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Scott Pelley Leads 60 Minutes Impeachment Coverage With Lie: (trunc)
Coknservative Treehouse ^ | Sept. 30, 2019 | Sundance

Posted on 09/30/2019 7:35:31 AM PDT by libstripper

Full title of article:

"Scott Pelley Leads 60 Minutes Impeachment Coverage With Lie: “Whistleblower Under Federal Protection"

Excerpt:

CBS Reporter Scott Pelley led the broadcast of 60-Minutes presentation of the House impeachment of Donald Trump with a stunning claim:

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“Tonight, “60 Minutes” has obtained a letter that indicates the government whistleblower who set off the impeachment inquiry of President Trump is under federal protection, because he or she fears for their safety.”

Except, they encountered one problem…. it’s not true. Scott Pelley made it up.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cbs; couppeachment; danratherbiased; deaththreats; fakeimpeachment; fakenews; impeachment; impeachmentfarce; lie; seebsnews; sundance; trumpimpeachment; waronerror; whistleblower; yellowjournalism
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Another move inspired by the spirt of Dan Rather!
1 posted on 09/30/2019 7:35:31 AM PDT by libstripper
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To: libstripper

Journalists lie, it’s what they do.


2 posted on 09/30/2019 7:36:46 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: libstripper

Is anyone surprised?


3 posted on 09/30/2019 7:37:43 AM PDT by From The Deer Stand
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To: libstripper

I would expect Trump to Subpoena Dozens of Journalists if there is a trial in the Senate, that will be FUN!


4 posted on 09/30/2019 7:41:27 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: libstripper
I have disliked journalists for a long time. Mostly because the hide the truth. They choose not to report on things that make the Left look bad. That sort of incomplete coverage is shameful.

But I really am shocked at how extreme it has all become since 2016. Journalists now openly lie. They just make stuff up to make Republicans look bad. That's worse than hiding the truth.

The First Amendment should not protect liars.

5 posted on 09/30/2019 7:42:31 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: eyeamok
I would expect Trump to Subpoena Dozens of Journalists if there is a trial in the Senate, that will be FUN!

especially when the leaker's pro bono lawyers again use the media circular reporting to make their flimsy case.

6 posted on 09/30/2019 7:43:02 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: libstripper

Look up “Smarmy” in your dictionary.
There you’ll find a pix of Scott Pelley.


7 posted on 09/30/2019 7:44:02 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: libstripper

It is barely even worthwhile anymore (in my opinion) to even point out the lies.

I simply assume nearly everything they say in the Media is a lie, and everything needs to be researched for accuracy.


8 posted on 09/30/2019 7:46:19 AM PDT by rlmorel (Trump to China: This Capitalist Will Not Sell You the Rope with Which You Will Hang Us.)
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To: libstripper

the actual, for real “whistleblower” in this whole circumstance is the President and this retributive show trial being orchestrated in the House is about Federal retribution upon a whistleblower (President Trump) for having shone the light of day upon their treasonous, seditious conniving


9 posted on 09/30/2019 7:47:05 AM PDT by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible")
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To: From The Deer Stand

“I lost my job at the ‘Evening News’ because I wouldn’t stop complaining to management about the hostile work environment.”



Now you must obey. Get out there and lie!


10 posted on 09/30/2019 7:47:10 AM PDT by Tommy Revolts
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To: libstripper

Might have spelled the end for Trump 30 years ago when people actually watched that show.


11 posted on 09/30/2019 7:47:14 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer.)
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To: libstripper

Is it journalism when a Democrat thief covers up for other Democrat thieves?


12 posted on 09/30/2019 7:47:17 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: ClearCase_guy

I agree with your post. I began wondering about this back in Reagan’s presidency, it got stronger in the Clinton Presidency, and I fully accepted their deception and lies as a factual characterization and a routine practice on their part during the Bush Administration.

It still infuriates and discourages me that they can so openly lie, and do it in concert with the Leftist Media at large without any push back from the public, but...it doesn’t surprise me.

Just one of the reasons I LOVE having Trump as President.

HE has no problem pointing it out.


13 posted on 09/30/2019 7:50:46 AM PDT by rlmorel (Trump to China: This Capitalist Will Not Sell You the Rope with Which You Will Hang Us.)
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To: libstripper

Probably signed by none other than Dan Rather.


14 posted on 09/30/2019 7:52:03 AM PDT by Skybird
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And Brian Williams! LIARS in MSM


15 posted on 09/30/2019 7:52:32 AM PDT by buffyt (M A G A TRUMP 2020)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

I think Schift is Shifty! Has Shifty eyes. Full of Shift!


16 posted on 09/30/2019 7:53:15 AM PDT by buffyt (M A G A TRUMP 2020)
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To: libstripper
For perspective.

Scott Pelley Leads 60 Minutes Impeachment Coverage With Lie: “Whistleblower Under Federal Protection”…

Posted on  by 

CBS Reporter Scott Pelley led the broadcast of 60-Minutes presentation of the House impeachment of Donald Trump with a stunning claim:

“Tonight, “60 Minutes” has obtained a letter that indicates the government whistleblower who set off the impeachment inquiry of President Trump is under federal protection, because he or she fears for their safety.”

(Video and Transcript)

The claim is quite something.  A CIA operative that needs to be put under federal protection?  Wow. Immediately CNN and the media pounced on the opportunity to promote the “whistleblower” as a victim.

Except, they encountered one problem…. it’s not true.   Scott Pelley made it up.

Even one of the lawyers for the CIA whistleblower, Mark S. Zaid, had to try and clean up CBS’s false narrative:  “60 Minutes completely misinterpreted the contents of our letter.”

(Here’s the Link To The Letter)

Heck, if this is the propaganda within the pre-impeachment coverage, can you even imagine how much false media propaganda is yet to come….

UPDATE:  In a rather remarkable turn-of-events, CBS says they stand by their reporting and their sources…..  However, their sources are the ‘whistleblower’s’ lawyers.  The lawyers, aka the “CBS sources”, say CBS is fake news:

(Link to Tweet)

(Enclosure ↓ )

 

17 posted on 09/30/2019 7:54:37 AM PDT by Bratch (IF YOU HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT CITIZENS, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SELFISH IGNORANT LEADERS-George Carlin)
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To: libstripper

So Trump colluded with Russia to steal the 2016 election, but now he is colluding with Russia’s enemy, Ukraine? How does this make sense?

I also keep thinking and saying of the DemocRATS...
HYPOCRITES!!!

Pray for America. Pray for our president!


18 posted on 09/30/2019 7:56:09 AM PDT by buffyt (M A G A ~ TRUMP 2020 ~ Pray for America. Pray for our president!)
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To: libstripper

What a surprise!!!

Even Oprah bailed on this worthless show.


19 posted on 09/30/2019 7:58:58 AM PDT by Conserv ( b)
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To: 1Old Pro
Journalists lie, it’s what they do.

DemocRAT propagandists lie. All the time. About everything.

Journalists?

I think that species is nearly extinct.

20 posted on 09/30/2019 8:01:52 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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