Discussions of bro-country make for reliable click bait for bloggers and ripe subject matter for viral videos.
For the leftward and younger wings of the Democratic Party, she serves as a figurehead and a hero; for conservative media outlets, as reliable outrage bait.
That breadth of coverage suggests that not only is the general public getting savvier about country radio's homogeneous output and its issues with songs sung by women, but also that the perceived close-mindedness of country music listeners is becoming reliable click-bait.
They're both irrelevant, but they're eyeball bait: ready, reliable clicks.
For example, that reliable bellwether of Moscow-baiting hyperbole General Breedlove has asserted, and many have dutifully echoed, that Russia is "weaponising" Syria's refugees, deliberately fomenting migration to put pressure on Europe.
Even the generally reliable Atlantic Monthly took the bait, and the result is a piece entitled "The Forest Mafia: How Scammers Steal Millions Through Carbon Markets".
But what would a well-regulated financial system have done with the money?The bait for capital inflows is that America provides reliable and liquid assets, which cannot be found at home.
