[Granny Bear]

The leading GOP candidate for president was just hit with a $100 million lawsuit in which the plaintiff alleged that Trump raped her when she was a teenager. What part of that report is not true, Granny? Was there no lawsuit filed? Did the plaintiff not make those claims?
I never claimed that any part of the fact that the lawsuit was filed, was erroneous. And yes, the plaintiff did make those claims.

Fox News Channel would have been content to have ignored the story and that is not what a free media is supposed to do. Should the media just ignore all of the lawsuits that are entangling Trump's campaign?
Fox or any of the news channels should not ignore important stories regarding any of the candidates. By the same rationale, they shouldn't report them because of "who" that candidate is. As far as free media is concerned, I'm afraid we've crossed that imaginary bridge a long time ago.

How many of these Trumpsters attacked Trump and his minions Roger Stone and David Pecker for alleging that Ted Cruz engaged in affairs with five different women? None of them that I recall. Cruz is not the only GOP candidate who has been slimed by Pecker's National Enquirer during this campaign.
Lawsuits are matters of fact, just as the non-binding 2012 Colorado straw poll was a matter of fact. The source of the news should not matter if what is being reported is factual. Political campaign staffs should not be dictating news coverage.
Lawsuits are NOT matters of fact. The resulting examination of evidence and verdict are. I could sue you for sexual harassment. It certainly does not make the allegation true. Political campaign staffs should not be dictating news coverage regarding other candidates who may have pulled out of the campaign either. I can certainly agree that dirty tricks have been happening on both sides or better yet ALL sides, of the campaign trail.

Trump has an extremely shady personal history and the American media has done the public a real disservice with its biased reporting and relentlessly chasing after ratings.
If you want to talk about the media doing a disservice by not reporting history, let's take a look at more than just Trump. Yes, Trump does have a shady personal history, but Cruz's father fought with Castro in Cuba before he received a green card to come to America. He then discounted his citizenship and moved to Canada. It's mud slinging, and I'm not sure what all of it has to do with the candidates directly.


Likewise, our media has done a very poor job covering Hillary Clinton's latest scandals. The woman should be rotting in jail already. There is no way that we should be looking forward to a November election between two sleazy characters like Trump and Clinton.
I have always known that liberals could not care less about the extreme character flaws of the Clinton family. Until Donald Trump came along and suddenly declared himself to be a conservative Republican, I thought that conservatives had higher expectations for their candidates.
I love the British tabloids like the Telegraph, Daily Mail, and Times, because when they "break" stories that the American media would prefer to ignore, it forces our media to begrudgingly cover the same stories.
Most of them are reliable sources, but The Mirror? Come on, Hoot. Even you can't convince me that you think their reputation is reliable.

As for being objective, all we can do is try. I can find no reason to vote for Trump and no reason to vote for Hillary. I know that Trumpsters cannot fathom why a conservative like myself would not jump at an opportunity to hitch a ride on the Trump bandwagon, but I would rather walk across broken glass and my mind will not be changing.
Trump and Hillary are both extreme threats to the general welfare of this nation. I cannot fathom how anybody could support either of them with any enthusiasm, although I cannot fault anybody for trying to discern the lesser of two evils and reluctantly voting for "it."
The Bushes, Dole, McCain, and Romney were all clearly lesser evils than their Democrat opponents. I had decided before this campaign began that I would never vote for the lesser of two evils again in a presidential election.
I remember the answer you gave me four years ago when I was complaining about having no choices, and forced to choose the lesser of two evils. I tried to find the post, but my skills are good enough to do that. Basically, you told me to hold my nose and vote for a major party. You told me that voting third party would dilute the system, and be dangerous. I took your advice, Hoot.


I never imagined that I would ever have any trouble deciding whether Hillary Clinton or any Republican opponent would be the lesser evil. If Trump wins the nomination, then the GOP has failed to earn my support this fall.
I understand where you are coming from Hoot. If Cruz wins the nomination, I have not a problem pulling that lever. If Trump wins, I will pull that lever. I will NOT be voting for Hillary. Bottom line is, everyone has a right to their own opinion and I'm not going to make my political debates personal in order to convince myself that I my opinion is correct for all of humanity.

And that's all I have to say about that.