just not this fugly...


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Exactly who is this supposed to be referencing?

Not sure if it was two separate convos or a round-robin including all three.

The reference to The New Republic was about TNR editors and writers staking out an "edgy" niche by being a semi-liberal publication that pretty much agreed with conservatives about "liberal media bias" (which, of course, gave the conservatives more cover to expand their claims).

TNR was pretty infamous for the "Clinton Suck-Up Watch" column it launched after the 1992 election, ready to pounce on any journalist who reported the Clinton administration anything resembling a positive light.

As such, it aided and abetted the Republican's efforts to puff up or invent assorted incidents into an endless series of "Clinton scandals."

Marshall appears to think either Silver or Saletan are veering into that same mindset.

... appropriately applied.