Growing Signs of a Trump Landslide: [Have] the Media Tipped Their Hand?
Until relatively recently, we assumed that media bias was merely an occasional bug, not a systemic, overriding feature. Now we know the opposite is true. Media bias isn’t a weird little hiccup, but an intrinsic part of their DNA: They cannot change, because this is who they are.
Before, conservatives would grumble and moan about it, but at the end of the day [shrugs shoulders], what can ya do? There are only three TV stations and two papers in our city, so I guess we gotta live with it. Where else are ya gonna go?
Not anymore. It hasn’t been that way since the talk-radio revolution led to the Internet explosion, which led to social media and podcasts.
One of the lasting legacies of Rush Limbaugh — and his colleagues in talk radio — was exposing and ridiculing media bias. Their voices changed everything. Suddenly, it was okay for candidates to fight back.
Landslide? I'll believe it when I see it. We were promised a red wave once. Remember that? Keep the fingers crossed and the powder dry.
Yeah, I got that "iffy" feeling in my gut. I *think* Trump will win, and for the sake of our country, I hope so, but I am far from certain there will be enough real votes to overcome another steal. We'll know soon enough.
ReplyDeleteAs for media bias, you'd have to be blind, deaf, and, well, dumb not to see it. I always fact-check the MSM with other sources. Thank goodness for the internet! I remember those long ago days when my only source of news was reading The Washington Post on my morning commute to DC. Then 9/11 happened, and I discovered the blogosphere. I was astounded that much of the bias is in what the MSM DOESN'T want you to know.