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J_William_Ryan

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3. "I can't remember when they actually had credibility."

Reply to Mr. Scorpio (Original post)

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 09:38 PM

19 hrs ago

It ended just before Reagan, when the right began its assault on a free press with lies about ‘the media’ being ‘liberal.’

After that the press stopped telling the truth to appease the right.

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With the Failure of America's Press, We're all Doomed... [View all] Mr. Scorpio 20 hrs ago OP

2003 all over again. Same as it ever was. chia 20 hrs ago #1

Or like 1953 dflprincess 17 hrs ago #9

Deep roots. The foliage easily distracts. KPN 17 hrs ago #13

On steroids though. czarjak 17 hrs ago #10

I can't remember when they actually had credibility. It's been a long, dark time. NewHendoLib 19 hrs ago #2

"I can't remember when they actually had credibility." J_William_Ryan 19 hrs ago #3

And Reagan did away with the Fairness Doctrine and presided over KPN 17 hrs ago #14

and hearing people who never served just cheering it on Skittles 19 hrs ago #4

The Shah, if I recall, was opulent and abusive. When he left, he took millions with him. Baitball Blogger 19 hrs ago #5

He was Iran's Batista and Papa Doc. AZLD4Candidate 18 hrs ago #7

We don't need to imagine. KPN 17 hrs ago #16

Yeah I couldn't help but notice how amazing it was cbs landed Takket 19 hrs ago #6

I am ashamed of my country. That's not easy for me to say. NoMoreRepugs 18 hrs ago #8

Welcome to the club. KPN 17 hrs ago #17

"centrist media"??? The reichwing spin machine? niyad 17 hrs ago #11

I would say that the corporate owned McGreedia is complicit. love_katz 17 hrs ago #12

No question. And they are making all of us out to be radicals. KPN 17 hrs ago #18

DURec leftstreet 17 hrs ago #15

Yes we're doomed. mountain grammy 16 hrs ago #19

It's a far reich media Clouds Passing 18 min ago #20