“Back in the early 1980s, the Beltway press fell all over itself praising the new Republican president, showering him with fawning coverage that set the tone for his eight years in office.”
“We’re watching a president who goes deep each time he comes to the plate. The press covers him like he’s hitting singles."

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2 May
she's also a congenital liar.

NYT could publish a 100 fawning Noem profiles and never mention that.

nytimes.com/2021/05/02/us/…
in long profile of Republican pol, NYT doesn't quote a single Dem/lib critic.

this is the norm at NYT — those voices don't matter.
9 Republicans quoted
Read 4 tweets
30 Apr
lol Rudy tried to get FBI to take Hunter's hard drives during the raid.

what a loon.
it took 15 second for this interview to make no sense.
I'm sure Carlson/Rudy will explain why Trump's DOJ wouldn't touch Hunter case.
Read 4 tweets
29 Apr
Joe's so good at this
GOP simply cannot lay a finger on him.

it's driving them nuts
for first time in more than a decade GOP doesn't have their go-to's when attacking Dem leader: race (with Obama) misogyny (Hillary)
Read 4 tweets
27 Apr
a thread abt NYT whiteness

i'd been meaning to do this for a long time, and was prompted today by the Times' umpteenth update on middle-age, white Trump voters in red states.

it's been a 5-yr obsession for the paper.
i decided to collect some of the pics the Times has run over the years in all these voter stories.

so behold the kaleidoscopic of diversity of NYT has been documenting in its political reporting.
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27 Apr
oh look! another NYT story abt white Trump voters in a red state

they’re gonna still be publishing these in 2028; nytimes.com/2021/04/27/us/…
btw I love the pointless “heartbreak” angle they use. anyone surprised Iowa voted for Trump hasn’t been paying attention
NYT remains absolutely committed to the idea that middle aged white, rural voters are the most important voices in American politics.

it's bizarre.
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27 Apr
my latest—cut him loose; pressrun.media/p/rick-santoru…
“It's not up to CNN and other media players to hire and platform bad actors like Santorum simply because the conservative movement is filled with so many bad actors.”
"All news outlets ought to have easily identifiable standards, and if paid contributors can't meet those standards, they should not be associated with the network.

Being pro-genocide ought to be an easy demarcation line for CNN."
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