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It’s always been this way.<\/p>\n

The so-called “liberal media” do all they can to conspire to sway public decisions, policy and the actions of those in power … allegedly.<\/p>\n

We’re hearing it again in social media circles: The “liberal media” want to elect Hillary Clinton!<\/p>\n

I believe I shall call a time out for a moment or two.<\/p>\n

The so-called “binary choice” features Clinton, the Democratic nominee, and Donald J. Trump, the Republican nominee. One of them will be elected president of the United States on Nov. 8.<\/p>\n

The “liberal media,” according to those on the right, are giving Clinton a pass on all those hideous scandals that have rocked her political history. Isn’t that interesting? How do those on the right even know<\/em> about the scandals\/controversies\/dust-ups? They read about them in the media.<\/p>\n

Clinton’s past has been covered over and over again. She’s been scrutinized, examined, vetted and interrogated by more reporters than anyone in public life\u00a0in the past 20-plus years. Congress has investigated her to the hilt and those investigations have been covered — also to the hilt — by the media.<\/p>\n

As for the liberal media conspiring<\/em> to elect her, I want to offer this brief rejoinder. The print media in particular don’t have the time, let alone the inclination, to concoct such conspiracies. I used to adhere to the truism while working as a full-time journalist that producing a newspaper every day was little short of a miracle, given all the things that can go wrong during a given production cycle.<\/p>\n

One final point …<\/p>\n

If the media were truly conspiring to elect either Trump or Clinton, I would put my bet on the media wanting Trump to win. Think of it: Whenever he shoots off his mouth, he draws a crowd; he attracts viewers to TV news shows and readers to print publications.<\/p>\n

Those readers and viewers all mean the same thing to media moguls: money, lots of money.<\/p>\n

Liberal media conspiracy?<\/p>\n

Give me a break. There. I’m out.<\/p>\n\n

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