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How about some kudos for David Fahrenthold? (Original Post) bluestateguy Oct 2016 OP
How about a Pulitzer? Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2016 #1
Agree!!! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2016 #6
Fully expected by almost everyone before this broke. Coyotl Oct 2016 #8
Yeah, he kinda slam-dunked it with this one. calimary Oct 2016 #9
that was my very first thought when I saw who got the vid. did you see how he got it? Gabi Hayes Oct 2016 #39
I nominated him for a Pulitzer about a week ago. George II Oct 2016 #18
hear hear. mopinko Oct 2016 #23
+1000 Lady_Chat Oct 2016 #47
Major kudos!!! Pulitzer!! ailsagirl Oct 2016 #2
He and Kurt have both subjected themselves to radical noodle Oct 2016 #3
Yeah that Kurt Eichenwald guy has been great...a great mission with a honorable purpose Cakes488 Oct 2016 #13
Worried for him though. Skidmore Oct 2016 #4
Yep one of the few Duckhunter935 Oct 2016 #5
He better get some body guards. Trump fanatics are really pissed. oasis Oct 2016 #7
Love this guy! yorkie77 Oct 2016 #10
IIRC, he broke the phony veterans' charity deal when he skipped one of the debates. NONE of that Gabi Hayes Oct 2016 #40
A national hero if ever there was one. TonyPDX Oct 2016 #11
I'm waiting to see . . . OldRedneck Oct 2016 #12
What's Above A Pulitzer? Yallow Oct 2016 #14
If I had the power of a president,...... lastlib Oct 2016 #30
He'll go down in history for this. nolabear Oct 2016 #15
Major kudos. Fahrenthold and Eichenwald have been working very hard. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2016 #16
Yes. I just hope that no harm comes to him. George II Oct 2016 #17
Pulitzer / he is not just saving the country Mira Oct 2016 #19
These two reporters are genuine heroes. Koinos Oct 2016 #20
Fahrenthold be safe. hj.anony1 Oct 2016 #21
Welcome to DU, hj.anony1! ailsagirl Oct 2016 #35
Same here and welcome to DU! Ligyron Oct 2016 #55
Definite kudos. hamsterjill Oct 2016 #22
Is David any relation to Blake? 47of74 Oct 2016 #24
In case some folks don't realize this, it was also David Fahrenthold who broke the video story today Princess Turandot Oct 2016 #25
He's been on my twitter feed for over a year... Historic NY Oct 2016 #26
Yes, we do have a few, good investigative reporters in this country elmac Oct 2016 #27
I see a Pulitzer in his future, also for Newsweek's Kurt Eichenwald. catbyte Oct 2016 #28
Farenthold -- and Eichenwald -- are my heroes. SunSeeker Oct 2016 #29
+1 Cha Oct 2016 #32
Hey Cha! SunSeeker Oct 2016 #33
Ah SunSeeker! Cha Oct 2016 #34
Yes! And, who leaked him the tape!? Cha Oct 2016 #31
My guess is that it was someone who hates Billy Bush as well as Trump TexasBushwhacker Oct 2016 #50
Pulitzers for Fahrenthold and Eichenwald Hekate Oct 2016 #36
One breath... WheelWalker Oct 2016 #37
some kude...a kudos....pet peeve, sorry. that said, totally agree about the reporter's dogged Gabi Hayes Oct 2016 #38
Yes, Robert Parry should be honored, along with many others. erronis Oct 2016 #54
Hell yes! bettyellen Oct 2016 #41
K&R! DemonGoddess Oct 2016 #42
Truly outstanding bucolic_frolic Oct 2016 #43
Hero man sweetroxie Oct 2016 #44
And Kurt Eichenwald, and David Cay Johnston. Mc Mike Oct 2016 #45
P.S. Julia Ioffe and Katy Tur deserve combat pay, at the very least. Mc Mike Oct 2016 #48
He has been the David Corn of the 2016 election season BumRushDaShow Oct 2016 #46
He'll be forever known for breaking the Pu**ygate story. TonyPDX Oct 2016 #49
Diligent dedicated journalist. gademocrat7 Oct 2016 #51
K&R n/t lupinella Oct 2016 #52
K&R Gothmog Oct 2016 #53
He's worked harder than anyone on these Trump stories. kentuck Oct 2016 #56
Thank you David. fun n serious Oct 2016 #57
K&R canetoad Oct 2016 #58
Excellent interview on Trump Foundation with Terry Gross on Fresh Air. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2016 #59
k&r, credit where credit is due saidsimplesimon Oct 2016 #60
He and Kurt Eichenwald at Newsday have been fantastic democrattotheend Oct 2016 #61

calimary

(81,283 posts)
9. Yeah, he kinda slam-dunked it with this one.
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 10:29 PM
Oct 2016

I'm tempted to say he's going to be this generation's answer to Woodward & Bernstein. Washington Post scores AGAIN!

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
39. that was my very first thought when I saw who got the vid. did you see how he got it?
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:18 AM
Oct 2016

frickin NBC apparently was going to hold on to it til after the townhall

reminds me of how NYT held the NSA wiretapping story:


http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/did-the-nyt-help-bush-win-the-2004-election-by-sitting-on-the-illegal-nsa-wiretapping-story-at-the-request-of-jane-harman

radical noodle

(8,000 posts)
3. He and Kurt have both subjected themselves to
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 09:37 PM
Oct 2016

awful threats to report the truth. We do still have honorable journalists.


 

Cakes488

(874 posts)
13. Yeah that Kurt Eichenwald guy has been great...a great mission with a honorable purpose
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 10:34 PM
Oct 2016

To take that Trashpot Trumphole down!!

