As Twitchy told you, Marco Rubio is hitting back at media for complaining about his surgical strikes on Donald Trump. By propping up and enabling Trump’s buffoonish behavior, the media forced Rubio’s hand. And now they’re reaping what they’ve sown.
But instead of taking some time out to consider their culpability, the media are doubling down. Which is all right by CBS CEO Les Moonves:
Leslie Moonves on Donald Trump: "It may not be good for America, but it's good for CBS" https://t.co/dulZtYbnbe pic.twitter.com/wZVCFAkYxr
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 29, 2016
From The Hollywood Reporter:
Not that the CBS executive chairman and CEO might vote for the Republican presidential frontrunner, but he likes the ad money Trump and his competitors are brining to the network.
“It may not be good for America, but it’s good for CBS,” he said of presidential race.
Moonves called it a “circus” full of mudslinging, and he hopes it continues.
America’s future hangs in the balance … but ratings, you guys. Ratings are what really matter.
@THR And that's what's important ratings not the fate of our country #MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain
— ?♐️Amanda#ITBLands⚔? (@03Amanda17) February 29, 2016
@charlescwcooke @JohnJHarwood @THR anything for a buck, right? Even the destruction of America.
— Calvin_Hobbes (@CHobbes1985) February 29, 2016
@THR There it is. Donald Trump is good for America because Donald Trump is good for #content.
— Nick Field (@nick_field90) February 29, 2016
.@THR And that is what all media thinks which is why the country is going to hell. Thanks for nothing @CBS #MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain
— Figment ? (@Figment_Imagine) February 29, 2016
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/704389452760748032
https://twitter.com/Jarjarbug/status/704391137725779968
@charlescwcooke @JohnJHarwood What a horrible thing to say, or thought to express. Priorities messed up much? Cronkite would puke.
— Rupp (@ChairmanF85) February 29, 2016
Unsurprising, yet nevertheless infuriating. https://t.co/G49oE7ixd0
— Scott Lincicome (@scottlincicome) February 29, 2016
Go fuck yourself, Les. https://t.co/3RSRI6qSaF
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) February 29, 2016
Something for Mr. Moonves to consider:
@charlescwcooke @THR Mr.Moonves might not be so smug after that planned #EO assault on our #freepress ?
— #ModSquad? Melanie? (@Lonestarmomcom) February 29, 2016
@charlescwcooke @PoliticalLaughs Really? You think a President Trump is going to be good for journalism and free speech post-inauguration?
— Stacy Parker LeMelle (@StacyLeMelle) February 29, 2016
Good luck with that, Les.
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