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Fawke Em

(11,366 posts)
Fri Jan 29, 2016, 10:55 PM Jan 2016

Best Twitter spat of the week: Fang v. Confessore. [View all]

The Intercept's Lee Fang grills the NY Times' Nick Confessore on the figures he used to write that ridiculous "Bernie takes more PAC money" article - and shows the world what an establishment ass Confessore is:

https://twitter.com/lhfang/status/692937106927271936



Lee Fang ‏@lhfang 3h3 hours ago
@nickconfessore @karpmj @Bro_Pair You count 100% of bus funds as pro-Sanders, but zero of CtR staff funds as Pro-Hillary.

Nick Confessore ‏@nickconfessore 3h3 hours ago
@lhfang @karpmj @Bro_Pair Lee, it's fine if you want to look at the numbers differently, but it's absurd to pretend I'm making something up.

Lee Fang ‏@lhfang 3h3 hours ago
@nickconfessore @karpmj @Bro_Pair Your own newspaper reported CtR $$$ as Clinton campaign staff, using loophole.

Lee Fang ‏@lhfang 3h3 hours ago
@nickconfessore @karpmj @Bro_Pair You are indeed making up the claim that pro-Sanders outside spending outpaces pro-Hillary outside spending
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