The attached image is from today's Drudge Report (Matt Drudge), showing a Donald Trump supporter giving the finger to Noah Gray of CNN. On the video at [1], the protester says "Go home! You are a traitor! I am an American Patriot!"

That'll earn him a yeehaw from other yahoos, but it should be clear that's not going to hold the media accountable. Trump supporters aren't going to understand that, but it's not like CNN is going to change what they do because some yahoo gave them the finger. Instead, they'll do what they're doing: use it to show yet again that Trump supporters are unhinged idiots.

It should also be clear that whatever Breitbart News, Newsbusters, Gateway Pundit and similar are doing to hold the media accountable isn't working: despite everything they've done so far, the media keeps on doing things like they've always done it. If what they do had any impact, wouldn't the media do things differently?

There are a few great ways to undercut the media and make them offer truthful coverage:

1. Have a candidate who makes valid arguments about immigration and trade that undercuts Hillary Clinton and the media. As described in great depth at the Donald Trump entries, Trump isn't capable of that. Trump's supporters cheer on his fallacious arguments and unrealistic immigration plans, rather than demanding better.

2. Do the job the media refuses to do: ask political leaders tough questions. Trump supporters can't understand the value of that; as with Trump, they only respond to showy things that don't work.

3. Show the media wrong in a non-partisan, completely fact-based fashion, no matter whose ox gets gored. The "conservative" business model is simply to shock people who already agree with them in order to sell them products. And, those like Gateway Pundit and the rest aren't exactly known for getting their facts right. Even when they get something right occasionally, they marginalize themselves by just preaching to the choir rather than trying to undercut the media to those who have some trust in the media.

Those like Middle Finger Guy might make themselves feel better, but they and Trump supporters in general as much a part of the problem as the media itself because they aren't willing to do any of those things.

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[1] twitter . com/NoahGrayCNN/status/763893353062760450/video/1