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3. Todd defends himself ( more bullshit from him!

Thu May 8, 2014, 06:49 PM

May 2014

NBC News political director and MSNBC host Chuck Todd is claiming that it is not his job to correct the constant Republican lies that he gives airtime to.

During a panel discussion on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Chuck Todd casually made the shocking statement that correcting Republican lies in pursuit of the truth is not his job.
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People aren’t saying to the mainstream media that they want them to support Democrats. The message is that the media should be interested first and only in facts. People get frustrated with the media, because they give lies the same weight as facts. As a journalist, Chuck Todd shouldn’t be evaluating messaging. He should be only interested in communicating truth and facts.

One of the main reasons why Obamacare is misunderstood is that the mainstream media shares the the same attitude as Chuck Todd. Facts aren’t our business. Todd’s point is that he is only here to let each side put their message out there, and the best message wins. What Todd described isn’t journalistic neutrality. It’s laziness and indifference to factual reporting.

http://www.politicususa.com/2013/09/18/msnbcs-chuck-todd-job-challenge-republican-lies.html

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Harry Reid Rips Chuck Todd and the Corporate Media for Covering for Republicans [View all] babylonsister May 2014 OP

wash, rinse…. dhill926 May 2014 #1

Todd is playing safe..so he thinks Vietnameravet May 2014 #2

Todd defends himself ( more bullshit from him! Vietnameravet May 2014 #3

If he is jus a recorder he can easily be replaced. Does he realize that? rurallib May 2014 #13

Chuck Todd predicted week before election that Romney runaway win as most likely outcome in 2012 Byte606 May 2014 #4

Welcome to DU, Byte606! calimary May 2014 #6

Thank you for that LittleGirl May 2014 #12

I second that madokie May 2014 #26

Third that!! 12AngryBorneoWildmen May 2014 #34

Please come out of retirement JustAnotherGen May 2014 #31

I don't get what the name byte606 refers to. tclambert May 2014 #36

Fuck Chuck, he's one of the know-nothing bullshit artists trying to appeal to younger viewers. Major Hogwash May 2014 #40

Nonsensical False equivalency K lib May 2014 #5

Welcome to DU, K lib! calimary May 2014 #7

Thanks K lib May 2014 #8

That is why Benghazi is still alive today! Dustlawyer May 2014 #10

Todd is just playing the corporate media game .. he likes the money, selling out his scruples > YOHABLO May 2014 #9

He should give out coupons for selling his scruples. tclambert May 2014 #37

I doubt that Harry Reid's asseverations will go unanswered........... wandy May 2014 #11

Harry has disappointed me in the past, but not lately. Where the hell has this guy been? GoneFishin May 2014 #14

Todd's just a parrot Plucketeer May 2014 #15

Chuck Todd: It's Not Media's Job To Correct GOP's Obamacare Falsehoods spanone May 2014 #16

Chuck Todd is a pathetic excuse for a journalist Stainless May 2014 #17

I can't believe he said that. Geez, we have our work cut out for us, don't we? nt okaawhatever May 2014 #18

it says the truth is irrelevant spanone May 2014 #19

If the rest of us did our job as sloppily as Todd does we'd be fired. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #21

not a journalist's job to report the facts eShirl May 2014 #22

Chuck Todd is an example of what's wrong with the media today Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #20

The biggest lie out there watoos May 2014 #23

Thanks for truth. appacom May 2014 #25

"Why give right wingers like Limbaugh publicity by showing their clips?" BumRushDaShow May 2014 #30

You make a very important point. Over and over, MSNBC will air RWers, ladjf May 2014 #35

From the great Driftglass...! Grins May 2014 #24

k&r for the truth. n/t Laelth May 2014 #27

Astonishing Todd is quite comfortable defining his job as, I provide a platform and do not fact Jefferson23 May 2014 #28

K&R and President Obama gets blamed for not doing anything despite this fact. nt BumRushDaShow May 2014 #29

Chuck Toad is a mealy mouth two-faced creep. olegramps May 2014 #32

Chuck Toad pretends to be objective, which makes him more dangerous than merrily May 2014 #33

Chuck Todd waiting in the wings of David Gregory Waltg May 2014 #38

I'd take more heart from Sen Reid's much deserved outrage ProfessorPlum May 2014 #39

I hope that hurt! lunatica May 2014 #41