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WilliamH1474

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82. THANK YOU.

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 12:43 PM

Dec 2016

I have been reading the replies and so far am somewhat disappointed. Since when is it ok for someone to just throw something out there and then refuse to back it up?

I have been proud at the attempts to crack down on fake news, and conspiracy BS but when did we decide there is a double standard? I know I would have been livid if a well respected journalist decided to say something like that about Hillary and then refused to back it up.

I hate that little wormy guy Tucker, but I also can't stand that Eichenwald went on there and basically made himself look like he was an unprepared idiot. He had a chance several times to directly answer the question, and he makes a statement about the CIA and the stars on the wall.

THEN he devolves on twitter, and from what I saw got up to 46 tweets before he apparently lost it. He is now saying that he had a seizure and is going to be suing the tweeter and all this stuff that is really just making him look unstable.

He has lost a lot of credibility in my book.

Part of being a journalist is digging deep, and finding the truth. He threw out some accusations, and then when pressed he came up blank.

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'You're not fooling anybody': Eichenwald challenges Tucker Carlson with a binder full of ... [View all] DonViejo Dec 2016 OP

I would be careful with Eichenwald ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #1

How do you know? unc70 Dec 2016 #3

Eichenwald has only offered insinuation ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #6

They asked for proof and evidence, but got this. Tactical Peek Dec 2016 #7

And we have an obligation ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #9

Or.... moda253 Dec 2016 #18

Which is what I have in mind too ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #28

By all means, we should stay on the high road! TheDebbieDee Dec 2016 #65

Just because it works for the GOP ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #66

ONLY IDIOTS keep doing the same thing over and while expecting TheDebbieDee Dec 2016 #68

what are you saying? we need to dumb down Dems? n/t eniwetok Dec 2016 #81

Thanks for showing up to straighten us out. 11 Bravo Dec 2016 #22

Good lord ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #27

+1000 byronius Dec 2016 #29

Who is we? yardwork Dec 2016 #72

I must admit that interview with Dr Feelgood was inspirational.... Hekate Dec 2016 #33

Eichenwald has an excellent track record. Your only journal post seems to be Mc Mike Dec 2016 #11

I didn't realize that ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #12

The post to you was meant as a tip-off, only, Zoom. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #13

You keep going after me ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #14

The poster was pretty explicit and to the point. Hundreds of posts in the first week does raise... Hekate Dec 2016 #15

Alarms? ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #16

No "alarms" just "an eyebrow." Welcome to DU Hekate Dec 2016 #26

Long-term posters have noticed substantial attempts to defray and silence the dialogue here. byronius Dec 2016 #37

No attempt was made to defray the argument ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #48

Like I said, we're a little paranoid since we had a gun shoved in our face. byronius Dec 2016 #54

Eichenwald has done good work ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #55

Well, fine then. However -- byronius Dec 2016 #59

I heard about the hack ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #60

The Magnificent Democratic Underground will never die. byronius Dec 2016 #61

I guess ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #63

+1, then. Welcome to DU. byronius Dec 2016 #64

I did check out the video on YouTube ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #67

That's a remarkably standard-issue neo-Nazi tactic. byronius Dec 2016 #69

How did I miss the DU hack video? Ilsa Dec 2016 #90

I hated finding this for you. byronius Dec 2016 #92

Holy crap. Ilsa Dec 2016 #97

Definitely a declaration of total war. byronius Dec 2016 #98

You keep saying "claims", plural. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2016 #71

you need to understand the ultra-partisan mindset eniwetok Dec 2016 #83

Welcome to DU. Chortle. byronius Dec 2016 #91

where did I ever say TC has a point? eniwetok Dec 2016 #94

You're the one who called DU 'ultra-partisan'. I don't agree. And I didn't 'rip your throat out'. byronius Dec 2016 #95

I would like to give my humble opinion Perseus Dec 2016 #62

I don't take political disagreement for "disingenuous infiltration", for the most part, Perse. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #75

