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CNN's Jim Acosta says he works 'on behalf of the American people,' network doesn't 'spin' coverage

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  1. Pants

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    Pants, Jun 14, 2019
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    Creasy Tvedt, Jun 14, 2019
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    How about when certain media outlets not only make up news, but flat out lie, edit and manipulate it? Trump NEVER said that "all media" is the enemy. He keeps saying "FAKE NEWS MEDIA", specifically referring to those who are lying and fabricating stories or editorializing stories and claiming they're just reporting. People have to stop reading clipped quotes from him or watching edited clips of him. THAT is the fake news he's talking about. And hey, FOX did it with Obama too. No where near as bad, but they spun as well as anyone.

    Its how they reported him saying "ALL" Mexican immigrants are murders, when he specified the murders were illegals who actually are murders. Same with calling the KKK "good people" when he specified the other people on both sides. Easily sourced and referenced. But when all you get is am edited version of what he says, instead of what he actually says in context, its extremely easy to fool people. Trump is generally a SHITTY communicator. But if you actually listen in context, it makes more sense.
     
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    Because when you call yourself 'the press' and 'journalists' and yet you blatantly push a one sided political agenda, you are certainly NOT an ally if the people. You may not agree with the phrase 'enemy of the people' but nobody on either side should support what cnn does. They provide a disservice to the public. It's not even possible to argue otherwise.....but i can't wait to see you try.
     
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    Deflection......more razor sharp responses from a lefty.
     
    mudman, Jun 14, 2019
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    No, I know.

    Fox News was not targeted.

    Only the media that criticize Trump are the enemy of the people.

    And what do we do with the enemies of the people? They are jailed... as in Russia.

    Would you be happy now?

    The truth comes from Hannity, Ingraham and Carlson.

    The others lie systematically.
     
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    But its not simple criticism. FOX criticises him all the time. Its the lying. Its editing what he says. Its trimming out the parts that give perspective and context to what he says. Honest criticism he can take. Lies he can't. I get it. They're still calling him a Russian spy AFTER its been proven he's not. They're still saying he colluded when he didn't. They're are giving their opinions instead of reporting facts. Its NOT news. And any media outlet doing that is the enemy of the people, because they are lying. They are weakening our country by causing chaos, using identity politics to tear us apart. A media establishment interested in supporting the country will report, they'll criticise, but they will not lie 24/7 and create hysteria over nothing, just for clicks or more specifically to help one political party over another.

    I wish he'd ignore them, but his ego is too massive. He simply can't SHUT UP!!! If he'd just shut up and let some handlers translate his tweets, it would do the world a service=)
     
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    Any suggestion that parts of Trump's message are edited to eliminate "perspective and context to what he says" is fake news.

    That is pro-Trump propaganda.

    And the Russians support Trump.
     
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    CNN's Jim Acosta misquotes President Trump's immigration speech

    "We must also restore the integrity of our broken asylum system. Our nation has a proud history of affording protection to those fleeing government persecutions," the president said in his speech.

    https://www.theblaze.com/news/acosta-misquotes

    "Unfortunately, legitimate asylum-seekers are being displaced by those lodging frivolous claims," he added. "These are frivolous claims to gain admission into our country."
     
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    Steve N, Jun 14, 2019
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    The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America

    Excellent Title fits Trump to a " T "

    " First Treasonous President " could be his next book
     
    Chuck711, Jun 14, 2019
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    This is fake news "Unfortunately, legitimate asylum-seekers are being displaced by those lodging frivolous claims," he added. "These are frivolous claims to gain admission into our country."

    We have always had 'frivolous claims' (think Donald and Melania's families) but no one has shown that they have grown, when in fact they may have decreased.
     
    JakeStarkey, Jun 14, 2019
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    Indeed it did, AJ! It called attention to Jim Acosta's most excellent book signing today - here, take a look at the live feed:

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    Lookin' good for ol' Sunny Jim there! :reading:
     
    Stuart Wolfe, Jun 14, 2019
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    "CNN's Jim Acosta says he works 'on behalf of the American people,' network doesn't 'spin' coverage"

    Let me put the label on this just in case no one has figured it out yet. Telling lies like this with a stone cold straight face is the reason he got the job in the first place.

    JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Able to tell the most horrendous lies with a straight face.

    JOB DESCRIPTION: News reporter.

    JOB LOCATION: Atlanta, Georgia.

    EMPLOYER: CNN.

    All applications submitted in person only.
     
    Thingamabob, Jun 14, 2019
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    Jim Acosta (working for CNN in Atlanta) is able to report Trump's most horrendous lies with great accuracy
     
    JakeStarkey, Jun 14, 2019
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    But no one is listening.

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    who does fox work for... Trump?
     
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    Poll: Majority of voters believe media biased against Trump
    https://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/poll-media-bias-against-donald-trump-229998

    Marist Poll: More Americans Trust Trump Than the Media
    http://maristpoll.marist.edu/wp-con...d Tables_Democracy_Trust_July 2017.pdf#page=3

    Six in 10 in U.S. See Partisan Bias in News Media
    • 62% say news media favors one political party over the other
    • More believe media favors Democrats than Republicans
    • Clear majority of Americans say media is "often inaccurate"
     
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    Hannity and Carlson never claimed they are journalist the are commentators paid to give their opinion unlike CNN which all claim they are journalist and they are as bias far left as Hannity and Carlson is on the right
    big difference is Hannity and Carlson don't try to fool you lie to you and pass their bias opinion off as unbias news
     
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    Only 55% of the media were biased against Trump in 2016... it's not much.

    Today, the figure should be close to 70%. And that wouldn't be surprising, considering the President's repeated attacks on the free press and his blatant lies.

    The media that don't expose Trump's lies aren't doing their job as a 4th power to protecting democracy.
     
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    Acosta is a journalist not a talking head, telling it as it is.
     
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    And they have a free pass from the Trumpsters to lie... each day.

    But when Jim Acosta is kicked out of the White House by the President, the Trumpsters applaud.

    And they are disappointed when he's reinstated by a court of justice, which, unlike the President, applies the Constitution.

    Do you know the Constitution?
     
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    They do not care about the Constitution; only the responsible right to responsible left love and are willing to die for its principles.
     
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