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Former Clinton Spokeswoman: The Press Leans Left, But That Makes Them Tougher on Democrats
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| April 12, 2017
| David Rutz
Posted on 04/13/2017 11:25:22 AM PDT by digger48
Former Hillary Clinton spokeswoman Jennifer Palmeri acknowledged Wednesday that the press has a liberal bias, but she claimed that actually makes journalists harder on Democrats in their coverage.
Palmieri spoke alongside former Bush administration spokesman Ari Fleischer at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., as part of a series of panels on "First Amendment challenges in the early days of the Trump administration."
"I think most journalists are probably leaning more to the left than the right," she said. "Think about the kind of person that's drawn to do this as a career. They believe in government, they think politics matters, they like it, they find it interesting, they don't make a lot of money
But what I've found is it means they come after us harder on what I describe as the crap. They come after us harder on the palace intrigue, on the process, on things that really shouldn't matter."
In addition to her communications role for Clinton's presidential campaign against Donald Trump, Palmieri served as communications director during the Obama administration and also worked for Bill Clinton.
Moderator Mike Allen, the founder of Axios, relayed that she said backstage that the press was more likely to be tougher on Democrats in general.
"I think in general they are," she said, telling a story near the end of Bill Clinton's administration where the press was on the White House's case about rising gas prices.
"I said if President Bush were president, you guys wouldn't be coming after him on gas prices, and they were like, Well, no, because he's a Republican, he doesn't think that he should weigh in and fix gas prices, but you're Democrats, you're supposed to solve problems!'" she said.
She went on to say there was a "different metric" applied to Democrats by the press.
"I think they come after us harder on both being able to solve a problem, and then also on process and intrigue," she said.
TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clinton; fakenews; jenniferpalmeri; media; mediabias; mediadems; morelies; msm
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These people simply don't live in the same universe with reality
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:25:22 AM PDT
by
digger48
To: digger48
Yes, obviously.
Anyone without a brain and no eyes can clearly see this is the truth.
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:28:44 AM PDT
by
chris37
(Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
To: chris37
Yep remember how the media was so tough on Obama.....Sarcasm
To: digger48
She must be using Common Core mathematics.
I think her Slopes have slipped!
To: digger48
She went on to say there was a “different metric” applied to Democrats by the press.
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Yes, the metric is to cover for Democrats.
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:32:52 AM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
To: digger48
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:33:47 AM PDT
by
mulligan
To: digger48
Cue the cute “Yeah, right” girl....
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:34:42 AM PDT
by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
To: digger48
I think they come after us harder on both being able to solve a problem, and then also on process and intrigue," she said.
code words for "collusion".
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:36:37 AM PDT
by
stylin19a
(Terrorists - "just because you don't see them doesn't mean they aren't there")
To: digger48
Liberal Definition of "Harder": Not Easy Enough.
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:37:19 AM PDT
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
To: digger48
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:37:30 AM PDT
by
Huskrrrr
To: digger48
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:38:00 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Ending a sentence with a preposition is nothing to be afraid of........)
To: chris37
"I could while away the hours,
conferrin' with the flowers
Consultin' with the rain.
And my head I'd be scratchin'
while my thoughts were busy hatchin' ....."
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:38:22 AM PDT
by
Rocky Mountain Wild Turkey
("I have an open mind ... just not so open that my brain falls out onto the floor!!")
To: digger48
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:40:08 AM PDT
by
databoss
To: digger48
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:42:30 AM PDT
by
Vlad The Inhaler
(Best long term prep for conservatives: Have big families & out-breed the illegals & muslims.)
To: databoss
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:43:58 AM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: digger48
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:44:17 AM PDT
by
rrrod
(just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
To: digger48
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:44:17 AM PDT
by
rrrod
(just an old guy with a gun in his pocket.l)
To: digger48
They live in a floating world of bullshit.
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:49:49 AM PDT
by
Titus-Maximus
(It doesn't matter who votes for whom, it only matters who counts the votes - Joe Stalin)
To: digger48
The cruel mother favors one child over the others... it proves she loves the outcasts more...
Yeah, right Jennifer Palmeri you stupid bimbo....that’s the ticket.
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:50:00 AM PDT
by
GOPJ
(Obama to Lynch to Bill Clinton: Unmasked reports transferred face-to-face at obscure airport?)
To: digger48
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posted on
04/13/2017 11:51:33 AM PDT
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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