What if CNN covered Trump the way they covered Obama?.....

As one reporter observed once "I wish my wife looked at me the way the Press looks at Obama...."

Yes. Same way 99.9% of the media looks at any Democrat. I don't watch Hannity, can't stand him. But even with him, Fox is far and away the fairest news outlet going today.

 I wonder what it would be like if people didn't rely on mainstream news media to begin with.

 I make my choices based off of policy, not news.

"Fair point, but how do you find out about said policy?"

 I use official resources, I also don't waste my time with imaginary policy like sending illegal immigrants to sanctuary cities.  That's an idea, not policy, it's not worth my time.  Give me something in writing about how to get illegal immigrants into sanctuary cities and I will look it over.

 Some places to start are listed below, including the NCSL tracker.  Local government has it's own resources, and sometimes you have to make phone calls or send emails to get more information.

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse

https://www.senate.gov/reference/common/faq/how_to_laws.htm

http://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/nc...

Eegore wrote on 04/18/19 at 13:10:46:



Cool - thanks for the links Eegore!

Eegore wrote on 04/18/19 at 13:10:46:



very cool, thanks!  

with that though, the culture that allows policies to be put in place, that's the context that "news" provides

Eegore wrote on 04/18/19 at 16:05:21:


well yes, but I also mean that mainstream news is a reflection of culture, they have to be to get ratings and advertisers. and that politicians then listen to culture to gage audience and their own viability at least enough to play the system to remain in power, and the news also acts as spin for policy and politicians

mainstream news can also help push policy slowly...

like 5 years ago I would have said that McCarthyism wouldn't be viable in any way today....   now...  with Fox News and others pushing how "evil" anything left of nationalism is, that Socialism is a dirty word, I could totally see a new "Red Scare" heck, we are primed for it with all this talk of the "Deep State"