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THE PITFALLS OF ACCESS JOURNALISM
The Times needs to remind Maggie Haberman that just because a source or a number of closely related sources tells* you something, it may not be true and it certainly should not be presumed to be the entire story.
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LEGAL CONSULTATION
I spoke to a lawyer today who agreed that, yes, Rep. Devin Nunes can and should be arrested for obstruction of justice.
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BALLET’S STILL GOT SOME CARDS LEFT TO PLAY
No, it didn’t seem like a dead art form last night at New York City Ballet.
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MAGGIE HABERMAN DIDN’T JUST CALL JOSH MARSHALL A “NON-REPORTER”?
Oh, yes she did. In a nutshell, that says more vividly than almost anything I’ve encountered recently how toxic is the arrogance of the traditional, “mainstream,” “news” media and why they get the story wrong so often–and then get real … Continue reading
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GOP ACTIVELY COLLUDING WITH FOX “NEWS”
In today’s New York Times, Nicholas Fandos details the ongoing traitorous behavior of the Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee, who leaked Sen. Warner’s emails to Fox, which were then seized upon the Imposter-in-chief to somehow, nonsensically constitute a breach … Continue reading
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LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING
Would you trust a “Harvest Box” of food approved by Mick Mulvaney? It would probably be bottled water from Flint and a lot of instant mashed potatoes. And then Mick would put out a press release talking whole grain and … Continue reading
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SESSIONS DEFENDS THE CONSTITUTION?
You know, there really must be something in that marijuana that Sessions is trying to re-criminalize. The Attorney General offers a mild defense of the Constitution, as though his loyalty was supposed to be with American democracy rather than the … Continue reading
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HOPE HICKS AGGRAVATES HER OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
by playing cute with the House Intelligence Committee. Eenie-meenie-miney mo — ooh, I won’t answer that, oh, OK, I might answer one of those if you ask with sugar on top, well, let me talk to my lawyers and the … Continue reading
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NRA PULLS TRUMP’S PUPPET STRINGS
After lunch with nefarious Wayne La Pierre, the invincible action-hero President decides he won’t support even the minimal gun control legislation he was sorta touting the other day. CALL HIM OUT, DEMOCRATS! I mean, Sen. McCaskill was even able to … Continue reading
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TUCKER CARLSON CAUGHT OUT IN YET ANOTHER CONSPIRATORIAL LIE
The “news” personality actually apologized this time, when it turned out that his accusations about CNN scripting a Parkland student survivor’s question were, of course, complete and utter hooey. Given his batting average where the truth is concerned, however, Carlson … Continue reading
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