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Oh yeah...Hitchens the famous atheist...what would he know about Trump anyway?

 

Christopher Hitchens Predicted Trumps’ Presidential Run DUMBA$$RY YEARS Ago With This Jaw-Dropping Comment

How the sharp-witted and deeply intellectual chain-smoking cult hero knew how well that prediction would come true is sincerely mind-boggling. This opinionated writer never ignored controversial subjects that deserved attention, but his feelings on Trump are short, sweet and to the point.

 

Here’s one scathing example:

Donald Trump – a ludicrous figure, but at least he’s lived it up a bit in the real world and at least he’s worked out how to cover 90 per cent of his skull with 30 per cent of his hair.

http://www.ifyouonlynews.com/politics/christopher-hitchens-predicted-trumps-presidential-run-dumbary-years-ago-with-this-jaw-dropping-comment/

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Oh yeah...Hitchens the famous atheist...what would he know about Trump anyway?

 

Christopher Hitchens Predicted Trumps’ Presidential Run DUMBA$$RY YEARS Ago With This Jaw-Dropping Comment

How the sharp-witted and deeply intellectual chain-smoking cult hero knew how well that prediction would come true is sincerely mind-boggling. This opinionated writer never ignored controversial subjects that deserved attention, but his feelings on Trump are short, sweet and to the point.

 

Here’s one scathing example:

Donald Trump – a ludicrous figure, but at least he’s lived it up a bit in the real world and at least he’s worked out how to cover 90 per cent of his skull with 30 per cent of his hair.

http://www.ifyouonlynews.com/politics/christopher-hitchens-predicted-trumps-presidential-run-dumbary-years-ago-with-this-jaw-dropping-comment/

 

So a guy who hates Trump - is being praised by a source that hates Trump for hating Trump years ago before it was cool. Trump has talked about running for president since the 80s - so it's not all that spectacular of a prediction

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http://www.businessinsider.com/ted-cruz-john-boehner-lawyer-2016-4

 

More lies from Lyin' Ted "I don't know Boehner"

 

I appreciated the endorsement for Cruz by the other orange cheeto John Boehner:

 

The former speaker said. “I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.”

Boehner described other Republican candidates as friends. In particular, the former speaker said he has played golf with Donald Trump for years and that they were “texting buddies.”

 

Boehner gave Obama virtually every leftist thing he wanted. He didn’t know how to fight nor negotiate. Obama railroaded Boehner throughout his entire tenure as Speaker and that’s his legacy. And this is why he hates Ted Cruz, because Cruz fought back against this.

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I appreciated the endorsement for Cruz by the other orange cheeto John Boehner:

 

The former speaker said. “I have Democrat friends and Republican friends. I get along with almost everyone, but I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life.”

Boehner described other Republican candidates as friends. In particular, the former speaker said he has played golf with Donald Trump for years and that they were “texting buddies.”

 

Boehner gave Obama virtually every leftist thing he wanted. He didn’t know how to fight nor negotiate. Obama railroaded Boehner throughout his entire tenure as Speaker and that’s his legacy. And this is why he hates Ted Cruz, because Cruz fought back against this.

 

I don't care about Boehner, the point is that Cruz can't stop lying.

 

And it's not just Boehner that hates Cruz, everybody hates Cruz. You should read what his former college roommate has to say about him.

 

Contrary to popular belief, making people hate you is not a good way to achieve your goals. Maybe that's why Cruz hasn't gotten anything done in the senate except for a pointless government shutdown.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/ted-cruz-john-boehner-lawyer-2016-4

 

More lies from Lyin' Ted "I don't know Boehner"

 

Mark Twain: A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can put on it's shoes

 

Earlier Ted Cruz denied that he had ever “worked with” John Boehner in order to deflect the lush’s accusation that he was a “miserable” person. Then Boehner said that Cruz had been his lawyer, and now the media is running with it. But that’s not accurate.

 

“It is false and misleading to describe Ted Cruz as having been ‘John Boehner’s lawyer.’ When Cruz was a young lawyer, his boss (Mike Carvin) was hired to be Boehner’s lawyer in one case. Cruz worked as a junior associate on that case, but he doesn’t remember even meeting Boehner, much less ever having had a substantive conversation with him.”

 

Now that’s a huge difference between a politician meeting with “his lawyer” and discussing very personal and intimate details about his life that might have to do with the law, and having junior associates work on your case.

