Sunday, May 19, 2019

Network News Media Not Talking about Bernie

I notice consistently that the news networks don't talk about Bernie or his policies when they discuss the 2020 election. I'm hearing a lot about some of the other candidates and which ones appeal to voters, etc., but evidently they think that by never mentioning Bernie, they will be able to marginalize his candidacy. Think again.

Right now, on CNN State of the Union, they're talking about Biden, Buttegieg, Harris, ...not hearing mention of Bernie.

It's by design. And again, it is not going to work. You can't make something go away by not mentioning its name (trust me, I am trying that by never saying the name of our current POTUS, yet he's still there). Bernie and his policies are a movement, not one person. You may be able to ignore him and not give him any mention or air time, but you can't ignore all of US.

I've come up with a name for the new country we are now in, the xenophobia and othering capital of the world: MAGAmerica

MAGA people are sick.  The MAGAt in Chief is selling Alligator Alcatraz "merch".  How sick does one have to be to want to sport a ...