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will seek out on your

artappraiser — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 17:27:34 +0000

In reply to AA, have you seen Hasan Minaj

will seek out on your recommend...

Ok great. But.

Obey — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 14:15:27 +0000

In reply to Democrats target Paul Ryan, 11 other GOP lawmakers

Ok great. But.

"This is the summer of accountability," said Greg Speed, president of America Votes.

Accountability? Who is behind these shady organizations? Nothing in the article. Just people with lots of money. How fuckng hilarious is that. I may not be millenial but that just induces a cognitive dissonance my brain has a hard time sustaining.

I'm sure there is no quid pro quo here. Just patriotism.

AA, have you seen Hasan Minaj

Obey — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 14:12:34 +0000

In reply to and three days ago, Roarty,

AA, have you seen Hasan Minaj's WHCD speech? Really sharp and funny on the Media learning what it is to be treated like a minority.

and three days ago, Roarty,

artappraiser — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 08:29:55 +0000

In reply to Democrats target Paul Ryan, 11 other GOP lawmakers

and three days ago, Roarty, along with Lindsay Wise, published this @ McClatchy:

GOP strategists plot anti-media strategy for 2018 elections

[....] interviews with Republican strategists and party leaders across the country reveal that what started as genuine anger at allegedly unfair coverage — or an effort to deflect criticism — is now an integral part of next year’s congressional campaigns.

The hope, say these officials, is to convince Trump die-hards that these mid-term races are as much a referendum on the media as they are on President Trump. That means embracing conflict with local and national journalists, taking them on to show Republicans voters that they, just like the president, are battling a biased press corps out to destroy them.

David Woodard, a political consultant for South Carolina Republicans whose clients have included Sen. Lindsey Graham and Reps. Trey Gowdy and Jeff Duncan of South Carolina, recalled the old adage often quoted by politicians: “Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel.”

That’s dead now.

“If you pick a fight with them, I think it kind of helps you, and I don’t think many people care,” Woodard said.

The strategy certainly doesn’t mean literally fighting the media. The strategists interviewed say they don’t want their candidates imitating Republican candidate Greg Gianforte, who last month was charged with assaulting a reporter in Montana [....]