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Wolf Frankula

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2. Unnamed White House Staffer is an Old Journalistic Phrase for

Reply to Bombero1956 (Original post)

Fri Oct 4, 2013, 08:44 PM

Oct 2013

'I made this up.' My old editor would have asked, "What's the staffer's name?" If no name was given, the response would be, "Pull the story and print a retraction. Do that again and you're fired."

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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