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CNN: Sarah Sanders just made a hugely offensive allegation against the media
CNN ^ | December 11, 2017 | Chris Cillizza

Posted on 12/11/2017 3:45:01 PM PST by Zakeet

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders isn't a big fan of the media.

Which is, of course, her right.

The relationship between any White House and any press corps tasked with covering that White House is almost always fraught and fractious.

But, on Monday, Sanders made an accusation that went way, way beyond the pale of the usual give and take between White House and press corps. Here's what she said:

"There's a very big difference between making honest mistakes and purposefully misleading the American people. Something that happens regularly. You can't say -- I'm not done. You can't say that it's an honest mistake when you are purposely putting out information that you know to be false or when you're taking information that hasn't been validated, that hasn't been offered any credibility and that has been continually denied by a number of people including people with direct knowledge of an incident. This is something that -- I'm speaking about the number of reports that have taken place over the last couple of weeks. I'm simply stating that there should be a certain level of responsibility in that process."

Yes, there is a big difference between honest mistakes and purposely misleading people by reporting information that you know to be false. But, there's absolutely zero evidence -- cited by Sanders or anyone else in the Trump administration -- that any reporter covering the Trump White House has published something they knew to be false. Not any.

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To: timestax

And yet, nothing’s said about it. Protecting their own??


61 posted on 12/11/2017 4:11:57 PM PST by econjack
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To: Zakeet

She is a fighter!


62 posted on 12/11/2017 4:12:29 PM PST by EdnaMode
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To: Zakeet

Cillizza’s a liar. There’s a mountain of evidence. It’s circumstantial at this point, because the reporters lie about their motives, but circumstantial evidence is often the most reliable. As it is in this case.


63 posted on 12/11/2017 4:12:36 PM PST by KyCats
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64 posted on 12/11/2017 4:13:18 PM PST by tomkat
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To: SandyInSeattle

No. There defense is “You can’t PROVE we were lying”.


65 posted on 12/11/2017 4:13:56 PM PST by Ronin (Blackface or bolt-ons, it's the same fraud. - Norm Lenhart)
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To: ps

.. and if you think that’s hyperbole, you’ve not been paying attention.


66 posted on 12/11/2017 4:14:34 PM PST by tomkat
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To: Zakeet

When all their errors go one way, against President Trump, they can no longer be called incompetent. They are fraudulent!


67 posted on 12/11/2017 4:14:36 PM PST by winner3000
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To: Pravious

And who was the rude dude standing up at the far right of Sarah who was constantly speaking over her when she was addressing Acosta? He shouldn’t be allowed back either.


68 posted on 12/11/2017 4:15:01 PM PST by deweyfrank (Nobody's Perfect)
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To: Zakeet

So CNN is claiming they have never reported on something about Trump without first vetting it and doing extensive fact checking? 4Chan alone has fooled them on a number of occasions.


69 posted on 12/11/2017 4:16:05 PM PST by LukeL
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To: robel

Thou protests too much.


70 posted on 12/11/2017 4:16:28 PM PST by blackdog
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To: Zakeet

But, there’s absolutely zero evidence — cited by Sanders or anyone else..


...except for the fact that in *every* case of an error, and there are lots to choose from, the “error” is such that it always paints Trump in the most unfavorable light.


71 posted on 12/11/2017 4:18:14 PM PST by Flick Lives (The FBI is a corrupt partisan organization)
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To: blackdog

“Their defense is “we’re not lying, we’re just incompetent!””

That should be their tag Line.


72 posted on 12/11/2017 4:18:31 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (We're CNN. We're not lying, we're just incompetent!)
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To: Zakeet

The commies walk back five stories in a week and complain when it is pointed out.


73 posted on 12/11/2017 4:18:41 PM PST by Luke21
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To: timestax
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74 posted on 12/11/2017 4:18:57 PM PST by timestax
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To: Zakeet

Trump should call for an investigation of all psyops against the American population by the CIA and FBI via CNN, the Washington Post, and the New York Times, for starters.


75 posted on 12/11/2017 4:19:02 PM PST by Fedora
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To: Zakeet

Did she say they were harlots wearing summer whore lipstick?


76 posted on 12/11/2017 4:19:46 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Zakeet

I always get a kick out of Sarah telling them “I’m not finished!” when they try to interrupt her. They act like children, so I’m sure she’d agree that being a mom has been invaluable training for this job.


77 posted on 12/11/2017 4:20:01 PM PST by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: Zakeet

CNN can collectively burn in hell for all I care. More an likely we will all get to watch it in our lifetimes.


78 posted on 12/11/2017 4:20:32 PM PST by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Zakeet
Here you go, Chris. Apply liberally...


79 posted on 12/11/2017 4:23:01 PM PST by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: Williams
If they made me press secretary for five minutes I’d show them “beyond the pale” that would turn their hair blue.

I would like to be there with you. Between the two of us we could probably make at least 80% of them blow an aneurysm.

80 posted on 12/11/2017 4:23:06 PM PST by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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