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
4. Worried for him though.
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 09:38 PM
Oct 2016

He's done a yeoman's job and them some. So has Eichenwald. The alt-right, racist Trump supporters see their shot at power slipping away. I hope they have protection because these people are scary hatefilled.

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
40. IIRC, he broke the phony veterans' charity deal when he skipped one of the debates. NONE of that
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:20 AM
Oct 2016

money was going to get to the vets til he uncovered it

trump then called him out at a press conference, right?

lastlib

(23,238 posts)
30. If I had the power of a president,......
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 12:04 AM
Oct 2016

...he could have the next Presidential Medal of Freedom. Farenthold and Eichenwald both!

Mira

(22,380 posts)
19. Pulitzer / he is not just saving the country
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 11:07 PM
Oct 2016

(along with black people and women) he is saving the world

Koinos

(2,792 posts)
20. These two reporters are genuine heroes.
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 11:09 PM
Oct 2016

And kudos also to the Washington Post and Newsweek for supporting them.

hj.anony1

(28 posts)
21. Fahrenthold be safe.
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 11:10 PM
Oct 2016

As others have commented, the con's followers taste blood. Sigh.

Names are interesting! This investigative journalist who no doubt rethug primary runners wish they
would have employed deserves praise. That said, I'm struck by Fahrenthold similarity to Bradbury's novel Fahreheit
451.

Never Trump!

Princess Turandot

(4,787 posts)
25. In case some folks don't realize this, it was also David Fahrenthold who broke the video story today
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 11:24 PM
Oct 2016

after he was offered the video by a source (whom he knew) on Friday morning. (Props to whomever did that as well.)

The story moved so quickly to the ramifications of it that a lot of the articles I read didn't make that clear.

Historic NY

(37,449 posts)
26. He's been on my twitter feed for over a year...
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 11:31 PM
Oct 2016

he gets threatened a lot from the trumpikens. He won't stand down!!!

 

elmac

(4,642 posts)
27. Yes, we do have a few, good investigative reporters in this country
Fri Oct 7, 2016, 11:35 PM
Oct 2016

and a good time to remember James Carter for the 47% Romney tape.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,191 posts)
50. My guess is that it was someone who hates Billy Bush as well as Trump
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:25 PM
Oct 2016

The fact that Bush was laughing and egging him on looks bad for Billy AND Access Hollywood. After all, Trump is bragging about trying to fuck Billy's co-host, Nancy Odell, and Billy thinks it's funny. Yet, Billy still had a job.

Besides the fallout for Trump, Billy's career in broadcasting may be over. I bet Al Roker is having a good belly laugh. They clashed in a major way over Ryan Lochte.

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
38. some kude...a kudos....pet peeve, sorry. that said, totally agree about the reporter's dogged
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 01:14 AM
Oct 2016

search for the truth

too bad Robert parry isn't similarly praised

he lost his job at newsweek for reporting on Iran Contra when nobody else would

erronis

(15,275 posts)
54. Yes, Robert Parry should be honored, along with many others.
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 04:30 PM
Oct 2016

I think it's too bad that we only get a few journalists, investigators that make it to the front page.

Too many that don't survive since they or their message is snuffed out by the powers-that-be.

Is there a "wall of fame" with a dynamically changing list of individuals and reporters that are posting on the state of the world? I certainly don't trust anything remotely associated with the M$M or a government.

bucolic_frolic

(43,173 posts)
43. Truly outstanding
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 09:20 AM
Oct 2016

a great reporter does his homework

but is sometimes limited by what his bosses will pay for, or what
they will allow him to report on

but a great reporter with solid research always gets a hearing

and a great reporter is hungry for the story, like a baseball relief
pitcher who always says "give me the ball"

Mc Mike

(9,114 posts)
48. P.S. Julia Ioffe and Katy Tur deserve combat pay, at the very least.
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 11:15 AM
Oct 2016

Joy Reid, Maddow, O'Donnell, Olbermann, Hayes have all been kicking butt.

kentuck

(111,098 posts)
56. He's worked harder than anyone on these Trump stories.
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 05:04 PM
Oct 2016

He was the one that broke the big tax "write-off" by Trump also.

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
59. Excellent interview on Trump Foundation with Terry Gross on Fresh Air.
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 06:07 PM
Oct 2016

Audio and transcript here.

GROSS: So you are - since you don't have access to his tax returns, you're examining the Trump Foundation. Why is the Trump Foundation a useful resource to analyze Trump's finances and his level of honesty?

FAHRENTHOLD: Well, the Trump Foundation's tax returns are public. That's one thing. So we can look through them in a way that we can't look through his personal tax returns. They're publicly available going back to the beginning of the foundation, which is 1987. And so you can look in there and you see both the money that's come in and the money that it's - that's been given out. And so what we've done is called a lot of the folks that were listed as recipients of the Trump Foundation's donations to find out, you know, why did he give? What was his connection with these charities? And there's a couple of things that are really interesting.

One of them is that there's no sort of abiding cause. And a lot of the times you see a wealthy person will help one group year after year, one cause - cancer research, for instance, autism research, a particular college or university. There's nothing like that in Trump's foundation. Instead, the main theme in the gifts seems to be that they help Trump's personal life or his business life.

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
60. k&r, credit where credit is due
Sat Oct 8, 2016, 07:08 PM
Oct 2016

I am having my best day since rump was nominated. Sleep will come tonight after days of contemplating someone worse than bushit in public service.

democrattotheend

(11,605 posts)
61. He and Kurt Eichenwald at Newsday have been fantastic
Sun Oct 9, 2016, 12:41 AM
Oct 2016

Hopefully their contribution will cause major news organizations to reverse the cuts they have made to investigative journalism and start taking it seriously again.

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