The entire nature of the mainstream media is on display just with regard to how it deals with a few things regarding Roy Moore. Here's a few examples:
1. The media is dishonest. Essentially every article about Moore says that he has been accused of sexual abuse by five women. Whether or not you believe Moore or his accusers, that is an untrue statement. Two women, and only two women, have accused Moore of any misconduct. Three others were mentioned in the original article in the Washington Post, but each of those three said that Moore never did anything wrong. They said that he asked them out when they were 18 or 19 and he was around 32. The media decided, however, to just say that five women have accused Moore.
Another example of dishonesty is the coverage given to what Sean Hannity said yesterday about Moore. According to the media like Yahoo News, Hannity called for Moore to leave the race. That's just not true. What Hannity said was that Moore had a day to clear up his story and show why he ought to be believed. If he couldn't do that, then he should leave the race. In other words, Hannity asked Moore to present his side of the story and to convince the public that he is innocent. Only if he cannot do that, should he leave the race. Again, it doesn't matter whether or not one believes Moore or not, there is no reason to falsely report what Hannity said.
2. The media is excessively partisan. Let's go back to Sean Hannity. When the Moore story first broke, Hannity interviewed Moore on the air. It wasn't an easy interview either. Hannity asked Moore many hard questions. But what was the reaction? Many in the media were outraged that Hannity would interview Moore. They reported that Hannity was supporting Moore and many even supported a move to boycott the advertisers on Hannity's show. Why is that? The answer is simple: most of the left wing media has been out to get Hannity for years. They decided to use Hannity's interview of Moore as a weapon against him. There was essentially no coverage of what Moore said in that interview. Instead, we were barraged with partisan anger and outrage but no news.
3. The media is selective in its coverage. For months now, we have had Harvey Weinstein and the endless claims of rape and abuse, Mark Halperin and all who accused him, and one after another of the powerful in Hollywood and DC. These men were all Democrats and liberals, and the story was getting less and less coverage. Suddenly, when a Republican is finally accused, the media is covering nothing else. President Trump was on an extremely important trip to Asia which will have a significant impact on the future of America, but the media hardly covered it, instead focusing on more and more Moore stories. Even today, when the President gave a speech about the results of his trip, the questions from the media after the speech were all about Moore. The important stuff is ignored to spend endless time on one story.
It's sad that despite the First Amendment, the media in America has declined to such a poor state.
1. The media is dishonest. Essentially every article about Moore says that he has been accused of sexual abuse by five women. Whether or not you believe Moore or his accusers, that is an untrue statement. Two women, and only two women, have accused Moore of any misconduct. Three others were mentioned in the original article in the Washington Post, but each of those three said that Moore never did anything wrong. They said that he asked them out when they were 18 or 19 and he was around 32. The media decided, however, to just say that five women have accused Moore.
Another example of dishonesty is the coverage given to what Sean Hannity said yesterday about Moore. According to the media like Yahoo News, Hannity called for Moore to leave the race. That's just not true. What Hannity said was that Moore had a day to clear up his story and show why he ought to be believed. If he couldn't do that, then he should leave the race. In other words, Hannity asked Moore to present his side of the story and to convince the public that he is innocent. Only if he cannot do that, should he leave the race. Again, it doesn't matter whether or not one believes Moore or not, there is no reason to falsely report what Hannity said.
2. The media is excessively partisan. Let's go back to Sean Hannity. When the Moore story first broke, Hannity interviewed Moore on the air. It wasn't an easy interview either. Hannity asked Moore many hard questions. But what was the reaction? Many in the media were outraged that Hannity would interview Moore. They reported that Hannity was supporting Moore and many even supported a move to boycott the advertisers on Hannity's show. Why is that? The answer is simple: most of the left wing media has been out to get Hannity for years. They decided to use Hannity's interview of Moore as a weapon against him. There was essentially no coverage of what Moore said in that interview. Instead, we were barraged with partisan anger and outrage but no news.
3. The media is selective in its coverage. For months now, we have had Harvey Weinstein and the endless claims of rape and abuse, Mark Halperin and all who accused him, and one after another of the powerful in Hollywood and DC. These men were all Democrats and liberals, and the story was getting less and less coverage. Suddenly, when a Republican is finally accused, the media is covering nothing else. President Trump was on an extremely important trip to Asia which will have a significant impact on the future of America, but the media hardly covered it, instead focusing on more and more Moore stories. Even today, when the President gave a speech about the results of his trip, the questions from the media after the speech were all about Moore. The important stuff is ignored to spend endless time on one story.
It's sad that despite the First Amendment, the media in America has declined to such a poor state.
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