We're now on Day Three of the media frenzy over Donald Trump's visit to a Pennsylvania McDonald’s. (What should we call this? The Gold-Arch Standard? The 2-Patty Scandal? McDonald's-gate?) What's truly remarkable is how the press can’t seem to help themselves, spiraling into overreaction and self-inflicted embarrassment. Today, the circus continues, with CNN’s … [Read more...] about NY Times Hits a New Low, Fixates on Trump’s McDonald’s Stop Instead of Real Issues
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