2020 Election

[hollodero]

(10-07-2020, 08:56 AM)Mickeypoo Wrote: I was just pointing out that Biden offended some people with his comments.  I actually don't think Biden is a racist and just made some gaffes.  And I don't think Trump is either.  At this point that word is so overused it means nothing.

Problem is if Trump said the same thing he would be called a racist and it would be headline news on CNN, MSNBC, ABC, NBC and CBS.  I just want fair coverage of everybody.  I know there will be a little slant, but when all but one major media outlet is part of the DNC, that is just too much.  Just cover things fairly on both sides.

I can only concede this point so often :) though I do believe you also exaggerate a bit. None of these stations, with the possible exception of some MSNBC shows (that indeed are a bit much when it comes to partisanship) can be seen as democratic outlet comparable to FOX being a republican one. They thoroughly dislike Trump, that much is true, but that's what comes with being Trump. You can't overlook how often he tells untruths and how often he just swears at other people, including media people. He calls them enemy of the people and whatnot, that he doesn't get good press is largely due to these rather awful things he repeatedly says. Reap what you sow and all that.

For the Biden thing you posted, I believe (sure I can't prove that) that no major outlet would ever even take notice if Trump had said the exact same thing. There just isn't anything racist, or even gaffe-like, in the thing Biden said. If there is a significant number of black people taking any issue with that, I will reconsider my stance - as of now though, it seems the group that allegedly got "offended" by that is in reality not offended. And while this appears to be so, no one really should be offended on black people's behalf either.

(10-07-2020, 08:56 AM)Mickeypoo Wrote: Did you see the reactions of CNN and MSNBC when Trump came out of the White House and took of his mask?  My gosh.  Let's just say they looked like complete and utter fools.  If that was Biden they would be saying how strong he is, how he conveyed such strength, etc, etc.  It's all so dramatically fake.

Yeah, and in this case I happen to agree with them. It is against all recommendations from all medical experts to run around in the vicinity other people without a mask while infected. In fact, it isn't even recommended to be around other people with a mask on; Trump, like everyone else infected, is supposed to quarantine. Trump behaved reckless, in the photo op and even more so when he had himself being driven around with closed windows and endangering his own secret service agents.
I concede there are examples where the so-called "mainstream" news channels indeed take it too far, this particular instance imho just isn't amongst them. They would not applaud Biden for going maskless either. You just speculate about that with no real basis in fact.