that this whole numbers business is a waste of fucking time and journalism. There are far more important thing for this country that should be making the news.
IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE SAW IT.
And this is the most important thing. If they’re willing to brazenly lie about such an insignificant thing, how can they be trusted on anything that actually matters?
The press should not ignore easily disprovable statements.
I don’t think it should be ignored, but it’s already been disproved. Trump was wrong, the end. I don’t think there should be a continued focus on it.
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This hatred or complete misunderstanding of journalism is probably the scariest part of this new world we live in now.
Why do you think there’s a mistrust of the news in the first place?
Hint:
I personally believe that this whole numbers business is a waste of fucking time and journalism. There are far more important thing for this country that should be making the news.
IT DOESN’T MATTER HOW MANY PEOPLE SAW IT.
And this is the most important thing. If they’re willing to brazenly lie about such an insignificant thing, how can they be trusted on anything that actually matters?
The press should not ignore easily disprovable statements.
I don’t think it should be ignored, but it’s already been disproved. Trump was wrong, the end. I don’t think there should be a continued focus on it.
If they continue to push falsehoods they have to keep being called out on it, lest it become fact.
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This is wrong, plain and simple.
http://www.snopes.com/2017/01/24/protester-sets-trump-supporters-hair-on-fire/
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OK, Spicer just said that 14% of the votes in 2008 were illegal. FOURTEEN PERCENT.
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OK, Spicer just said that 14% of the votes in 2008 were illegal. FOURTEEN PERCENT.
Does that include votes cast by those watching on TV?
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OK, Spicer just said that 14% of the votes in 2008 were illegal. FOURTEEN PERCENT.
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Ok, that was from yesterday, but still. Every day he gets in front of the press and presents utterly false information gleaned from debunked sources if sourced at all.
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This is wrong, plain and simple.
http://www.snopes.com/2017/01/24/protester-sets-trump-supporters-hair-on-fire/
and illegal.