Our president uses extreme statistics and extreme facts that support his agenda. These are cherry-picked. This is what every politician does to support he agenda, he cherry-picks those statistics and those facts that support his agenda, no matter how extreme or misleading they may be. That is what the president does. That makes him, in the most negative sense, a “politician,” just what he claimed not to be.
If a retailer decides to drop a line of clothing – in this case the Ivanka brand – due to poor sales is that a political statement or a decision based on dollars and cents. When the president voices his displeasure over the event and berates the retailer, who it politicizing the event – the store or the president? If a customer decides to stop shopping at a retailer because of the “politicizing” then who is continuing the politicizing nature of the event? The customer?
The media – love them or hate them – The media still ferrets out the injustices, the lies, the corruption. And if the only way you can handle them is to block them from attending news “gaggles” then you are in over your head.
I believe that the media – the mainstream media, both left AND the right – is an enemy ONLY to those who have something to hide. That includes corporate offices as well as back-room politics. The media has, time after time, ferreted out injustice, scandal and outright criminal activity by those who want to hide. Those who label the media as an enemy are those who are not on your side.
Rhetorical question: What percentage of votes received by Donald J Trump during the national election were actually “anti-Clinton” votes rather than “pro-Trump” votes? No, it doesn’t make any difference in the results of the election. But it could be a factor in the amount of future support for or against Trump’s initiatives.
Civility is of upmost importance within your posts. No name calling, no vulgarities. State you point, provide facts as appropriate (real facts, not alternative facts). Posts from most points of view will be approved whether I agree with them or not. Those post that I deem to be hateful, vulgar, racist, etc will not be approved