This is the kind of shit about the US Media

[Minimalist]

which really pisses me off.

Last night Trump stood there like a turd in the barnyard while some asswipe made all sorts of nutty "Obama is a muslim" and "there are training camps in this country" verbal diarrhea explosions and then gave a non-answer.  Even John McCain smacked down one of those shitheads in 2008 so that is TODAY'S STORY as far as the media is concerned.

Now at the White House press briefing they asked Press Secretary Josh Earnest about it and he gave some answer along the lines of "Trump is no different from the others..." but then the next reporter started to ask a question about John Kerry meeting with the Russians about Syria and they cut away from the press conference.

Arguably, Kerry talking to the Russians about the disaster in Syria is more important than what Trump or any republicunt asswipe says more than a year before the election.  But they censor the news to keep it tailored to what they want to spoonfeed us.  I suppose now I have to hunt down the BBC or Reuters to see what is happening in the real world.

[mediocrates]

I agree wholeheartedly!  I rarely watch the news networks for this very reason.

[Crossless2.0]

As soon as those corporate bastards can figure out a way to make war, terrorism, refugees and mass migration, human rights abuses, sectarian violence among Muslims, destabilization of an entire region,and growing friction between the U.S. and Russia (not to mention profound disagreements among the EU nations as to how to handle the refugee crisis) sexy enough to sell some more fucking commercials, then maybe -- maybe -- we can hear about something other than the goddamn race for the GOP nomination. Fuck! The election is nearly fourteen months away, and apparently it's the only thing happening anywhere in the world to judge from the coverage.

I would give anything if the U.S. would shorten its campaign seasons to something more in line with what they do in the U.K.

[Faith No More]

Yeah, Min., but at least you can recognize when you're being spoonfed. Too many Americans cannot.

[Minimalist]

The NY Times finally followed up on the story.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/19/world/...syria.html

U.S. Agrees to Begin Military Talks With Russia on Syria

As for CNN?

These are the top stories on their web site from just a moment ago.

Top stories

• 52 m
  GOP candidates' aides in bar fight
  
  
• 2 h
  Axelrod: Is Trump just a summer fling?
  
  
• 57 m
  Japan officially abandons pacifism
  
  
• 1 h
  Players: Coach said level official
  
  
• 1 h
  87 of 91 ex-NFL players had CTE
  
  
• 5 h
  Football players tackle robot
  
  
• New school after clock arrest
  
  
• 2 h
  Dylann Roof's friend charged
  
  
• 2 h
  Advertisers drop 'The View'
  
  
• 55 m
  Bizarre kidnapping plot thickens
  
  

[Crossless2.0]

The NY Times finally followed up on the story.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/19/world/...syria.html

U.S. Agrees to Begin Military Talks With Russia on Syria

As for CNN?

These are the top stories on their web site from just a moment ago.

Top stories
• 52 m
  GOP candidates' aides in bar fight
  
  
• 2 h
  Axelrod: Is Trump just a summer fling?
  
  
• 57 m
  Japan officially abandons pacifism
  
  
• 1 h
  Players: Coach said level official
  
  
• 1 h
  87 of 91 ex-NFL players had CTE
  
  
• 5 h
  Football players tackle robot
  
  
• New school after clock arrest
  
  
• 2 h
  Dylann Roof's friend charged
  
  
• 2 h
  Advertisers drop 'The View'
  
  
• 55 m
  Bizarre kidnapping plot thickens
  
  

One out of nine stories with worldwide significance (though I think the Dylann Roof's friend story is also newsworthy, at least to a U.S. audience).  Way to go, CNN!

[TheRealJoeFish]

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The NY Times finally followed up on the story.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/19/world/...syria.html


As for CNN?

These are the top stories on their web site from just a moment ago.

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