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Hour 2 – Politics – The Media’s Roll in Politics

Cory
November 26, 2016

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In the second hour of the Weekend Show we spend time focusing on the media’s roll in politics. The media has been very much against Donald Trump and now that he will be taking office in a couple months are things going to change?

  • Segment 5: Rick Ackerman and Chris Temple discuss the recent actions Trump has taken against the media.
  • Segment 6: We continue our discussion with Rick and Chris this time addressing the comment that the elites are losing control.
  • Segment 7: Our final segment with Rick and Chris covers Trump’s recent appointees General Michael Flynn and Jeff Sessions.
  • Segment 8: Jeff Deist President of the Mises institute dispels some of the media coverage of potential by President elect Donald Trump.

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70 Comments
    GH
    Nov 26, 2016 26:24 AM

    The corporate media, of course, are the propaganda organs of war mongering military industrial complex, the parasitic financial class, the globalists, and the politicians who serve them all.

    http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-19/ron-paul-exposes-real-fake-media

    GH
    Nov 26, 2016 26:25 AM

    Trump’s attack on the media is unprecedented, and great news:

    http://nypost.com/2016/11/21/donald-trumps-media-summit-was-a-f-ing-firing-squad/

      Nov 26, 2016 26:03 AM

      I actually agree with you GH regarding Trump and the media.

      I am looking forward with enthusiasm to his presidency.

      It will either be the greatest we have seen in a long time or it will be a mess. I personally believe that it will be the former!

        Nov 26, 2016 26:04 PM

        Al. I cannot disagree with you more, see you in 4 years.

            DC
            Nov 26, 2016 26:17 PM

            Lol! Speaking of biased reporting. TheHuffpost, seriously?

            Nov 26, 2016 26:25 PM

            +1 & lol x2!

            Nov 27, 2016 27:49 AM

            Wow. That article was really something….. 😉

            Nov 27, 2016 27:47 AM

            That article was a complete jumbled mess with some facts intermixed with fiction, innuendo, and smug, arrogant assumptions about Trump voters. Really pathetic and shoddy, just what I expect from Huff Po.

            Nov 27, 2016 27:06 AM

            You just described the left in general. At least Huff Po is consistent.

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShSLF2KYESU

            Nov 27, 2016 27:20 AM

            Agreed.

            Nov 27, 2016 27:28 AM

            We are going to, collectively, read this article and then do an editorial on it this week.

            As you can see, Bobby, we do look at all sides of issues.

            Thanks for the link.

            Nov 27, 2016 27:28 AM

            BTW – for clarity I was agreeing with Matthew, not the article. It was very biased, but one would only expect so much…..

          Nov 27, 2016 27:16 AM

          Bobby,

          Please elaborate as you know that I respect your opinion. Thanks

          If you would like do respond via e-mail please do.

    GH
    Nov 26, 2016 26:26 AM
    GH
    Nov 26, 2016 26:27 AM

    Whoa!! I didn’t do that!!

      GH
      Nov 26, 2016 26:27 AM

      All my posts were showing up double and triple….strange

        Nov 26, 2016 26:05 AM

        Not on my end gh

        Nov 26, 2016 26:59 AM

        That has happened to me many times, GH. It does that when you’re the first to post and then you post again without refreshing the page. Only you can see it.

          Nov 26, 2016 26:45 AM

          Cory explained to me why that can happen. I still don’t understand why. GH don’t give it a second thought.

    Nov 26, 2016 26:25 AM

    Main podcast above is with Byron King, not Rick Ackerman and Chris Temple!

    Nov 26, 2016 26:25 AM

    Now that Castro is dead, I hope and pray that The Americans don’t start meddling in Cuba’s affairs. The Cubans have been there for a long time some parts of Havana are more than 500 years old. The Americans need to fix the problems they have at home that are many and varied, they simply must stop telling other people how to live. This will be a test to see if they are serious about change, but somehow I doubt it. DT

      Nov 26, 2016 26:07 AM

      Mr. Tracy,

      I don’t believe that you will see any “meddling” as far as Cuba is concerned. I, personally, will be more than a little disappointed if we do any at all.

