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52. Are they REALLY that stupid?

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Sun Jun 28, 2026, 06:16 AM

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I cannot get this NYT article out of my mind. It's everything that's wrong with the media today. [View all] Scrivener7 Jun 24 OP

I had the same reaction, Scrivener choie Jun 24 #1

Excellently phrased!!! n/t returnee Jun 24 #2

Thank you! Scrivener7 Jun 24 #4

They aren't stupid. Wednesdays Jun 24 #3

I agree. But I'm beginning to think it is going to backfire on them. They're doing it to Scrivener7 Jun 24 #5

Media are owned by oligarchs. usonian Jun 24 #6

Yes, but to what end? What is the advantage to them of making the media too stupid to pay any attention to? Scrivener7 Jun 24 #27

You answered your own question... ColoradoHoosier Thursday #45

Oh. That's awful. But it fits. Scrivener7 Thursday #46

I watch ABC Nightly News ( which has lately become the ABC Nightly Weather Channel for some reason) Ray Bruns Jun 24 #7

There is a flip side here. Trump is an attention hog. By not talking about him you undermine his relevancy. flashman13 Jun 24 #10

There's a paradox relogic Jun 24 #13

I agree that there is a paradox here, but I think there is a work around. What needs to happen is to focus flashman13 Jun 24 #23

The solution is to give him the coverage he's earned BaronChocula Jun 24 #25

Yes. Why any outlet pays a White House correspondent under this regime is beyond me. Scrivener7 Jun 24 #28

My husband and I predict the lead story: Tornadoes/weather, airplanes falling out of sky/colliding, shootings, Trump. betsuni Jun 24 #11

This is a great headline. I approve of their approach. reACTIONary Jun 24 #8

Seriously, I'm asking. Tell me why. Because I just don't understand. Scrivener7 Jun 24 #29

For several reasons, and with one exception.... reACTIONary Jun 24 #30

I hear you. And thank you for taking the time. But I'm still going to disagree. Scrivener7 Jun 24 #32

Personally, I think investigating the claim is better... reACTIONary Jun 24 #33

We disagree, but I do appreciate the conversation. Be well. Scrivener7 Jun 24 #35

You also!!! reACTIONary Jun 24 #36

Happy Birthday Mel Brooks The Wizard Sunday #53

Because it's made you forget about Epstein questionseverything Jun 24 #37

Not me! Scrivener7 Jun 24 #38

Well yes, they DO know, but they keep dancing around it FakeNoose Jun 24 #9

The media dance the bumbling two-step as well as trump. erronis Jun 24 #12

One could argue that the NYT is already useless and basically preaching to the choir. maxsolomon Jun 24 #14

Seriously.......... popsdenver Jun 24 #15

You.. homegirl Jun 24 #17

(NOT!)newsmax is even more propaganda driven than fuxnews. yellow dahlia Jun 24 #18

Sorry, but people vastly overestimate the number of people who watch Fox News Wiz Imp Jun 24 #22

Thanks! Those are interesting numbers! reACTIONary Jun 24 #34

"which went into his cronies' pockets,"...And most probably into his, or his family's pockets. Escurumbele Jun 24 #16

The tragedy that people need to understand is the fact that to cover his grift and stupity, Escurumbele Jun 24 #19

Right! Raise doubts? yellow dahlia Jun 24 #20

Every night from 1979 to 1981 BidenRocks Jun 24 #21

They're smart people. They know what they're doing. Politicub Jun 24 #24

;-{) THIS Goonch Jun 24 #26

Now they cater to the few Magats reading their crap mdbl Jun 24 #31

They probably couldn't afford to send a real reporter so they paid Maggie to write something that would not cause Trump 3Hotdogs Jun 24 #39

"Being useless" is, in fact, useful to some. hay rick Jun 24 #40

So your problem is evidence? iemanja Jun 24 #41

Do you really need to read about those internal documents to Scrivener7 Thursday #43

I misplaced my response iemanja Friday #48

Journalists require evidence iemanja Friday #47

No. My issue is with how trump manipulates what you are talking about and how, ten years Scrivener7 Friday #49

For many years, I used to believe that journalism should present facts and let the reader decide. SouthBayDem Thursday #42

Simple. OldBaldy1701E Thursday #44

The world is infested with self-serving corruption Joinfortmill Sunday #50

When publishers realize that entertainment sells more papers than journalism, no_hypocrisy Sunday #51

Are they REALLY that stupid? malaise Sunday #52