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I have heard of satire, but this was a deliberate Lefftie attempt to belittle the next President of the USA.
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This is not Channel 4, it is our National Broadcasting Corporation we are talking about, who should be seen to be impartial especially towards our closest allies's Future President.
A single topical sketch might be acceptable but a whole 30 mins. set aside in such an obvious attempt to humiliate and make fun of Donald Trump, would a programme such as this be allowed prior to the previous President or any other previous US Presidents if it came to that?
A single topical sketch might be acceptable but a whole 30 mins. set aside in such an obvious attempt to humiliate and make fun of Donald Trump, would a programme such as this be allowed prior to the previous President or any other previous US Presidents if it came to that?
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I didn't watch it but it can't have been worse than "President Trump, America's Greatest." ITV 1 , 7:30 - 8:00 (UK) a most appallingly weighted anti-trump program. Did anyone watch it?
Throughout the US there are millions of academics, intellectuals (some of whom I know) plus sensible middle-class people who voted for Trump and of whom to seek for an opinion, all we got were endless weepy neurotics and political illiterates, and on the 'for' side, a group of elderly fat ex-miners. Unbelievable !
Throughout the US there are millions of academics, intellectuals (some of whom I know) plus sensible middle-class people who voted for Trump and of whom to seek for an opinion, all we got were endless weepy neurotics and political illiterates, and on the 'for' side, a group of elderly fat ex-miners. Unbelievable !
As with other posters - I am commenting without the aid of having seen the programme.
But I agree with the majority - the media has always used satire to offer comment on politics and politicians, it has always been the same.
Given that Mr Trump provides bottomless pits of inspiration and material, I still think it equally likely that Mrs Clinton would have come in for some similar satirical attention.
The alternative would be forelock tugging and bowing, which would be equally unpalatable.
When it comes to issues with the output of any media outlet, no-one has to look far to find things they disagree with, and in the case of a publicly funded broadcaster like the BBC, additional grievance is felt because it is funded by its audience.
But I agree with the majority - the media has always used satire to offer comment on politics and politicians, it has always been the same.
Given that Mr Trump provides bottomless pits of inspiration and material, I still think it equally likely that Mrs Clinton would have come in for some similar satirical attention.
The alternative would be forelock tugging and bowing, which would be equally unpalatable.
When it comes to issues with the output of any media outlet, no-one has to look far to find things they disagree with, and in the case of a publicly funded broadcaster like the BBC, additional grievance is felt because it is funded by its audience.
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