      Nov 27, 2016 27:35 AM

      I completely agree DT. The USA has created decades of resentment all over the globe meddling in everyone else’s affairs, where the focus needs to be at home.

      The ironic (but not surprising) part is that most people I know in many different parts of the country really want the federal government and state governments to focus in their own back yards, and have not been behind 95% of the foreign intervention, but nobody cares what the individual citizens want. They just continue playing “world police.” If they want to reduce the deficits, cutting back on many of the overseas military initiatives would have saved countless lives and dollars.

      I’m just not sure that is going to end under the new administration either. The only one that seemed serious about reigning in the overseas deployment of troops and massive spending was Ron Paul, and the media and other politicians vilified him for suggesting it. I suspect we’ll simply see more of the same (status quo), but hopefully we’ll see a little more focus on the home economy for a change.

        Nov 27, 2016 27:46 AM

        Ex, I agree totally, thanks for your input. DT

    Nov 26, 2016 26:34 AM

    Jill Stein Getting Rich Off of Exploiting The Election

    The Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein officially handed in a petition Friday asking election officials in the battleground state of Wisconsin to perform a recount of its general election results, the state confirmed. She is trying to stop Trump before the Electoral College votes. Clinton has not joined her because there was not enough claims of voter fraud in those states so the Democrats are keeping their distance letter Stein carry the ball.

    Yet Stein has raised nearly $5 million, but has cleverly made it clear there are no guarantees and she will keep the money. Her website says: We cannot guarantee a recount will happen in any of these states we are targeting. We can only pledge we will demand recounts in those states. If we raise more than what’s needed, the surplus will also go toward election integrity efforts and to promote voting system reform.

    Stein seems to be tapping into the division in the US created by the elections. She is using this to raise money for the Greens while pretending this is about integrity. Her site says: If we raise more than what’s needed, the surplus will also go toward election integrity efforts and to promote voting system reform.

    She has raised more than is necessary already, and if the state decline to do a recount, she keep the whole pot. So this is a win-win for her anyway we slice it. The likelihood of this changing the outcome is not very high. If it did, this would unleash real civil unrest on a magnitude never seen in the USA. To exploit the division in the country like Stein is doing is highly disruptive and very dangerous for the nation.

    This shows that the left is not interested in debate, this is all about oppression. They are only interested in subjugating anyone who disagrees with them. This is laying the seeds for the break-up of the United States by 2036.

    https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/north_america/2016-u-s-presidential-election/jill-stein-getting-rich-off-of-exploiting-the-election/

      Nov 26, 2016 26:12 AM

      Ever notice just how much trouble can be attributed to the left.

      I have had a very troubling experience in this particular arena. Two of my three ultra liberal friends no longer call. Actually that does not particularly bother me as it shows me just how much character they have.

        Nov 26, 2016 26:26 AM

        Quite so Al. There is a dumbing down by society (as also experienced by former friends and family members) whereby people choose not to think or ‘think’ only on the basis of pre-judging anyone they disagree with, using irrational prejudice. Next stop sometimes leaves me fearing it’ll be extreme prejudice.

          Nov 26, 2016 26:47 AM

          My guess is that we are roughly the same age. (around 37)

          Andrew, did you ever think that you would see rancor like we are experiencing today?

            Nov 26, 2016 26:56 PM

            27 in my case Al! No, I never would have believed that so much behaviour could become so devoid of either honour or integrity. Tragic when we think of what our forbears went through in two world wars. Best, A

            Nov 26, 2016 26:51 PM

            Even Mr. Benny was 39, you are just a young college guy, AL.

