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Mainstream media ignore important issues

To the editor:

President Trump appeared to enjoy Thursday’s press conference. As the Liberal/progressive media seethed over its inability to control the narrative I recalled Al Capp and his comic strip. He derided student protestors in the 60s by attaching the acronym SWINE to them: “Students wildly indignant about nearly everything.” As I watched our MSM vent it occurred to me to change SWINE to: “Snobs wildly indignant about nearly everything.”

The Liberal/progressive MSM seems to think the First Amendment gives them the right to print or say almost anything while frequently ignoring the lack of any supporting facts. Too often the MSM inundates us with minutiae while ignoring important issues.

Just recently a number of prominent media outlets and Sen. Schumer fell for more fake news: 100,000 troops going after illegals, intelligence services withholding information from the President and Gen. Flynn having “illegal” contact with Russians. Also, a NY Times columnist compared Flynn’s Russian contact to 9-11 and Pearl Harbor.

As an aside, then candidate Obama, prior to the 2008 election, contacted the Iranian government and indicated negotiations would be more favorable following his election. Former President Obama, in an unprecedented act against a newly elected President, encouraged demonstrations which unfortunately turned violent on more than one occasion.

The Liberal/progressive penchant for violence has been on full display from the Primary through Berkley and while most of us find that violence disturbing too many Democrats, in leadership positions, seems to exhibit an unusual level of tolerance toward it.

Vern Clobes

Cocoa Beach, Fla.

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