CNN: Jake Tapper calls out stunning falsehood from Sanders' campaign

[TomCADem]

How long before Bernie co-signs Trump's letter blasting CNN:

Donald Trump Letter to CNN Promises Legal Action for "Highly Biased" News

Donald Trump has sent CNN an extraordinary four-page letter that pledges legal action.

The missive from Trump attorney Charles Harder references recent videos from Project Veritas purporting to have a CNN "whistle-blower" discussing direction from the cable news network's president Jeff Zucker.

"Your own employees appear to state that CNN is focused on trying to 'take down President Trump,' driven by a 'personal vendetta' that Mr. Zucker purportedly has against him, rather than reporting the news in an objective manner," writes Harder. "In the Footage, your employees appear to state that CNN attempts to make its reporting appear neutral and unbiased, when in fact its reporting is far from neutral and highly biased against the President."

The letter contrasts aspirational ethical standards promulgated by media groups with supposed evidence that Trump says he has accumulated about CNN's bias.

[NanceGreggs]

1. As I said in a thread earlier tonight ...

... Bernie has his own "Kellyanne".

[OnDoutside]

3. And to think Tad Devine wasn't available....

[OnDoutside]

2. "The Trump of the Left" it's hard to look beyond that when he employs the likes of Grey and Sirota.

[calimary]

4. Anything short of absolute worship is unacceptable.

[still_one]

5. Without listening to the video, can you summarize the falsehood?

[grossproffit]

6. Sanders surrogate Briahna Joy Gray falsely stated that Bloomberg had had heart attacks in the past.

She also falsely claimed that Bloomberg had 64 sexual assault complaints against him.

[NurseJackie]

7. I'm sure she simply "mis-spoke" and her apology will be given as much prominence as the original lie

I'm sure she simply "mis-spoke" and her apology will be given as much prominence as the original lie was given.

Shit like this doesn't happen in a vacuum, you know. This comes from the top. I'm sorry, I just can't support (or sit idly by and do/say nothing) any campaign that shows such grotesque lack of ethics, lack of character, lack of judgement. What kind of administration would that be?

This desperation tactic is shameful enough. What other shame would they bring to the office?

[still_one]

11. LOL

[still_one]

10. Thanks

[oasis]

8. K and R

[Sherman A1]

9. Is Tapper hawking another book?

I find him a waste of bandwidth and time.

[DanTex]

12. Waiting for him to call out the "stunning falsehood" of Mike accusing Bernie of being a communist.

Probably I'll be waiting an eternity though. Meh, Bernie's shot to the top of the polls with the media against him, it's nothing new.

[ehrnst]

13. How about these two "stunning falsehoods" put forth in as many days?

For the second day in a row, Briahna Joy Gray — the National Press Secretary for the Bernie Sanders campaign — backtracked on a baseless claim about Michael Bloomberg.

Gray gave an interview to CNN on Wednesday, where she claimed that the former New York City mayor “has suffered heart attacks in the past.” This came as Gray defended Sanders’ refusal to release his complete medical records, drawing a comparison between birtherism and the “smear campaign” from those who’ve raised concerns about the senator’s health since his heart attack last year.

There’s no proof Bloomberg ever had “heart attacks” as Gray claimed, though Bloomberg “did undergo a stent procedure in 2000 after Mr. Bloomberg complained of discomfort and tiredness,” according to the Bloomberg-friendly source who spoke to the New York Times in 2007.

Gray got on Twitter after her interview to acknowledge this fact and admit she “misspoke” about Bloomberg
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This comes a day after Gray falsely claimed on CNN that 64 sexual assault allegations have been made against Bloomberg. Sexual harassment claims have been made against Bloomberg’s company. Gray has said she “misspoke” about this as well.

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/bernie-sanders-spokesperson-releases-second-correction-in-two-days-about-mike-bloomberg/


https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287538707

[Scurrilous]

14. K&R