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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 04:59 PM Sep 2020

A CNN piece by Chris Cillizza is trending on Twitter...

...I'm not going to post it here, or the link, because I think the content pushes too far against the line for the DU terms of service.

The gist is that the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg and Trump both can't be "right."

The Washington Post has documented over 20,000 Trump lies. Fact checked 'em, and yessiree bob, that boy LIED.

And Cillizza decided that he had to play devil's advocate.

The story has been signed off as accurate by AP, WaPo, and Fox News.

And it will take you all of 30 seconds to find a YouTube clip of Trump calling McCain a "loser."

Then again, CNN always leaves a place at the table for Rick Santorum, so why am I surprised by this?

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A CNN piece by Chris Cillizza is trending on Twitter... (Original Post) Miles Archer Sep 2020 OP
Maybe he wants to replace that reprobate Press Secretary & is auditioning his OWN "qualifications" hlthe2b Sep 2020 #1
I don't like Cillizza but here's the relevant quote qazplm135 Sep 2020 #2
+1,000 malaise Sep 2020 #3
True, I have no issue with that either. Miles Archer Sep 2020 #5
Twitter gets wrapped up in personality qazplm135 Sep 2020 #6
Cillizza is a hack Trumpocalypse Sep 2020 #4
The article clearly calls Trump a liar. SharonClark Sep 2020 #7
That's Cillizza for ya!! Reminds me of chunk toad Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #8
Well, after Chris Karma13612 Sep 2020 #9
Surprised Chris didn't do his usual Sewa Sep 2020 #10

qazplm135

(7,447 posts)
2. I don't like Cillizza but here's the relevant quote
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:03 PM
Sep 2020

"So, we're left with this dilemma: Goldberg insists the story is true. Trump insists the story is false. Both of those views can't be right.
Now, I am not in a position to litigate who is right here. And CNN has not independently verified The Atlantic's reporting. But Trump's insistence that he would never say anything disparaging about a military veteran or the military more generally is belied by, well, facts."

I mean, I have no problem with that paragraph.

Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
5. True, I have no issue with that either.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:14 PM
Sep 2020

He's basically taking a hit on Twitter for bringing it up, and his last sentence is a "given."

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)
7. The article clearly calls Trump a liar.
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 05:19 PM
Sep 2020

You didn’t get it when he sarcastically posed the dilemma of which to believe - a multiple sources article from several legit news sources or the known liar who occupies the White House?



Karma13612

(4,553 posts)
9. Well, after Chris
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:08 PM
Sep 2020

Wrote the crappy piece about Nancy and her haircut, I am glad he is redeeming himself a bit with this one.

But, overall, I don’t really like Chris. Just a trouble maker to keep himself in the moment.

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