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Eric Boehlert

@EricBoehlert

29 Oct

I’ve yet to see single journalist explain/defend the fact that news outlets constantly cover GOP attacks on CRT w/o noting it’s not taught in schools

how is that even possible? pressrun.media/p/critical-rac…

then again, same press corps that couldn’t/wouldn’t defend refusing to call Trump a liar in news coverage.

“Why are the media covering for the GOP regarding CRT?

They’re terrified of labeling conservatives as liars, cheats and cons. Especially the ones who present themselves as ‘concerned parents.’”

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Eric Boehlert

@EricBoehlert

29 Oct

where CNN waits until 43rd paragraph to explain what’s in the bill; cnn.com/2021/10/28/pol…

after 42 paragraphs of Dems in Disarray

0 paragraphs abt GOP’s radical obstruction to sweepingly popular spending initiatives

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Eric Boehlert

@EricBoehlert

27 Oct

my latest—picking sides;

pressrun.media/p/why-is-the-p…

“What’s happening in Virginia is the press is taking its beloved Dems in Disarray storyline out for a spin and ceaselessly stressing what a political disaster it would be if McAuliffe lost.”

“Do you remember this kind of breathless coverage in advance of the Georgia run-off elections in January, when GOP faced the prospect of losing two U.S. Senate seats in a red state? I don’t. In fact, much of the Beltway media assumed Republicans would prevail.”

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Eric Boehlert

@EricBoehlert

25 Oct

my latest—end this media obsession; pressrun.media/p/who-cares-if…

“The continued, hand-holding coverage — “brainwashing” is virtually never used — represents the latest example of the press helping to normalize irrational, nihilistic behavior by Trump followers.”

“This imprudent fixation represents Both Sides journalism taken to an absurd extreme where the radical, barely-there minority is held up as being equally important and newsworthy as the vast majority.”

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Eric Boehlert

@EricBoehlert

22 Oct

stop shaming them; pressrun.media/p/why-the-medi…

“Every indicator confirms that the “lazy worker” claim was nonsense. In fact, today there are more job openings even as the extended benefits have expired.”

“Because conservatives were braying loudly and making the absurd anti-Biden claims, the press automatically treated the allegations as news, and seemed uninterested if the shaming charges were accurate or not. “

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