Politics and Religion

Those are all legitimate concerns based on his campaign rhetoric
JackDunphy 4219 reads
posted
1 / 27

...look no further than Christiane Amanpour's hissy fit meltdown about the U.S. elections results. She has tried her best to pose as a centrist and this speech destroys that whole charade.

Watch for yourself, but she says Trump is an existential threat to journalism, uses the far left, hateful verbiage on global warming by referring to "skeptics" with the more holocaust invoking, mean spirited  "deniers" label, cant even mouth the words "Laura Ingraham" (Trump's potential White House press secretary), etc etc etc

Yes, her leftism is now open and for all to see if others weren't aware prior.

Now, no, being a liberal isn't a bad thing. But CNN trying to claim to be in the "center" is absurd. From Amanpour, to Don Lemon, and from Anderson Cooper to Fareed Zakaria, CNN is clearly left of center. Not a conservative in sight. Not that they don't have talent. They do. And I watch most of them when I can, but there is clearly a leftist bent there and much more so then they would ever acknowledge.

Again, CNN can be anything it wants to be. They have their constitutional right to do so.  It can be far to the Left of MSNBC (ok nobody can be FAR to the left of MSNBC, but just play along, LOL) if they want. But posing as a truth telling, centrist network is ridiculous.

As for Christiane Amanpour, she just doesn't get it. From Brexit to Trump, the "little guy," (you know the "guy" that libs always say they are so concerned about) has spoken and has spoken loudly and has rejected liberal elitism.

Elitists, on both sides of the aisle actually, in both countries, are in shock. They are stunned that the middle class has awoke and have sided against them.

And if Ms. Amanpour wants to find one of those elites that the MSM doesn't even knows exists, all she has to do is walk in her bathroom and and look in the mirror. In addition to coming face to face with an out of touch elitist she will find a far left lib staring back at her as well. LOL

Not that there is anything wrong with that. LOL

pleasureglans 17 Reviews 413 reads
posted
2 / 27

One of the most concerning examples of Trump's campaign rhetoric and actions were his statements about changing the libel laws and freezing out Washington Post reporters when The Post didn't agree with him. He is ultra-sensitive to ANY criticism and doesn't understand/respect the purpose of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech.

I've never thought Amanpour was anything but liberal, just not a far leftist liberal. I'm grateful she and Zakeeria can give us some better understanding of the Mideast mindset. Obviously, we need that.

Whenever there was a major news event, especially an election or war, I would always flip channels between CNN and FOX. After Obama's election, I couldn't watch FOX anymore. Even before he took office they were screaming hysterically about his "socialist agenda." Even Obama is telling people to, "give Trump a chance." Listening to FOX after Obama's election was like listening to the ravings of the damned from the inner circles of Hell.

Amanpour grew up and went to schools in what was then, a fairly liberal London. What the hell do you expect from her? Her father was Jordanian and she benefitted from that in order to better understand the Mideast. She hasn't been shy about critical reporting of the more extreme practices of Islam.

Yes, CNN should look to FOX and Breitbart for examples of responsible journalism..........

Dr.Hackenbush 467 reads
posted
3 / 27
JackDunphy 352 reads
posted
4 / 27

Looking your nose down at "fly over country" is quite another. She clearly disdains the middle class in the UK and the US for their "middle finger to the establishment" votes. How can she be so out of touch?

She isn't aware that the UK outsourced the people's security to politically correctness types in the EU and people are pissed about it? She doesn't know the working class in the UK and the US are under siege and rightfully outraged? Does she care or is it only about ideology to her?

No, I don't expect her to be conservative or even centrist but what I DO expect her to do is not to minimize the tens of millions of people who voted against the status quo establishment and at least try and do some introspection and REAL journalism to find out why they voted as they did rather than to just bash the person they voted for.  

And calling them "deniers" only goes to show how petty, angry and elitist she is with people who are much worried about where their next meal is coming from or whether they can afford to take a week off from work to go on vacation, rather than being concerned about whether or not the Thames or the Hudson will place London or NYC under water 100 years from now.

The middle class worry about the here and now. Limousine liberals like Amanpour are fortunate to be able to worry about things that MAY happen 100 years from now. Her inability to acknowledge why someone would vote for Brexit or Trump is telling and it is based on her far left view of the world and doesn't clearly give a shit about or is too lazy to investigate the harsh realities of today's working man.

WickedBrut 27 Reviews 307 reads
posted
5 / 27

There are many "journalists" who agree with you and who are more than willing to collaborate with Trump. Why should you cringe at any voice that seeks the facts as facts and speaks the truth as honestly as they perceive it? How can that possibly harm you? It can't. You'll be the same tomorrow and all the days of your life.

stucaboy 347 reads
posted
6 / 27

in the wrong fucking places. How stupid can she be? If she were to control our economy like she did her campaign this country would continue getting screwed.  You may want to thinks about were these 2 million votes came from.  They came from people who do not count.

