A serious discussion thread on the the comments made last night between our host and the president

[JayJay]

@Konssurvative1

Real journalist are out there. There are no real journalist on the three news networks. But I doubt you’d agree.

I agree.

What the three major networks pass off as news these days is atrocious.

World news anymore is just a way for me to pass the time between my local news and Jeopardy!

[madasheck]

@gooddad409

“Journalists” rank some where below lawyers and used car salesmen for integrity these days.

Especially after Mueller blew their russian collusion conspiracy theories out of the water.

Below used car salesmen? Anyone who trusts a used car salesman deserves the bad deal they’ll get.

Journalists are what’s saving this country right now. They’re exposing this corrupt administration daily. Facts matter. Republicans hate facts.

[madasheck]

@Konssurvative1

Real journalist are out there. There are no real journalist on the three news networks. But I doubt you’d agree.

I disagree. Cable news has blurred the line between journalists and commentators. But they’re out there. One of my favorites is Richard Engel of NBC. But he’s one. There are others.

[SimplyTrying]

@Munimula1

Trump on Kim Jong Un during last night’s Hannity interview: “He is very sharp,” “a real leader,” “He likes me, I like him. Some people say ‘you should not like him.’ I say, ‘Why shouldn’t I like him?’ I like him. Get along great.”

That’s the POTUS speaking. “Why shouldn’t I like him?”

I didn’t watch. Did our host tell him why he should not like a murderous dictator? I hope he received good council.

[Munimula1]

this thread was actually started in March- I didn’t see him last night, either. MTP should be good tomorrow, though.

[Borgia_dude]

@wiley8425

We have acquiesced? We have pundits on news networks presenting their opinions as news. Was that because we acquiesced or because the network news executives started doing business that way? Last time I checked, I have just about as much influence over who reads headlines on CNN as I do who reads headlines on my local TV station. Now if you mean people are still choosing to watch these networks despite this instead of turning off the TV when they’re presented with this “fake news” like they should be doing, then I can agree.

That is what I was implying with “acquiesce” so we are in agreement.

[Kevhead]

@Plasmaball

wouldnt shock me to see Hannity in front of some committee after these comments.

Ita ok because he has blanket immunity

[Konssurvative1]

It’s an add on…because our mods graciously opened this up to us to discuss our hosts "relationship to the president and his comments toward the presidents issues.

[tnt]

Manafort and Hannity exchanged hundreds of text messages about Mueller probe

The text exchanges between Hannity and Manafort show deep coordination, and effort to spin the Manafort trials.

As a pundit, Sean is under no obligation to disclose his relationships with the subjects of his show, but I was wondering what Fox thinks of this.

Let there be no doubt - Sean Hannity is working as a spokesperson for Manafort, and the Administration. The texts show his programing was designed to discredit the prosecution of the felon, Manafort, and to cast aspersions on the DOJ’s efforts to prosecute. Is that what Fox is paying him for?

The fascinating thing of course is, this brings in ratings! So, I guess Fox doesn’t care?

I find it fascinating. We have created a media market in which this stuff is possible…you can coordinate media messaging with a man on trial, and weave it into your programing in such a way that it doesn’t really matter…you can in fact serve two masters - (Manafort/Trump and Ratings).

It reminds me of the NRA TV in a way…

Anyway, I hope we can discuss this without running afoul of the ToS. Obviously this is a big story. Just as obviously, Hannity is our host on this forum, so discussions must be kept respectful of that fact.

[ohknow35]

Sean was right about people spying on his conversations.

[hindsight]

If I were communicating with a criminal that handled dirty international money, I’d expect those conversations to be monitored by authorities. This isn’t rocket science, just sayin’.

[Spartacus]

Stop it with all that making sense

[ohknow35]

I hope libs have the same condemnation for media members who were coordinating a leak strategy with people who ran the “russian collusion” hoax.

There should be several dozen job vacancies over that nonsense.

[madasheck]

@ohknow35

I hope libs have the same condemnation for media members who were coordinating a leak strategy with people who ran the “russian collusion” hoax.

There should be several dozen job vacancies over that nonsense.

Nonsense. It’s called freedom of the press.

[tnt]

@ohknow35

I hope libs have the same condemnation for media members who were coordinating a leak strategy with people who ran the “russian collusion” hoax.

There should be several dozen job vacancies over that nonsense.

I remember the conservative freak out when Donna Brazille was given DNC debate questions by someone. Was it CNN? I don’t remember.

[tnt]

@hindsight

If I were communicating with a criminal that handled dirty international money, I’d expect those conversations to be monitored by authorities. This isn’t rocket science, just sayin’.

So that’s a real question for me - what does Fox think about their employee telling a felon that they ‘are on teh same team’ and using their prime time program to try to protect the felon in a coordinated effort?

[lessright]

Are you saying Sean Hannity should be fired?

Wouldn’t that be “the same condemnation” as those other media members?

[Tommy-Englander]

No disrespect to Mr Hannity but there is no doubt in my mind a political commentator in Britain would be fired for this or more likely hand in their resignation.

I don’t know how Fox will respond but I’m sure Donald will be tweeting soon.

[NuffSaid]

That’s different.

Trump and his friends are all victims.

[Apocalypto]

Wasn’t Manafort under a gag order at the time?