"The coverage needs to be upfront and honest about the damage Limbaugh's career has done to this country and to the democratic process — the vile degradation of our public discourse. "
"It needs to be transparent about the endless litany of lies and heartless smears Limbaugh has gleefully trafficked in for decades, as he stuffed his pockets with millions and wallowed in the misfortune of others. "
he was, in short, an awful awful person
yes, I'm going to write about Limbaugh for tomorrow's Press Run newsletter.

this was the first sentence that came to mind today: "With Trump, Limbaugh finally found his political soul mate, someone as craven, dishonest, and emotionally needed as he was."
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15 Feb
my latest—why did this take 4 years?
pressrun.media/p/washington-p…
“Marty Baron has been executive editor for one of the most influential news outlets in America, so why did the paper fail to be "more forthright" about Trump's lies? “
“Why did the Post on the one hand employ an aggressive team of fact-checkers to document the thousands of Trump lies, but then refuse to call them "lies"?

That's not journalism.”
Read 4 tweets
11 Feb
every Fox News show came in last place last night, by a lot. first night of impeachment
demo 25-54
new Fox News 7 pm show continues to get destroyed; pressrun.media/p/fox-news-swi…
Read 4 tweets
10 Feb
ABC poll showed Americans support impeachment by 13 pts

but sure, “slender”
such bizarre framing: *only* a clear majority support impeachment

fact: 2/3 **opposed** impeaching Clinton
more here on press trying to downplay impeachment; pressrun.media/p/sorry-politi…
Read 4 tweets
9 Feb
my latest—Dems are def not n disarray; pressrun.media/p/sorry-politi…
“As for Republicans and the political consequences impeachment poses for them? Politico wasn't interested, The GOP, apparently, faces no impeachment fallout, only Democrats.”
bottom line:

when Dem President was impeached it was Bad News for Dems

when a GOP president gets impeached it’s Bad News for Dems

heads you lose, tails you lose
Read 4 tweets
3 Feb
zero decisions to be made

it’s right thing to do and polls show massive Covid relief Bill is hugely popular

Q is how badly does voting NO damage GOP
it's stunning how there's been virtually no media coverage re: political risks GOP faces over Covid bill.

it's all abt Dems.
It’s so engrained in media’s mind that GOP is super savvy
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3 Feb
my latest—surprise! DC press suddenly awakens from 4-year slumber! pressrun.media/p/white-house-…
“The briefing room kerfuffle seems more like Beltway journalists frantically trying to find a way to ding the Biden White House — a way to show they're not part of the "liberal media" — by inventing conflicts where none exists.”
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