CNN Producer: Russia Narrative "mostly bulls--t right now", is manufactured for ratings

[vivster]

Mandalore76 said:

vivster said:

They are concentrating very much on what he says. And then he or his representatives come out either saying he didn't say it or that he didn't mean it or that Twitter isn't official and other bullcrap. The mainstream media focuses on every little thing and not just the big stuff. But the small stuff gets instantly deflected despite being most of the time the important things. That's why the media clings to the bigger things that have more traction.

You do not need to spin anything Trump says because most of the time he is just simply lying. If that is out of malice, fear or sheer ignorance doesn't matter.

http://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump

Saying that a statement he said is a lie is not spinning or witch hunting. It's stating the obvious. That's the beauty of the ignorance of his supporters. It doesn't matter what is said about Trump. It doesn't matter if CNN is spinning or lying or telling the truth. What matters to them is what Trump says and they will certainly never ever fact check anything he says.

This article is a great example as his supporters will take this single instance as undeniable proof that Trump never said anything wrong. As you can already see in this thread.

Yes, because reducing one's own credibility has always been a solution as opposed to adding to the problem.

Context. I said it does not matter to his supporters. I didn't mean the general population with working brains.