Trump suggests the US should form a state-run, global news network to counter CNN's 'unfair' coverag

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  1. 61falcon

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    Something else he wants to copy from his butt buddy Vlad the Bad, a carbon copy of RT.
     
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    True, the Trump agenda isn't classic conservatism. Before he came along the classic well known conservatives, such as Walter Williams, were all for these free trade agreements we were in. I'm sure that more than a few were just fine with an open border bringing in low wage workers too.
     
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    Yep ... because he and / or his environment have proven to have "nice" relations with Russia or have ... why not introduce a government loyal propaganda state television that then strictly adheres to the Tru, p fake news. All he has only to do is to call his friend Kim in North Korea, he has specialists for such TV stations who would like to help him.
     
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    Pro_Line_FL Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Trump is all for trade agreements too, or at least he is into re-naming them.

    He is also into imposing massive taxes on imports, which is something a conservative would probably not do. He said he wanted to ban the electoral college, which is not something a conservative would do. Other things showing he is no conservative: Attacks on free press. Attacks on FBI and other intelligence agencies. He wants to kill the families of suspected terrorists. Bail outs. Massive spending increases. Childish behavior in the social media.
     
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    Other tax payer funded media does not 'tow the party-in-power line' as Trump might suspect. They report 'news', not provide a bullhorn for the leader's message.
     
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    He doesn't like the VOA and has made deep cuts in their budget. He probably doesn't like them because their charter requires that they tell no lies and he generally does not come off looking so good because of that.
    No, he wants Breitbart and infowars as the main news contributors with bill oreilly in charge of editorials.
     
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    Glad to see you're still around. :)
     
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    He's being facetious you know.. it's a joke.. can the Left not recognize that?
     
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    So we really have now moved into a post-truth word ? No one speaks the truth and we have "alternative facts" and "fake news".

    Thank you, Dirty Donnie and your chorus of trumpettes.
     
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    The DNC has CNN along with the WaPo, NYT and MSNBC.

    America needs it's own news network.
     
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    What - are conservatives too lazy or too stupid to build their own successful media companies? They have plenty of money - so it has to be one of the two.
     
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    Isn't Fox news pretty financially successful? And talk radio? Conservatives have plenty of their own media. I think media used to be dominated by liberals but now it seems fairly evenly split to me.

    Trump is hilarious. He makes bashing on the media a central part of his campaign from the very beginning and then acts outraged when they run hit pieces on him. Of course they are going to. You hate them and they hate you. Thats how it works.
     
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    Pretty much. Trump set the tone for his Presidency early in his campaign. A negative tone. His hit piece on Obama as King of the Birthers is pretty much a reflection of how the press handles him today. Instant karma.
     
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    Just to busy holding down real jobs and paying taxes I suppose.
     
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    Are trumpers really too dumb to see what this pos is doing? His words and actions are all about gaining more power and defeating the systems of checks and balances that make freedom possible. At every turn, he is out to destroy the US. And he has pretty much succeeded already. 40% of the country are out of their freaking minds with lies and hate, and unable to apply any critical thinking anymore.
     
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    Ok, line up the votes and give it a try. Oh, wait, you trumpettes can only get stuff done with executive orders, because you are a shrinking minority. Too bad.
     
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    CNN is the government-run network. It’s the official voice of the deep state.
     
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    Conservative dominate Talk Radio, and Fox is #1 in cable news.

    Seems to me they are doing a pretty good job in some areas of broadcast media.

    But you're right, with the bulk of the media companies presenting biased liberal programing, it seems a single counter to that overwhelming dominance has not surfaced. I guess "plenty of money" is still not enough to overcome the liberal dominance in messaging and programming from ideologically connected media companies.
     
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    What is an invention of the right wingers who want to see behind everything and everyone a dark power behind the power. This alleged deep state has now become an important part of its political ideology and philosophy.

    Funny is just ... even the evil lefties suspect such a deep state ... just the other way around. For example, a deep state of the righties that can bring such an idiot as Trump in the White House, although he had 1.5 million fewer votes.
     
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    You’re wrong. And you’re talking about a subject you don’t know.
     

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