JackDunphy 448 reads
posted
7 / 27

"What difference does it now make where the votes come from?" LOL

The daily popular vote totals, and lib obsession with same, are so entertaining.

They don't even realize what they are saying is "If we were playing Pinochle rather than Poker, we would have won!" Waaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaa. LOL

I wonder how Hills would have done if they played her fav card game:

"Old maid"

GaGambler 404 reads
posted
8 / 27

Everyone one, both from the left side of the aisle and the establishment of BOTH parties would have lambasted Trump for being a political amateur and not knowing how the game was played and that he DESERVED to lose for not knowing which votes counted and for getting "outplayed" by HRC.

Now that Trump has proven he had a game plan all along, and not only did he have a plan but he executed it to perfection against all odds, NOW the lefties are crying foul that Trump, the political novice, outplayed them at their own fucking game. Boo fucking Hoo.

macdaddy1944 51 Reviews 344 reads
posted
9 / 27

i want to invest my money in the Trump presidency..

Posted By: Laffy
except for his real estate deals, right Gomer?  And the only reason he got rich off those was bribing politicians to get massive tax breaks.  
   
 Vodka, magazines, a board game, airline, steaks......you name it.....complete failures.    
   
 Heck, the guy couldn't even run a fucking casino which is basically printing money.

USGrantlover 221 Reviews 231 reads
posted
10 / 27
USGrantlover 221 Reviews 422 reads
posted
11 / 27

No one engages him. Ever. Other than MacDoaper of course.  He needs to STFU too.

pleasureglans 17 Reviews 572 reads
posted
12 / 27

....my only point is, it ignores the content of mine. One of the things which concerned me most about Trump's campaign promises was that he promised to suppress free speech, but since he's back-tracking on most of his campaign promises, maybe I shouldn't worry so much.

He's just another con in the con game of politics.
Posted By: JackDunphy
...look no further than Christiane Amanpour's hissy fit meltdown about the U.S. elections results. She has tried her best to pose as a centrist and this speech destroys that whole charade.  
   
 Watch for yourself, but she says Trump is an existential threat to journalism, uses the far left, hateful verbiage on global warming by referring to "skeptics" with the more holocaust invoking, mean spirited  "deniers" label, cant even mouth the words "Laura Ingraham" (Trump's potential White House press secretary), etc etc etc  
   
 Yes, her leftism is now open and for all to see if others weren't aware prior.  
   
 Now, no, being a liberal isn't a bad thing. But CNN trying to claim to be in the "center" is absurd. From Amanpour, to Don Lemon, and from Anderson Cooper to Fareed Zakaria, CNN is clearly left of center. Not a conservative in sight. Not that they don't have talent. They do. And I watch most of them when I can, but there is clearly a leftist bent there and much more so then they would ever acknowledge.  
   
 Again, CNN can be anything it wants to be. They have their constitutional right to do so.  It can be far to the Left of MSNBC (ok nobody can be FAR to the left of MSNBC, but just play along, LOL) if they want. But posing as a truth telling, centrist network is ridiculous.  
   
 As for Christiane Amanpour, she just doesn't get it. From Brexit to Trump, the "little guy," (you know the "guy" that libs always say they are so concerned about) has spoken and has spoken loudly and has rejected liberal elitism.  
   
 Elitists, on both sides of the aisle actually, in both countries, are in shock. They are stunned that the middle class has awoke and have sided against them.  
   
 And if Ms. Amanpour wants to find one of those elites that the MSM doesn't even knows exists, all she has to do is walk in her bathroom and and look in the mirror. In addition to coming face to face with an out of touch elitist she will find a far left lib staring back at her as well. LOL  
   
 Not that there is anything wrong with that. LOL

Dr.Hackenbush 544 reads
posted
13 / 27

There is zero mention of it in the Constitution.  I mentioned some time ago that if the Electoral College was ended we might as well get rid of the States and you didn’t understand it then. There is a reason why each State has 2 Senators and why each State has at least one vote in the House of Representatives.  The State’s representation in the Executive branch is no less important than their role in the Legislative branch. I know the 10th Amendment is not very popular with Progressives and they keep trying to water it down but as of today the U.S. Constitution governs the rules of the national elections although substantial leeway is given to the States in setting local election laws. Since the popular vote is legally meaningless, why whine about it?  

If the Constitution were amended so it had some controlling authority, the candidates would campaign very differently. Strategies would be totally different.  Republicans would spend time and money in states like California that are hopeless today and they WOULD garner some of those votes that are presently blue. They would also motivate more red votes that presently stay home in California. Likewise the Democrat candidate would spend time in places like Idaho with similar goals. Where do you think there are more unharvested votes to be had, California or Idaho? There are of course many more red states but which is easier and cheaper, for the Republican candidate to travel to 3 or 4 large blue states and metro areas or for the Democrat candidate to travel to over ten times as many places? The Democrats would still win California today but you cannot say it would be by the same margin.

