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Beowulf42

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88. Outwitted and Outsmarted

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Wed Feb 15, 2017, 06:18 PM

Feb 2017

I remember what Twain said. "Never pick a fight with people who buy ink by the barrel.

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Appreciation Thread for Washington Post, NYT, and even CNN lately [View all] malchickiwick Feb 2017 OP

They seem to be facing the facts of what's been wrought, elleng Feb 2017 #1

Thanks! (n/t) malchickiwick Feb 2017 #3

Absolutely... I subscribed to digital wapo a few months ago and hlthe2b Feb 2017 #2

I agree. It's like post-campaign they realize that democracy is more important than ratings. malchickiwick Feb 2017 #8

!!! Alice11111 Feb 2017 #79

Or, perhaps, they're realizing that the truth and democracy boost ratings? meow2u3 Feb 2017 #84

Great point! I hope that's true :-) malchickiwick Feb 2017 #85

NYT must be canceled over the phone More_Cowbell Feb 2017 #48

I went ahead and subscribed..figure its a way to support them HipChick Feb 2017 #4

Excellent!! I appreciate the feedback (n/t) malchickiwick Feb 2017 #9

Also, if you have Amazon Prime, subscription for some of these are free HipChick Feb 2017 #27

That is so good to know, thanks. I just got a Prime Subscription. So your timing couldn't be better! malchickiwick Feb 2017 #40

Washington Post is free...Jeff bought them.. HipChick Feb 2017 #55

NOTE: FREE for 6 months, but the rate thereafter is reasonable. hlthe2b Feb 2017 #102

I didn't know that! I'll tell my friends, thanks! n/t pnwmom Feb 2017 #51

Curious, I have been getting full Washington Post and haven't paid anything so Jim Beard Feb 2017 #62

They are finally doing their job, and it is way over due still_one Feb 2017 #5

No Doubt. Well said!!! Thanks! malchickiwick Feb 2017 #10

Not just doing their job, doing House, Sen and FBI's jobs Alice11111 Feb 2017 #81

Yes. And they stand out from the rest. Trump and his troupe could applegrove Feb 2017 #6

Yup. Excellent points. I'm so grateful for the First Amendment these days. malchickiwick Feb 2017 #12

Kurt Eichenwald at "Newsweek" has also been great, but the magazine is a weekly, so he can't drop tblue37 Feb 2017 #14

Yup. Eichenwald had been AWESOME! Shout out to Newsweek too. malchickiwick Feb 2017 #16

Oh yes. Him too. And those who are leaking because they love their applegrove Feb 2017 #19

I have subscribed to both in the past month or so. Greybnk48 Feb 2017 #7

No doubt it is SO important to support those who are exposing truth. malchickiwick Feb 2017 #13

Same here.. nt ProudProgressiveNow Feb 2017 #20

Can I add Talking Points Memo and Slate as well? TPM set the standard before the majors NRaleighLiberal Feb 2017 #11

Excellent Point! I'm just grateful to see the Watergate exposers, the Gray Lady, and CNN malchickiwick Feb 2017 #15

Even though they are not perfect and TV news can be "sensational" ....I'm grateful for the press. TrekLuver Feb 2017 #17

BOOM! Awesome post. We need to fight the "fake news" narrative. malchickiwick Feb 2017 #22

I'm so glad I found this board too....saved my sanity. Best thing I found on the internet in 2016. TrekLuver Feb 2017 #26

I agree! BadgerMom Feb 2017 #41

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Feb 2017 #18

Thank you Proud Progressive!! (n/t) malchickiwick Feb 2017 #23

100% for real news. nt oasis Feb 2017 #21

Thanks Oasis! (nt) malchickiwick Feb 2017 #24

I'm feeling better about the old school news sources. nolabear Feb 2017 #25

I'm feeling the same way. It's like post-election, they remembered their role in the system. malchickiwick Feb 2017 #28

Awwww...thanks. That's really sweet. nolabear Feb 2017 #45

Yes! ginnyinWI Feb 2017 #29

I agree. Thankfully we have a free press!! malchickiwick Feb 2017 #30

Don Lemon SHRED Feb 2017 #31

Me too. And I think he's been especially good since Jan. 20 malchickiwick Feb 2017 #33

