I apologize for the overblown example.
I am not surprised that you haven’t much to answer about the rest of the post.
Cheers,
Bernard
I appreciate the apology Bernard. We all get hyperbolic from time to time. I know I have.
This whole discussion about media bias isn’t relevant to the Trump impreachement for 2 obvious reasons:
1. Trump, his team and the various testimonies have clearly admitted to committing the deeds for which he is proposed for impreachement. The media coverage has nothing to do with it,
2. Trumps policies and actions are not at all aligned with the core values of Republicans. If he were to do the exact same things as a Democrat he would be killed by conservative media as being the most anti American president ever. Which means that the pro Trump bias isn’t about ideas or beliefs, it is only about politics. Based on ideas or beliefs or facts 100% of the press should be anti Trump. The fact that he is still getting some support from some media is the obvious proof of their bias resulting not from ideology, but simply from the fact that they would support a Republican associated president no matter what he does just because he is a Republican. They would continue to support him ...
Cheers,
Bernard
1. First off, what he did was not illegal. Demanding a foreign country do things for us when we give them money is standard quid pro quo. You have a right to ask a drunk on the street who you just gave $5 to spend it on food and not a drink. Well, the president was asking for Ukraine to clean up it's corruption, the same as Obama demanded they do. He also asked to check on Biden who may have illegally used his position to violate US as well as Ukrainian law helping his son get a job and escape criminal investigation, all part of the corruption going on in the Ukraine. Of course there's a side benefit that Biden is a political foe. However, how is that different than Democrat congressman investigating Trump for the last three years for potential criminal activity knowing that they would benefit if it turns out Trump commiting a crime? If Trump isn't above the law, neither is Vice President Biden. If Democrats can get a side benefit politically from an legal investigation, why can't the Republicans? None of it is illegal. It's just politics.
2. I'm glad you brought this up. Trump is actually a liberal in many of his beliefs. Being a New Yorker helps. He never got excited about race issues, gays, and issues like that. He's worked with these people all his life. He's a cosmopolitan who lives and works and helped build the largest liberal, Democrat city in the USA, bar none. Remember, he won the election convincing traditional, blue-collar Democrats to vote for him. They felt he was one of them. Many Republicans actually find he's too liberal for them, certainly not a VP Pence. Republican newspapers still support him because his policies are still miles ahead conservatively of liberals like Warren and AOC. Unfortunately, these newspapers and media, except for Fox, don't have the same power to influence as do the rest of the liberal, Democrat media. So the latter set the tone and spin of the news. It's very frustrating for Republicans to realize the press is almost never on their side.