In the mean time, the national popular vote is NOT a thing. Anymore than the baseball championship is not given to the team that scores the most runs throughout the season. They have to win specific games. Look up the 1960 World Series. The NY Yankees outscored the Pittsburgh Pirates 55 to 27 yet lost the series. Which was the better team? Answer - It doesn't matter if you think it was the Yankees because they lost.


-- Modified on 11/26/2016 3:06:53 AM

Dr.Hackenbush 331 reads
posted
14 / 27

one of those truths that she needs to tell is that she picked a side. And in doing so she has done what she could; and is doing what she can in order for her side to prevail.

She can and should number herself among the many similar people and entities are are more responsible for Trump's victory than any other reason. It's not just the Fourth Estate that are responsible. President Obama and many in his administration stands among them as well. Remember Johnathan Gruber, one of the architects of ObamaCare? Remember how he proudly declared they were utilizing the public's own stupidity to get things passed?

A huge number of people have awoken to a new truth for themselves that their sacred sources of news are corrupt. The more the likes of Amanpour and her cohorts continue to double down the worse they are making the situation for their cause. I'd like to tell them to keep it up but for the sake of our future they need to wake up.

JackDunphy 352 reads
posted
16 / 27

They are not the only game in town anymore and it KILLS lib sycophants like Laffy who worships the NY Slimes and PMSNBC and wants the news controlled by a leftist slant only. I LOVE it!

mattradd 40 Reviews 414 reads
posted
17 / 27

I don't know about Amapour, but I've heard Fareed Zakaria say he's moderately left of center; So, that's no secret.  All I know is Amapour, given the gnarly places and conditions she's reported from and in, she's got bigger balls than some us on this board. And, regarding Fareed's GPS show, I like how he brings experts, on an issue, from several perspectives, and they discuss the issues in a well balance format, and without the panelists talking over each other. It's the only show of that type that I can stand to watch for the whole show.

Dr.Hackenbush 375 reads
posted
18 / 27

Or are you changing the subject to avoid admitting you do?

Dr.Hackenbush 286 reads
posted
19 / 27

I'm talking about the News sources the majority of our parents follow (or followed RIP), CBS, ABC or NBC. Total viewership on these 3 is about TEN TIMES FOX News. For decades these folks believed they were being told the truth and accepted what was said as gospel. Not so much anymore. It's a good thing that so many more people have seen the MSM "jump the shark". It's a terrible thing that we find ourselves here.

-- Modified on 11/26/2016 2:36:49 PM

JackDunphy 329 reads
posted
20 / 27

From Trayvon to John McCain cheating, from Brian Williams to Dan Rather, ALL of those organizations you cite have been guilty of fake news.

Like I said, Trump doesn't have to solely rely on them anymore to get the news out. He can go right to the American people through twitter and other social media platforms.

Serves the media right as the trust in them has sunk to all time lows. The people are onto them.

mrhuck 15 Reviews 225 reads
posted
21 / 27

... realize that that the news we get whether it comes from cable, radio, internet, or print is posted for it's entertainment value in order to enhance their ratings & attract more sponsorship money. The biggest reason for bias in ether left or right direction is to create controversy. Social media is the worst way to get any information because it is by far the most biased & least truthful.

stucaboy 393 reads
posted
22 / 27

is almost identical, only the "heads" are different.  Plus,  I can tell you for certain that at 50min. past the hour NBC will have a little "medical" minute; every day!  Is that world news?  If we had as many reporters in the middle east as we do sniffing Trumps ass, we might actually know what is going on.  Want Real world news then get it from Europe, Asia, Russia, etc. via the internet. You will be surprised at what you are not told.

Dr.Hackenbush 495 reads
posted
24 / 27
Dr.Hackenbush 363 reads
posted
25 / 27

There are millions of people, spread over a couple of generations that do not yet realize that no one ever took over for Walter Cronkite.

Dr.Hackenbush 437 reads
posted
26 / 27

I was talking about the portion of the country that are in the middle. The ones that generally don't pay attention to elections until just before the elections. The ones that don't have a clue about Alex Jones or the far left sources either. Did you give up trying to find anything that makes me a disciple of Trump? You can't find it so you're left with the only thing you know how to do, lump me in with those you hate.

saltyballs 281 reads
posted
27 / 27

.......Faux news, Breibart, Alex Jones et al will have their tongues tickling Trump's puckered out butt hole.

Posted By: Laffy
Breitbart, Alex Jones and the National Enquirer?  
   
 Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahh!!!  
   
 Odd you didn't mention Faux.  
   
 Righties think they are more honest than Jesus....except when they didn't tongue-bathe Trump like his groupies do.  Then, they were "awful."

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