#pro democrat

[hoennechidna]

[simply-ivanka]

I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.

Uri Berliner, a veteran at the public radio institution, says the network lost its way when it started telling listeners how to think.

Like many unfortunate things, the rise of advocacy took off with Donald Trump. As in many newsrooms, his election in 2016 was greeted at NPR with a mixture of disbelief, anger, and despair. (Just to note, I eagerly voted against Trump twice but felt we were obliged to cover him fairly.) But what began as tough, straightforward coverage of a belligerent, truth-impaired president veered toward efforts to damage or topple Trump’s presidency. 

Persistent rumors that the Trump campaign colluded with Russia over the election became the catnip that drove reporting. At NPR, we hitched our wagon to Trump’s most visible antagonist, Representative Adam Schiff. 

Schiff, who was the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, became NPR’s guiding hand, its ever-present muse. By my count, NPR hosts interviewed Schiff 25 times about Trump and Russia. During many of those conversations, Schiff alluded to purported evidence of collusion. The Schiff talking points became the drumbeat of NPR news reports.

But when the Mueller report found no credible evidence of collusion, NPR’s coverage was notably sparse. Russiagate quietly faded from our programming. 

It is one thing to swing and miss on a major story. Unfortunately, it happens. You follow the wrong leads, you get misled by sources you trusted, you’re emotionally invested in a narrative, and bits of circumstantial evidence never add up. It’s bad to blow a big story. 

[short-wooloo]

"I do hate the republicans"

Yet the first thing you do is blame the Democrats-the party who lacks a majority in either chamber of congress-for not "stopping him"

And then proceed with the tired old "Democrats don't do anything when they're President" and "they didn't codify abortion" bits

I don't think you hate republicans

[morphiinelollipop]

I believe the republicans that want to force me to have children I don’t want would change their mind if they actually met me

[bluewaveiscoming]

Can you tell I'm a little anti-trump

[yankeecountess]

Republicans are now saying that if Hillary wins the election, they will BLOCK her supreme court justice appointees, and pretty much ANY policy she brings forward FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS

This is why this is election is more than just voting for president.

We need to vote ACROSS THE BOARD for Democrats--in the House, the Senate, at state and local levels

If we get 5 Democrats in the Senate, we’ll have a majority, we can overturn and fight the Republicans attempts to overthrow and stop all chances for progressive change

So don’t just get out and vote for Hillary to stop Trump. Get out and vote to stop the Republicans, period.

[yankeecountess]

I hope I can go to the DNC some day; not only do all these speeches and people inspire me, but gosh it makes me feel patriotic!

[yankeecountess]

YES WE DID!

USA to President Obama