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CNN editor who resigned over Russia story is Syracuse native, Cornell grad
Post Standard Syracuse NY ^ | 06.28.17 | Mark Weiner

Posted on 06/30/2017 7:41:43 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines

WASHINGTON -- A CNN journalist who resigned this week, after the network retracted a story about Russia and President Donald Trump's transition team, is a Syracuse native with strong ties to the region.

Eric Lichtblau, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, is a graduate of Jamesville-DeWitt High School and Cornell University. He began his journalism career at The Post-Standard, where he covered the Ithaca region for the newspaper.

Lichtblau was thrust into the national spotlight after he and two other CNN journalists resigned, prompting Trump to blast the journalists and the network on Tuesday for reporting "fake news."

The story was posted on CNN's website Thursday, but removed by Friday night. The network also apologized to Anthony Scaramucci, a member of the Trump transition team who the CNN report said was involved in the meeting with the Russian investment fund.

After the article was posted online, CNN executives determined the report did not meet the network's editorial standards for publication.

The others who resigned with Lichtblau were reporter Thomas Frank, and Lex Harris, head of the CNN investigations unit

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: cityofevil; cnn; cornell; ericlichtblau; ericlichtblaubio; ithaca
Eric Lichtblau, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, is a graduate of Jamesville-DeWitt High School and Cornell University. He began his journalism career at The Post-Standard, where he covered the Ithaca region for the newspaper.

Ithaca is the City of Evil.


1 posted on 06/30/2017 7:41:43 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Hieronymus; VampireStateNY; governsleastgovernsbest; gaspar; NativeNewYorker; drjimmy; Atticus; ...

City of Evil bump


2 posted on 06/30/2017 7:42:07 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines (Their side circles the wagons. Our side revs up the bus.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I actually know him slightly. He’s a twerp.


3 posted on 06/30/2017 7:43:50 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("In a Time of Universal Deceit Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act" - George Orwell)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Ah, Cornell - the cradle of liberalism. I was there for four years and completely miserable.


4 posted on 06/30/2017 7:49:12 AM PDT by New Jersey Realist (Be Nice To Your Kids. They Will Pick Out Your Nursing Home)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
CNN editorLiar, who resigned over Russia story is Syracuse native, Cornell grad

6/30/2017, 7:41:43 AM · by Behind Liberal Lines · 2 replies Post Standard Syracuse NY ^ | 06.28.17 | Mark Weiner WASHINGTON -- A CNN journalist liar who resigned this week, after the network retracted a story about Russia and President Donald Trump's transition team, is a Syracuse native with strong ties to the region.

Eric Lichtblau, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist liar, is a graduate of Jamesville-DeWitt High School and Cornell University. He began his lying career at The Post-Standard, where he covered the Ithaca region for the newspaper.

Lichtblau was thrust into the national spotlight after he and two other CNN journalists liars resigned, prompting Trump to blast the journalists liars and the network on Tuesday for reporting "fake news."

5 posted on 06/30/2017 7:51:55 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (CNN is thrasing around like a worthless old rooster, after the farmer, (AT&T), chopped its head off!)
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To: New Jersey Realist

You too? The place is a meatgrinder. I saw it chew up and spit out friends of mine. I did OK but the place is merciless to the weak or gentle of spirit.


6 posted on 06/30/2017 7:53:57 AM PDT by jalisco555 ("In a Time of Universal Deceit Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act" - George Orwell)
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To: Grampa Dave
I like your version better. 😀
7 posted on 06/30/2017 8:10:37 AM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: Mark17

Thanks.

Isn’t the internet great.

We can make any liberal news into a reality piece.


8 posted on 06/30/2017 8:12:41 AM PDT by Grampa Dave (CNN is thrasing around like a worthless old rooster, after the farmer, (AT&T), chopped its head off!)
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To: Grampa Dave
Isn’t the internet great.

We can make any liberal news into a reality piece.

Yes we can. 👍

9 posted on 06/30/2017 8:19:58 AM PDT by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I’m a J-D grad, class of ‘73.


10 posted on 06/30/2017 8:28:41 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Liberals think in propaganda)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

It’s a start. It will be tough for CNN to purge all the liars from their cesspool. Scummiest cesspool areas around the fringes of the swamp. Deep swamp has bigger creatures/collectivists/$cumbags.


11 posted on 06/30/2017 8:48:46 AM PDT by PGalt
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Heheheh...I KNEW that would be posted...appropriately!


12 posted on 06/30/2017 9:01:19 AM PDT by rlmorel (Liberals are in a state of constant cognitive dissonance, which explains their mental instability.)
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Eric Lichtblau is an agenda-driven ‘movement leftist’ who has been creating and publishing leftist lies and fake news throughout his entire career, with the goal of advancing America’s circling of the toilet bowl ever closer to the progressive dystopia of his dreams.

Undoubtedly views his own role in this ugly incident as a badge of honor.


13 posted on 06/30/2017 9:23:34 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: New Jersey Realist

Cornell: The birthplace of Hanoi’s most successful propaganda group, Prof. George McT. Kahin’s Southeast Asian Studies Program of the 1960’s and 70’s.

McT’s own background in Indonesia needs a thorough security vetting. It explains a lot of what happened at Cornell.

All I need to say about the Hanoi Disinformation group is D. Gareth Gary Porter and friends, traitors to America and the people of Indochina.

Been there, saw that.


14 posted on 06/30/2017 9:39:25 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
So did Lichtblau graduate from the Ag School like another well known journalist liar?
15 posted on 07/01/2017 3:53:15 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine's brother (Crush the Democrats; see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of the girly men.)
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