[RichL025]

Sorry, I stopped reading your lengthy reply, above. I just don't have that much free time.

My unease with Trump is not because I have been manipulated by the media. I know that is the "party line", but it's false, self-serving and a pathetic attempt by Trump partisans to deflect legitimate criticism of their Golden Boy.

"The media" didn't need to distort anything when Trump talked about assaulting women. Those were his own words, verbatim. And before you scream about taking things out of context, the context was irrelevant.

"The media" didn't need to distort anything by pointing out that Trump refuses to distance himself from a senate candidate with multiple, credible accusations of rape and sexual improprieties with children.

"The media" didn't need to distort anything when they reported that all the intelligence agencies of the USG unanimously agreed that Russia tried to interfere in the elections in favor of Trump (to be fair, I do not believe that Trump or any of his high level people were aware or / coordinating. The truth will out, however, if otherwise)

"The media" doesnt need to distort anything when the POTUS himself gets in twitter feuds with the fathers of pro atheletes.

Claiming "media bias" as the reason why thoughtful conservatives are against Trump is as false as Hillary's "vast right wing conspiracy". It's just the other side of the spin cycle.

For a president who claims to be draining the swamp, he sure has a lot of millionaires in his cabinet, though....