Hillary wasn't defeated by an angry middle-America tired of being ignored by Washington. She wasn't beaten by an opponent who skillfully "exposed her for 'what she is' ".
She was slowly and carefully roasted on a rotisserie created by the lazy corporate media "in-group", not through traditional non-biased media reporting, but through a long series of "memes" and a base of untrue "common knowledge" built up over her long public-service tenure.
Americans have long trusted our media to report truth, in an unbiased way. The fourth estate is supposed to be above the partisan rhetoric polluting our political landscape. It was that exact way for generations in this country, but the media has gotten lazy and dependent on what others write, so as not to appear to be "outside the mainstream".
Neil H. Buchanan is an economist and legal scholar, a professor of law at George Washington University and a senior fellow at the Taxation Law and Policy Research Institute at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He teaches tax law, tax policy, contracts, and law and economics. His research addresses the long-term tax and spending patterns of the federal government, focusing on budget deficits, the national debt, health care costs and Social Security.
Read his Opinion piece in Newsweek magazine at this link:
http://www.newsweek.com/neil-buchanan-cruel-crooked-caricature-doomed-clinton-520125
And for the relentlessly ignorant blowhards (the tl;dr crowd) who can't be bothered to read anything longer than a bumper sticker, here are the last three paragraphs of the piece:
"To return to my image of the bully and his victim in high school, it was bad enough that Clinton had to deal with Trump's provocations. He was the one tying her shoelaces together and pushing her, but the supposedly liberal press was throwing things at her and telling her to catch them or dodge them as she tried not to fall down the stairs.
She still managed to come out of it all with her dignity intact, never falling even as the last banana peels were thrown in her path.
Yet now some people want to blame her for being flawed. She lost a winnable election, they say, but she did so because she could not overcome voter suppression or a relentlessly harsh media narrative. She—and the country—deserved better. Now, we will all pay the price."
Originally posted by SuzianneHarsh media narrative? Do you think the media too harsh on democratic collusion to suppress Sanders? We should be hailing President-elect Sanders now. Perhaps a bitter dose of Trump is just what the true progressives in this nation need to unhitch from the donkey team.
Yet now some people want to blame her for being flawed. She lost a winnable election, they say, but she did so because she could not overcome voter suppression or a relentlessly harsh media narrative. She—and the country—deserved better. Now, we will all pay the price."
Sorry, Suzi, but the media as a bastion of U.S. democracy is one of the
biggest lies ever sold to the gullible, chauvinistic pleb. Don't go too far,
just around the corner to a few decades ago, when those "brave
paladins" of truth did to Gary Webb when he unmasked Reagan's
administration for flooding black neighborhoods with crack to finance the
crackdown of democracy in Central America.
They ultimately drove his to suicide.
And we're talking L.A. Times, Washington Post, the whole enchilada. I
strongly suggest you check Glenn Greenwald's "With Liberty and Justice
for Some". The rule of law is a joke, and the press is part of the
machinery of the 1% to keep one system for them, permissive and
pampering, and another for the masses.
Originally posted by SeitseI had never heard of Gary Webb. So I googled him.
Sorry, Suzi, but the media as a bastion of U.S. democracy is one of the
biggest lies ever sold to the gullible, chauvinistic pleb. Don't go too far,
just around the corner to a few decades ago, when those "brave
paladins" of truth did to Gary Webb when he unmasked Reagan's
administration for flooding black neighborhoods with crack to finance the
crac ...[text shortened]... ry of the 1% to keep one system for them, permissive and
pampering, and another for the masses.
Died of 2 gunshots wounds to the head. Suicide ??
Hmmm....
Originally posted by Suziannehillary lost because the black vote was not there
Hillary wasn't defeated by an angry middle-America tired of being ignored by Washington. She wasn't beaten by an opponent who skillfully "exposed her for 'what she is' ".
She was slowly and carefully roasted on a rotisserie created by the lazy corporate media "in-group", not through traditional non-biased media reporting, but through a long series of "m ...[text shortened]... sly harsh media narrative. She—and the country—deserved better. Now, we will all pay the price."
had they supported her the same way they supported obama
she would be president
Originally posted by lemondropI did not realise just how racially divided America seems to be. People are getting beaten up because they voted for a particular candidate.
hillary lost because the black vote was not there
had they supported her the same way they supported obama
she would be president
Originally posted by SuzianneIsn't she being investigated by the FBI?
Hillary wasn't defeated by an angry middle-America tired of being ignored by Washington. She wasn't beaten by an opponent who skillfully "exposed her for 'what she is' ".
She was slowly and carefully roasted on a rotisserie created by the lazy corporate media "in-group", not through traditional non-biased media reporting, but through a long series of "m ...[text shortened]... sly harsh media narrative. She—and the country—deserved better. Now, we will all pay the price."
Originally posted by robbie carrobieI lost friends over Brexit, was sterotyped as a racist and ridiculed by people I've known for years, simply because I am anti EU. I never once insulted anyone because they were pro EU.
I did not realise just how racially divided America seems to be. People are getting beaten up because they voted for a particular candidate.
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Originally posted by FMFI thought Hilary lost because of what she did to Saunders? (im not in the US so can only speculate)
Trump's victory is a huge thumbs down for the disappointing Obama who got elected in 2008 for his promise to change things after the highly unpopular Bush. Maybe Saunders could have beaten Trump, but he probably wouldn't have.
Obama couldn't get most of what he wanted done as the republicans blocked a lot in the Senate?
How much will Trump be able to get through the senate i wonder?