Meaningless unless conservative media also starts pushing this message.
Available_Reason7795 on
Of course because the media always favored Trump!
Taggard on
Just yesterday, Trump told New Hampshire voters not to vote for Biden…and then couldn’t think of Kamala’s name for a moment…you can see the panic set in when it didn’t immediately come to him, and the relief when he finally remembered.
If Biden had done this, it would be front page news.
They jumped all over Biden after that debate… where is the same scrutiny for all of this Hannibal Lector rhetoric?
autotldr on
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://newrepublic.com/article/185622/finally-top-journo-erupts-media-ignoring-trumps-mental-state) reduced by 87%. (I’m a bot)
*****
> What's really at issue here is whether the media-as an institution, and in a comprehensive sense-is treating Trump's mental state as an overarching and critically important factor in determining whether he is fit to be president.
> Behind closed doors, Trump shows signs of slipping Why the dishonesty issue hurts Trump so much more than Harris A claim about transgender Americans puts Trump's relentless lying back at the center of 2024 Trump's penchant for unintelligible rambling back in spotlight after verbal tirades Erratic rants at rallies aren't just theatrics.
> Trump's delusions seen as accelerating; lapses described as more common Republicans bungle Trump misogyny concerns, some critics say Trump campaign again forced into damage control to dispel concerns about his abusiveness and incoherence Trump dismisses questions about mental soundness in interview as he tries to salvage election effort Trump at 78: Forceful and aggressive, but sometimes confused and addled.
It’s a head scratcher that Biden had so much scrutiny but Trump is getting the green light.
Bandoman on
“How did we get here?” Mike Barnacle asks, as he appears on Morning Joe with the man – Scarborough – who normalized and promoted Trump in 2015 and 2016. Fucking hell.
Techno_Core on
The reason why it’s hard for cons and elites to acknowledge Trump’s dementia is because from their perspective, every crazy thing he’s doing to try to stay out of jail makes sense to them.
Boot-Representative on
Trump basically writes the articles himself. He has provided so much in the way of clicks and comments that to NOT keep feeding the machine would cost them their jobs.
This is the saddest thing about this. There’s a real motivation for MSNBC AND Fox to keep up the shock.
Almost a “doctrine” at this point.
Raa03842 on
Mainstream news organizations deep down in the center of their accounts’s lounge wants Trump to win. News is now entertainment which means add revenue if the daily news cycle can report bat shit crazy Trump crap. Harris winning mean normal and that doesn’t drive ratings. The crazier he is the more money they make.
The days of Chet Huntley and David Brinkley are long over
Jolly_Grocery329 on
And then there’s the whole rapey, malignant narcissist thing….
Undoctrine on
They’ve been doing that since 2015 – sanewashing every crazy and ludicrous thing he says so that he sounds halfway rational and coherent. “Objectivity”, they claim. Nonpartisanship. With absolutely no shame, spitting on journalistic integrity.
But is this a start? Or just screaming into the void?
throwawayTooth7 on
Mike Barnicle was a top journalist in 1995. Hardly today.
copperpin on
It would be nice if the headlines looked like this instead of the “Look what Trump did again!” Bullshit we get now.
Behind closed doors, Trump shows signs of slipping
Why the dishonesty issue hurts Trump so much more than Harris
A claim about transgender Americans puts Trump’s relentless lying back at the center of 2024
Trump’s penchant for unintelligible rambling back in spotlight after verbal tirades
Erratic rants at rallies aren’t just theatrics. They’re a profound and growing problem for Trump.
Trump’s delusions seen as accelerating; lapses described as more common
Republicans bungle Trump misogyny concerns, some critics say
Trump campaign again forced into damage control to dispel concerns about his abusiveness and incoherence
Trump dismisses questions about mental soundness in interview as he tries to salvage election effort
Trump at 78: Forceful and aggressive, but sometimes confused and addled
Radiant-Specific969 on
Hallelujah!!! Maybe we will have a country at the end of 2025. Honestly, the press has simply been completely chickenshit scared of Trump.
strgazr_63 on
MSNBC is preaching to the choir. MAGAts will never see this. Fox News will never air this. NBC, ABC, CBS, ALL the news that MAGAts consume will never air this. They coddle trump voters. It’s inconsequential to trump voters.
