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Stu Spelling Bee

Why did the MSM fall for the Jussie Smollett hoax?

Posted - February 20, 2019
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  • 976
    I don't really know what MSM is. But, it seems a lot of folks bought it. 
      February 20, 2019 4:16 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Mainstream media.
      February 20, 2019 6:24 PM MST
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  • 976
    Thank you. 
      February 20, 2019 7:11 PM MST
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  • I don't know what the MSM is either. What I do know, is that it appears to be more wishful thinking on the part of those who happen to be enemies of Trump supporters. This is getting to be a common thread among the "I said it, I demand that you believe it" crowd. Truth is optional because it's irrelevant.
      February 20, 2019 4:37 PM MST
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  • 7280
    Probably either My Sainted Mother or Mainstream Media.

    Probably My Sainted Mother since the media reports things claimed to be true by individuals---Kind of like when it reports what Trump says---even though Trump's a known liar.
      February 20, 2019 4:45 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Mainstream media.
      February 20, 2019 6:25 PM MST
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  • 628
    Hey there Stu.
    The "Main Stream Media" is what I assume you mean.
    I think it was because it fit the narrative they wish to express. They seem to have taken to the idea that America is a racist country, that we hate each other.
    While there are  anecdotal stories that will fit the definition of being racist in nature, I don't believe it is as commonplace as they would have you believe.It was a big "See, I told you so", without the "so".
    It was also another thing they could blame on Trump..."See, he is a racist, this is because of the tone he has set..."


      February 20, 2019 4:47 PM MST
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  • 13277
    Indeed.
      February 20, 2019 6:23 PM MST
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  • 5391
    It was a sensational “crime” involving a minor celeb. In these minute-to-minute newscycles, that’s all it takes. 

    How pathetic is it to stage something like this? 
      February 20, 2019 4:50 PM MST
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  • 34297
    Simple. It had a victim who was a double minority (black and gay) and they could pin it on President Trump.

    Same reason the ran with the story about the Catholic kid in the MAGA hat. 
      February 20, 2019 5:12 PM MST
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