Posted on 09/07/2018 2:45:50 PM PDT by CaptainK
Sign up for Washington Secrets Should President Trump need a model to use to track down leakers inside his administration like the “anonymous” insider who challenged his authority in a New York Times op-ed, he need go no further back than the Obama administration that prosecuted leakers and shutout the media.
According to reports at the time from even New York Times journalists, no administration was tougher on leakers and punishing to the media than Obama’s, a saga reinforced by reporters who have called Trump’s team more forthcoming.
Criticism of Obama’s attacks on the media and leakers did not just come in tweets and TV appearances by journalists but in an official report from the Committee to Protect Journalists, authored by former Washington Post Executive Editor Leonard Downie Jr.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
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Yes but the Kenyan was allowed all sorts of latitude to rule and a African dictator
How do you call this paranoia when the NYT publishes the op-ed it just published? When there really were leaks?
It's called "handling an actual situation rationally."
And when you put the pieces together you see that the leaks and the NYT op-ed and the Woodward book and the rest of the 'Trump is mentally unstable' is just as much about provoking Trump into a seemingly mentally ill fit of rage as it is to actually make him look bad in front of Americans.
That is, Trump is the intended audience just as much as the American people are. They hope for a self fulfilling prophecy.
The article is talking about Obama’s paranoia, not Trumps.
A long time ago on FR, there was a saying.
The Fourth Estate is a Fifth Column.
Or I should say:
The Fourth Estate has become a Fifth Column.
Does anyone remember Obama’s FOOD TASTERS
Well, still applies. Even if Obama was feeling that way back then, the point is ... ... ... it's not paranoia if it's clearly going on.
Thanks for correction!
I think most all Democrats and Established Republicans belong to the Progressive movement whose goal is a one world government with guess who in charge...why the Progressives.
It predates FR, trust me. I for one have been saying it since before Micbael Savage decided to pretend that he coined it - and I have no doubt I was not the first.
I think some of them deserve a different old sparky.
Yes.
R = Trotskyist.
D = Marxist.
Slower or faster global communism.
Only Zero knows if Reggie’s staff was leaking.
I think I am the person that has used that description of the biased media within America.
I see what you are really alluding to.
Awesome - yeah just thinking about the old days
Many have - keep it going! It’s the truth.
Unfortunately.
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