P01135809__ on
Biden was essentially bullied into ending his candidacy because of how badgered he got from people about concerns for his fitness and mental acuity, and Trump never got 1/100th the same attention when those exact same concerns apply to him as well.
Shameful is too lenient a word.
madzax on
Trumps pattern of outrageous statements, lies and hateful comments has been going on for years. His speech patterns and lack of focus on issues has become even more bazarr. Americans dont need journalists to point this out. Voters are coming to the conclusion that Trump is out of his mind and loosing it more and more each day. They are watching Trumps campaign go off the rails daily. Everyone is connecting the dots and quite frankly it is getting quite scary this guy could become president. When you talk about a “woke movement” , the voters are waking up to the fact that Trump is bad news. America is awake and scared of Trump. He cannot win. The only ones who will vote for him are angry ones who feel they have been victimized by their inability to advance in our system, which happens to give Americans more opportunities and freedoms than any other country in the world. Everyone is concluding Trump will do more harm than good.
ClerkSeveral on
IMHO, the reason that Donny Downer’s more outrageous utterances are not more closely covered is that he’s a meal ticket for the media and they don’t want to actually quote the most crazy stuff because then people will realize he’s actually out of this world and people will be turned off and stop tuning in to hear what he’ll say next. They quote the only mildly unbelievable stuff to make their coverage look above board and only slightly unreasonable but still within the bounds of good taste.
In the 2016 race they covered every rally and every word the moron said without any criticism and only the weakest and most tepid evaluation. The John McCain quote was never given the attention it should have been given. They always just moved on the the next load of lies. It was good television and people tuned in so he was never pressed on the real issues and his everyday behavior. Pick a subject, domestic policy, race, abortion, global warming, the economy, immigration, anything and the press never spent any real time evaluating his positions they just handed him the microphone and cashed the checks and they’re doing it again now.
Bearsliveinthewoods on
This shit is so boring.
PressureSouthern9233 on
Impossible to ignore Trump’s mental state…he won’t shut up!🤐
HideSolidSnake on
When Trump says nobody even knows her name, he means Donald J Trump doesn’t know her name.
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Meaningless unless conservative media also starts pushing this message.
Of course because the media always favored Trump!
Just yesterday, Trump told New Hampshire voters not to vote for Biden…and then couldn’t think of Kamala’s name for a moment…you can see the panic set in when it didn’t immediately come to him, and the relief when he finally remembered.
If Biden had done this, it would be front page news.
Source:
https://youtube.com/shorts/WZXhOcZ5zSo?si=QEQOmtqz1Bxmsbpp
Good on you, Mike Barnicle.
Thank you Mike Barnicle!
They jumped all over Biden after that debate… where is the same scrutiny for all of this Hannibal Lector rhetoric?
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://newrepublic.com/article/185622/finally-top-journo-erupts-media-ignoring-trumps-mental-state) reduced by 87%. (I’m a bot)
*****
> What's really at issue here is whether the media-as an institution, and in a comprehensive sense-is treating Trump's mental state as an overarching and critically important factor in determining whether he is fit to be president.
> Behind closed doors, Trump shows signs of slipping Why the dishonesty issue hurts Trump so much more than Harris A claim about transgender Americans puts Trump's relentless lying back at the center of 2024 Trump's penchant for unintelligible rambling back in spotlight after verbal tirades Erratic rants at rallies aren't just theatrics.
> Trump's delusions seen as accelerating; lapses described as more common Republicans bungle Trump misogyny concerns, some critics say Trump campaign again forced into damage control to dispel concerns about his abusiveness and incoherence Trump dismisses questions about mental soundness in interview as he tries to salvage election effort Trump at 78: Forceful and aggressive, but sometimes confused and addled.
*****
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It’s a head scratcher that Biden had so much scrutiny but Trump is getting the green light.
“How did we get here?” Mike Barnacle asks, as he appears on Morning Joe with the man – Scarborough – who normalized and promoted Trump in 2015 and 2016. Fucking hell.
The reason why it’s hard for cons and elites to acknowledge Trump’s dementia is because from their perspective, every crazy thing he’s doing to try to stay out of jail makes sense to them.