        Nov 26, 2016 26:34 AM

        Clintons Confirm Participation In Recount Plan, Despite No “Actionable Evidence Of Hacking”

        This morning Hillary Clinton’s campaign general counsel, Marc Elias, confirmed what we all knew already, namely that Jill Stein is likely acting at the direction of the Clintons in her recount efforts in WI, MI and PA. The discovery came after Elias posted a note to Hillary voters this morning on Medium confirming that they would participate in Stein’s recount efforts even though the Clinton campaign itself had decided against a recount because they had “not uncovered any actionable evidence of hacking or outside attempts to alter the voting technology.” This approach seems to align perfectly with the strategy we laid out two days ago:

        http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-26/clinton-attorney-announces-plan-participate-recounts-despite-no-actionable-evidence-

          Nov 26, 2016 26:46 PM

          Andrew and Mr. Tracy, I view today’s environment as being one with absolutely no moral values.

          Liberals may disagree and point to what they define as “human rights” But then again, many of them view our Constitution as being “living breathing document which is subject to change” and the Bible as being “open to interpretation”.

            Nov 27, 2016 27:16 AM

            Al, I walked to city hall yesterday to see the new Christmas tree, what a site and at the same time they were playing ‘ Satchmo’s’ song “It’s A Wonderful World.” That’s when you stop and think I really do have a wonderful life. DT

            Nov 27, 2016 27:30 AM

            A nice thought DT.

        Nov 27, 2016 27:19 AM

        Big Al writes: Ever notice just how much trouble can be attributed to the left.

        Recount Unlikely to Change the Outcome – Armstrong

        Hillary’s people have come out joining Stein as long as she puts up the wasted money. “Now that a recount is underway, we believe we have an obligation to the more than 64 million Americans who cast ballots for Hillary Clinton to participate in ongoing proceedings to ensure that an accurate vote count will be reported,” Marc Erik Elias said on behalf of her campaign.

        Here is the real bottom-line. They would need to overturn Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to change the outcome. Anything less than that would not alter the outcome. While Trump won in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, he holds a slim lead in Michigan, where a Republican presidential candidate hadn’t won since 1988, has a lead of 10,704 votes. That is far more than any recount has ever been enacted or changed the outcome. More than ten thousand is probably enough of a cushion to prevail. Trump has 290 votes to Clinton’s 232, and even if Michigan went to Clinton she still would trail, 290-248. Pennsylvania and Florida, require the vote difference between the two candidates to be less than one-half of 1 percentage point. Wisconsin and Pennsylvania conduct post-election audits, Michigan and many other states do not. In Michigan, a recount is triggered automatically if the margin is less than 2,000 votes. None of those states qualify for a recount on the numbers. There is nothing but Stein raising money claiming she will make a petition that would not change the outcome without all three states being overturned.

        Clinton now leads Trump with 2 million votes in the popular count, but a close look reveals that this is made up of just California where she had 3.7 million more votes than Trump. This is a key factor for California is typically a left-wing state with the highest level of taxation in the country. Many top celebrities have residents outside of California to beat taxes while espousing they would leave the USA if Trump won.

        Trump leads by little more than 22,000 votes in Wisconsin and 70,638 votes in Pennsylvania. Any recount must be completed by the Dec. 13 federal deadline. With this much of a lead in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, there is no chance of overturning the election. This calls into question if Stein is simply doing this to raise money. Clinton is not chipping in and just getting a free-ride. She obviously looked at the numbers and can see this is a joke especially when Wisconsin and Pennsylvania automatically conduct post-election audits. Asking for a recount is more fraud than anything else.

        I warned that this election was not over that easily. The press will continue to attack Trump for anything and everything. They are hell-bent upon destroying the fabric of the nation and will not let this go. They will be responsible for the civil unrest and ultimately the breakup of the United States. The divide is simply too great this time around. California should separate and take their socialists with them – please.

        https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/north_america/2016-u-s-presidential-election/recount-unlikely-to-change-the-outcome/

          Nov 27, 2016 27:34 AM

          Markedtofuture, thank you for this response. I believe that you are correct.

          You comments about California are great and, I believe, true.

          Nov 27, 2016 27:36 AM

          Why the Electoral College Is Great, and No One Should Even Think About Abolishing It

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LEocayWFH8

      Nov 26, 2016 26:20 AM

      …but has cleverly made it clear there are no guarantees and she will keep the money.