Well said. byronius Dec 2016 #99

Thanks, byronius. nt. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #101

hey bubba, I noticed you too. Sunlei Dec 2016 #24

So? ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #30

So? Sunlei Dec 2016 #35

Point? ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #43

The Journalist has been attacked with lights to trigger seizures & his family is terrified. No time Sunlei Dec 2016 #50

It's clear that you don't know what Dems stand for. ananda Dec 2016 #32

So, where has the Democratic Party ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #41

BS your're trying to stifle free press in America. Do you know who threatens his kids & family? Sunlei Dec 2016 #57

Please show me ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #58

DU is full of paranoids who see right wingers hiding under every other paragraph eniwetok Dec 2016 #80

so in your mind... eniwetok Dec 2016 #79

But that's an acceptable speculation for FOX news to make against HRC. The point is....... W T F Dec 2016 #34

Now you are there comparing it to Alex Jones world wide wally Dec 2016 #40

can you read? azureblue Dec 2016 #42

You're not really ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #44

Here's 129 tweets about dRump from Kurt Eichenwald's investigative reporting, Mc Mike Dec 2016 #76

Irrelevant ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #77

Your opinion, and concern on these issues, is noted. Thanks for the re, Bub. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #86

It would be irresponsible not ellie Dec 2016 #96

Why is Tucker Carlson still a thing? geomon666 Dec 2016 #2

exactly... i mean just look at his taste in ties..smh. JHan Dec 2016 #5

Tucker is simply one of many tools in the Eliot Rosewater Dec 2016 #56

I dislike *ucker Carlson as much as anyone superpatriotman Dec 2016 #4

I agree nini Dec 2016 #8

and it's high time azureblue Dec 2016 #46

There's a difference between standing your ground nini Dec 2016 #53

Completely agree Terry_M Dec 2016 #36

Tucker is such a tool underpants Dec 2016 #10

Here we call his show "the fucker tucker pucker" show Augiedog Dec 2016 #17

Personally HurricaneWarning Dec 2016 #19

Eichenwald posted a lot about it on his Twitter feed mcar Dec 2016 #23

fox lies and fox is an arm of the Republican party. The Party that destroys American democracy. Sunlei Dec 2016 #20

Fox Noise will probably not want Eichenwald on any of their shows again. ffr Dec 2016 #21

Please publish Tucker Carlson's Falsehoods perdita9 Dec 2016 #25

Yes! world wide wally Dec 2016 #39

Well, all you have to do ... ZoomBubba Dec 2016 #49

Who's the editor in chief of the Daily Caller, bubba? Mc Mike Dec 2016 #102

right here, all will be uploaded, twitters free. https://twitter.com/kurteichenwald Sunlei Dec 2016 #52

I had no idea that these criminal acts were occurring against Mr. E and his family. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #73

They are learning from the Orange Julius Caesar oldtime dfl_er Dec 2016 #31

Republicans don't want the world to know their man is ill for decades and has a medication problem. Sunlei Dec 2016 #38

Right now this is NOT a fact. ananda Dec 2016 #45

just like Obama's birth certificate was azureblue Dec 2016 #47

He has his medical records from those decades, before the trump tower live-in Doctor. Sunlei Dec 2016 #51

Don't rationalize that they "both do it" Complete false equivalence. Justice Dec 2016 #70

Doubt Eichenwald Would Have Made This Up colsohlibgal Dec 2016 #74

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I think both came off looking like fools eniwetok Dec 2016 #78

THANK YOU. WilliamH1474 Dec 2016 #82

as I wrote elsewhere... eniwetok Dec 2016 #84

I like most of your journal entries, eni. Except your $15 minimum wage opposition. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #87

identity politics... eniwetok Dec 2016 #88

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Yeah, that seems about right. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #100

Kick. Mc Mike Dec 2016 #104

K & R Scurrilous Dec 2016 #103

Kurt is now coming out with the story he couldn't run in Newsweek. Mc Mike Mar 2018 #105