But that distinction is what the media is ignoring in order to help the Trump.

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It's funny that you think the media has been helping Trump.

 

Trump has manipulated them to his benefit, because that's what he does, but the media has had an incredibly strong anti-Trump bias. You're wearing Crooz-coated glasses if you don't see that.

 

"Why don't he disavow David Duke!!!"

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It's funny that you think the media has been helping Trump.

 

Trump has manipulated them to his benefit, because that's what he does, but the media has had an incredibly strong anti-Trump bias. You're wearing Crooz-coated glasses if you don't see that.

 

"Why don't he disavow David Duke!!!"

 

Trump has played the media to the tune of over 2 billion dollars in free air time. I don't fault Trump for that I give him credit for it.

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Trump has played the media to the tune of over 2 billion dollars in free air time. I don't fault Trump for that I give him credit for it.

You're not stupid, you realize 90% of it is negative right?

 

I was just watching footage of the riots in California were the anti Trump protesters were smashing up police cars. The question that was positive what can Trump do to alleviate that? What a ridiculous question and what a ridiculous manner on which to focus on the riot.

 

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Trump has played the media and good for him. They get the ratings and he gets the free air time. Trump does not even have to get out of his pajamas he just phones in his talking points. Don't kid yourself that this has not benefited him tremendously.

 

 

Measuring Donald Trump’s Mammoth Advantage in Free Media

 

Of all the ways Donald Trump has shocked the political system, one of the most significant is how he wins primary after primary with one of the smallest campaign budgets.

He still doesn’t have a super PAC. He skimped on ground organization and field offices. Most important, he spent less on television advertising — typically the single biggest expenditure for a campaign — than any other major candidate, according to an analysis by SMG Delta, a firm that tracks television advertising.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/upshot/measuring-donald-trumps-mammoth-advantage-in-free-media.html

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The reason he gets a lot of media coverage is because people want to watch him.

 

But they are not kind to him with some of the hit pieces they do.

 

Ted Cruz is invited on all the shows as much as the next guy - but nobody wants to watch because nobody cares.

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The reason he gets a lot of media coverage is because people want to watch him.

 

But they are not kind to him with some of the hit pieces they do.

 

Ted Cruz is invited on all the shows as much as the next guy - but nobody wants to watch because nobody cares.

 

Wait until this fall and Trump will find out what hit pieces are all about. The mainstream media did this with McCain who was a media darling for years with the MSM until he ran for president against Obama and they quickly turned on him. Once the race is officially Trump v Clinton you will see it. Trust me.

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Wait until this fall and Trump will find out what hit pieces are all about. The mainstream media did this with McCain who was a media darling for years with the MSM until he ran for president against Obama and they quickly turned on him. Once the race is officially Trump v Clinton you will see it. Trust me.

 

I honestly don't know what media you're paying attention to if you think Trump hasn't gotten it probably worse than any other candidate for president ever so far.

 

And he's survived, because he's savvy at manipulating them.

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Wait until this fall and Trump will find out what hit pieces are all about. The mainstream media did this with McCain who was a media darling for years with the MSM until he ran for president against Obama and they quickly turned on him. Once the race is officially Trump v Clinton you will see it. Trust me.

You are out of your mind. The media loved John McCain because he was the anti George Bush Republican. They kissed his ass at every opportunity and invited him on every Sunday Morning Show. Like BB said as soon as he got the nomination they turned on him like the Hillary loving snakes that they are.

 

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I honestly don't know what media you're paying attention to if you think Trump hasn't gotten it probably worse than any other candidate for president ever so far.

 

And he's survived, because he's savvy at manipulating them.

 

Bozell & Graham Column: Donald Trump's Rigged Media
By Brent Bozell and Tim Graham | April 13, 2016 | 7:44 AM EDT

On the nightly network news on ABC, CBS, and NBC, Trump has far outpaced anyone else for attention. From last July through April 6, he's drawn 1,228 minutes of air time, or 56 percent of the coverage of the Republican primary race. The other 16 have split the remaining 44 percent. His closest rival, Ted Cruz, has only been granted 269 minutes of air time, or 12 percent. That's roughly a 5-1 disparity. John Kasich has received only 46 minutes, or 2.1 percent of the Republican nightly-news pie. Even when Cruz or Kasich wins a state, the dominant story is Trump stumbling, not them winning. It's Trump or virtually nothing. By design.

