Timothy Birdnow

The arrogance of the mainstream media knows no bounds. According to this open letter from the Columbia Journalism Review the fake news media, fearing being cut out of access to Donald Trump, have taken to not so veiled threats.

From the article:

"But while you have every right to decide your ground rules for engaging with the press, we have some, too. It is, after all, our airtime and column inches that you are seeking to influence. We, not you, decide how best to serve our readers, listeners, and viewers. So think of what follows as a backgrounder on what to expect from us over the next four years"

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The monstrous arrogance involved here is staggering! They seem to miss the point that THEIR airtime is granted to them via licence, and, yes, they have the right to print that which they see fit. but Trump has the right to speak to those who do not distort or lie about what he says. And there are libel laws...

But this pompousity continues:

" Telling reporters that they won’t get access to something isn’t what we’d prefer, but it’s a challenge we relish.

Off the record and other ground rules are ours—not yours—to set. We may agree to speak to some of your officials off the record, or we may not. We may attend background briefings or off-the-record social events, or we may skip them. That’s our choice. If you think reporters who don’t agree to the rules, and are shut out, won’t get the story, see above"

End excerpt.

That sounds like a threat to me.

I wonder how well these clowns are going to do when some of their members have access?

"We decide how much airtime to give your spokespeople and surrogates. We will strive to get your point of view across, even if you seek to shut us out. But that does not mean we are required to turn our airwaves or column inches over to people who repeatedly distort or bend the truth. We will call them out when they do, and we reserve the right, in the most egregious cases, to ban them from our outlets."

End excerpt.

Oh, like you tried to get Trump's point across when he said there were murderers and rapists among the invading Latinos and you said he called all latino people murderers and rapists? Or when he said a guy who was a member of La Raza wouldn't give him a fair trial and you claimed falsely he said it was because the man was of Mexican decent? Or how about Trump's joke about the Russians finding Hillary's e-mails and you lied and claimed he invited them to hack Hillary (even though she had been already hacked)."

Where was this thirst for Truth where Hillary's activities with the Clinton Foundation were concerned? Strange how little they cared then, even though she was selling access to the State Department and that is why she set up a private server. But who cares about that!

This letter goes on with hillarious lines about their pursuit of excellence and whatnot. The arrogance of these people is boundless.

Which is a large part of why Trump won the election. The news media is so blinded by their hubris they cannot see that the public recoils at this type of conceit. They likely don't even know it hangs from them.

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