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Miles Archer

(19,422 posts)
Tue May 20, 2025, 07:01 PM May 20

ONCE AGAIN, George Takei poses the question we've ALL BEEN ASKING: "Dear press..."

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Dear press: Why do questions of mental acuity activate only with the prior but not the current administration? Asking for a nation.

Dear press: Why do questions of mental acuity activate only with the prior but not the current administration? Asking for a nation.

George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) 2025-05-20T21:49:21.286Z
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ONCE AGAIN, George Takei poses the question we've ALL BEEN ASKING: "Dear press..." (Original Post) Miles Archer May 20 OP
The press is worse than lost. Biophilic May 20 #1
I think they are afraid of accidentally falling out of an open window on the 30th floor of a building like people LiberalArkie May 21 #16
Being concerned with DENVERPOPS May 21 #28
Mental health experts heeded a DUTY TO WARN about the mental pathologies of Trump Martin Eden May 20 #2
They totally failed NJCher May 21 #14
George, you're not paying attention Red Mountain May 20 #3
The best solution is to STOP patronizing the bullshit. Why waste time watching CNN or other outlets that JohnSJ May 20 #4
Are you aware of the David Zaslav / John Malone thing at CNN? Miles Archer May 20 #10
I am aware of who John Malone is, but I didn't realize he was involved with CNN, and am not JohnSJ May 21 #13
Dear Press: Informing the nation is your priority... EllisWhy May 20 #5
Follow the money Iamscrewed May 20 #6
Excellent question for the derelict "press" TY & Takei! I love seeing these Blue Sky posts Cha May 20 #7
WhatAboutBothSiderism? czarjak May 20 #8
That only flows in one direction. Miles Archer May 20 #11
Sorry to hear this, Miles Archer. calimary May 21 #12
I've let go my only MAGA friend MadameButterfly May 21 #27
When neighbors are involved, it's tricky too. The no politics or religion rule is the rule. czarjak May 22 #30
it seems the media are all scared to death of Trump, and are attacking Biden to avoid facing real questions Martin68 May 20 #9
It's beginning to Look a Lot Like WokeAintWhatIAm May 21 #17
The administration would release all of their home addresses and such. OldBaldy1701E May 21 #23
+1,000,000. Thanks once again, George Takei. (nt) Paladin May 21 #15
The press covers what they are told to cover. mn9driver May 21 #18
That's it! OldBaldy1701E May 21 #24
Because "Person, woman , man, camera, TV", that's why. JustABozoOnThisBus May 21 #19
Spineless by design. Automatons programed and owned by corporate America. Magoo48 May 21 #20
Another example of why capitalism FAILS the common man and makes a mess of the country Stargazer99 May 21 #21
Yet, no one wants to do anything about it. PIsses me off sometimes. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E May 21 #25
DUH ! republianmushroom May 21 #22
Hey media journalists: do your jobs BoRaGard May 21 #26
Are you kidding me? Wednesdays May 21 #29

Biophilic

(5,665 posts)
1. The press is worse than lost.
Tue May 20, 2025, 07:20 PM
May 20

They are deliberately supporting a monster and his idiots. Their strings are being played by those behind the monster. They have no standing. Until they start addressing trump’s obvious mental lapses they are just dummies sitting on the oligarchs laps.

LiberalArkie

(18,298 posts)
16. I think they are afraid of accidentally falling out of an open window on the 30th floor of a building like people
Wed May 21, 2025, 08:14 AM
May 21

in Eastern European countries

DENVERPOPS

(12,355 posts)
28. Being concerned with
Wed May 21, 2025, 02:20 PM
May 21

the 95+% Republican owned/operated media is a waste of time.......they will never drop their allegiance to the Republican Party.
The Dems should drop all efforts to think that they can change that fact and focus on other things that will make a difference.....

Martin Eden

(14,385 posts)
2. Mental health experts heeded a DUTY TO WARN about the mental pathologies of Trump
Tue May 20, 2025, 07:46 PM
May 20

Why didn't the press heed that same duty?

Isn't keeping the public informed of such important information the primary function of the Fourth Estate?

Red Mountain

(2,094 posts)
3. George, you're not paying attention
Tue May 20, 2025, 07:58 PM
May 20

and THEY are.

It'll all be in the books they're working on due out in just a few years.

JohnSJ

(98,791 posts)
4. The best solution is to STOP patronizing the bullshit. Why waste time watching CNN or other outlets that
Tue May 20, 2025, 08:02 PM
May 20

feel like destroying any legacy of Biden is more important then covering the crap being done to our country NOW!!!




Miles Archer

(19,422 posts)
10. Are you aware of the David Zaslav / John Malone thing at CNN?
Tue May 20, 2025, 09:57 PM
May 20

Remember the "Trump Town Hall" debacle?

Remember how CNN honcho Chris Licht became the sacrificial lamb for that and got kicked to the curb?

He WAS a scapegoat. CNN's been run for a while by two radical right billionaires who are Rupert Murdoch wannabes...Warner Discovery CEO David Zaslav & John Warner. THEY CALL ALL OF THE SHOTS. The "Trump Town Hall" was THEIR "brainchild." The decision to shift CNN to "Fox News Lite" is 100% on them...ALL of the "whataboutism," ALL of the inviting Republicans on to recite the current talking points unchallenged, ALL OF THIS is on the TWO OF THEM. It's a DELIBERATE shift in focus.

