Posted on 05/11/2017 1:32:17 PM PDT by ForYourChildren
Veteran reporter Tom Brokaw said in an interview with Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC that he has not seen anybody who thinks former FBI Director James Comey was doing a good job.
Brokaw, who covered the Watergate scandal in the 1970s, suggested that much of the media response to Comey's Tuesday firing and Russia's possible connection to President Donald Trump's campaign team was "speculation."
"One of the things that I learned during Watergate … is that we dealt with it every day on a factual basis. There was not a lot of speculation. Now, of course, the media landscape has changed a lot, and we have that going on 24/7," Brokaw said.
"I do think, however, that all of us as reporters … have to take a deep breath and say let's deal with the facts as we know them at this point," he continued.
Brokaw emphasized that the firing of Comey was not, in his professional opinion, analogous to Watergate. But, he said, "there are a lot of elements here that desperately need more explanation, more investigation."
Brokaw also pointed out the turn of opinion on Comey following his firing by Trump.
"I haven't run into anybody yet who thinks that Jim Comey was doing a good job as the FBI director, beginning last summer," Brokaw said.
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The Russian collusion narrative is falling apart on them.
Free bacon? In Washington?
And it hurts Hillary because that was her desperate string of hope to remain in the race for 2020. And it hurts the Dems because their breathless chanting in unison for a special prosecutor ain't gonna happen especially now that we have a functional DOJ.
Careful there Mr. Brokaw; you might get kicked out of the liberal club for not towing the lib line. LOL!
“One of the things that I learned during Watergate … is that we dealt with it every day on a factual basis. There was not a lot of speculation.”
Translation: the media had not yet invented fake news.
Mr. Brokaw must not get out much. If he is strong enough, a little road trip might be instructive.
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He will be punished for this violation. They will probably tie him up and be put in a room with Dan Rather at the Old Lying Bastards Media Home located on K Street. And worse still he won’t get any fruit cups after dinner for a month.
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That must have put Andrea's underwear in a knot.
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Well, my respect for Tom Brokaw is now at 1 instead of zero. Good on him for trying to be reasonable about something.
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