After the Barr hoax, press has no reason to ever believe Trump team again

[Althea]

That whole "fake news" meme has been a very successful propaganda tool, hasn't it?

It keeps 39% of the country in his camp. He never was good at math.

But then, he didn't have to be. He never lived up to the terms of any contract he signed. Numbers don't matter when you have no intention of paying

[tinfoil]

WHO FUCKING CARES WHAT THE PRESS BELIEVES?

[Bill]

That whole "fake news" meme has been a very successful propaganda tool, hasn't it?

I believe most credit the nazi regime for perfecting it, but honestly these evil regimes are "greatly, greatly" assisted by their devout lemmings...

[ThatOwlWoman]

I believe most credit the nazi regime for perfecting it, but honestly these evil regimes are "greatly, greatly" assisted by their devout lemmings...

Isn't it interesting how freedom of the press has been totally corrupted -- not by dictatorship, but by consent?

[Yurt]

"earl" are you aware all you are doing is regurgitating Barr's opinion? his opinion, not Mueller's, Barr's opinion issued before anyone even saw the report.

For some reason, actually we all know why, Barr felt the need to first frame the report, set the talking points, before anyone even had a chance to form their own understanding based upon what they read

Where in the report does it say there was collusion or obstruction?

I'll wait.

[Flash]

he is going to have a real tuff time testifying to congress without sending his own ass to jail

The Justice Department is going to prosecute the AG?

[Granule]

They lie about everything. And now we know that includes Attorney General William Barr, who brazenly lied about the contents of the Mueller report during a press conference held just hours before its release on Thursday. Apparently unconcerned that the obvious falsehoods he was peddling on Trump's behalf would be debunked within hours when the Mueller report was made public that day at 11 AM, Barr's completely dishonest reimagining of Mueller's sprawling investigation ought to signal a long overdue turning point for the press. This ought to be the moment when journalists acknowledge to themselves, and possibly to the public, that Donald Trump’s radical administration is incapable of being honest, about anything, ever.

The Trump White House's habitual lying isn't going to change. But it's long past time for the press to break its habit of believing administration utterances—of treating its statements as remotely factual, even when it comes to extraordinary issues such as colluding with a foreign government and obstructing justice. I realize that's an extreme premise for the Beltway press to adopt, since it often prefers to cling to “Both Sides” journalism in order to prove it's not liberally biased and deflect allegations that it's out to "get" Trump.

But here's the bottom line: Barr embarrassed the press corps and made them look foolish when he issued a four-page press release in March supposedly summarizing Mueller's 448-page (!) report. Reporters and editors then ran with it, on the assumption that Barr was being honest and factual, which we now know was a huge mistake. "Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy," blared the GOP-friendly headlines, even though at the time not a single reporter had any idea what Mueller had found since nobody was allowed to read his report. Perhaps embarrassed by that fact, lots of journalists then spent days pretending they'd read the report and suggesting it was time for Democrats to move on.

The release of the Mueller report last week seemed to change something, at least momentarily, with the Beltway media's usual couched language giving away to more realistic—and more stinging—observations. "One takeaway throughout is how frequently White House aides lied to reporters," observed Washington Post reporter Philip Rucker, after reading Mueller's
voluminous work. "Barr comes out of this looking rather ridiculous," added Sam Stein of the Daily Beast. "They're telling us there's nothing in this [report.] That's B.S. and they know it," noted CNN's Chris Cuomo, hours after the Mueller volume was released ~ Jon Perr



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Of course, nobody gives a fuck what the press thinks, so your thread is pointless.

[Granule]

True Trumper,can't believe enough lies

uh-uh.

It's "True Trumper enjoying the hell out of watching nanny statists shit their diapers".

If a Leftist is not content, then you know something is right.

[reagansghost]

Sarah's in a stiff competition with Barr for the biggest whopper......Barr leading by a mile

[Getin the ring]

Sarah's in a stiff competition with Barr for the biggest whopper......Barr leading by a mile

wow,
you really are GONE aren't you Dorothy

[CharacterAssassin]

They lie about everything. And now we know that includes Attorney General William Barr, who brazenly lied about the contents of the Mueller report during a press conference held just hours before its release on Thursday. Apparently unconcerned that the obvious falsehoods he was peddling on Trump's behalf would be debunked within hours when the Mueller report was made public that day at 11 AM, Barr's completely dishonest reimagining of Mueller's sprawling investigation ought to signal a long overdue turning point for the press. This ought to be the moment when journalists acknowledge to themselves, and possibly to the public, that Donald Trump’s radical administration is incapable of being honest, about anything, ever.

The Trump White House's habitual lying isn't going to change. But it's long past time for the press to break its habit of believing administration utterances—of treating its statements as remotely factual, even when it comes to extraordinary issues such as colluding with a foreign government and obstructing justice. I realize that's an extreme premise for the Beltway press to adopt, since it often prefers to cling to “Both Sides” journalism in order to prove it's not liberally biased and deflect allegations that it's out to "get" Trump.

But here's the bottom line: Barr embarrassed the press corps and made them look foolish when he issued a four-page press release in March supposedly summarizing Mueller's 448-page (!) report. Reporters and editors then ran with it, on the assumption that Barr was being honest and factual, which we now know was a huge mistake. "Mueller Finds No Trump-Russia Conspiracy," blared the GOP-friendly headlines, even though at the time not a single reporter had any idea what Mueller had found since nobody was allowed to read his report. Perhaps embarrassed by that fact, lots of journalists then spent days pretending they'd read the report and suggesting it was time for Democrats to move on.

The release of the Mueller report last week seemed to change something, at least momentarily, with the Beltway media's usual couched language giving away to more realistic—and more stinging—observations. "One takeaway throughout is how frequently White House aides lied to reporters," observed Washington Post reporter Philip Rucker, after reading Mueller's
voluminous work. "Barr comes out of this looking rather ridiculous," added Sam Stein of the Daily Beast. "They're telling us there's nothing in this [report.] That's B.S. and they know it," noted CNN's Chris Cuomo, hours after the Mueller volume was released ~ Jon Perr



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Before the Barr hoax there was never any reason to believe anything from Twump or his admin.

[Bill]

Isn't it interesting how freedom of the press has been totally corrupted -- not by dictatorship, but by consent?

Yes, Orwell was right.......

[Truth Detector]

True Trump hater,can't believe enough lies

Very true.

[Truth Detector]

I believe most credit the nazi regime for perfecting it, but honestly these evil regimes are "greatly, greatly" assisted by their devout lemmings...

Nazi regime? Talk about sad, pathetic and desperate; that all you got SillyHillBilly? Memes?

[Truth Detector]

Isn't it interesting how freedom of the press has been totally corrupted -- not by dictatorship, but by consent?

The media has destroyed what little credibility they had left all by themselves. If you had an IQ above room temperature, you could comprehend the OBVIOUS.