Smith stated that it was more “the pre-Internet era.” And that there was a time “where we could act as gatekeepers. Where we could say, you know what, crazy people are claiming that Barack Obama’s birth certificate is forged, but we’re not going to write about that, that’s crazy.”
Ben Smith formerly of Politico This association must be driven home to torpedo the credibility of a very slanted purveyor of fake news
He’s just making more fake news, claiming the BC was real. I’m an electrical engineer and computer programmer with 20 years experience with printing. The BC is a fake. Take it to the bank. This Journalist is a hack.
To Jake Tapper: Jake, why are you trafficking in such preposterous lies, like saying Trump pays women to pee on his bed?
Let’s just say, “falsely issued”.
What Chuck Todd is saying is there was a time when the press could protect Democrats without fear of being caught... he’s lying about ‘protecting’ Republicans - that never happened.