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Media Advance New Narrative: “Mean Trump” With Phone Call Leaker in White House
The Last Refuge - The Conservative Treehouse ^ | February 1, 2017 | Sundance

Posted on 02/02/2017 1:46:49 AM PST by onyx

The latest Mostly Swamp Media (MSM) talking point is rather funny. Keeping up with the continuing technique of ‘media reports on media reports‘, today the preferred undermining narrative is to sell a tale of White House leakers.

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The Associated Press (AP) is transparently still upset about their first-question White House press decorum being violated by the vulgarian Spice; and on the heels of the deplorable decision to allow common-folk in fly-over country to Skype in questions to the daily press briefing (which began today), the AP publishes an account of bad hombre’ Trump talking to the magnanimous defender of all things liberty, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, with the following disclaimer:

[…] A person with access to the official transcript of the phone call provided only that portion of the conversation to The Associated Press. The person gave it on condition of anonymity because the administration did not make the details of the call public. (link)

How do we know it’s a narrative construct? That’s where it gets a little funny.

Seven minutes later the Washington Post comes out with an almost identical outline: bad hombre’ Trump is grumpy with “America’s staunchest ally” Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of Australia:

[…] President Trump blasted Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over a refu­gee agreement and boasted about the magnitude of his electoral college win, according to senior U.S. officials briefed on the Saturday exchange. (link)

Later in the WaPo outline they also reference the phone call with Nieto. Seven minutes between both publications. Odds of independent publication without discussion and coordination between the AP and WaPo White House correspondents, approximately 01:infinity.

 

President Trump is such a bad, bad man – swear.

::yawn::

It must be time for another misspelled tweet.

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…Complicated business folks, …complicated business…

“Complicated”? Yes.

Transparent? Brutally.

 



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: australia; corrupt; mexico; newsmedia; sundance; trump; turnbull
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1 posted on 02/02/2017 1:46:49 AM PST by onyx
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To: onyx

It’s so easy for Trump to win-win-win with so many losers around.


2 posted on 02/02/2017 1:58:32 AM PST by Bullish (May as well just rename Hollywood---> Hypocrite city)
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To: Cap Huff

Spicer is going to bat shit crazy on them today


3 posted on 02/02/2017 2:01:22 AM PST by Dog (..."I'm just a cook....")
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To: onyx

the magnanimous defender of all things liberty, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto,

lol!


4 posted on 02/02/2017 2:07:10 AM PST by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: onyx

Last night I heard report on cbs say isis was going to be upset with America if travel ban was not lifted and the travel ban would be used as a recuitment point. Am still lol


5 posted on 02/02/2017 2:08:08 AM PST by no-to-illegals (If America Cared would a moslem cair?)
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To: Dog

Evidence does suggest that the phone call was at least “a frank exchange of views” (I think that is the diplospeak way of saying it).

I’ve never thought much about it, but these sorts of phone calls would have to be officially recorded and transcribed. It will be interesting to see where and how far this goes.


6 posted on 02/02/2017 2:15:44 AM PST by Cap Huff (1776 - Washington fought on our side. 2016 Washington fought against us . . . and lost!)
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To: dp0622

Isn’t that the truth? LOL Mexico is such an example for all democracies across the world.


7 posted on 02/02/2017 2:37:34 AM PST by blackbetty59
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To: onyx

I was probably the LAST person to believe that the MSM was awful. But, it is. Even if I never clicked on a page link, I always made CNN my first read. Every morning. They have become nothing but infotainment, and I can’t stomach them anymore. I’d rather read the National Enquirer! You go to CNN and half of their “news” is on the Kardashians, or their “dashing” melanin-enhanced husbands. The other half is Trump bashing. You’d think he killed and ate kittens each morning, the way they trash him.


8 posted on 02/02/2017 2:42:20 AM PST by blackbetty59
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To: onyx; Jim Robinson; Liz; SaveFerris; ExTexasRedhead; Kristin; Jet Jaguar; xzins
The leaker(s) could be coming from the leftovers of Obama's White House Communication Agency (WHCA).

When I was flying military transports, we used to fly them (and their mountains of equipment) all over the globe and then back to the Andrews in support of the President. This agency is responsible for providing all non-secure and secure normal and also emergency communications for the President. When he travels, the WHCA also travels with him (with tons of gear).

Either the leaker is someone from within Trump's most personal and inner circle, or it is an Obama holdover who would have access to every conversation and the means to listen in.

