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irisblue

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5. For me, this one from Wemples' Op-Ed

Reply to Alexander Of Assyria (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 7, 2022, 11:45 AM

Oct 2022

... " The attacks constitute the latest spasm of hysteria from resistance types targeting the New York Times generally and Haberman in particular. They’re based on an ignorance about journalism and an extravagant view of how scooplets can galvanize America. (They can’t.)

They’re also just plain anti-book. And books are good."

That last sentence is such a logical failure.

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Stop Dragging Maggie Haberman by Eric Wemple, WaPo, 7Oct 2022 [View all] irisblue Oct 2022 OP

Habermann claudette Oct 2022 #1

Read the linked article. She passed a lot of the info she learned to the Times, Ocelot II Oct 2022 #4

Why would she have to go claudette Oct 2022 #7

Whatever. Ocelot II Oct 2022 #8

Oh pleeeaz, how many times, I know of 2, that magpie said since the search in MAL that PortTack Oct 2022 #2

Is there a specific quote in article that's most offensive? Alexander Of Assyria Oct 2022 #3

For me, this one from Wemples' Op-Ed irisblue Oct 2022 #5

Yes...them asking that we stop dragging her...why? Gaslighting is gaslighting. PortTack Oct 2022 #6

Well worth reading in full. One paragraph... Hekate Oct 2022 #9