Who Do You Trust?

For John, BLUF:  I say trust no one, and cut the cards.  The flip side of that is "Trust, but verify".  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Chuck Todd Can’t See It’s The Media’s Fault Americans Don’t Trust Them

Here is the sub-headline:

Chuck Todd’s recent article in The Atlantic was an insult to the intelligence of those of us who are ordinary voters and avid media consumers.

And here is Friday's Poll from Saturday's edition of The [Lowell] Sun, 15 September 2018.

Yes, those are probably "older Caucasian voters".  The kind of folks who actually get out and vote.

From The Federalist, by Saritha Prabhu, 14 September 2018.

Here is the lede plus three:

Chuck Todd’s recent article in The Atlantic was an insult to the intelligence of those of us who are ordinary voters and avid media consumers.  He blames conservative media and their stars for the unprecedented distrust and credibility problems mainstream media outlets face.

That’s right: he thinks millions of Americans loathe and distrust the national press solely because Fox News, Tucker Carlson, and Sean Hannity regularly—and falsely, in his opinion—tell their viewers about the bias in national media.  He is being either clueless or dishonest, and it might be a bit of both.

Let me explain some of the many reasons the national media’s approval ratings have been tanking.  It is because our biggest and most prestigious media outlets like CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, The Washington Post, and The New York Times have become mutant ninja outfits in the Trump era.  They have not only joined the opposition but have joined the Resistance, becoming nothing but propaganda machines that actively present alternative realities to the American public.

One of Donald Trump’s favors for American voters, through his candidacy and presidency, has been to reveal to a majority of them just how biased and dishonest their media is.  I say this as a former Democrat who used to implicitly trust our national press to give me an even-handed picture of our politics.

And then that trust was destroyed, as the writer shows us.

I think anyone who thinks they know the outcome of the November election is fooling themselves.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff