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Trump floats idea of his own news network to counter CNN

Captain Adverse said:
We don't need a "state run" agency.
I don't support US version of a Soviet-style Pravda.
We have Public Broadcasting. C-Span. Then there is NPR.
While PBS and NPR typically lean Left...IMO that's because left-leaning groups inhabit/use it more.
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I don't think that is what Trump is referring to in the OP. Although the OP's article is from 3 months ago, I believe that something has been in the works with OAN for some time now. That might be what Trump referred to as "we're looking a that".


"A dozen GOP heavyweight donors are being pitched on the idea of buying the tiny One American News Network (OANN) to offset the steady leftward drift of Fox News. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chairman Thomas Hicks is helping his family’s investment manager Hicks Equity Partners propose the buyout to big Trump donors.

Rick Neuman, a Hicks partner, says it’s all about business and nothing about politics: “Over the past 25 years we have been active media investors. Any interest in OANN is from a purely business viewpoint.” Charles Herring, owner of OANN, said his family isn’t really interested in being bought out. In an e-mail he said that OANN is “a reliable news source for a national audience [and] with the 2020 political season in full swing, expressed interest [in buying us] is on the rise. ..."

Trump Supporters Floating Purchase of OAN Network as Fox Moves Leftward
 
Lisa said:
Like Conservapedia, but bigger and more absurd? I am guessing thay fact-checking with real sources would not be permitted.

Would it be in English or Russian?
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Hard to tell. I suppose that would be up to the orange fool.
 
Rexedgar said:
You must like to hear the same tune on the radio, played in a loop.
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It may be an urban legend but there is a story of a guy who rolled his car and was trapped in it.

It took him over 24 hours to die.

His stereo had a Michal Bolton tape in it and it played over and over till he died...

Sounds like living a d dying through that...
 
TNN! I like it!
 
Checkerboard Strangler said:
All the support he wants but it's not really "news" and it shouldn't be allowed to call itself "news" if it's TrumpNews, or RupertNews, or CNN-News slanted toward CNN's favorite corporate bottom line either.

News is factually accurate information about events and issues, not propaganda.
If I drink a bunch of beers, then piss in all the empties, stick em in the fridge and then sell them to you, and you want to drink them, fine...but am I allowed to call it BEER?

It was BEER when I originally drank it but it sure as **** ain't beer now, is it?
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If you put a trump label on it cultists would drink it!!!

I feel a marketing plan coming on...
 
Bucky said:
Considering PBS gets a lot of funding from the government, Trump's idea of creating his own network is not a bad idea. It doesn't even have to be a political show.
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They gat approximately 1% of their funding from the "government"...
 
Somerville said:
I wonder if this idea might gain support following Trump's acquittal on the charges of impeachment. Personally, I'm not a fan of 'state-run' news and he's already got Fox, though he's not been happy with it's reporting recently.




A state-level politician must have been paying attention to the words of his Lord and Master
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I don't see a problem with it. especially if they agree to have 50/50 party split in there journalists and editors. We know the news channel would be biased in favor of whoever is the president but that goes both ways dems/repubs. We all know it basically propaganda but so is every other news network, they pander to their base and do the bidding of their owners. So a state run media would do the same but it would be a helpful tool the American people who wanted to know the biased news the presidents administration wanted to put out to the public and the other news networks like CNN, Fox news, MSNBC can run stories agreeing or disagreeing with what is being said on that channel.
 
redrover said:
Now that the senate has given Trump carte blanche, don't be surprised to see CNN and MSNBC shut down for sedition.
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:eek:

But since we all will be dead from climate change before the end of the decade, so what?
 
Stealers Wheel said:
But what in it for him? Remember Trump is not altruistic. He does nothing that does not benefit himself personally.
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Maybe if the Dems do badly, there might be a chance for a Republican to eventually win again (maybe one of Mr. Trump's children?).

We had two Bushes and almost two Clintons. So why not two Trumps? (Although the idea, of course, must give many Dems a nightmare.)


Have a nice day!
 
Stealers Wheel said:
But what in it for him? Remember Trump is not altruistic. He does nothing that does not benefit himself personally.
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I agree with this. If Trump loses, he will go back to doing what he does best; "investigating" Kenyan births, people named Clinton and Biden, and any other conspiracy theory he can slap together to "exonerate" himself from electoral defeat.
 
Barnacle said:
I don't think that is what Trump is referring to in the OP. Although the OP's article is from 3 months ago, I believe that something has been in the works with OAN for some time now. That might be what Trump referred to as "we're looking a that".


"A dozen GOP heavyweight donors are being pitched on the idea of buying the tiny One American News Network (OANN) to offset the steady leftward drift of Fox News. The Wall Street Journal first reported that Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chairman Thomas Hicks is helping his family’s investment manager Hicks Equity Partners propose the buyout to big Trump donors.

Rick Neuman, a Hicks partner, says it’s all about business and nothing about politics: “Over the past 25 years we have been active media investors. Any interest in OANN is from a purely business viewpoint.” Charles Herring, owner of OANN, said his family isn’t really interested in being bought out. In an e-mail he said that OANN is “a reliable news source for a national audience [and] with the 2020 political season in full swing, expressed interest [in buying us] is on the rise. ..."

Trump Supporters Floating Purchase of OAN Network as Fox Moves Leftward
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Simply amazing. Rich GOP donors are being pitched to acquire a media network, by the RNC co-chairman's family investment manager, and we're to believe, "Any interest in OANN is from a purely business viewpoint."

LMAO

Well, I guess everything to corrupt politicians is seen from a purely business viewpoint.
 
Michael Cole said:
Simply amazing. Rich GOP donors are being pitched to acquire a media network, by the RNC co-chairman's family investment manager, and we're to believe, "Any interest in OANN is from a purely business viewpoint."

LMAO

Well, I guess everything to corrupt politicians is seen from a purely business viewpoint.
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Trust me, none of the usual CNN viewers are going to watch a Trump TV channel. Far from it. When CNN shows Trump for whatever reason, I temporarily switch the channel. I will not even watch the SOTU regardless what channel its on. Trump lies too much for my taste.
 
The AntiDonald said:
Trust me, none of the usual CNN viewers are going to watch a Trump TV channel. Far from it. When CNN shows Trump for whatever reason, I temporarily switch the channel. I will not even watch the SOTU regardless what channel its on. Trump lies too much for my taste.
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It's not so much the lies but what seems to me to be an ever increasing problem of coherent speech - others have noticed this also

Is Something Neurologically Wrong With Donald Trump? Jan 2018

Video of Trump struggling to speak clearly has people worried about his health Aug 2019

Donald Trump struggles to pronounce word 'tolerated' while breathing heavily throughout Iran speech Jan 2020


and finally, something totally biased without fear of offending Trump supporters - because it will
 
redrover said:
Now that the senate has given Trump carte blanche, don't be surprised to see CNN and MSNBC shut down for sedition.
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They should at least have their press passes revoked, since its ok to force foreign governments to fire their prosecutors then we should revoke CNN until they fire Acosta and make Fredo apologize to Nick Sandman
 
Somerville said:
It's not so much the lies but what seems to me to be an ever increasing problem of coherent speech - others have noticed this also

Is Something Neurologically Wrong With Donald Trump? Jan 2018

Video of Trump struggling to speak clearly has people worried about his health Aug 2019

Donald Trump struggles to pronounce word 'tolerated' while breathing heavily throughout Iran speech Jan 2020


and finally, something totally biased without fear of offending Trump supporters - because it will
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You all can support you're whacko theories that Trump is not mentally well or whatever you dream about. Meanwhile, those who live in the real world are enjoying a glorious ride. I'm all about the bottom line. The bottomline is Trump is kicking ass for the US despite all of your disruption and your claims of his mental downfall.
 
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EMNofSeattle said:
They should at least have their press passes revoked, since its ok to force foreign governments to fire their prosecutors then we should revoke CNN until they fire Acosta and make Fredo apologize to Nick Sandman
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Yep!

Don Lemon needs to be removed as well. Replace these turds with real journalists and CNN could have a chance. There is a reason their ratings have been tanking lately.
 
The AntiDonald said:
Trust me, none of the usual CNN viewers are going to watch a Trump TV channel. Far from it. When CNN shows Trump for whatever reason, I temporarily switch the channel. I will not even watch the SOTU regardless what channel its on. Trump lies too much for my taste.
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You all watch Fox so why not TNN?

BTW...You all can't just turn the channel of life every time someone hurts your feelings. This is what is wrong with the left. Conservatives are adults who can handle opposing views. Conservatives have emotional intelligence. This is why you will be changing your channel a lot for many years to come.
 
Mongidig said:
You all watch Fox so why not TNN?

BTW...You all can't just turn the channel of life every time someone hurts your feelings. This is what is wrong with the left.

Conservatives are adults who can handle opposing views.
Conservatives have emotional intelligence.

This is why you will be changing your channel a lot for many years to come.
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This is the funniest thing I have read today. :lamo
 
Trump's just jealous because Russia's television is all pro-Putin. He loves all things Putin. That's all we need, more Trump on the T.V...gag.
 
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