I discovered this shortly after the "Trump Town Hall" and haven't watched the channel since.

JohnSJ

(98,791 posts)
13. I am aware of who John Malone is, but I didn't realize he was involved with CNN, and am not
Wed May 21, 2025, 01:13 AM
May 21

familiar with Zaslav.

I am not surprised, since it was pretty obvious where they were heading to for a long time.

Thanks.

EllisWhy

(22 posts)
5. Dear Press: Informing the nation is your priority...
Tue May 20, 2025, 08:10 PM
May 20

...not continuing to try to "appear fair" to people who will never, EVER think you're being fair.

Cha

(311,242 posts)
7. Excellent question for the derelict "press" TY & Takei! I love seeing these Blue Sky posts
Tue May 20, 2025, 09:12 PM
May 20

on DU. 💙🌈

Miles Archer

(19,422 posts)
11. That only flows in one direction.
Tue May 20, 2025, 10:07 PM
May 20

I recently...regrettably...parted ways recently with a guy who was a VERY GOOD FRIEND when you took politics out of the equation. We peacefully co-existed UNTIL TRUMP GOT RE-ELECTED. Then he started trolling me relentlessly on Facebook, replying to ALL of my political posts, and the replies were ALL "whataboutism."

EXAMPLE: If I brought up ANYTHING about Jan 6, his reply was "PORTLAND" (in the wake of George Floyd's murder).

It's a knee-jerk reaction. And in their minds, there's nothing that ANY Republican has done that can't be topped by a Democrat's transgressions.

It got old. Unfriended and blocked him. Hated to do it. If anyone here had met him and politics DID NOT COME UP, they'd walk away thinking they'd met a hell of a nice guy, and he was. There was some chiding on his end during the first Trump term, and he took a few jabs at Biden here and there when he became president, but the second Trump was sworn in for the second time, he got MILITANT and misplaced his "off" switch.

calimary

(86,463 posts)
12. Sorry to hear this, Miles Archer.
Wed May 21, 2025, 12:49 AM
May 21

I really hate how that bastard has come between friends, in some case, folks who’ve been friends for many years! But sometimes you’ve got to put your own sanity first.

I bet you’re not alone, though. I’m guessing that quite a few others here have had similar experiences.

Here’s a hug:

(((((( * ))))))

MadameButterfly

(3,007 posts)
27. I've let go my only MAGA friend
Wed May 21, 2025, 02:20 PM
May 21

who brings up politics but then can't answer my arguments because he is so ill informed. Then he gets mad at me for speaking my mind.

I've had friends all my life I could disagree with on politics, some who I could even enjoy debating issues. But this is different. None of the Trumpers know what they are talking about. They don't understand what is at stake. And they can't handle the truth if you try to tell them.

czarjak

(12,849 posts)
30. When neighbors are involved, it's tricky too. The no politics or religion rule is the rule.
Thu May 22, 2025, 08:32 PM
May 22

When it’s unavoidable, I still don’t back down on republicans being what they have been, are and will be. Right/Wrong. Still matters.

Martin68

(25,840 posts)
9. it seems the media are all scared to death of Trump, and are attacking Biden to avoid facing real questions
Tue May 20, 2025, 09:56 PM
May 20

about the mental state and emotional stability of the current president, who is engaging in scandalous attacks on anyone who disagrees with him, threats of criminal investigation of anyone who disagrees with his policies, unconstitutional executive orders that are usurping congressional power, and corrupt deals with potentially hostile nations. Meanwhile, he has alienated all true allies of the U.S. and instigated a ruinous trade war that will weaken not only our own economy, but those of many developing nations that can ill-afford any block to trade with the U.S.

OldBaldy1701E

(7,952 posts)
23. The administration would release all of their home addresses and such.
Wed May 21, 2025, 12:49 PM
May 21

The faithful would go off on them all and, since the press have no protection, they would find their children being targeted and their homes being attacked.

The piranha pool is relentless. Why put up with that?

mn9driver

(4,731 posts)
18. The press covers what they are told to cover.
Wed May 21, 2025, 09:49 AM
May 21

And they don’t cover what they are told not to cover. We watch and read what the billionaire owner class wants us to. It’s that simple.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(24,154 posts)
19. Because "Person, woman , man, camera, TV", that's why.
Wed May 21, 2025, 09:57 AM
May 21

Plus, "I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart and I want respect!"

BoRaGard

(5,601 posts)
26. Hey media journalists: do your jobs
Wed May 21, 2025, 12:54 PM
May 21

Free clue: It's not about pandering to power for the sake of your corporation's bottom line.

You have a fundamental responsibility not to bend your knees,
or to go batshit BrownNose out of cowardice.

So far you are in massive catastrophic FAIL mode.

Snap out of it for the sake of your, and America's, souls.

Wednesdays

(20,514 posts)
29. Are you kidding me?
Wed May 21, 2025, 04:53 PM
May 21

The press, afraid of TSF?

Hell no, he's their cash cow! At best, they leave him be because everything he says or does is gold to them. At worst, they are in cahoots with him.

The press fearing TSF would be like Stromboli afraid of Pinocchio.

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