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The 'Pro-Truth' Media Back Mccabe's Lying
Townhall.com ^ | March 21, 2018 | Brent Bozell

Posted on 03/21/2018 12:26:56 PM PDT by Kaslin

NBC News star Chuck Todd recently made a lectern-pounding speech to attendees of a journalism awards dinner. He proclaimed: "One thing we're not is the opposition. We've never tried to be a part of the political debate, but people want to drag us into it. We shouldn't take the bait. We're simply a voice of truth."

So, let's consider the case of Andrew McCabe, former deputy director of the FBI.

The FBI Office of Professional Responsibility recommended that McCabe be fired for lying, or, to be gentle, a "lack of candor" -- even under oath -- in the Justice Department inspector general's investigation of the Hillary Clinton email probe. The inspector general is a career department official. The head of the OPR was appointed in 2002 ... by then-FBI Director Robert Mueller.

So when Attorney General Jeff Sessions sacked McCabe, the "voice of truth" media were pleased, right? Well, actually, no. They were so upset by the president's victory-lap tweets that they fast-forwarded past the facts about McCabe's lies.

The ABC and NBC morning shows skipped the part about McCabe's "lack of candor." They went straight to McCabe's self-defense about being a target of partisans (despite his wife having run for office as a Democrat), not to the honesty problem for career government officials. ABC's Cecilia Vega reported, "McCabe says he was let go as '... part of this administration's ongoing war on the FBI and the efforts of the special counsel investigation ..."

Todd, who claimed he didn't want to be dragged into the political debate, enthusiastically made a guess, saying, "I think it signals this president is no longer cooperating with Mueller. It's time for war."

The timing of McCabe's sacking looked harsh, since we were routinely told that he had just a few days left to qualify for his FBI pension. So, Todd's NBC colleague Andrea Mitchell even went to Twitter to beg for McCabe to get a job with a Democrat on Capitol Hill, which is what nonpartisan reporters at NBC are supposed to do: "One suggestion from a McCabe supporter: if a friendly member of Congress hired him for a week he could possibly qualify for pension benefits by extending his service the extra days." Former George W. Bush White House press secretary Ari Fleischer deliciously tweeted back: "Pensions before Honesty. Great slogan."

But it turns out the "pro-truth" media missed the boat on that claim. McCabe was nearly eligible for pension benefits after 20 years of service, at the age of 50. Now he can't claim them until age 57. Good luck selling that as a terrible scenario to people who retire at the private sector-accepted age of 65, or whose meager pensions don't allow them to retire -- ever.

None of these not-the-opposition networks noted that McCabe was getting a sweeter treatment by the legal process than retired Lt. Gen. Mike Flynn, who was forced to plead guilty to lying to the FBI, rather than lying within the FBI. Nobody at the networks protested about a "war" on government officials or tweeted out help-the-poor-public-servant messages for Flynn. He deserved every criticism liberals threw his way. CNN mocked Flynn by quoting a tweet about his 24 days as national security adviser: "I once had a fungal infection that lasted longer than #flynn."

The networks' coverage of Andrew McCabe matches their coverage of everything else in the Trump era. It's not that they look like the Opposition Party. They are the opposition party. Who's telling the truth doesn't matter. Resisting and ruining President Trump is what matters.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Government
KEYWORDS: andrewmccabe; candor; cucktodd; fbi; media; presstitutes; sessions

1 posted on 03/21/2018 12:26:56 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Its the Fake News Media now.


2 posted on 03/21/2018 12:36:41 PM PDT by CptnObvious (uestion her now.)
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To: Kaslin

Bump


3 posted on 03/21/2018 12:39:19 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: Kaslin

“One thing we’re not is the opposition. We’ve never tried to be a part of the political debate, but people want to drag us into it. We shouldn’t take the bait. We’re simply a voice of truth.”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

They reject the truth.
The narrative is all that matters.
The narrative must always advance the agenda.

They are the Ministry of Propaganda of the Deep State.


4 posted on 03/21/2018 12:46:46 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

“...We’ve never tried to be a part of the political debate...”

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


5 posted on 03/21/2018 12:50:45 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: Kaslin

When a p*ssy hat wearer like F. Chuck Todd declares war, you know what? I’m darn ready for war. I’m so sick and tired of these globalist butt kissers twisting, ignoring, and lying to present things to fit their agenda that I’d much prefer flat out war.

When does the shooting start Chuckie? I’m armed, are you?


6 posted on 03/21/2018 12:53:20 PM PDT by brownsfan (Behold, the power of government cheese.)
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To: Kaslin

“We’re simply a voice of truth.”

Major Barf, alternate reality ALERT!


7 posted on 03/21/2018 1:21:12 PM PDT by Lent
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To: Kaslin
One thing we're not is the opposition

That is in fact what you are and have been for well over 50 years going back to Cronkite.

8 posted on 03/21/2018 1:27:04 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
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To: Kaslin
"One thing we're not is the opposition. We've never tried to be a part of the political debate, but people want to drag us into it. We shouldn't take the bait. We're simply a voice of truth."

It is not easy to lie FIVE times in ONE sentence but not so hard for the mentally ill.

9 posted on 03/21/2018 2:05:29 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
That quote is hilarious.

He could sub for Kimmel or Cobert.

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To: Kaslin

So his excuse is ignorance.


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