      What a way to rickroll the Demonrat sheeple!

    AJ
    Nov 26, 2016 26:13 AM

    So curious, what kind of press, national papers, websites or otherwise does KER Politics follow daily. I find it rather easy to dismiss NYT and compare them in quality reporting with a part time blogger for instance. I mean even ZeroHedge is a two man operation basically.

      Nov 26, 2016 26:52 PM

      Some of my information comes from personal discussions with individuals; some comes from various sources like: The Hill”; some comes from folks on our blog; I do read sources that I know are on the “other side” like the NY Times and the Washington Post; I do look at Zero Hedge but not nearly as much as you might think

      If you would like a complete list I am happy to post it.

      Nov 27, 2016 27:13 AM

      News doesn’t get any faker than what the mainstream media spews. BuzzFeed is as biased and fake as CNN.

        Nov 27, 2016 27:39 AM

        It is important to remember when listening/reading the “news” that you are receiving simply one person’s take on “facts”

        We simply do not have the kind of reporting that we had in the past.

        Also important to remember that there are no issues as emotionally charged as political ones or religious ones. Emotions do not stop with the recipients of the news as reporters are nothing more than human. They too let their emotions enter into their reporting.

        And therein lies the importance of getting news from all the sources that you possibly can and then judge for yourselves!

          Nov 27, 2016 27:05 PM

          Dan Rather warned people who didn’t care or didn’t want to know the truth about news reporting, he was I believe fired for his honesty. Propaganda takes a long time to disprove but eventually the truth arrives. DT

    Nov 26, 2016 26:31 AM

    Best magazine I know of is The New American:
    http://www.thenewamerican.com/

    A trusted source based on Constitutional principles.

      DC
      Nov 26, 2016 26:37 PM

      When it comes to the media or any kind of reporting-of-facts, there is no such thing as a “trusted source”. The only source you can ever trust is yourself. That being, you have either seen it for yourself first hand, heard it for yourself, or been subjected to it yourself. Anything else is going to have spin. Even “live” videos can be, and many times are, edited for a particular persuasion.

      So, in most instances, it’s going to come down to one’s intuition.

        Nov 26, 2016 26:00 PM

        That is very true, DC

          Nov 27, 2016 27:36 AM

          great points DC

        Nov 26, 2016 26:50 PM

        Intuition – the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning (the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way). Another gubmint skool stewdunt telling us how it is.

        Nov 26, 2016 26:57 PM

        There is no such thing as a trusted source.
        I am a trusted source.
        Therefore, I just contradicted myself.

      Nov 26, 2016 26:59 PM

      I just signed up for the service of daily headlines.

        DC
        Nov 26, 2016 26:11 PM

        Al, do you have a link that you can share for that service?

          Nov 27, 2016 27:42 AM

          Morning DC,

          Simple google “National Review”

          Just remember that it too is biased.

            Nov 27, 2016 27:02 PM

            Every reporter is biased, but not many are balanced. The balanced reporter, even if his bias is obvious, gives the facts that are relevant and trusts his readers to draw their own conclusions. He is a witness for the truth, telling the whole truth, not just the truth that fits. The New York Times and others tell only half the truth, like when they cover the life and death of Fidel Castro but never mention his murder of thousands of innocent men, women and children.

    CFS
    Nov 26, 2016 26:31 PM

    The Main Stream Media’s role in politics as discussed on the death of Fidel Castro by Stefan Molyneux:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EhlTI0fte0

      Nov 27, 2016 27:46 AM

      It should be clear to all after hearing the words of praise from inFidel’s admirers that idolatry is alive and well in modern America.

        Nov 27, 2016 27:53 AM

        No, it is actually simply an example of someone’s different feelings. I would guess that these people were probably not alive when he took over the country.

