Today, there is some big news. The House finally got around to sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate. The USA and China signed phase one of the Trade Agreement that will mean jobs for at least 1,000,000 Americans, and an increase in income for all sorts of working Americans. Both are historic. Impeachment is historic because it is only the third time since 1789 that a president has been impeached. True, this impeachment is more a joke than a real impeachment; we all know that the President will be acquitted and that this is just a political move by the Democrats. It's still historic, though. The trade deal with China marks the first time that the USA has actually taken on the Chinese for their improper dealings in international trade that have been used to steal so much from America. It also marks the first time that China has backed down in the face of concerted American pressure on their economy. It's historic.
So how, you may ask, did the mainstream media cover this? CBS, NBC and ABC evening news all started with impeachment. That's no surprise. These three networks are the Hallelujah chorus in the Democrats' impeachment oratorio. I would truly have been surprised if any of the three had led with the China deal. NBC had a separate report six minutes into the broadcast that gave a short summary of the deal and how it came about. It was adequate. ABC took nine minutes to get to the Chinese deal. It came after weather and some other small items but it got coverage although it was less detail than NBC gave the deal. CBS, however, was amazing. It took fourteen minutes until CBS got to mention the China deal. It came after coverage of a traffic accident in Florida -- and on the national news! When CBS finally mentioned the China deal, it devoted eleven seconds to covering the story. Basically, CBS said that the USA and China signed a deal today that is the first phase of an agreement to regulate trade between the two nations. That was it.
Look, the China-US trade deal is a major piece of news. The lives of millions of American will actually be improved because of it. CBS News spent hours over the last year denouncing the President for the trade war with China and broadcasting opinions that the trade war would never be settled. So when the settlement is reached, was CBS too embarrassed to tell the public that it was wrong for so long?
So how, you may ask, did the mainstream media cover this? CBS, NBC and ABC evening news all started with impeachment. That's no surprise. These three networks are the Hallelujah chorus in the Democrats' impeachment oratorio. I would truly have been surprised if any of the three had led with the China deal. NBC had a separate report six minutes into the broadcast that gave a short summary of the deal and how it came about. It was adequate. ABC took nine minutes to get to the Chinese deal. It came after weather and some other small items but it got coverage although it was less detail than NBC gave the deal. CBS, however, was amazing. It took fourteen minutes until CBS got to mention the China deal. It came after coverage of a traffic accident in Florida -- and on the national news! When CBS finally mentioned the China deal, it devoted eleven seconds to covering the story. Basically, CBS said that the USA and China signed a deal today that is the first phase of an agreement to regulate trade between the two nations. That was it.
Look, the China-US trade deal is a major piece of news. The lives of millions of American will actually be improved because of it. CBS News spent hours over the last year denouncing the President for the trade war with China and broadcasting opinions that the trade war would never be settled. So when the settlement is reached, was CBS too embarrassed to tell the public that it was wrong for so long?
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