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by joverholt 1992 days ago
Do you watch CNN? For about 2 years they had cnn playing on a tv near the break room, so as I refilled my water bottle, I got to see what cnn thought was the most important (Trump) news.

They spent a week on how much diet soda he drank. They had experts on saying why it could cause mental problems and that they should use the 25th on him.

They spent several days when he had 2 scoops of ice cream at a White House dinner, while his guests only got one scoop. I wish I was joking about this, but I am not. I sometimes wonder what Wolf Blitzer thinks as he’s commenting on some of these stories. Such a name, wasted.

Those are the two most comical, but the scary thing is all news is biased. Two sides of the same coin. If you don’t think so, I suggest you search out other sources. Why wouldn’t they be biased? News today is about making money, and cnn and others cashed in on the hate for trump.

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I too remember the uproar of Obama wearing a tan suit. Or his mustard on a burger faux pas. And the weeklong intervention into the lack of an American flag on his lapel.

This is why I say both sides hide skeletons in their closet.

Anyone who thinks mustard on a burger is a faux pas is a moron.

Its ketchup... ketchup on burgers is a faux pas.

Mayo & mustard goes on burgers, ketchup belongs in the garbage can. /r/KetchupHate users rise up!

There's stupid reporting and there's malicious one. Yeah, nobody can stop them from doing commentary on icecream. But also that's not the issue here, is it?
This was during the first Trump is crazy, must remove him using the 25th phase. It wasn't just commentary, as this seemed to necessitate multiple days of coverage. I would say it falls closer to the malicious category because they have their agenda, like Fox news does too.