On April 19, 2017 Aaron Hernandez was discovered hanged in his cell by corrections officers at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley Massachusetts at approximately 3:05 a.m., lifesaving techniques were attempted on Mr. Hernandez and he was transported to UMASS Leominster where he was pronounced dead at 4:07 a.m. by a physician at the hospital.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, the outspoken Utah Republican and influential chairman of the House oversight committee, announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election in 2018.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) presented a bill this week that would empower former presidents and vice presidents of both parties — in coordination with the current vice president — to determine the sitting president’s fitness for office, The Hill reported.
As President Trump approaches the end of his first 100 days in office, he has received by far the most hostile press treatment of any incoming American president, with the broadcast networks punishing him with coverage that has been 89% negative.
Sorry Chuck, free speech, debate, and calling out disinformation isn’t ‘un-American.’ Intentionally spreading lies, as the media has been doing for years, in order to damage and destroy people and institutions is un-American. Using the media to lie and destroy political opponents is actually a hallmark of totalitarianism.
The press did all that good work ruining its reputation on its own, and we can have a long conversation about what created that.
Here’s the reality … I’ve been in radio for a dozen years. It used to be 1-2 times a week we’d find a blatantly fake news story. There were always lots of stories that were spun a certain way, but absolutely false reports weren’t that common. Today, I find several examples a day of fake news. The media is clearly not doing what it’s supposed to do, which is to tell the truth.
The fact that so many media outlets continue to refuse to be honest is what’s led to their being so distrusted by the American people. For many years now, the people have had little confidence in the media, and for good reason. This week Gallop released a new poll showing just 32% of people have trust in the media. That trust has been steadily declining for 20 years, and it’s recent decline is the steepest it’s ever been.
As you can see from the chart, Republicans, Democrats, and Independents all have lost trust in the media.
The media can attack Trump as dishonest all they want, but the data shows the American people think Trump is more trustworthy than the media is. A full 10% more.
#Ole Miss thought it would be a good idea to invite #Tom Brokaw to be the commencement speaker this year. I think it was to show kids that huffing too much smug is bad for your brain.
For years now on my show, on my blog, in my public speeches, and TV appearances, I’ve pointed out that the media often bares large responsibility for #violence in the United States. Every time they peddle false reports of discrimination, police abuse, hate crimes, and even threats of death, they cause fear, animosity, and hatred.
[Tweet theme=”basic-full”]Every time media peddles false reports of discrimination, & hate, they cause fear, & hatred. http://snip.ly/o18sd[/Tweet]
The media is largely responsible for anti-police violence by peddling a proven false narrative that police are systematically killing young black boys. The media’s lies led to the violence and rioting in Baltimore and Ferguson. As well as several police ambush murders.
The media’s insistence that there is common anti-LGBT hatred and abuse has led to people’s livelihoods being taken away from them for no reason. Might that lead to some negative feelings Tom?
The media peddling another false narrative that Americans hate Muslims, and are bigots against them leads to radicalization of young impressionable Muslims. This is gang recruitment 101.
[Tweet theme=”basic-full”]Media peddling false narrative that Americans hate Muslims leads to radicalization of Muslims. http://snip.ly/o18sd[/Tweet]
When the media constantly puts down a group of people, paints them as evil, violent, and dangerous … people treat them as such. Those people then respond in kind, and become radicalized themselves. All because of media sensationalism based on lies.
I saw news anchors in my own community post on social media that Michigan’s RFRA bill would literally lead to gay people being allowed to die in the streets because paramedics don’t want to treat homosexuals. The fear and anger that caused in the gay community led to them lashing out at religious people minding their own business. One side thinks they are defending themselves while attacking innocent people who are then forced to defend themselves. Now we have escalation. All because some asshat in the media legitimized a proven lie to their audience.
You can’t hammer into people on a daily basis that white Americans are racist, and not expect minorities to respond with things like the knockout game. Which in turn leads whites to be on edge about becoming the victim of a violent crime. Here’s one for ya … the largest #study ever done on the subject found that Americans are among the least racist people in the entire world. You wouldn’t know it from watching the news every day.
