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calimary

(81,238 posts)

10. Sometimes it's the effort to be completely objective. To a fault.

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Thu Jan 31, 2019, 10:53 AM

Jan 2019

Personally, I think there are cases where the subject in question has already received WAY OVERBOARD benefit of the doubt.

Look at how long it’s taken ANYONE in the mass media (or, hell, anybody in official Washington or media capitol New York) actually to use the word “lie” regarding trump.

Seems to me that we passed the “but in fairness” point when applied to trump ‘n’ comp quite awhile ago.

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Lawrence O'Donnell slams NYT for false reporting that was 'a total victory for Donald Trump' [View all] still_one Jan 2019 OP

That's for the opinion pages leftynyc Jan 2019 #1

Well, for accuracy's sake, instead of "unusual" they should've used the word "unprecedented." catbyte Jan 2019 #2

I don't know that unprecedented is true leftynyc Jan 2019 #3

for a president to directly attack the entire intelligence community NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #4

Now you see why I don't leftynyc Jan 2019 #5

This is a matter of fact, not opinion. If no other president spooky3 Jan 2019 #15

Off the top of my head leftynyc Jan 2019 #17

It's not only unprecedented, but also 'unpresidented' groundloop Jan 2019 #14

No president has launched such a consistent, sustained, public attack on catbyte Jan 2019 #9

I agree with the nature of your post leftynyc Jan 2019 #19

NOT UNUSUAL... NEVER HAPPENED........... fact...... pangaia Jan 2019 #8

So the bush administration leftynyc Jan 2019 #20

Forgot about that.. even now cannot remember exactly what went dowm. pangaia Jan 2019 #23

It is pussyfooting n/t Apollyonus Jan 2019 #11

Putin liked it,,,,,, Cryptoad Jan 2019 #6

It's time for the Times The Wizard Jan 2019 #7

Sometimes it's the effort to be completely objective. To a fault. calimary Jan 2019 #10

NYT is in the business of selling. GeorgeGist Jan 2019 #12

The Mainstream Press is Overdue for More Accurate Descriptors of Trump's Bizarre Behavior dlk Jan 2019 #13

Exactly. The phrase "timid understatements" is spot on. triron Jan 2019 #24

Give Little Donnie a break. He's only doing what Putin tells him to do. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2019 #16

What happens when you DON'T fact check the words of a politician... (nt) ehrnst Jan 2019 #18

Bad editing? B Stieg Jan 2019 #21

I'm outraged. We must stop this man, and NYT says "unusual?" Faygo Kid Jan 2019 #22

Those who write crap like this at the NYT.. Cha Jan 2019 #25