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dlk

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13. The Mainstream Press is Overdue for More Accurate Descriptors of Trump's Bizarre Behavior

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Thu Jan 31, 2019, 11:39 AM

Jan 2019

Here are a few: aberrant, abnormal, atypical, bizarre (again), deviant, odd, peculiar... There are more than just a few adjectives that would be more accurate of Trump's traitorous actions. They are doing America a huge disservice with their timid understatements. We have a president who is actively acting on behalf of a hostile foreign power. This is no time to be shy.

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Lawrence O'Donnell slams NYT for false reporting that was 'a total victory for Donald Trump' [View all] still_one Jan 2019 OP

That's for the opinion pages leftynyc Jan 2019 #1

Well, for accuracy's sake, instead of "unusual" they should've used the word "unprecedented." catbyte Jan 2019 #2

I don't know that unprecedented is true leftynyc Jan 2019 #3

for a president to directly attack the entire intelligence community NewJeffCT Jan 2019 #4

Now you see why I don't leftynyc Jan 2019 #5

This is a matter of fact, not opinion. If no other president spooky3 Jan 2019 #15

Off the top of my head leftynyc Jan 2019 #17

It's not only unprecedented, but also 'unpresidented' groundloop Jan 2019 #14

No president has launched such a consistent, sustained, public attack on catbyte Jan 2019 #9

I agree with the nature of your post leftynyc Jan 2019 #19

NOT UNUSUAL... NEVER HAPPENED........... fact...... pangaia Jan 2019 #8

So the bush administration leftynyc Jan 2019 #20

Forgot about that.. even now cannot remember exactly what went dowm. pangaia Jan 2019 #23

It is pussyfooting n/t Apollyonus Jan 2019 #11

Putin liked it,,,,,, Cryptoad Jan 2019 #6

It's time for the Times The Wizard Jan 2019 #7

Sometimes it's the effort to be completely objective. To a fault. calimary Jan 2019 #10

NYT is in the business of selling. GeorgeGist Jan 2019 #12

The Mainstream Press is Overdue for More Accurate Descriptors of Trump's Bizarre Behavior dlk Jan 2019 #13

Exactly. The phrase "timid understatements" is spot on. triron Jan 2019 #24

Give Little Donnie a break. He's only doing what Putin tells him to do. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2019 #16

What happens when you DON'T fact check the words of a politician... (nt) ehrnst Jan 2019 #18

Bad editing? B Stieg Jan 2019 #21

I'm outraged. We must stop this man, and NYT says "unusual?" Faygo Kid Jan 2019 #22

Those who write crap like this at the NYT.. Cha Jan 2019 #25