He’s a member of the media. He’s one of the media’s elites. Yet he just peddled a debunked, proven lie that more #guns leads to more crime. In fact, he doubled down on his baseless fear-mongering and said more guns lead to more #terrorism. Inanimate objects don’t cause terrorism Tom Brokaw, ideology does. People don’t become terrorists because they have access to guns. Nor do they decide not to become terrorists because they don’t have access to them. What a monumentally stupid statement. Only the worst kind of idiot would ever give that statement credence. Besides, I thought not having jobs was why we have terrorists. Someone should also tell Tom Brokaw that 81% of all weapons used in terrorist attacks are explosives or incendiary weapons. Not guns. An elite member of the media should be well versed in tracking down this #research, don’t you think?
[Tweet theme=”basic-full”]Inanimate objects don’t cause terrorism Tom Brokaw, ideology does. http://snip.ly/o18sd Via @CaseyTheHost[/Tweet]
[Tweet theme=”basic-full”]81% of all weapons used in terrorist attacks are explosives or incendiary weapons. Not guns. http://snip.ly/o18sd[/Tweet]
So let’s look at the media’s influence on #extremism shall we?
The study, published in July the journal PLOS ONE, found evidence that school shootings and mass killings — defined as four or more deaths — spread “contagiously,” and 20% to 30% of such killings appear to be the result of “infection.” The contagion period lasts about 13 days, researchers found.
[Tweet theme=”basic-full”]Study: 20-30% of mass shootings caused by media sensationalizing mass shootings. http://snip.ly/o18sd @CaseyTheHost[/Tweet]
Hmm … no mention of guns causing #homegrownviolence. Just the media’s sensationalist coverage.
Violence, so the saying goes, begets violence. Now evidence is emerging that suggests even the reporting of violence can trigger further attacks. Research has found that sensationalist media coverage of acts of terrorism results in more such acts being committed.
[Tweet theme=”basic-full”]Study: Media’s sensationalist coverage of terrorist attacks leads to more terrorist attacks. http://snip.ly/o18sd[/Tweet]
Well, well, well … media’s coverage of mass shootings leads to more mass shootings. Who’d have thought? More media coverage of acts of terror will lead to more acts of terror Tom Brokaw.
The report, Mixed Messages: How the Media Covers “Violent Extremism” and What You Can Do About It, reviewed more than 600 news items from 20 major U.S. news outlets. Articles were sampled during April-June 2015 from 15 national media outlets such as the New York Times and NPR, and five “influencer” outlets such as Politico and CQ Weekly that reach audiences of policymakers and government staff.
While that last study left some things out about terrorism, it still makes the valid point that sensationalist MEDIA coverage leads to more extremism. Something that is undeniably true.
Tom Brokaw says more guns leads to more violent extremism. Research shows more sensationalist media coverage leads to more extremism. It’s the media fueling hate Tom Brokaw, not inanimate objects like guns. The media whips people into a frenzy. The media radicalizes people. The media gives them the fame they seek. Then, and only then, do they choose to pick up a gun and use it. If they choose a gun at all.
[Tweet theme=”basic-full”]It’s the media fueling hate Tom Brokaw, not inanimate objects like guns. http://snip.ly/o18sd Via @CaseyTheHost[/Tweet]
[Tweet theme=”basic-full”]Media gives them the fame they seek. Then, & only then, do they pick up a gun and use it. http://snip.ly/o18sd[/Tweet]
Remember when commencement speeches were about encouraging and inspiring the graduating class? You know, the good old days when being a speaker wasn’t an excuse to hop on your soap box after a few drinks, and lecture a captive audience.
Hands up, don’t shoot, Duke lacrosse, Virginia rape case, RFRA causes discrimination, Memories Pizza discriminates, and the list goes on. All fabricated media stories designed to push an agenda rather than tell the truth and inform the populace.