 

The media carnival for Trump was intense at the beginning, with the reality-TV star getting 71 percent of the coverage in both July and August last year. We're late into the primaries and nothing's changed. As the field shrunk to three in March, Trump surged again with 72 percent of the coverage. Trump was given 267 minutes of airtime to just 52 for Ted Cruz (14 percent) and a mere 18 for John Kasich (4.8 percent).

 

Even in the first week of April, as Cruz won Wisconsin, Trump drew 74.5 percent of the news minutes. Overall, Trump has received more than four times as much coverage as Cruz, and 26 times more than Kasich. Fairness and balance? Forget about it. Anyone who watches is aware that the network coverage is often negative, but it still denies air time to opponents.

 

Defenders of this overcoverage insist Trump is the most newsworthy one, and his actions make the most news. But the problem is not just quantity of the news, but the quality. Reporters let the Trump bluster and theatrics dominate, and ignore the substance of what's going in behind it.

 

Take the delegate selection in Colorado. The "news" everywhere was Trump complaining that Colorado was rigged: "I'm hundreds of delegates ahead but the system, folks, is rigged. It's a rigged, disgusting, dirty system." What was not news, except as a rejoinder (deep in the story) by a Cruz partisan whose very presence cast suspicion on the veracity of the "opinion," is that Trump is not being truthful.

 

Colorado established its delegate rules last August and Trump either (a) didn't have an organization in the state or (B) didn't care. The real story is Trump dishonestly crying foul about every state he loses. Every loss is due to stupid voters and/or a corrupt process. Show us how many networks have made that the news story.

 

In effect, the media just hand Trump the microphone and let him say whatever he wants about anything he wishes, and grant him credibility no matter how outrageous the pronouncement. They let him control the campaign narrative. It's quite possible in the coming months, even if Trump is denied the nomination, he will continue to dominate the narrative. Just as he dominates after Cruz wins primaries, he could dominate if someone else were the nominee, constantly needling whoever took "his" place. Whether or not he could succeed or even run as a third-party candidate, the media could continue to let Trump's commentary on the campaign dominate.

 

Let's have full disclosure here. We have personally endorsed Ted Cruz, which for some might cast doubt on this column. We challenge you to dispute any of what is above.

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2016/04/13/bozell-graham-column-donald-trumps-rigged-media

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You are out of your mind. The media loved John McCain because he was the anti George Bush Republican. They kissed his ass at every opportunity and invited him on every Sunday Morning Show. Like BB said as soon as he got the nomination they turned on him like the Hillary loving snakes that they are.

 

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Thanks for making my point. BB didn't say that OBF did.

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You're not stupid, you realize 90% of it is negative right?

 

I was just watching footage of the riots in California were the anti Trump protesters were smashing up police cars. The question that was positive what can Trump do to alleviate that? What a ridiculous question and what a ridiculous manner on which to focus on the riot.

 

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And waving mexican flags. Wonder why......

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The media has not been kind to Donald Trump

 

That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard, if anybody else got half the scrutiny they've given Trump so far (comparing his pledge at rallies to nazi rallies, why are trump supporters so violent, trump does best with the uneducated, why won't Trump disavow David Duke, Trump retweets white supremecist, Is Donald Trump the modern day fascist?, Trump wants to start a nuclear war)

 

It's funny that OBF cites all of hit pieces against Trump, but then says the media is his best ally and propping him up. Frankly Lyin' Ted is full of shit for believing that.

 

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The main point here is that the Cruz and Kasich campaigns released official press releases that said "Kasich has agreed not to compete in Indiana and we will clear the path for Kasich to win in Oregon and New Mexico"

 

Now Ted says "What alliance?"

 

He's down by 24 points in California and likely falling like a rock in Indiana now. It's great

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The republicans were up against one of the weakest democrats possible with either Hillary or Bernie so not to be outdone the republicans will put up an even worse candidate with Trump. Even with Clinton's high negatives Trump's are even higher. An election this year that was winnable down the drain.

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What was that point again?

 

Until the nomination all the superfluous noise about McCain was positive. It's the opposite with Trump

 

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2 billion in free air time is hardly all negative. Trump phones in his message almost daily to get his message out free. You will see a different type media once the democrats focus on Trump and use their liberal media allies to run the hit pieces. You are out of your mind if you don't see that coming.

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