http://www.vox.com/2015/12/8/9871542/donald-trump-media
One tweet that shows how expertly Donald Trump is manipulating the media
Donald Trump's outrageous call to ban Muslims from entering the US is part of a cynical strategy to manipulate the media into giving him more coverage, just hours after he got bad polling news.
And as this tweet from Huffington Post media reporter Michael Calderone shows, it's working like a charm:
Part of this media focus on Trump is perfectly understandable. He really is leading in the polls. There really is a portion of the electorate that likes what he says. And he really has made a proposal that is different from what the rest of the GOP field is offering.
But another part is more cynical. Coverage of Trump gets better ratings, so there's always an incentive to put him or his image onscreen when it can be justified — and even sometimes when it can't. (The networks' repeated willingness to let Trump do phone-in interviews, when most other politicians have to appear in person, has raised many eyebrows.)
You don't have to trust me on this. Ask Donald Trump, who said the following during a September campaign rally:
You know, on television, on FOX and CNN, they call it all Trump all the time. Can you believe it? All Trump all the time.
And by the way, their ratings are through the roof. If they weren't, they wouldn't put me on. I`ll be honest with you. It's a simple formula in entertainment and television. If you get good ratings — if you get good ratings — and these aren't good, these are monster — then you'll be on all the time, even if you have nothing to say.
If you come up with a cure for a major, major horrendous disease and if you don't get ratings, they won`t bother even reporting it. It's very simple business. Very simple.
A similar dynamic is at work in online media, too — stories about Trump are much more likely to be clicked on and shared on social media.And by the way, their ratings are through the roof. If they weren't, they wouldn't put me on. I`ll be honest with you. It's a simple formula in entertainment and television. If you get good ratings — if you get good ratings — and these aren't good, these are monster — then you'll be on all the time, even if you have nothing to say.
If you come up with a cure for a major, major horrendous disease and if you don't get ratings, they won`t bother even reporting it. It's very simple business. Very simple.
Of course, ratings and click-throughs measure actual interest from actual people. The general public is just far more interested in Donald Trump content than it is in content about any of his rivals.
And, be honest, you probably are, too €— you're reading this post, after all.
'...keep the focus on me............'
I'm not running for POTUS, so it's not a huge deal if I post the occasional wrong meme. IF I were, I'd have a team vetting this stuff for me and then would come out swinging just like Trump, so the gaystream media couldn't play their childish "gotcha" games with me.
That said, what I posted is closer to the truth than what, say, The Guesser believes.
"Officially", immigration in Japan is not closed to Muslims, BUT....
"Obtaining a working visa is not easy for adepts of Islam, even if they are physicians, engineers and managers sent by foreign companies that are active in the region. As a result, Japan is “a country without Muslims”.There is no reliable estimate on the Japanese Muslim population."
http://clashdaily.com/2015/11/japan...terrorist-problem-for-this-brilliant-reason/#
I own income properties and 'discriminate' ALL THE TIME. If I don't like someone for whatever reason, I don't do business with them. Period. I don't give a shit what "the law" says... if they come after me, that's what good lawyers are for.
Trump is right: Assimilate and embrace our values or GTFO!
We need to stop electing stupid politicians brainwashed with political correctness and hire no-nonsense successful people with common sense to run the country, or there won't be a country to run for much longer.
Or this. "I don't care.
I'm right, you're wrong, end of story. "
You and I and the few sane down here know Casper is a sick, mentally deranged individual. Down here, he has his audience of head bobbers. Thank G-d, in America, Nazi's like Casper, and Trump are repudiated, and they can't get power. Yet. Even Cruz and Cheney, sick individuals themselves, think Trump has gone to far. Think about that for a second.
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I guess by your retard logic, Eisenhower's Operation Wetback was, like, totally Nazi or something...
Liberal Logic 101:
"American values" = values free-for-all
Nazis!
hno:I'm sorry, Joe, I just can't relate to you on any level (well except maybe our opinions of a certain screeching, annoying jackass who posts down here). You shouldn't have to be running for POTUS to value honesty. You don't care that what you post is false? Where's the intellectual honesty? I just don't get it. Your bull shit memes and pushing PC over honesty are actually pretty similar. Both completely ignore the truth.
You’re correct. It’s not about right and wrong. It’s about principles. Joe has strong principles, yours are weak.
Oh and by the way you keep mentioning the word fascism like you think you know what it means.
Do a little research before you decide to die at the hands of a jihadist.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism
Hah, you crack me up. All you know is I disagree with your chosen brand of lunacy. Linking a wikipedia article doesn't do much for me. If you'd like to tell me what I have wrong I am happy to discuss it with you. If you can't, then please just refrain from responding. No Trump's platform is not entirely fascist, just partially.
By the way, being honest and being principled are not mutually exclusive, genius.
By the way, Dave, you lead the league in bull shit articles/memes.
You seem to be like many Trump detractors who aren't even left wingers, there may be just a little more than
a little bit of jealousy involved. Trump has for the most part been marvelously successful in every environment
he decided to intrude into, as a young man he had his choice of young women when he was younger in pick up sports
games he was always picked first, Those who never experienced easy success like Trump resent that especially if the object
of their hatred is a braggart to boot. If Trump was the most politically correct candidate around, polite as could be to
every opponent & you would still be against him for reasons mentioned , concede the point!
That's quite a theory. It feels odd to actually share this because man I hate the idea of sharing anything personal in this shithole but I'll say I couldn't have had it much easier in life. The difference is I realize I was born on 3rd base. Trump thinks he hit a triple.
By the way, have you looked at Trump lately? I wouldn't trade looking like him for $500 billion.
