There's thangs goin' on that you don't know...

[kentuck]

We're not talking about the Lynyrd Skynyrd song.

Rachel Maddow had a very interesting program on tonight about some Top Secret documents that had been sent or given to her and the Network?

She mentioned the three CNN reporters that were fired last week, which included Tom Frank, who was a Pulitzer finalist . Another reporter was a very competent NYTimes reporter that was working with CNN. They had falsely reported on a story about Trump friend, Anthony Scaramucci.

They seemed to think that this was a very coordinated plan to deter the "Russia investigation"? They had come to the conclusion that they had received a "fake" NSA document but they could find no one with the proper Security Clearance to verify the document?

This could be a very serious challenge for everyone? Not just politicians, but journalists and newspapers, and trusted institutions. By repetitiously chanting "fake news" over and over until it is branded between the eyes as if it were the number of the beast.

The attacks upon reporters and investigative journalists is a very serious issue. By planting "fake news" stories with selected targets, someone hopes to stop the truth from progressing any further.

(edited to clarify reporters names and why they were fired by CNN)

[canetoad]

1. Just finished watching it.

Wow.

That twenty or so minutes made a lot of pieces fall into place. Destroy the reputation and credibility of the media. Fake news. You can draw a straight line from Dan Rather to today.

Want to know exactly how Reality Winner figures in this. This is dynamite.

[iluvtennis]

5. Agree hope we get more insight into Reality Winner's vis-a-vis this. I think she is fall guy

[underthematrix]

2. Yes. It was a very important warning. Extremely important warning

[kentuck]

3. They are planting doubts in the minds of viewers and listeners.

It has the effect of making it difficult for the average joe to tell the difference between "fake news" and "real news", for the sole purpose of hiding their guilt.

[AntiFascist]

4. Who got their hands on this document before it was published?

Could someone at the Intercept have done this, or passed it on to Trump's people, while the original document was being vetted?

[kentuck]

6. Somebody had traced "some" documents back to the printer of Reality Winner...

There's someone behind the curtains...?

[C Moon]

7. Didn't something like this happen early in the year?

Something about "I have Trump's taxes." And it turned out to be nothing.
Maybe that's why they are so careful now. Good move!

[WinkyDink]

10. Not really. Rachel knew the year of Trump's taxes that she had.

[eShirl]

11. IIRC, the single page of his taxes they had was overhyped in that day's show promos

and twitter went a little nuts with it for a few hours.

Expectations were high, so when she actually showed us the page on her show that night, it was a letdown in that it was only that single page and not the entire tax return.

[tblue37]

8. The CNN Thomas Frank is NOT the "What's the Matter with Kansas?" Thomas Frank. nt

[Linda Ed]

9. Fake News

This fake news stuff is getting old,,,sick of hearing the pos in the WH even saying it! He is just brainwashing his trumpkins who are in his little cult! When you have hundreds of journalists out there working for different organizations, you choose the reputable ones like Washington post,,New York Times, and those people on cable news who are reputable..that excludes most of FAUX news as we know they are lop sided,,,I can't stand to hear his voice let alone look at the thug ,,,and that is what he is,,a Russian thug..

[All-In]

12. Trumpscum / Russians At Work

Obviously.

[nikibatts]

13. Trump does Russia's bidding. Remember in 2016 it was "rigged election" "rigged election"?

He lays the groundwork for their actions. Soon it will be "revolution" "revolution"