Chief WH strategist Bannon: Media Should ‘Keep Its Mouth Shut’

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(01-31-2017, 03:46 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: But if the media is presenting it as "this is what the White House said without any evidence", they aren't reporting the alternative fact from the White House, they are reporting the fact that this alternative fact was made by the White House, and that in essence is why we have a free press, to tell us what the government does, particularly when it is wrong. 

It isn't their job to be fair and polish someone else's turd (even if that turd is named Hillary Clinton, heeeyyy ohhh).

If the fact that is being reported is "this is what the White House said without any evidence" and it is a verifiable fact, then I have no problem with them reporting it.

If, however, what's being reported is "this is what the Whtie House said and they're wrong because [opinions or unverifiable facts]", then I do have a problem with it.

It's not the media's job to tell us what's right and wrong. Their job is to report facts.