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Politics : The Trump Presidency
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To: Lane3 who wrote (9211)2/2/2017 12:19:33 PM
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There is no doubt Trump is presenting unique challenges for the media, largely because Trump has chosen not to be their battered husband. For decades the rule has been, "Never get in a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel," and there was a great deal of logic in it. But today, ink is irrelevant. In some sense we are seeing the same kind of upheaval we saw in 1998-2000 with the .com revolution, and the ensuing upending of one business paradigm after another. Now, it is politics, where the media are no longer in the catbird's seat.

The movement that put Trump in office is similar to the one that has spurred the Convention of States movement, but an accelerated pace. There exists a significant number of motivated voters who believe radical structural change is essential and a substantial reduction in the level of government invasion into our private lives. This commitment to the idea that government collectively is a force for good is just wrongheaded. It is an essential force that must be contained at all times. And over the last 20-30 years any element of containment has been lost. It is like The Blob that subsumes everything it touches.

The media is NOT government's watchdog like it once was; they are instead its weapon in political battles. The so-called Fourth Estate is no more; they are political supporters and opponents trying to drive the government in a chosen direction.

It is the responsibility of the press to cover the president honestly even if he is cut from different cloth.
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