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RTE rhetoric is getting ugly.

zv2 · 2022-01-17 12:08:19

It was bad enough to hear the Australian PM using a belittling tone when he spoke about Djokovic being on the next plane out, but Clare Byrne asked an interviewee if Djokovic was going to be 'booted out' of Australia. What kind of language is this? Maybe you boot a rabid dog that's going to bite your child but not a…

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zv2

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It was bad enough to hear the Australian PM using a belittling tone when he spoke about Djokovic being on the next plane out, but Clare Byrne asked an interviewee if Djokovic was going to be 'booted out' of Australia. What kind of language is this? Maybe you boot a rabid dog that's going to bite your child but not a person. Horrible. RTE is becoming just as debased as the rest of society. I don't blame C. Byrne personally because, as you know, she has an earpiece and is being coached by the bone heads behind the scenes.

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” — Voltaire

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#2 17-01-2022 12:10pm

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News shouldn't offer an opinion just facts. I think news outlets need to be fined for any comments that suggest a narrative.

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#3 17-01-2022 12:13pm

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RTE is not news...its propaganda. Hand in Hand with corrupt government on this Island for the last 70 years.

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#4 18-02-2022 9:45am

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rte is just a woke mouthpiece not representing anything outside the narrow minds of D4/6

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