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Bombero1956

(3,539 posts) Fri Oct 4, 2013, 08:36 PM Oct 2013

I smell a Wall Street Journal rat [View all]

During tonights Nightly News broadcast I saw a story in which Boehner responded to a story in the Wall Street Journal that quoted an unnamed White House staffer as saying they don't care how long the shutdown lasts because they were "winning". To which Boehner said it wasn't a game about winning. I think this unknown White Staffer is a figment of the Wall Street Journal imagination. Why would someone in the White House want to give Boehner such a sound byte.

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I smell a Wall Street Journal rat [View all] Bombero1956 Oct 2013 OP

Why ProSense Oct 2013 #1

Like sunlight to vampires, those words should be Highlighted orpupilofnature57 Oct 2013 #4

Unnamed White House Staffer is an Old Journalistic Phrase for Wolf Frankula Oct 2013 #2

Your old editor sounds like endangered species. n/t arthritisR_US Oct 2013 #3

That's very possible, and crossed my mind as well bhikkhu Oct 2013 #5

Actually, I think Rand Paul made that remark before a 'hot' microphone. xfundy Oct 2013 #6

Has anyone seen the article? I'm wondering who wrote it? Kablooie Oct 2013 #7

The notorious unnamed source strikes again! Old Union Guy Oct 2013 #8