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okaawhatever

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4. I can barely imagine a politician being asked a good question. The press corps is derelict in its

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Wed May 6, 2015, 11:41 PM

May 2015

duty to ask tough questions and truthfully report the answers.

I absolutely think politicians should be accountable to the public for their decisions and votes, and it requires good journalists to accomplish that. I harbor no illusions that today's journalists can accomplish that.

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Crying ‘Gotcha’ [View all] applegrove May 2015 OP

What do we have to do to get journalists to write and research stories instead of trolling for click okaawhatever May 2015 #1

I think this is an important story. The shorthand politicians use applegrove May 2015 #3

I can barely imagine a politician being asked a good question. The press corps is derelict in its okaawhatever May 2015 #4

does it involve paintball? hfojvt May 2015 #2