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frazzled

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18. "Accident": the measured opinion of a recent journalism undergradudate

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Mon Sep 9, 2013, 03:46 PM

Sep 2013

Brett LoGiurato is a political reporter for Business Insider. He graduated from Syracuse University in 2011 with degrees in newspaper and online journalism and political science.

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Are we now getting our foreign policy analysis from 23-year-old journalism grads? I'll add this to the stockpile of commentary, but I'm going to be reading some other descriptions from more seasoned foreign policy analysts.

This could have been a blog post. (PS: I'm always wary of Business Insider. Remember, its editor was charged with securities fraud and he was fined and permanently barred from the securities industry. Once a hawker of false goods, he should be questioned in all future transactions.)

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John Kerry May Have Accidentally Found A Diplomatic Solution In Syria [View all] FarCenter Sep 2013 OP

LOL, nice headline. And I see some war monger types seem upset that their military intervention quinnox Sep 2013 #1

not a war monger. don't see this going anywhere. cali Sep 2013 #5

I know. We have all been there so many times before. truedelphi Sep 2013 #21

Yeah, those of us supportive of President Obama are just despondent now Proud Liberal Dem Sep 2013 #28

I hope it works shenmue Sep 2013 #2

Or maybe he sent up a trial balloon, Putin caught it, and then Putin carried it to Assad. n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #3

I believe State's first announcement that Kerry was making a rhetorical point FarCenter Sep 2013 #10

It appears that Kerry hasn't been thinking a number of things through of late.......... wandy Sep 2013 #12

Seems doable as long as it's international and not lead by Russia. Also seems like a way out for uponit7771 Sep 2013 #4

I agree. HappyMe Sep 2013 #9

Accidentally? sharp_stick Sep 2013 #6

Perhaps, 'moronically' would be a better term grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #16

Whatever helps you sleep at night sharp_stick Sep 2013 #17

LOL. Sounds like people who didn't get it earlier need to pretend blm Sep 2013 #7

bwahahahahaha cali Sep 2013 #8

Yes. He just stumbles into diplomatic victories Pretzel_Warrior Sep 2013 #11

One of them played Dr. Strangelove FarCenter Sep 2013 #15

God I hope so gopiscrap Sep 2013 #13

Note to self: Encourage John Kerry to have more accidents avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #14

"Accident": the measured opinion of a recent journalism undergradudate frazzled Sep 2013 #18

remember how the very important disclosure of "All the facts" truedelphi Sep 2013 #20

I don't think we're talking about the same thing frazzled Sep 2013 #23

Here a catblogger:Kerry Gaffes, But Maybe It's the Good Kind of Gaffe jakeXT Sep 2013 #22

Kerry publicly demanded Syria give up it's CW stockpiles several days ago. Schema Thing Sep 2013 #19

The effort to figure out how to not give the administration any credit for this JoePhilly Sep 2013 #25

Pretty much. The most deplorable reporting on a serious issue blm Sep 2013 #27

Very true. JoePhilly Sep 2013 #30

Derp de derp. progressoid Sep 2013 #24

It is as simple as this: I don't believe him any more. n/t Paper Roses Sep 2013 #26

Or maybe not accidental. matt819 Sep 2013 #29