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Take the quote: “Impeach the motherfucker.”
It seems to me that a serious journalist should contextualize the operative verb “impeach.” The noun “motherfucker” typically requires little additional context.
It seems to me that a serious journalist should contextualize the operative verb “impeach.” The noun “motherfucker” typically requires little additional context.
For instance, how many people know that the day Rep. Tlaib made that remark, she co-wrote an op-ed with a constitutional attorney laying out the grounds they would cite?
Or that, a day earlier, her colleague Rep. Sherman announced plans to introduce articles of impeachment?
Or that, a day earlier, her colleague Rep. Sherman announced plans to introduce articles of impeachment?
I spoke to Tlaib’s co-author in the below op-ed, attorney John Bonifaz, on Friday, to discuss the push for impeachment, touching upon the grounds, timing, momentum and more.
Look out for a story next week on the substance beyond the swear word. freep.com/story/opinion/…
Look out for a story next week on the substance beyond the swear word. freep.com/story/opinion/…
