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Home Front: Politix

Barr accuses media of 'projecting a narrative' in coverage of unrest: 'People are being told a lie'

2020-08-11

[FoxNews] Attorney General Bill Barr accused the media of pushing their own "narrative" instead of reporting facts on the ground when it comes to coverage of civil unrest in cities across the country following George Floyd's death.

In an interview with Mark Levin on Fox News' "Life, Liberty & Levin," Barr lamented that while people are "rushing the police" and "throwing rocks," the media reports on "peaceful demonstrators" instead.

"They are projecting a narrative. When the word ’narrative’ came into currency I knew we were in trouble, because the word narrative suggests that there’s no objective truth," Barr said. "There’s no real story of what happened, it’s just everyone has their own narrative. And you get to where the press can justify presenting a story that doesn’t really correspond to objective truth but ’it’s our narrative, we have a narrative you have a narrative.’"

Barr went on to say that he was "appalled" by coverage of the violence because "it's happening right out in the streets," in public view.

"Anyone with eyes can see what’s happening. They see the violence, they see these groups of agitators in their black outfits, and their helmets, and their shields, which incidentally have the — have the hammer and sickle on them most of the time, rushing the police, causing violence, throwing rocks, people showing up with the rocks and frozen bottles," Barr said. "That’s happening. It’s happening in front of people."

Posted by:Skidmark

#7 Barr knows that the average "conservative" is happy with occasional rhetorical red meat, but he won't actually do anything.

It's our own fault for being so satisfied with crumbs.

Posted by: charger 2020-08-11 13:25

#6 It appears in this case that the "end" is discernible but I'd still go with some kind of mental illness.

Posted by: Abu Uluque 2020-08-11 12:08

#5 the coup continues

Posted by: Jusing Crineque9557 2020-08-11 09:18

#4 It's not pathological. It's for a purpose.

The media is now a left-wing political activism organization. This has been widely applauded among journalists. Any pretense of objectivity has been dropped. The mask is off.

Posted by: Mr Obvious 2020-08-11 08:10

#3 Barr lamented that while people are "rushing the police" and "throwing rocks," the media reports on "peaceful demonstrators" instead.

Well yeah, this is what the MSM has come to. And those who watch MSNBC, CNN and the rest of these media outlets will swallow this slop. The MSM has been geared towards destroying Trump instead of reporting the truth. Truth has taken an extended holiday with the MSM in the U.S.

"The whole aim of the media and ~~practical~~ politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, ~~all of them imaginary~~. H.L. Menchen" (with some license).

Posted by: JohnQC 2020-08-11 07:40

#2 ..hey, it worked for 8 years at the head of the prior administration. Just habit now of the ruling caste.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-08-11 06:49

#1 Pathological lying is a mental disorder in which the person habitually or compulsively lies.[1][2][3]

It was first described in the medical literature in 1891 by Anton Delbrück.[2] Although it is a controversial topic,[2] pathological lying has been defined as "falsification entirely disproportionate to any discernible end in view, may be extensive and very complicated, and may manifest over a period of years or even a lifetime".[1]

Some psychiatrists distinguish compulsive from pathological lying, while others consider them equivalent; yet others deny the existence of compulsive lying altogether; this remains an area of considerable controversy.[5]

Wikipedia

Posted by: Ebbomoger Speaking for Boskone4589 2020-08-11 02:26

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