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Dark n Stormy Knight

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7. "Let's Just Say It. The Republicans are the Problem."

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Dec 10, 2012, 05:33 AM

Dec 2012

Mann and Ornstein were suddenly unwelcome at the news talk shows on which they'd previously been frequent guests after publishing that WaPo truth-telling piece. I hope they don't shut up about this stuff!

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"How the Mainstream Press Bungled the Single Biggest Story of the 2012 Campaign" [View all] applegrove Dec 2012 OP

huh libodem Dec 2012 #1

hooray for Dan Froomkin grasswire Dec 2012 #2

We were right on top of this. The folks who follow the net were in the know. dimbear Dec 2012 #3

Personally, I think the failure was done by design. It's a subtle form of propaganda. Selatius Dec 2012 #4

+1 ...nt dougolat Dec 2012 #5

K&R defacto7 Dec 2012 #6

"Let's Just Say It. The Republicans are the Problem." Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #7

Of course they were. Derek in Iowa Dec 2012 #12

Norm Ornstein is a friend DFW Dec 2012 #8

Thanks for that personal insight about Ornstein. KoKo Dec 2012 #10

It's different when you know some of these people personally, I realize DFW Dec 2012 #13

Again...thanks for that view.... KoKo Dec 2012 #14

Living mostly in Europe now, I get a chuckle at being thought of as an "insider." DFW Dec 2012 #19

In other words... Warren Religion Dec 2012 #9

My response to someone on FB talking about this... stevenleser Dec 2012 #11

But, by focusing on just the "EVIL/IRRATIONAL" of the Repugs...you KoKo Dec 2012 #16

I disagree with your original premise. stevenleser Dec 2012 #18

Let me rephrase: We Dems can be compromising with the Repugs to the Detriment of KoKo Dec 2012 #20

NOTHING was bungled. the mainstream press did all it could to get republicans elected. spanone Dec 2012 #15

You are going for the "Simplicity" rather than the "Complicated." KoKo Dec 2012 #17