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ificandream

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21. No, it's called commentary, not reporting.

Mon Jan 20, 2025, 06:18 PM

5 hrs ago

It was commentary by someone looking for words to say. It wasn't smart, but it also wasn't news. The problem today is too much commentary is called news. Commentary isn't, no matter who does it.

News is factual and adheres to the who-what-when-where-why formula that reporters use in writing stories. Commentary is commentary, dumb as it may be.

Oh, and I worked at a daily newspaper for over 35 years.

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This was no mistake-Elon Musk gave two back to back Nazi salutes at the Trump inauguration parade LetMyPeopleVote 6 hrs ago #1

The Roman Salute preceded the Nazi/Hitler Salute no_hypocrisy 6 hrs ago #2

Yes it has been used by other facists. ForgoTheConsequence 6 hrs ago #5

May they perish in similar fashion... Evolve Dammit 5 hrs ago #28

"We who are sbout to die, salute you!" ProudMNDemocrat 6 hrs ago #19

However, since WWII, it has been uniquely identified with the NAZIs karynnj 5 hrs ago #39

This message was self-deleted by its author ForgoTheConsequence 6 hrs ago #3

CNN is still miles and miles ahead of Fox. ificandream 6 hrs ago #4

Why support either? CNN has gone way right a while back except for a few anchors like... brush 6 hrs ago #11

The news isn't right or left ificandream 6 hrs ago #14

Naivete. News is news but the way it's presented can and quite often does lean one way of the other. brush 6 hrs ago #17

No, it's called commentary, not reporting. ificandream 5 hrs ago #21

Ok. Like I said, news is news, but rarely are just the facts reported. Very rarely. brush 5 hrs ago #23

It's there, but sometimes it doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. ificandream 5 hrs ago #26

Try C-Span. That's where you get most straight facts. brush 5 hrs ago #41

It's normalizing... Dem4life1970 5 hrs ago #33

Agreed. Seems all the billionaire news platform owners are rolling over for trump and moving way right. brush 5 hrs ago #38

Attributing an obvious Sig Heil salute with "Asperger's" isn't being impartial. tenderfoot 6 hrs ago #18

Ideally, news would be thorough and impartial. Practically, it is not. 0rganism 6 hrs ago #20

I don't agree completely. ificandream 5 hrs ago #24

A person that supports the German AfD party lapfog_1 5 hrs ago #30

The commentary doesn't deserve that much importance. ificandream 5 hrs ago #36

It's not that hard... Dem4life1970 5 hrs ago #37

I'm not questioning what he did. ificandream 5 hrs ago #40

You're kdding right? Evolve Dammit 5 hrs ago #29

This idea is like living in a dream world. erodriguez 5 hrs ago #44

WTF else are you going to watch ? underpants 5 hrs ago #27

MSNBC Nicole Wallace and afterwards is about it and C-Span. MSNBC is being sold and probably... brush 5 hrs ago #34

Central Nazi News. Stopped watching 15 years ago. Haven't missed any MSM. Tuned out 12 years ago. Magoo48 5 hrs ago #42

No, no, no Cirsium 4 hrs ago #53

so now they're using Aspergers as an excuse ecstatic 6 hrs ago #6

I don't think he's on the spectrum - he's just a psycho tenderfoot 4 hrs ago #48

Gosh, the people I now with Aspergers don't mzmolly 6 hrs ago #7

Corporate "news" gaslighting (R) BoRaGard 6 hrs ago #8

Gaslighting and fart blowing on truth telling. La Coliniere 6 hrs ago #10

They step lightly these days. They might get sued. Klarkashton 6 hrs ago #9

I;m keeping a wary eye on my favorite evening MSNBC hosts hoping they don't waver: Peregrine Took 6 hrs ago #12

If you wouldn't mind, please update. SilasSouleII 5 hrs ago #22

Well, I call CNN the "Conservative Nazi Network" for a reason. REMEMBER WHEN... CousinIT 6 hrs ago #13

There's a difference between news and news commentary ificandream 6 hrs ago #16

Yes, there is a difference senseandsensibility 5 hrs ago #35

Exactly right. Seems some need that explained. brush 4 hrs ago #54

K&R; nailed it Evolve Dammit 5 hrs ago #32

I think its forced controversy osteopath6 6 hrs ago #15

Both the swastika and salute go back a long way in history. Aussie105 5 hrs ago #25

We had controversy here over saluting the flag during the Pledge of Allegiance state of stupid 5 hrs ago #31

"Friend of the Jews"???? Good lord that is thoroughly disgusting LymphocyteLover 5 hrs ago #43

Said by someone with a Berkeley PhD SouthBayDem 4 hrs ago #47

Ah, I've looked her up before after seeing Steve Bannon rave about her. She's bad news LymphocyteLover 4 hrs ago #55

Obscene salute... mamajudi 5 hrs ago #45

Typical sanewashing nt SouthBayDem 4 hrs ago #46

DU taught me that this was the Nazi salute LittleGirl 4 hrs ago #49

And here I pondered that was being hyperbolic UTUSN 4 hrs ago #50

He has Ass-bargle Syndrome rpannier 4 hrs ago #51

Yes, they will be the death of America alarimer 4 hrs ago #52

Vichy Democrats Baron2024 3 hrs ago #56

No idea. alarimer 3 hrs ago #59

Good Analysis Baron2024 1 hr ago #62

The death of America is in the freaking White House now. ificandream 3 hrs ago #57

The ADL said it isn't a Nazi salute. WarGamer 3 hrs ago #58

Agree. Think if you look at the whole motion, Musk is just an oddball POS who'd still be in his basement but for money. Silent Type 1 hr ago #60

What's next? LudwigPastorius 33 min ago #64

I'm not living my life in fear of nonsense, though Musk is a POS. Silent Type 29 min ago #65

I'm not letting the ADL gaslight me. I know a Nazi salute when I see it done twice like that. ZonkerHarris 1 hr ago #61

The ADL is giving him a pass, too tishaLA 1 hr ago #63