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Related: About this forumJimmy Kimmel: Jake Tapper on Sources & White House Correspondents Dinner
Jake talks about the criticism surrounding the White House Correspondents dinner, winning the Merriman Smith Award, Sarah Huckabee Sanders snubbing him, interviewing Kellyanne Conway, and reveals how he gets tips from his sources for breaking news stories.
Jake Tapper on The Hellfire Club
Jake Tapper talks about the inspirations for his new novel The Hellfire Club.
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Jimmy Kimmel: Jake Tapper on Sources & White House Correspondents Dinner (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
May 2018
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I agree! He's one of the best and the brightest - and he calls out BS wherever he hears it!
Rhiannon12866
May 2018
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Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)1. Gotta love
Jake Tapper. So on point, so often.
Rhiannon12866
(205,237 posts)2. I agree! He's one of the best and the brightest - and he calls out BS wherever he hears it!
lapfog_1
(29,199 posts)3. depending on how old he is... this might be his inspiration
Emma Peel ( Dame Diana Rigg ) in the Avengers... The Hellfire Club
Rhiannon12866
(205,237 posts)4. He said it's about JFK and Joseph McCarthy...
lapfog_1
(29,199 posts)5. yeah... but I thought of the TV show... one of my favorites.
and that was a "shocking" scene for 1960s TV... not sure how it got past the censors. Of course, it was British TV so maybe the US censors just ignored it.
Rhiannon12866
(205,237 posts)6. I remember The Avengers, truly a classic!
And Mrs. Peel was a knockout, besides being a consummate spy who became a feminist role model.