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Post by millring on May 15, 2015 9:04:58 GMT -5
He should never have been able to get a job as a journalist in the first place. He certainly should never work as a journalist again.
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Post by brucemacneill on May 15, 2015 9:11:50 GMT -5
Nah, 4 show suspension and a million dollar fine should cover it.
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Post by mnhermit on May 15, 2015 9:12:43 GMT -5
Isn't that a city just east of Gary?
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Post by drlj on May 15, 2015 9:28:26 GMT -5
He should never have been able to get a job as a journalist in the first place. He certainly should never work as a journalist again. If you are going to apply that, then 75% of Fox News would also be gone. Not a bad trade, of course.
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Post by Doug on May 15, 2015 9:54:52 GMT -5
Aren't most of Fox's guys opinion guys not news guys?
Stephanopoulos as an opinion guy would be fine but as a news guy......
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Post by drlj on May 15, 2015 9:59:41 GMT -5
Maybe he is a news guy. I don't really care enough to find out. There are a lot of places to get news. To be honest. I cannot recall ever watching him. I know he is on because I have seen the ads but that is as close as it gets for me.
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Post by Shannon on May 15, 2015 10:16:30 GMT -5
I find it alarming how often the Clintons, and many people associated with the Clintons, keep "forgetting" things or making "errors in judgment." These are not good habits for someone who would be President, regardless of party.
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Post by millring on May 15, 2015 10:25:41 GMT -5
He has moderated presidential debates. Show me the corollary. I understand people don't like FOX News -- though when they make such comparisons (to justify the Stephanopouloses in journalism) they are ALWAYS referring to the opinion folks -- not the news folks -- on FOX. But if you're saying that it's okay in Stephanopoulos' case because FOX is worse, I'm saying that's a pretty lame justification.
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Post by fauxmaha on May 15, 2015 10:27:51 GMT -5
The take away here is that if you are a political hack, and you are going to then switch to a job that requires you to not be a political hack, stop being a political hack.
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Post by drlj on May 15, 2015 10:33:38 GMT -5
He has moderated presidential debates. Show me the corollary. I understand people don't like FOX News -- though when they make such comparisons (to justify the Stephanopouloses in journalism) they are ALWAYS referring to the opinion folks -- not the news folks -- on FOX. But if you're saying that it's okay in Stephanopoulos' case because FOX is worse, I'm saying that's a pretty lame justification. What I am saying is I don't give a shit. It is not pro or con. I just don't care.
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Post by fauxmaha on May 15, 2015 10:38:53 GMT -5
It's been reported that Hillary's campaign manager interned for Stephanopoulos.
The Hapsburgs couldn't match today's incest levels.
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Post by aquaduct on May 15, 2015 10:43:49 GMT -5
He should never have been able to get a job as a journalist in the first place. He certainly should never work as a journalist again. If you are going to apply that, then 75% of Fox News would also be gone. Not a bad trade, of course. Hannity responded to that exact accusation yesterday. Hannity actually has a career as a journalist. He's a talk show host now as are many of the most prominent Fox personalities, but at least they're honest about where thier political sympathies lie and the kinds of organizations they support. Stephanopoulos' qualifications are as Clinton employee, BFF, and general sycophant as well as a substantial contributor to the Clinton Foundation. Although many may still remember his time as chief White House apologist for Bill, many have forgotten that in reality he's just a political hack with an in. And since Bill has used good old George's interview (where nobody actually managed to disclose the $75,000 conflict of interest) to dodge Hillary's financial indiscretions, somebody's head should roll at ABC.
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Post by fauxmaha on May 15, 2015 10:50:15 GMT -5
somebody's head should roll at ABC. ABC will let us know if they are serious about being a journalistic organization on Sunday morning.
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Post by millring on May 15, 2015 11:21:07 GMT -5
This makes the Brian Williams mess seem clean. Somehow I'm guessing that it won't be a story, though. The Williams story went on and on and on until they could finally find a Bill O'Reilly (a non-journalist again) thiry-year-old lie to even the score and thereby wipe William's slate clean. This story won't make it to Sunday, though it should utterly shake up national journalism.
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Post by fauxmaha on May 15, 2015 11:35:46 GMT -5
Brian Williams imagines things he didn't do. George Stephanopoulos forgets things he did do.
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Post by fauxmaha on May 15, 2015 11:36:19 GMT -5
We'll know ABC is serious if we wake up Sunday morning and Karl Rove has taken George Stephanopoulos' place.
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Post by brucemacneill on May 15, 2015 11:47:18 GMT -5
We'll know ABC is serious if we wake up Sunday morning and Karl Rove has taken George Stephanopoulos' place. More likely, James Carville, I would think.
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Post by millring on May 15, 2015 11:48:44 GMT -5
I'm trying to remember when Karl Rove moderated the presidential debates.
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Post by Chesapeake on May 15, 2015 13:04:16 GMT -5
My gold standard is transparency. I don't mind that Stephanopoulos is a news anchor because it's no secret he worked for the Clintons, so I can take that into account whenever I hear him. I don't think it's appropriate for him to moderate presidential debates, but, again, at least I know where he's coming from - although his Democratic connections should be announced at the beginning of each one. (I know, won't happen.) I don't object to his contributing to the Clinton Foundation, which supports such apple-pie causes as global health, education, and empowerment of women in cultures where women are actively kept uneducated and powerless. It bothers me a lot that he somehow forgot to mention it.
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Post by millring on May 15, 2015 13:25:17 GMT -5
which supports such apple-pie causes as global health, education, and empowerment of women in cultures where women are actively kept uneducated and powerless. Have you checked out the ratio of contribution to end receiver? I've read that it's pretty appalling.
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