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President Trump calls for Washington Post reporter who apologized for inaccurate tweet to be fired
The Washington Post ^ | 9 December 2017 | Emily Yahr

Posted on 12/10/2017 9:39:15 AM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel

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To: EQAndyBuzz
"Too many mistakes."

When all of the 'mistakes' lean only one way, they are lies, not mistakes.

21 posted on 12/10/2017 11:00:52 AM PST by norwaypinesavage (The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones.)
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To: Mr. K

He has been fired before around 2010-11 for the same thing. This time he blamed it on another person, who replied that he hasn’t been in contact with Weigel for a year....so he has another lie to get out of the picture lie. He Belongs at CNN.


22 posted on 12/10/2017 11:05:19 AM PST by davidb56
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

next thing you’ll see is a movie changing the story of the Penaton Papers from the NewYork Times to the Washington Post.
nah, nobody would be that shameless!


23 posted on 12/10/2017 11:08:02 AM PST by hecht (america 9/11, Israel 24/7)
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To: hecht

next thing you’ll see is a movie changing the story of the Pentagon Papers from the NewYork Times to the Washington Post.
nah, nobody would be that shameless!


24 posted on 12/10/2017 11:09:08 AM PST by hecht (america 9/11, Israel 24/7)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

The idiot press thinks they are equal with Hollywood. Hollywood idiots spew just whatever comes into their feeble minds. The press in their arrogance, are lazy and have no desire to dig into the facts anymore. Their only zeal and passion is to get whatever narrative out there first, knowing that in the past, there would be no challenge to such narrative.


25 posted on 12/10/2017 11:14:48 AM PST by taterjay
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Bull$hit... either he knew, but posted the lie anyway, or he did not know, then he is a poor reporter not to double-check something so easy to check.

Yes, exactly. Seems a lot like Dan Rather airing the phony story about Bush. Their hatred means they don't bother to check for accuracy.

26 posted on 12/10/2017 11:27:21 AM PST by libertylover (Kurt Schlicter: "They wonder why they got Trump. They are why they got Trump")
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

IMO, the offending snarky tweet was not an “accident” .... it was anti-Trump and meant to be that way - firing works for me.


27 posted on 12/10/2017 11:30:53 AM PST by Qiviut (Obama's Legacy in two words: DONALD TRUMP)
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To: Ancesthntr

“Inaccurate” implies a mistake. Well I do agree, but I’d reference it as careless or with reckless disregard for the negative impact something untrue could have on the perception of the President’s character.

Of course that’s being generous, because as you said and I too believe, “The posting was done intentionally, with malice aforethought.”, and Wiegel SHOULD be fired.


28 posted on 12/10/2017 11:50:38 AM PST by DoughtyOne (McConnell / Ryan: Why pass legislation when we can pass Leftist legislation for Leftists?)
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Trumps rallies all start the same with a mention about the huge crowd. This guy is. An idiot and trying to get under trumps skin. Your fired.


29 posted on 12/10/2017 12:33:56 PM PST by cnsmom (csmom)
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To: DoughtyOne

Trumps rallies all start the same with a mention about the huge crowd. This guy is. An idiot and trying to get under trumps skin. You’re fired.


30 posted on 12/10/2017 12:34:42 PM PST by cnsmom (csmom)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

Fire David Weigel, he intentionally spread false news in order to damage the President. Actions have consequences, Weigel chose poorly to spread a lie.


31 posted on 12/10/2017 1:03:26 PM PST by roadcat
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks BlackFemaleArmyCaptain. Naturally, the ComPost's reporter's headline implies that POTUS' call for partisan media shill's firing is somehow gratuitous. She too should be fired, as should both editors.

32 posted on 12/10/2017 1:38:16 PM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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On Saturday night, The Washington Post released a statement. “Dave Weigel relied on an inaccurate image in tweeting about President Trump’s rally in Pensacola,” the paper’s vice president of communications, Kristine Coratti Kelly, said. “When others pointed out the mistake to Weigel, he quickly deleted the tweet. And when he was later addressed by the president on Twitter, he promptly apologized for it.”
Trump demands, gets apology from Washington Post reporter:
Weigel replied to Trump-but was still surly-accusing Trump of lying about the photo. “Sure thing: I apologize. I deleted the photo after @dmartosko told me I’d gotten it wrong. Was confused by the image of you walking in the bottom right corner.”
There IS no image of President Trump in the corner -- "It was falsely claimed that Trump could be seen entering the rally in the photo." So, there was no apology, Weigel should be fired, as should the ComPost's vice president of communications, Kristine Coratti Kelly.


33 posted on 12/10/2017 1:44:41 PM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: cnsmom

I agree.


34 posted on 12/10/2017 3:34:53 PM PST by DoughtyOne (McConnell / Ryan: Why pass legislation when we can pass Leftist legislation for Leftists?)
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To: BlackFemaleArmyCaptain

I wonder if they even realize it’s his way of pointing out their hypocrisy in wanting Moore to step down over unsubstantiated charges while they do real life provable crap all the time w/o much in the way of real flak....


35 posted on 12/11/2017 3:04:33 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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