Neera Tanden is lying here, smearing Politico reporters for violating an off-the-record agreement by publishing Jen Rubin's deranged email.
An "off-the-record *agreement*" requires both sides' consent. People can't unilaterally bar journalists from reporting what they say.
An "off-the-record *agreement*" requires both sides' consent. People can't unilaterally bar journalists from reporting what they say.
https://twitter.com/neeratanden/status/1438682660872855555
I guess I should acknowledge that it's unclear if Neera is lying as she usually does to exploit the ignorance of her supporters, or herself is just ignorant, but either way, the only way an off-the-record discussion happens is if both sides agree, not by someone proclaiming it.
“His sympathies for the Muslim World take precedence over those, such as they are, for his fellow citizens" -- liberal hero and MSNBC favorite Jen Rubin, on Barack Obama after he supported construction of a mosque near Ground Zero in 2011.
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Also, it seems clear that Neera is back to using Twitter in ways beyond just posting official WH talking points, telling herself the lie that all addicts use to get back to their habit: "this time you'll be able to control it, only use it in limited ways, not let it consume you."
There was actually a recent case where someone flagrantly violated an actual off-the-record source agreement: when a blogger ratted out her own source to FBI, and got *celebrated* for doing so. That's how much the Trump years broke journalistic ethics:
https://twitter.com/aimeeterese/status/1438865736361922569
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