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CNN: Sarah Sanders just made a hugely offensive allegation against the media
CNN ^ | December 11, 2017 | Chris Cillizza

Posted on 12/11/2017 3:45:01 PM PST by Zakeet

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders isn't a big fan of the media.

Which is, of course, her right.

The relationship between any White House and any press corps tasked with covering that White House is almost always fraught and fractious.

But, on Monday, Sanders made an accusation that went way, way beyond the pale of the usual give and take between White House and press corps. Here's what she said:

"There's a very big difference between making honest mistakes and purposefully misleading the American people. Something that happens regularly. You can't say -- I'm not done. You can't say that it's an honest mistake when you are purposely putting out information that you know to be false or when you're taking information that hasn't been validated, that hasn't been offered any credibility and that has been continually denied by a number of people including people with direct knowledge of an incident. This is something that -- I'm speaking about the number of reports that have taken place over the last couple of weeks. I'm simply stating that there should be a certain level of responsibility in that process."

Yes, there is a big difference between honest mistakes and purposely misleading people by reporting information that you know to be false. But, there's absolutely zero evidence -- cited by Sanders or anyone else in the Trump administration -- that any reporter covering the Trump White House has published something they knew to be false. Not any.

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To: Maceman

You're right, this is putting it WAY too nicely! But I guess "out of your freakin' mind" is not her style.

81 posted on 12/11/2017 4:23:18 PM PST by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: Zakeet

“But, there’s absolutely zero evidence — cited by Sanders or anyone else in the Trump administration — that any reporter covering the Trump White House has published something they knew to be false. Not any.”

Dear Chris “Baghdad Bob” Colizzi,

We have eyes and ears. Beyond that, we don’t need no stinkin’ evidence that you have no stinkin’ evidence.


82 posted on 12/11/2017 4:23:19 PM PST by Chewbarkah
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To: Sasparilla

“How about a fake picture representing lack of people at Trump’s Pensacola speech?”

Don’t forget the fake pictures that showed more people at Hillary rallies than were actually there.

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1095&bih=640&ei=kiEvWsSAD4aSjwP5ra_YDg&q=fake+picture+hillary+rally&oq=fake+picture+hillary+rally&gs_l=img.3...2171.9095.0.9560.26.18.0.8.4.0.133.1196.17j1.18.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.21.1145...0j0i8i30k1j0i24k1.0.FlNsnp77-Tk#imgrc=_


83 posted on 12/11/2017 4:24:19 PM PST by MeganC (Democrat by birth, Republican by default, Conservative by principle.)
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To: MagUSNRET

I think the best response is, “either you’re liars or unprofessional incompetents, there’s no other possibility, take your pick”.


84 posted on 12/11/2017 4:24:31 PM PST by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing consequences of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Zakeet

methinks they doth protest too much


85 posted on 12/11/2017 4:26:08 PM PST by rolling_stone
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To: Zakeet

Honest mistatakes are random. If there is one article with mistakes that make Trump look bad there should be another with mistakes that make Trump look good.

All the media mistakes are meant to make Trump look bad.


86 posted on 12/11/2017 4:27:41 PM PST by detective
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To: Zakeet

Sarah kicks ass and the press briefing is a target rich environment.


87 posted on 12/11/2017 4:28:00 PM PST by kanawa (Trump Loves a Great Deal)
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To: Zakeet

Yep, the absolute truth is offensive to the MSM Enemedia LIARS!


88 posted on 12/11/2017 4:28:15 PM PST by Navy Patriot (America returns to the Rule of Law)
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To: tuffydoodle
This morning as the pipe bomb story in NY was going down, CNN was busy tracking down and identifying DJT’s empty Diet Coke cans.
89 posted on 12/11/2017 4:31:16 PM PST by skimbell
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To: Maceman
I didn’t see what she said, but I’m sure it wasn’t anywhere near offensive enough.

LOL!

Yup, I didn't hear the news conference either - but I agree that she could not have possibly insulted the Media to the level that they deserve.

90 posted on 12/11/2017 4:32:33 PM PST by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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To: Zakeet
False, misleading ... what's the difference?
ML/NJ
91 posted on 12/11/2017 4:35:58 PM PST by ml/nj
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To: Zakeet

If there is a civil war and anyone captures a member of the media, keep them alive so they can be broken on the wheel.


92 posted on 12/11/2017 4:40:43 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Zakeet
Ross's reportorial behavior is very very close to intentional lying, imho. He's handed a huuuuuglely explosive report that is the media's holy grail. The report is poorly sourced and not even in his possession, but merely here-say, but because it can help bring down the leader of the free world, he runs with it.

Journalistic malpractice in spades.

93 posted on 12/11/2017 4:47:41 PM PST by chiller (If liberals didn't have double standards, they'd have none at all.)
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To: Zakeet

Dear CNN....how in the world would it be possible to insult or demean you?!!!! you do such a complete job of demeaning yourself, what more could anybody else add?


94 posted on 12/11/2017 4:48:07 PM PST by faithhopecharity (“Politicians aren’t born, they’re excreted.” - Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: Zakeet

Truth hurts. Put ice on it, MSM.


95 posted on 12/11/2017 4:50:05 PM PST by TEXOKIE (We must surrender only to our Holy God and never to the evil that has befallen us.)
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To: timestax

This is an apple. Some people might tell you it’s a banana....


96 posted on 12/11/2017 4:55:15 PM PST by Klemper (And then... and ONLY then... do they get their only chance to come back into America the legal way.)
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To: bigbob

LOL! You are right! I’ve even heard her say so!


97 posted on 12/11/2017 4:55:34 PM PST by TEXOKIE (We must surrender only to our Holy God and never to the evil that has befallen us.)
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To: Zakeet

The fake photo was intentional.

The candidate versus president elect was intentional in that it was grossly negligent


98 posted on 12/11/2017 5:00:41 PM PST by xzins (Retired US Army chaplain. Support our troops by praying for their victory.)
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To: Zakeet

Evil or stupid?

I say both.


99 posted on 12/11/2017 5:03:05 PM PST by joshua c (To disrupt the system, we must disrupt our lives)
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If all of these incidents are mistakes the law of averages requires a certain percentage of mistakes to be wrong AND be favorable toward Trump. Not one. Not mistakes. Just caught again.


100 posted on 12/11/2017 5:03:54 PM PST by USCG SimTech
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