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"If a known con artist peddles a potion that he claims will make people lose 25 pounds and enjoy a better sex life, we don't just quote the man and a critic; we find ways to signal to readers that he's a fraud. Why should it be different when the con man runs for president?"
Honestly, as much as I may agree with the content of this article, this case of journalistic remorse seems like it may be a case of too little, too late. Of course, a good, big part of the problem is simply that a large portion of the American electorate is comprised of goddamned morons, and has been for a very long time, so it really doesn't matter what the media may say about Trump now, because Trump already has a huge head start in convincing his lickspittles that the apparently monolithic entity that is "the media" is made up of nothing but a bunch of "LIEbruls" who are only "out to get him," anyway. According to Trump's asinine bullshit, "the media" is just as "crooked" as "Crooked Hillary."
Honestly, as much as I may agree with the content of this article, this case of journalistic remorse seems like it may be a case of too little, too late. Of course, a good, big part of the problem is simply that a large portion of the American electorate is comprised of goddamned morons, and has been for a very long time, so it really doesn't matter what the media may say about Trump now, because Trump already has a huge head start in convincing his lickspittles that the apparently monolithic entity that is "the media" is made up of nothing but a bunch of "LIEbruls" who are only "out to get him," anyway. According to Trump's asinine bullshit, "the media" is just as "crooked" as "Crooked Hillary."
