The media’s ‘Gotcha!’ hysteria is shameful

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

Seems to be yellow journalism repeat it again it sells


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> From: the keyboard of geoff goodfellow <geoff () iconia com>
> Date: January 28, 2019 at 5:35:06 AM GMT+9
> To: Interesting Stuff list <is () iconia com>
> Subject: IS: The media’s ‘Gotcha!’ hysteria is shameful
>
> EXCERPT:
> Imagine that a scientist wanted to conduct an experiment to see if it’s true that blind hatred of President Trump has 
> led Democrats and their media handmaidens to go ’round the bend and off the cliff.
>
> Such a scientist would inject a damning — and false — media report about Trump into the political bloodstream, then 
> observe the reactions. It wouldn’t take long.
>
> The Gotcha! glee, the declarations of Trump’s certain impeachment for suborning perjury, reckless references to 
> Richard Nixon, the breathless anticipation of resignation and disgrace, perhaps prison — these and other overheated 
> reactions quickly clogged the airwaves and internet, growing ever more bold as the day wore on and no compelling 
> rebuttal appeared.
>
> Then, suddenly, the scientist pulled the plug on the experiment. He had seen enough to prove the thesis: Much of 
> America, many of its leaders and some of its most prominent institutions are indeed gripped with madness.
>
> Hatred for the president has corrupted their judgments and blinded them to duty and decency. Having succumbed to 
> prejudice and rage, they have proven themselves unworthy of public trust...
> [...]
> https://nypost.com/2019/01/19/the-medias-gotcha-hysteria-is-shameful/
>
> -- 
> Geoff.Goodfellow () iconia com
> living as The Truth is True
> http://geoff.livejournal.com  



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