          Nov 27, 2016 27:22 PM

          If God is not your God, you are an idolator. If your highest expressions of admiration and approval are reserved only for men or mere creatures, you are an idolator. When professing atheists praise men, especially bloody dictators and terrorists, there can be no doubt about what they are doing: they are worshiping false gods.

    Nov 27, 2016 27:29 AM

    Refugees Still Raping Women in Europe

    The European protests against the rapes by refugees continue to unfold. Germany’s migrant rape crisis has now spread to cities and towns all across the country in all 16 of Germany’s federal states. Germany now finds itself in a vicious circle from which there is no escape and this will dog Merkel who wants to run again in 2017. Most of the perpetrators are never found, and the few who are caught, receive lenient sentences because it would embarrass the government. Only one in 10 rapes in Germany is even reported and just 8% of rape trials result in convictions.

    We have seen the same policy in France. Protests have been erupting when police continue to protect refugees who have raped local women. In this incident, protesters stormed the Brittany migrant center after assault the regional prosecutor confirmed that a 67-year-old local woman had been sexually assaulted by a young Sudanese migrant on Thursday November 10th. The fact that the police far too often protect the refugees for political purposes is turning many into Europe against their local authorities. This will only fuel the rise of Le Pen and for just cause.

    https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/europes-current-economy/refugees/refugees-still-raping-women-in-europe/

      Nov 27, 2016 27:45 AM

      Markedtofuture, please provide original sources as I believe that Mr. Armstrong is not an original source.

      I am not “slamming” Mr. Armstrong, I would simple like to see original source on our site.

      Best to you.

    Nov 27, 2016 27:32 AM

    These Are The 48 Organizations That Now Have Access To Every Brit’s Browsing History

    While the UK was obsessing with Brexit and its aftermath, parliament quietly passed a contentious snooping law that gives authorities, everyone from police and spies to food regulators, fire officials and tax inspectors, the right to legally look at the internet browsing records of everyone in the country.

    http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-26/these-are-48-organizations-now-have-access-every-brits-browsing-history

      Nov 27, 2016 27:47 AM

      Markedtofuture, do you consider Zero Hedge to be an original source and, if so, why?

        Nov 27, 2016 27:26 PM

        Big Al, there are various contributors to the site. Contacts info, tips, legal at zerohedge dot com. It was started by a hedge fund trader and took on a life of its own. Insider whistleblowers and wikileaks are just a few things that get picked up.

        They have a decent history of being accurate compared to the fluff spun by MSM.

        Main stream media gave the world a first hand picture during this election of the corrruption presented as news. CNN giving/receiving questions in advance with Clinton? MSM has topped as a lot of folks do not believe them anymore.

        6 CORPORATIONS CONTROL 90% OF THE MEDIA IN AMERICA
        http://www.morriscreative.com/6-corporations-control-90-of-the-media-in-america/

    Nov 27, 2016 27:56 AM

    India’s Modi Admits Plan Shifting Nation To “Cashless Society”

    Well who could have seen this coming? Just as we noted, the slippery slope towards full government control in a cash-less society is where Indian PM Modi is heading following his chaos-creating demonetization efforts of the last two weeks. While massive opposition protests are planned tomorrow, Modi remains indignant, as Reuters reports, “we can gradually move from a less-cash society to a cashless society…this is the chance for you to enter the digital world.”

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the nation’s small traders and daily wage earners to embrace digital payment channels, as a cash crunch following the government’s surprise ban on high-value bank notes drags on.

    http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-11-27/indias-modi-admits-plan-shifting-nation-cashless-society

    Nov 27, 2016 27:23 PM

    The actions of The Prime Minister of India will arouse the fears of western society to their lack of owning gold. Were Modi’s motives the just deserts of crime or just a hideous mistake. The answer is both but the end result of this will arouse fears of westerner’s who don’t hold gold or precious metals. DT

    Nov 28, 2016 28:37 AM

    In a history class I was taking in college in 1967, someone raised a question about the role of Soviet propaganda. The professor’s answer: “The intellectual capacity of the press in this country is such that Soviet propagandists find them easy to manipulate.”