Good medicine SHRED Feb 2017 #36

Freaking Gorgeous!! malchickiwick Feb 2017 #37

Yes...thanks...organic soil grow SHRED Feb 2017 #53

Thank you for LittleGirl Feb 2017 #65

You are welcome. SHRED Feb 2017 #69

They can't really make up for the role they had in getting Trump in (especially CNN) mvd Feb 2017 #32

I so hear that, because maybe nobody normalized the Nazi more than CNN... malchickiwick Feb 2017 #34

Thanks! And I recommended this good thread mvd Feb 2017 #42

you left out the C.I.A.!! m-lekktor Feb 2017 #35

Fair enough. But I can't forgive them for Dallas, 1963... malchickiwick Feb 2017 #39

That was Ted Cruz's father. Marcuse Feb 2017 #46

re:re:Appreciation Thread for Washington Post, NYT, and even CNN lately marklane Feb 2017 #38

welcome SHRED Feb 2017 #56

Thank you. gopiscrap Feb 2017 #43

YES! I susbscribed to WaPo and Vanity Fair in the last couple of weeks Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #44

K&R Mike Niendorff Feb 2017 #47

WaPo is free for 6 months with Amazon Prime More_Cowbell Feb 2017 #49

recently subscribed to NYT halobeam Feb 2017 #50

I got subscripts to NYT and washingtonpost underthematrix Feb 2017 #52

They sure have! calimary Feb 2017 #54

Thank you! Your jobs have never in history been more important than now! A beacon of hope Thekaspervote Feb 2017 #57

trying to correct the way they pushed MFM008 Feb 2017 #58

KnR. Much appreciated. Hekate Feb 2017 #59

CNN and their Trump surrogates Chevy Feb 2017 #60

Big rec lamp_shade Feb 2017 #61

K&R!!! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2017 #63

Yup, kudos to all n/t TexasBushwhacker Feb 2017 #64

Do not forget the Guardian Earthican Feb 2017 #66

Mother Jones deserves a shout out too... iamateacher Feb 2017 #67

K&R MelissaB Feb 2017 #68

K&R bdamomma Feb 2017 #70

agree, Just a year too late.......nt HAB911 Feb 2017 #71

They were reporting a year ago too BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #72

K&R hwmnbn Feb 2017 #73

YES lame54 Feb 2017 #74

Let's not forget David Corn at Mother Jones he was dem4decades Feb 2017 #75

Dramatic shift noted for cnn.com past few weeks, they appear to be engaging in journalism. nt Cognitive_Resonance Feb 2017 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #91

Buy a subscription perdita9 Feb 2017 #77

K&R blueseas Feb 2017 #78

Yes! I subscribed to NYTimes. I need to also subscribe to wapo as I'm out of articles for the month flygal Feb 2017 #80

The return of real news at Progressive dog Feb 2017 #82

Thank you, CNN meow2u3 Feb 2017 #83

I appreciate they are finally doing their fucking jobs Skittles Feb 2017 #86

Thank you, Journalists! raging moderate Feb 2017 #87

Outwitted and Outsmarted Beowulf42 Feb 2017 #88

Love me some Mark Twain. malchickiwick Feb 2017 #89

Agreed and appreciated. lark Feb 2017 #90

We could have used some of their scrutiny on Trump BEFORE the election Blue_Tires Feb 2017 #92

Yup. Better late than never indeed, but yeah...hopefully the barn door can yet be shut. malchickiwick Feb 2017 #95

So who is missing from this love-fest? Blue Idaho Feb 2017 #93

I've never watched much MSNBC, but you are so right from what little I have seen!! (n/t) malchickiwick Feb 2017 #94

Better late than never. Susan Calvin Feb 2017 #96

#DemandWatergateTypeInvestigation benld74 Feb 2017 #97

Sorry, that's what they're SUPPOSED to do The Sand Reckoner Feb 2017 #98

I do see your point, but to be fair WaPo and NYT kept the pressure on throughout the campaign. malchickiwick Feb 2017 #100

k&r The Wizard Feb 2017 #99

Yes but they have some very hard work to do coming up jimlup Feb 2017 #101