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Harry Truman once compared the press to prostitutes
New York Post ^
| 5/17/17
| Massarella
Posted on 08/17/2017 6:25:21 AM PDT by pabianice
Donald Trump isnt the only U.S. president who loved to bash the Washington press corps.
The original Give em Hell Harry S. Truman called journalists covering the White House prostitutes of the mind in a letter written on Dec. 29, 1955 to pal Dean Acheson.
In the salty letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Post, Truman rails against newspaper writers and columnists, calling them more dangerous than street walkers.
Presidents and the members of their Cabinets and their staff members have been slandered and misrepresented since George Washington, Truman wrote in the hand-written diatribe. When the press is friendly to an administration the opposition has been lied about and treated to the excrescence [sic] of paid prostitutes of the mind.
The letter is one of dozens of historical documents including the original manuscript for Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book up for auction June 8 in New York.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Conspiracy; Society
KEYWORDS: liberalmedia; presidents; truman
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Pretty good president, too.
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:25:21 AM PDT
by
pabianice
To: pabianice
“Presstitutes” is the correct term.
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:28:04 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." --Claire Booth Luce)
To: pabianice
To: pabianice
Presstitutes or my new favorite “Whorenalists”
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:32:45 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE THAT IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF***)
To: pabianice
Harry Truman once compared the press to prostitutesAn unnecessary affront to prostitutes, he could have used the rabies virus or tapeworms.
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:33:21 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(America returns to the Rule of Law)
To: pabianice
oohh I got a good one: “Urinealists”
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:33:32 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF REPEALING OBAMACARE THAT IS WORSE THAN OBAMACARE ITSELF***)
To: pabianice
He told the truth. Describes the press perfectly.
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:33:36 AM PDT
by
mulligan
To: pabianice
Deny the existence of Key West and wipe Truman from the history books.
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:33:39 AM PDT
by
Bogie
To: Responsibility2nd
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:33:48 AM PDT
by
headstamp 2
(Ignorance is reparable, stupid is forever)
To: Mr. K
WhorenalistsVery good, I enjoy expanding my vocabulary.
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:36:13 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(America returns to the Rule of Law)
To: pabianice
That is a bad comparison. The prostitute provided a service for the fee. I would, even though I personally believe the parasite is the better entity, compare the press to a parasite. A reporter, or journalists, as they refer to themselves meets all the attributes of a parasite.
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:37:17 AM PDT
by
sport
To: pabianice
He insulted prostitutes?...............
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:38:18 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: Navy Patriot
If this keeps up, it will make it into Webster’s.
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:39:13 AM PDT
by
Bogie
To: sport
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:39:33 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: pabianice
"Ridden hard and put away dry …"
To: Red Badger
Indeed he did... prostitutes provide a actual product and/or service that their customers value.
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:48:03 AM PDT
by
FiddlePig
(Who needs Truth & facts when you have narrative?)
To: pabianice
Why did Truman insult prostitutes so badly? What did they ever do to him?
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:50:01 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(Freedom Before Security!)
To: Red Badger
That is a good one. And appropriate.
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:53:01 AM PDT
by
sport
To: FiddlePig
The original Capitalists..................
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:54:52 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
To: pabianice
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posted on
08/17/2017 6:58:12 AM PDT
by
DungeonMaster
(Goblins, Orcs and the Undead: Metaphors for the godless left.)
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