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applegrove

(128,298 posts) Sat Sep 13, 2025, 07:19 PM Sep 13

Liberal news metworks held to a different standard: [View all]

Itâ€™s not normal that Republicans can lie and spew any insults on any platform or media outlet and get away with it, whereas Democrats like Matthew Dowd get fired for being â€œinsensitiveâ€œ while telling the absolute truth.

This is a repulsive double standard.
— Stefan ðŸ¥¼ (@stefank1117.bsky.social) 2025-09-13T01:53:13.243Z

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Liberal news metworks held to a different standard: [View all] applegrove Sep 13 OP

And no such thing as "liberal" networks Eliot Rosewater Sep 13 #1

There are networks that drmeow Sep 13 #3

There are no liberal news networks SocialDemocrat61 Sep 13 #2

I stand corrected. applegrove Sep 13 #6

Who wants to watch news that calls Bush-Cheney strategist Dowd a Democrat? Silent Type Sep 13 #4

Actually he became a democrat in 21 SocialDemocrat61 Sep 14 #7

What Liberal News Networks? Not a single one exists. Wiz Imp Sep 13 #5

You left out News Nation SocialDemocrat61 Sep 14 #8

News NAtionat least tries to pretend it isn't conservative. Wiz Imp Sep 14 #9

Yes they are very dishonest SocialDemocrat61 Sep 14 #10