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Can’t get accurate coverage
Donald Trump is not presidential, doesn’t have charisma and is a political bungler. The media, however, have been quite unfair. He didn’t say that Sen. John McCain was not a war hero. Although poorly said but obvious, he said that McCain was not a hero just because he was a prisoner of war. But he honors other war heroes.
Also, his obvious intent was to not include all Mexicans as criminals, but just a portion of illegals. Current events prove he was valid. Trump’s response to Megyn Kelly as “blood from her eyes and everywhere” brought overreaction from all the media. Kelly’s questions about women under that forum were really not that appropriate and accurate.
Recently, the media have changed their tune. Trump has received an enormous amount of exposure. Obviously, the liberal media are looking at a Ross Perot-like third-party candidacy (1992) to torpedo Republicans in the 2016 election.
Each of the above is troubling. However, there is another issue that is increasingly serious. This is a practice that definitely reeks of yellow journalism and deception. Therefore, a big question is: With a media lacking integrity, where do we get good information?
Tom Boyd
Spokane Valley