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underpants

(182,788 posts)
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 04:45 PM Jun 2017

WH's Sanders lambasts CNN - recommends O'Keefe video

This article goes on to give a good summary of how full of crap O'Keefe is.


Sarah Huckabee Sanders lambastes fake news — and then promotes a journalist known for deceptive videos

You could be forgiven for getting a sense of whiplash if you watched the White House briefing Tuesday.

In the span of a few seconds, deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders attacked the media for inaccuracies and then turned around and urged them to watch a new video from conservative undercover video journalist James O'Keefe, who has stood accused of deceptive editing and tactics. Huckabee Sanders even qualified — twice — that she couldn't vouch for the accuracy of O'Keefe's new video. But she nonetheless said everyone should watch them.

The comments at Tuesday's briefing were spurred by three journalists resigning after CNN retracted a story about the White House and the Russia investigation that it acknowledged wasn't thoroughly vetted.

"I don't know that it's that the response isn't good enough for the president. I think it's the constant barrage of fake news that is directed at this president, probably, that has garnered a lot of his frustration. You point to that report; there are multiple other instances where that outlet that you referenced has been repeatedly wrong and had to point that out or had to correct it. There's a video circulating now — whether it's accurate or not, I don't know — but I would encourage everyone in this room and, frankly, everybody across the country to take a look at it. I think if it is accurate, I think it's a disgrace to all of media, to all of journalism."

https://news.google.com/news/amp?caurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fnews%2Fthe-fix%2Fwp%2F2017%2F06%2F27%2Fsarah-huckabee-sanders-lambastes-fake-news-while-promoting-journalist-known-for-deceptive-videos%2F#pt0-928256

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WH's Sanders lambasts CNN - recommends O'Keefe video (Original Post) underpants Jun 2017 OP
she is worthless. her attitude just absolutely SUCKS spanone Jun 2017 #1
As I've read somewhere... underpants Jun 2017 #6
OMG perfect spanone Jun 2017 #8
"You can't fix stupid" appears to apply quite well Major Nikon Jun 2017 #2
Did she mention O'Keefe's video is being featured on Russia Today? emulatorloo Jun 2017 #3
What a dangerous time we are living in. RelativelyJones Jun 2017 #4
I wonder how the guy secretly filming awesomerwb1 Jun 2017 #5
Is that video of an actual CNN producer? madville Jun 2017 #7

spanone

(135,830 posts)
1. she is worthless. her attitude just absolutely SUCKS
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 04:49 PM
Jun 2017

she's dismissive, arrogant, unprepared and has the personality of a dead fish....

other than that.....

emulatorloo

(44,120 posts)
3. Did she mention O'Keefe's video is being featured on Russia Today?
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 05:00 PM
Jun 2017

Getting link

CNN producer admits Russia narrative is ‘bullsh*t,’ just for ‘ratings’ (VIDEO)
Published time: 27 Jun, 2017 10:12
Edited time: 27 Jun, 2017 16:39

https://www.rt.com/usa/394233-russia-cnn-ratings-veritas/

A senior producer at CNN has described the intense speculation that Russia aided the Trump presidential campaign as “bullsh*t.” Filmed on a hidden camera, CNN producer John Bonifield admits the organization’s anti-Russia reporting is purely for ratings.

“It’s mostly bullsh*t right now. Like, we don’t have any big giant proof,” Bonifield tells a reporter in secretly-filmed footage released by conservative activist James O’Keefe via Project Veritas.

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James O'Keefe and Putin Today! Bastions of credibility, guys! Add Sarah Huckabee to the mix, and I am TOTALLY CONVINCED! (Sarcasm)

awesomerwb1

(4,267 posts)
5. I wonder how the guy secretly filming
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 05:45 PM
Jun 2017

got so chummy with the idiot making those comments.

"I shouldn't be telling you this person I just met on the street, but my CNN boss told me......."

madville

(7,410 posts)
7. Is that video of an actual CNN producer?
Tue Jun 27, 2017, 06:16 PM
Jun 2017

If so, he probably won't make it through the week with his job, three others have already had to resign in the last week.

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