I go with the latter.


9 posted on 02/02/2017 2:47:47 AM PST by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: no-to-illegals

HaHaHa
cBS et al are too damn stupid.


10 posted on 02/02/2017 2:58:23 AM PST by onyx (DONATE MONTHLY!)
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To: Cap Huff; Mariner

And (per freeper Mariner) the contents of such calls are —classified—.

That tells us that this stuff is being made up, and the MegaSwampMedia is filling cr@p in and embellishing on the content of a phone call.

Instead of waiting for Sean Spicer to give an approved synopsis, “ the president talked on the phone with Pena Nieto and they had a frank discussion about who would pay for the wall” , the MSM just make stuff up out of whole cloth and add it in.


11 posted on 02/02/2017 3:02:25 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: SkyPilot; Mariner

Or the details are just totally made up.

If it was leaked, the leaker is in serious trouble; the content of discussions between the president and other world leaders is (per freeper mariner) —classified information—.


12 posted on 02/02/2017 3:05:47 AM PST by WildHighlander57 ((WildHighlander57, returning after lurking since 2000)
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To: blackbetty59

I’ll have to take your word regarding CNN. I’ve actually blocked CNN on my remote. I’m about to block MSNBC, but I sometimes watch “Lock Up” on the weekends. I decided that since I despise everyone on CNN, why upset myself? LOL. I unblock it on Sunday morning to see Jake Tapper’s horrid show IF I like a guest or two. This past Sunday, either Kellyanne or Reince slammed ole Jake magnificently!


13 posted on 02/02/2017 3:08:51 AM PST by onyx (DONATE MONTHLY!)
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To: SkyPilot; pissant
Very interesting! Thanks very much for your inside information, but I think in this particular case, this entire "story" is fake news . Totally fabricated by AP and The Washington Compost.

I say this because the Mexican government told the Washington Times quite another story, which pissant posted here last night:
Mexico, US both say Associated Press Misreported Trump-Nieto Phone Call .

I can barely await Sean Spicer's press conference today!



14 posted on 02/02/2017 3:18:11 AM PST by onyx (DONATE MONTHLY!)
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To: onyx

The MSM can’t keep up with Trump. The news cycle has accelerated to the point where they can’t make up the news or spin it, before its replaced with something new.


15 posted on 02/02/2017 4:23:24 AM PST by Candor7 ( Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html)
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To: onyx

AP has really rooted itself on the Dark Side. Mexico says it didn’t happen, but they double down on Trump’s threats. I don’t thunk there is a leaker, they are simply making stuff up. Fake News. They should have their White House creeds lifted.


16 posted on 02/02/2017 5:00:23 AM PST by ThePatriotsFlag ( Anything FREELY-GIVEN by the government was TAKEN from someone else.)
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To: onyx

Never under estimate the power of the old media empire. The AP wire service guarantees that every lie constructed goes viral. They are out to destroy our President and will continue their quest to maximize the leftist and Muslim agendas. Obama’s legacy of hatred for Americans is only going to grow. Get Soros.


17 posted on 02/02/2017 5:02:20 AM PST by Neoliberalnot (Marxism works well only with the uneducated and the unarmed)
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To: SkyPilot; Nailbiter

I would not put it past Trump himself to be leaking this– and I don’t say that disparagingly. I believe he released the ‘stolen’ tax returns in the campaign, rightly so.

It would be in his interest to let the American people know that there are enemies within, so that when he really needs them– in the case of a terror attack or worse, they will stand with him and silence his opposition.


18 posted on 02/02/2017 5:04:03 AM PST by IncPen (I just found out that PIAPS is a reference to the "Pig In A Pants Suit". Ha! #NeverHillary)
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To: onyx

Fire all Obozo holdovers immediately. Sweep it clean!


19 posted on 02/02/2017 5:06:07 AM PST by AbolishCSEU (Amount of CS paid is inversely proportionate to Mother's actual parenting of children)
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To: SkyPilot

These guys are following the anti nixon play book right down the aisle. Tried to gin up a saturday night massacre. Now we have something the is smelling like a Pentagon Papers episode designed to tempt trump into forming a Plumbers Unit. I wonder whom will be the first Mark Felt guy at the FBI.


20 posted on 02/02/2017 5:18:14 AM PST by Mouton (There is a new sheriff in town.)
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