Before
you tell me how great your Fitbit is, tell me how many diet books you
own.
Your
Bias Is Showing:
An
AP headline reported “Sanders
nets 31 delegates in Washington, but loses in Guam.” Let's
see, Hillary got 4 of Guam's delegates and Bernie only got 3.
Meanwhile, in not so newsworthy Washington, Sanders
got 74 delegates to Clinton's 27.
Aye,
Here's The Rub:
The voters' recognition that Clinton is clearly more qualified and
prepared to run the federal government than Trump has probably
peaked. From here on competence will be less and less important.
Remember, it's closing time and that candidate at the far end of the
Republican bar is looking more and more acceptable to Republican
voters (if not Republican overlords). Not good, but acceptable. And
the press will manufacture
be a tidal pull to 'normalize'
this election, to make it Coca-Cola versus Pepsi instead of Coca-Cola
versus sewer water. So there will be a push to lift Donald Trump up
and bring Hillary Clinton down, until they are at least something
approximating two equivalent choices. It's not a conspiracy, its
just the process – making things fair and Balanced. Even when they
manifestly are not. Besides, the horse race sells ads. And
commerce will finish way ahead of competence for coverage.
Proofreading:
Why Does the NYT Feel
the Need to Tell Readers Things That Are Untrue About
Trade and Manufacturing Jobs?
There, that's better.
Pogoed:
After several decades of telling their base that the government is
not to be trusted, that those who are not just like you are not to be
trusted, that Washington is the enemy, Republican leaders are aghast
to discover that the people they taught to love a creature like
Donald Trump actually
like Donald Trump. They created the monster, now they'll have to
live (or die) by it.
Surprise,
Surprise:
Nobel Peace Prize recipient Barack Obama has secretly dispatched US
troops to Yemen, presumably to prevent them from invading Idaho.
Greetings,
Graduates: The
unemployment rate for young workers, those under 25 (10.5%), is more
than twice the national average (4.9%). The
unemployment rate for high school graduates is 18%, and jumps to 28%
if you're black.
Sans
Borders:
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) reports that in
the last year 75 of the hospitals that they managed or supported were
bombed, quite often by the US and its puppets. Each such instance is
a crime against humanity under the international rules of war. The
wanton slaughter of civilians by indiscriminate bombing and drone
trikes are also war crimes, even if the perpetrator claims they were
but inadvertent collateral damage.
Sausage:
In Missouri, commercial broadband providers (Verison, Charter, ATT
and Direct) are hiding behind legislation – if not outright
preventing – municipalities from providing such services to their
citizens. The rule was cleverly hidden in a measure prohibiting the
use of traffic ticket quotas in the sate.
Saying
“Never”:
The
top reason Americans
say they will
vote for Trump is to
stop Clinton. The top reason Americans will vote for Clinton is to
stop Trump. Choice.
A
Parting Shot:
2 comments:
Sells adds, a few wars were started to sell advertisements. The first thing a newspaper sets are its adverts, which dictate how much room is left for the filler, the process of what is news was and remains market(ing) driven.
A news item in today's NY TImes claims internet advertising is set to over take ($-wise) advertising revenue from print, just as e-mail is supplanting 'snail mail'.
Putting aside the obvious we arrive at the disturbing newsflash like many you'll encounter here because our bought and paid for media don't consider it 'news'...
Doctors without borders facilities have been hit by 'friendly fire' 75 times and the corporate owned media said nothing?
Not the first time I've encountered a news item here because CKM is dilligent and looks into most of the nooks and crannies where 'news', not in the corporate interest go to die.
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