I used to wonder how members of the mainstream media could live with themselves, especially after Reagan---Reading this has given me the answer:  They've obviously started to believe their own BS, and now actively cultivate a dangerous naivete in order to justify being "opinion makers" instead of journalists.  "Solemn duty"??!!  HA!

There's a simple equation to figure out where these so-called journalists are coming from:  It's called, You get what you pay for.  There's a lot of money flowing into the media's hands in these election cycles; "free speech" has acquired a VERY expensive price tag, available only to the super rich.

Contrast the stupid statements on the part of Rodeo-Clown Trump with the deafening silence in media coverage on Bernie Sanders views and you'll get the picture.  2 billion in free media coverage?  That sounds like a low-ball estimate.  Trump's statements about reining in the media are about the only things to come out of his mouth that make any sense.