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Retracted CNN story a boon for president at war with media
AP ^ | 27 June 17 | Julie Bykowicz and Jill Colvin

Posted on 06/28/2017 3:13:01 AM PDT by SkyPilot

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To: SkyPilot

For a president seemingly at perpetual war with “fake news,” the resignation of three CNN journalists over a retracted story about a Donald Trump Russian connection is a gift from the political gods when the struggling effort to pass a health bill dominates the headlines.


“a gift from the political gods” ?

really?

How about: PROOF THAT TRUMP HAS BEEN RIGHT ALL ALONG

Can’t say it, can you, AP “reporter”. You put the words fake news in quotes so I put the word reporter in quotes.


21 posted on 06/28/2017 3:47:09 AM PDT by samtheman (The Germans -- having failed twice -- have finally hit on a way to destroy Europe.)
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To: SkyPilot
CNN said in a statement that it is standing by Bonifield. “Diversity of personal opinion is what makes CNN strong,” CNN said. “We welcome it and embrace it.”

He called the Russia story BS and said CNN knows it. Glad to hear they welcome and embrace that opinion.

22 posted on 06/28/2017 3:47:16 AM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Battle of Midway seen as a boon for Navy engaged in a war with the Imperial Japanese Empire.


It’s interesting that you mention the Battle of Midway here and doubly interesting that you use the words of the dimwit reporter (boon for Trump, right) to show how little the understand what just happened. Excellent choice of analogy!

Because what the Battle of Midway was (and why it’s such a great metaphor for June 27, 2017, or whatever the exact date of the CNN collapse is), was the turning point of WW2 in the Pacific, it was an utter and total defeat of the Japanese Navy (wiping out basically the main bulk of their fleet) and it was a SURPRISE ATTACK by our side (after their dastardly surprise attack) and it was an attack made possible by a double act of code-breaking (the details I’ll leave out of this post because we should all know them by heart).

In a sort of inverted Midway, Trump allowed and even encouraged the leftist DNC media to over-extend the Fake Russian Story in such a way that it became a CODE for the fact that the MEDIA ALWAYS LIES and once that CODE was revealed, the entire nation suddenly sees (SURPRISE!!!) that Trump has been right all along and quite suddenly the great fleet of ships, carrying the great Empire of Russian Collusion Investigations forward, gets suddenly sunk to the bottom of the sea.

Well, ok, I’m straining the metaphor a bit. But you get my point. Sudden surprise attack, absolute victory for our side, turning point in a great war.

Go Trump!

Victory for America!

Death to the enemies of freedom!


23 posted on 06/28/2017 3:59:47 AM PDT by samtheman (The Germans -- having failed twice -- have finally hit on a way to destroy Europe.)
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To: SkyPilot
“Oh BS! The media is trying to destroy Trump, thwart the will of the American people, and initiate a coup d’etat”

You are absolutely correct. They have no respect for that part of the citizenry who don't vote liberal.

24 posted on 06/28/2017 4:30:30 AM PDT by neverevergiveup
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25 posted on 06/28/2017 4:30:50 AM PDT by Bobalu ( Healthcare - someone must pay. Who should it be, and how did they get that obligation?)
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To: SkyPilot

"Well, Mingo, it says here they been talkin' with a forked tongue the whole time!"

26 posted on 06/28/2017 4:40:42 AM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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27 posted on 06/28/2017 4:49:50 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (America dodged a bullet. But remember that millions of morons are STILL OUT THERE!)
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To: SkyPilot
[“Everyone in this room is only trying to do their job,” he said.]

They just lie like Obama and Hillary. These are liberal foot-soldiers waging war on the Presidency and the 2016 election. Any dirty, underhanded evil thing they can do, they will do it.
30 posted on 06/28/2017 9:50:17 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Hebrews 13:2 Do not forget to entertain strangers, for ... some have unwittingly entertained angels)
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To: Dick Bachert
BOL!

Looks like the Iranian rug in our dining room, which we bought while the Shah was the ruler!

31 posted on 06/28/2017 12:12:15 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Limbaugh: Democratic Party Has Become Largest Hate Group In This Country! Go Trump MAGA!)
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To: samtheman

A good metaphor.

Allied code-breaking[change | change source]

Admiral Nimitz had one advantage: code experts had broken the Japanese Navy’s JN-25b code.[37] Since the early spring of 1942, the US had been decoding messages stating that there would soon be an operation at objective “AF”.

It was not known where “AF” was, but Commander Joseph J. Rochefort and his team at Station HYPO were able to figure out it was Midway.[38] The code breakers then picked up a Japanese message that “AF was short on water.”[39] HYPO was also able to determine the date of the attack as either 4 or 5 June, and to give Nimitz with a complete IJN order of battle.[40

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Midway#cite_note-MS-1


32 posted on 06/28/2017 12:20:31 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (Limbaugh: Democratic Party Has Become Largest Hate Group In This Country! Go Trump MAGA!)
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To: onkelosII

Why would you want your “news reporters” to have a “diversity of opinion”...Isn’t that for the editorial segment and NOT for the “news” part of the program?

That one comment says it all!

Maybe they should change their name to the C-IMHO-N.


33 posted on 06/28/2017 12:42:33 PM PDT by homegroan (Ambition can creep as well as soar.)
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To: SkyPilot
Posted this the other day:

Click here for article.

34 posted on 06/28/2017 11:03:35 PM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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Conservative provocateur James O’Keefe...

Ha haaaaa!!!! Provocateur!

Not a watchdog. Not a whistleblower. A provocateur.

Embrace the covfefe, Ape Pee. You're next.

35 posted on 06/29/2017 6:59:00 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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Conservative provocateur James O’Keefe...

Ha haaa!!! Provocateur!

Not a watchdog. Not a whistleblower. A provocateur.

Embrace the covfefe, Ape Pee. You're next.

36 posted on 06/29/2017 7:00:35 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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Portrayed? They were caught red handed committing criminal acts!

Amen, bro. All day long yesterday, Every Faux Nooze host, including Sean Hannity!, prefaced every reference to the videos with, "Faux Nooze has not independently verified the authenticity of the video" or, "the alleged comments by Van Jones". Unbelievable.

37 posted on 06/29/2017 7:03:35 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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