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The media helped create Donald Trump. From the very beginning they pandered to him and in many ways were in awe of him. By the time the second election rolled around, the media tried to be impartial, which as I learned in my career, is the rule of journalism. That rule, however, did not account for a man who constantly lied, disparaged others, demeaned women, minorities and the disabled, and in all ways behaved reprehensibly. They didn’t push back by challenging his lies, fact checking and correcting him. I think much of it stemmed from the rich mogul newspaper owners who were intimidated by what the big bully could do to them. I’m so sad for my old colleagues.

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My local news typically does not report on national politics but when they did, they overly sane washed Trumps rhetoric. They reported that "Trump had a rally in our state and discussed the economy, and immigration". I have unfortunately seen enough trump rally footage to know it would scare the crap out of most normal human beings but that's not getting through to the public. I think the local news has the best chance to break through to casual voters and doesn't.

Most are not digging deep or at all to really get to know the candidates. I dropped my NYT and WaPo subscriptions and am replacing with independent news sources. The MSM waited until the last weeks before the election to really start reporting the scary stuff and more so afterwards. I had hoped that after the first trump term they would have figured it out but the electric glow of the bug zapper got us again.

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Good piece this evening,Waj, I gave up on Corporate Media years ago, when trump first announced back in 2015. It was shameful. I turned to FStv a lot, and still do. I've also found many progressive journalist, such as yourself, to bring me the Facts and the Truth. Substack is proving to be the Newest "Go To" News platform and sure to get more popular as people catch on ?!! Thank You, and will reStack ASAP🙏💯👍

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What a lame ass, responsibility shirking ignorant collection of drivel. The Democratic Party constituency are the only people responsible for Tuesday’s results. Not demanding honest brokers as candidates, the offering of quality policy and good governance has consequences.

The popular vote tells us everything we need to know. Neither candidate inspired as many people to participate if there support was in there vacations. Donald Trump and the GOP didn’t win. Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party lost. She motivated almost 14,000,000 Joe Biden voters to say fuck it.

Continuing the same action expecting a different result is beyond stupid at this point. It has failed you for 44 fucking years. Even if I’m incorrect, you’re doing it wrong. Try something else. Blaming others is never correct response to failure. The only people that lost in reality are “we the people“ Those in Washington are still going to eat at the same restaurants, belong to the same and share the same common interest giving up the 130 $2 billion that was spent by the constant campaign complex. I hope they can scrape by in the next 48 months. Oh yeah at least there’s the midterms that’ll be a nice little gratuity.

You are insinuating the Democratic Party and the GOP are political opposition. In fact they are partners in an ongoing global crime syndicate.

Remove the big and dark money as well as the barriers to accessing the ballot or there is no path to restoring this intended constitutional republic. As long as you settle for corporate oligarchy enable finish over totalitarian despotism, you’re never gonna win.

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Wow I amazingly find a lot of truth in your comment.

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That’s all I bring. That and a lack of middle-class sensibilities, tact and PR skills

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We need to boycott them sll

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We should talk about how to make Corporate Media absolutely obsolete.

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3% is not a mandate. Trump win 51%. Harris won 48% … so a 3% difference …. How is that a landslide … how is that a mandate … that is a razor close election … 1/2 of America does not agree with Trump/MAGA

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Wait a minute. The media have to bend over backwards to make it seem they're not partisan against Trump? That's the same old take that Donald deserves special treatment, and because of what? Why does he get treated differently than anyone else? I had a sister who was the same way. People walked on eggshells around her, even though she was just a mortal like everyone else. She was treated with a deference that I never saw anyone else in my family get. Weird. I think of her when I watch Donald and read "legacy" news about him. Corporate media failed to report the Biden story of successes in favor of reporting what Trump "really meant." They reported Biden's failure as an old man yet say nothing about Trump's age. I agree with Waj and Mary and Danielle and Brian and Jen and all others like Brian Tyler Cohen. Dump the old media. Support progressive media that won't present its ass to you know who for you know what.

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Time for "libs" to stop being so nice. Left influencers need more pounding on their desks and cursing to get the points across. Don't need to stoop to the right's (very low) level. There is plenty of anger right now that needs to be vented. That's what i want to hear right now.

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Thanks for the tips about where to find truths. You're right that there is a need/thirst for alternative personalities to those right-wingers peddling lies and bro BS. You present better than most Waj. I hope you find enough people who invest in you to keep your base growing.

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Watch Alex Jones he's spewing all sorts of crap about Democrats and Trumps plans !

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Thank you, Waj!

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Stopped watching MSM.

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Corporate supported media sources do nothing but disseminate a corporate benefiting and benefactor carefully crafted narrative. And they’re never going to change. Get a clue, about something relevant.

Like the Democratic Party lack of legitimacy.

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