Dear Editor,
The Sept. 10th debate was the last straw. We have enough not to believe in; now, we can add the legacy media to our list.
There were many things to say about the recent presidential debate, and they are different, depending on which party you subscribe to. But one thing most frustrating is that even if we all knew it in our hearts, it is now clear that the media is biased. Talk shows are one thing, but when an essential national debate becomes one where only one debater is fact-checked, and the other goes along, lying with impunity, something is incorrect.
Five key points were not rebutted when Ms. Harris slyly misquoted Trump without any fact-checking, but then again, the entire Democratic media does so. She knew she could throw these lies out there without worry. Trump was even fact-checked incorrectly about crime rates. ABC was not using accurate information. Certain states do not enter their crime rates to the national average. It takes research to find the correct number, and ABC did not do that research.
People like Meghan Kelly, Bill O’Reilly, and others now have YouTube news shows that draw millions of people because they try to give the news, as Bill O’Reilly says, “with no spin.” I am aware these are two conservative newscasters, but conservatives have been particularly attacked by the legacy media. In fact, the debate.
People used to trust the news. That does not happen anymore. Many do not trust The New York Times anymore. I think The Wall Street Journal remains solely on the news, not party politics, but it’s less and less that we see it. This is a tremendous loss for us as a people.
These are warning signs. Trump is being accused of the end of democracy. I think the media and the Democratic party should do a little looking in the mirror themselves.
Randall Harman, Putnam County