Trump basically writes the articles himself. He has provided so much in the way of clicks and comments that to NOT keep feeding the machine would cost them their jobs.
This is the saddest thing about this. There’s a real motivation for MSNBC AND Fox to keep up the shock.
Almost a “doctrine” at this point.
Mainstream news organizations deep down in the center of their accounts’s lounge wants Trump to win. News is now entertainment which means add revenue if the daily news cycle can report bat shit crazy Trump crap. Harris winning mean normal and that doesn’t drive ratings. The crazier he is the more money they make.
The days of Chet Huntley and David Brinkley are long over
And then there’s the whole rapey, malignant narcissist thing….
They’ve been doing that since 2015 – sanewashing every crazy and ludicrous thing he says so that he sounds halfway rational and coherent. “Objectivity”, they claim. Nonpartisanship. With absolutely no shame, spitting on journalistic integrity.
But is this a start? Or just screaming into the void?
Mike Barnicle was a top journalist in 1995. Hardly today.
It would be nice if the headlines looked like this instead of the “Look what Trump did again!” Bullshit we get now.
Behind closed doors, Trump shows signs of slipping
Why the dishonesty issue hurts Trump so much more than Harris
A claim about transgender Americans puts Trump’s relentless lying back at the center of 2024
Trump’s penchant for unintelligible rambling back in spotlight after verbal tirades
Erratic rants at rallies aren’t just theatrics. They’re a profound and growing problem for Trump.
Trump’s delusions seen as accelerating; lapses described as more common
Republicans bungle Trump misogyny concerns, some critics say
Trump campaign again forced into damage control to dispel concerns about his abusiveness and incoherence
Trump dismisses questions about mental soundness in interview as he tries to salvage election effort
Trump at 78: Forceful and aggressive, but sometimes confused and addled
Hallelujah!!! Maybe we will have a country at the end of 2025. Honestly, the press has simply been completely chickenshit scared of Trump.
MSNBC is preaching to the choir. MAGAts will never see this. Fox News will never air this. NBC, ABC, CBS, ALL the news that MAGAts consume will never air this. They coddle trump voters. It’s inconsequential to trump voters.
Biden was essentially bullied into ending his candidacy because of how badgered he got from people about concerns for his fitness and mental acuity, and Trump never got 1/100th the same attention when those exact same concerns apply to him as well.
Shameful is too lenient a word.
Trumps pattern of outrageous statements, lies and hateful comments has been going on for years. His speech patterns and lack of focus on issues has become even more bazarr. Americans dont need journalists to point this out. Voters are coming to the conclusion that Trump is out of his mind and loosing it more and more each day. They are watching Trumps campaign go off the rails daily. Everyone is connecting the dots and quite frankly it is getting quite scary this guy could become president. When you talk about a “woke movement” , the voters are waking up to the fact that Trump is bad news. America is awake and scared of Trump. He cannot win. The only ones who will vote for him are angry ones who feel they have been victimized by their inability to advance in our system, which happens to give Americans more opportunities and freedoms than any other country in the world. Everyone is concluding Trump will do more harm than good.
IMHO, the reason that Donny Downer’s more outrageous utterances are not more closely covered is that he’s a meal ticket for the media and they don’t want to actually quote the most crazy stuff because then people will realize he’s actually out of this world and people will be turned off and stop tuning in to hear what he’ll say next. They quote the only mildly unbelievable stuff to make their coverage look above board and only slightly unreasonable but still within the bounds of good taste.
In the 2016 race they covered every rally and every word the moron said without any criticism and only the weakest and most tepid evaluation. The John McCain quote was never given the attention it should have been given. They always just moved on the the next load of lies. It was good television and people tuned in so he was never pressed on the real issues and his everyday behavior. Pick a subject, domestic policy, race, abortion, global warming, the economy, immigration, anything and the press never spent any real time evaluating his positions they just handed him the microphone and cashed the checks and they’re doing it again now.
This shit is so boring.
Impossible to ignore Trump’s mental state…he won’t shut up!🤐
When Trump says nobody even knows her name, he means Donald J Trump doesn’t know her name.