Quote (Goomshill @ 24 May 2019 23:47)

I think they truly crossed the moral event horizon when they doxxed people for attending a right-wing rally
When your own government is doxxing private citizens in an attempt to destroy their careers, something is very wrong

Quote (Goomshill @ 25 May 2019 04:32)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-tweeted-a-misleading-video-of-nancy-pelosi-heres-the-real-thing

PBS running straight up disinformation and lies to smear Trump.
There were two different videos trending of Pelosi. One was on facebook, posted by some randos and got a few million views. It was slowed down by 25% and had its audio increased in frequency to compensate, which doctored the video to make it appear like Pelosi was slurring her words
The other video, posted by Trump on twitter, was simply a montage of Pelosi stumbling over words and stuttering. It did not have any deceptive edits, manipulation or otherwise misleading content. It was very clearly a collection of her stumbles from that speech.
Much of the media has falsely conflated the two videos to smear Trump, ironically accusing him of spreading disinformation by themselves spreading disinformation. But for PBS to join in the Pelosi defense squad is ridiculous

To claim its "misleading" or "manipulated", they point to the part in Trump's video where it pauses and repeats her "There were three things", three times, with a zoom effect, extremely obviously making a dramatic effect in normal video editing. Its not some deceptive edit that any rational human being could mistake as her actually saying the same thing three times in a row while her and the podium both somehow instantly grow in size.



Do they really think their readers are big enough morons that they can tell them exactly what part of the video to look at, that they would watch it and see that repetition and zoom, and somehow thing that video was intended to fool someone into thinking she said it four times in a row?
What's the thought process behind PBS here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOQG1D7oa-A#t=12m40s

Right from /r/politic's shithole to PBS's articles

Quote (fender @ May 25 2019 05:16am)

the classless and petty president (who ironically has significant trouble pronouncing words with 3+ syllables and has the vocabulary of a 12 year old) posts yet another video trying to smear his political opposition, and what is the cult's reaction when he's called out for his petulance? just go on the offensive and cry about those that called him out. you guys are such snowflakes, it's unreal. and it's not like this administration doesn't have a record when it comes to posting doctored videos, remember when they put out breitbart propaganda to justify press censorship?

Quote (bogie160 @ 25 May 2019 11:34)

Tweeting a humorous montage video now constitutes despicable political smears.

You are such a pansy.

Quote (fender @ May 25 2019 06:08am)

l2r: 'classless, petty, petulant'

Quote (Saucisson6000 @ May 25 2019 12:21pm)

Seems it's a long job to change opinions at country level, US democrats are doing a very good job in exposing Trump and lowering IMO his popularity.
Who would be glad to see Trump lies getting slowly accepted by american people anyway ?

The democrat leaders like Nancy Pelosi are looking too old too and too much hooked in establishment, but the FACT is they know how it works, they are doing their moves carrefuly, patiently. They are effective, they are winning.

Quote (excellence @ 25 May 2019 06:06)

well one does not reallie get privacy when attending a public rally. someone can easily identify attendees if they were photographed etc.
but yeah, a government-funded tabloid wasting taxpayer funds to track down people like this is rather bizarre. not surprised they can doxx some wierdos at rallies but can’t get anything else right.

Quote (fender @ May 25 2019 07:43am)

when your cult leader is such a terrible person and leader that your most 'promising' approach to rationalise your support for him is to pretend that literally every news outlet (except the very few that engage in ACTUAL propaganda on his behalf) in the whole world is somehow unfairly biased against him.

deluded shills...