I'm so old I can remember when Fareed Zakaria got nailed for plagiarizing from the NYT and Time magazine and barely got a slap on the wrist from CNN
back in them days I used to do the occasional appearance on CNN, but that stopped permanently after I wrote those stories. wonder why vanityfair.com/news/2016/09/h…
Dylan is correct. if you're rich and well-connected enough, there are no ethical standards and you can do whatever corrupt stuff you want
famous CNN talking heads can threaten people too, feel free! no consequences possible

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