Donald Trump played the media for fools during the Republican primaries, throughout the general election, and even before he decided to run for anything. We cannot forget that the birther movement was given legs by a media incapable of policing itself against the fallacies emanating from celebrities.
For what specifically are Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, or other empty vessels newsworthy? The traditional mainstream media are content to cover idiocy, lunacy, and silliness. It’s in that light that they are covering Donald Trump's latest distraction. Former 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling in protest during the national anthem while the NFL employed him is old news.
But Donald Trump needed a red, white, and blue issue with racial connotations to excite his base. Most importantly, he needed an explosive new issue to change the conversation from a failing Trump administration to a subject that should not be controversial. The traditional mainstream media were ready to oblige. After all, this was the same media willing to give the president more than $2 billion of free air time to spill his bile.
What’s ironic is that the media acknowledges that Trump is playing them. Instead of doing their job to filter noise from the news, they just acquiesce to the president's smoke and mirrors. Recently, Chuck Todd, the “journalist” who hosts NBC’s Meet the Press, made it clear they were being played but still modified his show to cover the the kneeling “story.”
from Daily Kos http://ift.tt/2xIw0Sh
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