Eric Boehlert

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24 Oct, 4 tweets, 1 min read

if we had a properly functioning press corps, this headline would have been everywhere Thurs night/Fri morning:

"Trump lies about pandemic during presidential debate"

instead, crickets; pressrun.media/p/getting-away…

bc a President of the United States lying about a public health crisis during a presidential debate **is a big deal**

instead, it's all been normalized

NYT toasts Trump’s second debate performance — “surgical precision”!

not one word abt the torrent of lies

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Eric Boehlert

@EricBoehlert

26 Oct

oh, look at how NYT columnist tonight whitewashes the paper’s shameful “Clinton Cash” chapter;

left out of that polite description? fact that “Clinton Cash” was filled w/ obvious lies that, btw, NYT never bothered telling readers abt

i detailed it all, here; mediamatters.org/new-york-times…

Eric Boehlert

@EricBoehlert

22 Oct

I’m dying—Team Trump says Russia trying to interfere in election and hurt his chances!

poor @ggreenwald is so confused!! reuters.com/article/us-usa…

Greenwald for 4 yrs: only madmen think Russia interferes!!

you'll be shocked to know Greenwald hasn't touched this story from yesterday

Eric Boehlert

@EricBoehlert

22 Oct

My latest—stop the whitewashing; pressrun.media/p/tell-the-tru…

“Limbaugh coverage needs to be upfront and honest about the damage his career has done to this country and to the democratic process — the vile degradation of our public discourse.”

“This week, the press is glossing over the substance of Limbaugh's regrettable career. CNN described him as simply a "conservative talk show radio host" and a "Republican icon.”

Eric Boehlert

@EricBoehlert

21 Oct

1. quick thread on Covid relief bill updates this week adn how the press completely botched this story for month, desperately framing it as Dems vs. GOP. pressrun.media/p/both-sides-t…

2. McConnell conceded yesterday **he does not want Senate to vote on a relief bill** bc so many GOP members oppose it.

this has been the case for months! but press pretended Pelosi was standing in way of a deal.

3. press wanted a Both Sides story to decry "gridlock" and "dysfunction."

there is no Covid relief bill bc **GOP does not want a Covid relief bill**

this is not a complicated story, but press botched it over and over

Eric Boehlert

@EricBoehlert

19 Oct

my latest—there is no relief bill bc GOP doesn’t want one. period. pressrun.media/p/both-sides-t…

“Leaning into a "gridlock" and "dysfunction" narrative, the Beltway media have botched the story for most of this year. “

“The media malpractice is worse because **there actually is no Republican Covid relief bill**.”

Eric Boehlert

@EricBoehlert

16 Oct

ha, I predicted it for days

https://twitter.com/cnnbrk/status/1317156559881895937

but hey, I just publish a newsletter; pressrun.media

me in Aug; pressrun.media/p/trumps-lates…

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