A CNN interview with Carl Bernstein discussing Saturday’s Washington Post article by Greg Miller about the extraordinary lengths Trump goes to, to conceal details of numerous private conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The conversation drifted onto FOX News not reporting on these latest revelations, nor about the growing impacts of Trump’s government shut down for that matter. At 5:47 Brian Stelter asks a question that I understood as:
‘Is the public ill-served if FOX doesn’t make it clear how important this Russian story is?’
Seems to me the question ignores the known history of FOX and what Mr. Ailes has achieved over there. In typing out a comment I couldn’t resist tossing in, I did some research to refamiliarize myself with the FOX network’s history. One thing led to another and since I like sharing the fruits of my efforts, I’ve created another bibliography, this one regarding FOX network and what amounts to one hell of a brainwashing operation. I start with the video, then my comment, followed by a fascinating, if depressing, collection of stories that help explain how FOX played the power game.
Carl Bernstein: Trump helped Putin destabilize US
Brian Stelter | CNN | Published on Jan 13, 2019
Veteran journalist Carl Bernstein discusses a report by the Washington Post that says President Donald Trump tried to hide his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin from senior officials in his own administration. #CNN #News
Comments | 5:40 CC wrote: Well, FOX, Murdochs, Ailes have been trying to manipulate and brainwash Americans and our politics since their inception. "Bias in Cable News: Persuasion and Polarization" Martin, Yurukoglu 4/5/17 https://web.stanford.edu/~ayurukog/cable_news.pdf
With the help of some oligarchs, tea party and such - the great American deception. It's been playing out under liberal noses, now the water's simmering froggy. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/how-roger-ailes-built-the-fox-news-fear-factory-244652/ -
So tragic, specially since we (specially liberals) keep talking past each other (specially folks who've disconnected themselves from physical reality, and folks who think they're "God's" warriors and who believe Trump is their messiah. It's foolish to think it's okay just to write them off.)
Incidentally, https://confrontingsciencecontrarians.blogspot.com/2018/12/confronting-faith-based-delusions.html
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Seems to me the oligarchs of the world are thinking they can dispense with governments. FOX owes no allegiance to America. Their history makes clear their own profits and power is all that matters to them. But enough from me, here’s an informative reading list:
