{"id":37543,"date":"2018-04-10T14:04:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-10T21:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=37543"},"modified":"2018-04-10T14:09:44","modified_gmt":"2018-04-10T21:09:44","slug":"sinclair-state-tv-chairman-to-trump-we-are-here-to-deliver-your-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=37543","title":{"rendered":"Sinclair State-TV Chairman to Trump: ‘We Are Here to Deliver Your Message’"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the walls close in on Donald Trump and his crime syndicate associates, the conservative propaganda networks are furiously trying to twist the facts into an unrecognizable perversion of reality. Fox News is at the top of the list of Trump-fluffing sycophants with hosts and contributors who relentlessly defend the President and smear his critics.<\/p>\n

\"Donald
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However, Fox News is not alone on that battlefront. Sinclair Broadcasting is moving at breakneck speed to offer an alternative to Fox that is even more extreme and irresponsibly dishonest. With their “must run”<\/em> segments featuring former Trump shill Boris Epshteyn, and their mandatory corporate written screeds<\/a><\/strong> against “fake”<\/em> news, Sinclair poses a serious risk to journalism and democracy.<\/p>\n

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Sinclair’s chairman, David Smith, made a deal with Trump to provide him positive coverage if he granted them greater access. They were blatantly selling their integrity to get closer to Trump. Now the Guardian is reporting<\/a><\/strong> that Smith was even more servile when he secretly met with Trump at the White House. The Guardian discloses that:<\/p>\n

“The chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group met Donald Trump at the White House during a visit to pitch a potentially lucrative new product to administration officials, the Guardian has learned.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“David D Smith, whose company has been criticised for making its anchors read a script echoing Trump\u2019s attacks on the media, said he briefed officials last year on a system that would enable authorities to broadcast direct to any American\u2019s phone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“‘I just wanted them to be aware of the technology,\u201d Smith said in an interview. He also recalled an earlier meeting with Trump during the 2016 election campaign, where he told the future president: ‘We are here to deliver your message.'”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh really? Promising to be there to deliver a president’s message is not the mission of a legitimate news enterprise. To the contrary, it’s the mission of journalistic lackeys with a political agenda who are brazenly and unabashedly biased. And everything that Sinclair does affirms that it is serving as a mouthpiece for Trump and the Republican Party.<\/p>\n

The Guardian also asked Smith about the rightward leanings of his operation, which he forthrightly denied. He called assertions that the scripts he forced his anchors to read were biased in favor of Trump \u201cthe most absurd thing I\u2019ve ever seen in my life.\u201d<\/em> That’s like Hannibal Lecter feigning offense that anyone might suggest he eats people. But his justification for that denial just made matters even worse. He said that:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf people believe you more than they believe somebody else, they\u2019re more likely to watch you,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd you know what that means? We might get a higher rating. And you know what that means? We will therefore make our spots worth more. And you know what that means? That means I will make more money, which means I can pay you more money.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In summary, he’s saying that it’s his policy to convince viewers that all other sources of news are false. And the purpose of that slander is to discredit the press at large in order to get more viewers for Sinclair. That’s different than competing news organizations touting their skills and experience to appeal to their audience. It is a cult-like scheme to convince gullible people that only one truth exists and that Sinclair owns it. And it dovetails perfectly with Trump’s cultist tendencies that aim to achieve the same blind loyalty.<\/p>\n

\n

How Fox News Deceives and Controls Their Flock:
\nFox Nation vs. Reality: The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a>
\nAvailable now at Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sinclair is currently trying to expand their reach by buying their largest competitor, Tribune Media. Trump’s Federal Communications Commission is likely to approve the acquisition, despite its breach of existing regulations. The American people need to join together to preserve the integrity of our free press. And one way to do that is to visit Stop Sinclair<\/a><\/strong> and lobby Congress to intervene to oppose this dangerous, anti-consumer merger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the walls close in on Donald Trump and his crime syndicate associates, the conservative propaganda networks are furiously trying to twist the facts into an unrecognizable perversion of reality. Fox News is at the top of the list of Trump-fluffing sycophants with hosts and contributors who relentlessly defend the President and smear his critics. 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