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This is simply not true.
Your premise is faulty. Yes, in many areas, "the person who pays the piper picks the tune," but in REAL journalism (not websites like thedailycaller.com, or pundit media), there is a practice of journalism that separates the ideology of the owner(s) from the editorial and news departments. There are standards and practices in real journalism, and gutsy practitioners of the craft who built trust with their readers by presenting the truth as they understand it, even if it goes against their own ideology. If you were a regular Washington Post reader (I am an admirer and subscriber), you will see that they are fact-checking the Biden Administration and calling him out on things several times a week. They regularly go after Democrats and were especially critical of AOC when she first came into office and made a lot of false or misleading statements. I appreciate that sort of fearlessness, and regularly repost their fact-checks on my Facebook page. And that's one of the marks of good journalism. Moreover, I have trust in the Washington Post because whenever I do my own follow-up research and read through primary sources, I find their reporting extremely accurate. In business, this is called being a "trusted advisor" to a client. It brings loyalty to clients who actually want to know the truth about their situation (whether legal, scientific, facility-related, repair related, or news related). For instance, I have tremendous loyalty to automotive repair shops who correctly diagnose problems and then make repairs that resolve them without trying to add on a bunch of unnecessary work. I will pay a little more for that, knowing that long term I will pay less to have a reliable automobile.
No, of course not. But I do have experience in the media as a magazine managing editor for local and national magazines. I would talk to the advertising department to inform them of topics we were planning to cover in upcoming issues, and also keep track of ad sales month to month to know how many sigs (a sheet of paper for a printing press that is divided and bound into groups of 16 magazine pages, front and back) we were printing each month, so I would know how much editorial content we needed to keep 70% of the magazine space devoted to editorial content. But beyond that, advertising never dictated stories we would cover, persons we would interview, or product reviews. And the owners also did not dictate editorial policy, but looked at the circulation figures and the profitability of the magazine. If the magazine was making money, had a consistent and growing subscriber base, and was trusted by the reader, I was considered a success.
He has created his own legal troubles. The disposition of those cases will be decided by the courts, or by Mr. Trump himself if he wants to settle or make a plea deal.
I'm not a huge fan of the new administration. I'm not a Democrat, so there will be a lot of things I will disagree with. I will continue to contact my representatives, as well as the Biden Administration directly, regarding specific issues I feel strongly about. That's the same thing I have done for the past 30 years.
Sure. Many of us are part of America. There are many differing views about things, but true Americans believe in the rule of law, our Constitution, and our system of government.
You are welcome to your opinion. I think your opinion is in error, but you are entitled to be in error. So am I.
They are for women making the choice whether or not to terminate their pregnancies. That's quite different that the overstatement that they are "for abortion," since that mean that their default position is to abort every embryo/fetus unless the the woman demands that the state not terminate her pregnancy.
Says who? You? I've never said anything like that.
Trust me, I am not the one in error here. We know there were hundreds of thousands of illegitimate votes because they were only allowed due to changes made by unelected officials in the 11th hour and not legislatures as the Constitution requires.
Remember that the US was and is in a state of emergency, where state and local officials have more authority to take quick action. Changing election rules to enable mail-in voting is a reasonable a prudent step for state officials to take during a deadly pandemic that is only now starting to wane. That's why the allegations and court cases have no traction in the courts.
They do not have the authority to circumvent the Constitution. No it is not a reasonable or prudent step for non-elected officials to take that action. They do not have that authority.
I'm pro-Jesus, so I oppose things that former President Trump has done, hasn't done, and things he has said that are in opposition to Christian ethics and truth.
Persons who are more concerned about "image" or perception instead of what is actually true are propagandists. I try to resist the temptation to be a propagandist, especially when I comes to something I disagree with. Jesus expects us to be truthful and loving, even to our enemies, and that involves telling the truth about them with no shades of falsehood.
That's a nice bit of propaganda that some Christians like to throw around. Most persons who support a woman's right to choose and abortion do not believe that the zygote/embryo/fetus is a human person. Therefore, it cannot be murder. Murder is killing with knowing intent. Manslaughter is accidentally or mistakenly killing someone. The Bible recognizes the distinction, shouldn't people who claim that book as their authority also do so?
The sarcasm is not attractive. If you have a question, just ask me. If you disagree, make a good argument and/or show me scripture and you might change my mind.
I did. I don't know why you don't believe me about that. I didn't learn anything I haven't known for decades.
It's still great.
Please stop assigning stupid and demeaning opinions to me. I'm not a fan of Bezos. Do you know how I knew he bought the Washington Post? It was reported in 2013 AND the Washington Post constantly reminds its readers of it's ownership and other subsidiary relationships it has that might raise reader concerns about whether or not the reporting is skewed. They do that because they employ journalistic ethics. That's a far cry from Sean Hannity (a media pundit, but often refers to himself as a journalist) when he did not reveal his relationship with Michael Cohen and that he used to strategize with Trump almost every night about media coverage.
No, I don't think he is. The Editorial Department there would resign and that would cause most readers to drop the paper. He would ruin his investment. The only collateral newspapers have with their readers is their editorial integrity. If a newspaper or magazine loses that, they lose everything, including their revenue. Another way to know the Washington Post is not guided by Bezos is their reporting on his extramarital affair that ended up costing him multiple billions in a divorce, as well as public humiliation. They did not hold back.
I'm sure he does, but I don't actually know what it is. I rarely think about Bezos. Anyway, it doesn't affect the Washington Post.
It's simple:
You don't understand me at all. Although I sincerely doubt Trump has any personal concern about abortion, those are not the only two options. Giving Trump "credit" for a few things he did only more closely associates him with the pro-life movement, harming it.
I don't like anyone who is currently in the public eye who has considered a run for President. The last time I had a lot of enthusiasm for a candidate, was for John Kasich in 2016. Prior to that is was Fred Thompson (deceased in 2015). Thompson's campaign fizzled quickly.
Voting law is state law, not federal law. Opening up mail-in voting does not disenfranchise anyone, so the Constitution doesn't really apply.
The Constitution says the LEGISLATURE makes the laws about voting, not unelected officials. So YES the Constitution absolutely applies.
So you would have to prove that they actually did so.