Should Extremist Political Parties be Allowed Media Coverage?

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The media should stop treating the republic party like sane mainstream humans.

I don't think the media 'controls' politics but it certainly influences it to some extent. Virtually 100% of all major media outlets (including NPR) interviewing conservative / republic party guests accept completely dishonest premises uncontested. For example, the conservative guest asserts Social Security will be bankrupt by some certain date but the forecast is based on current statistics only (unusually high unemployment, caps on tax rates, temporary payroll deduction decrease, etc) not long term average statistics. Consequently, the interviewer then conducts the interview from an assumed "Social Security going bankrupt dilemma" basis without contest. The uncontested acceptance of the premise creates for the audience the appearance of legitimacy, for both the guest and the subject matter, and presents to the otherwise uninformed propoganda packaged as impartial and objective analysis.