(03-11-2022, 12:08 PM)homebiscuit Wrote:

(03-11-2022, 11:54 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: It was a lighthearted comment, however, 

I think you have a double standard when you criticize Kamala Harris for her supposed ignorance, but at the same time, you support the most ignorant person to ever hold the Presidency, Donald Trump.

I supported Trump because he exposed the rot and nepotism that exists between politics and media. A relationship you're more than willing to accept if it prevents having to make a difficult stance for any conservative views you claim to hold. If Trump, or anyone in his administration, were to respond with the senseless cackle and meaningless and meandering words Harris pukes out, the media would be all over it, and you would be renewing your subscription to the NYT to get more of it.

LOL any journalist can expose things.  The President is supposed to do a lot more than just expose stuff.

In 2015 the MSM had made peace with both establishment Republicans and establishment Democrats.  They knew what to expect from both groups and how to frame stories about them.  In fact there had been a stasis dating back to 1994 when national ideology became to dominant paradigm instead of regional rivalries.

Trump was just so different from any establishment Republican that no one really knew how to frame any story about him at first.  But they caught on, and there wasn't much to expose anymore.  National ideology is now just a Democrat vs Democrat issue, between a progressive ideology and a more conservative but mostly liberal one.  On the Republican side, it's more a battle of personalities.  There's literally no platform anymore, just personalities.  The media has adjusted to this new reality and covers it as best as anyone can.

None of which is to say you were wrong for supporting Trump. Just saying, your stated reason is pretty trivial.

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