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Matt Taibbi's truthiness analyzed [View all] stevenleser May 2015 OP
Thanks MannyGoldstein May 2015 #1
After all this time you have to ask? Rex May 2015 #42
ayep nt grasswire May 2015 #44
I find it interesting what ''Liberals'' FOX News allows on-air. Octafish May 2015 #63
And here is more stevenleser May 2015 #2
Can we critique any "journalist" we want? DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #3
Attacking me won't change whether Taibbi is dishonest or not. But your ad-hominem is noted. nt stevenleser May 2015 #5
I have no plans to attack you. But with your go-ahead, I'd hold you to the same standard. DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #7
And this is new how? Why do you want to change the rules for me? Don't we talk about journalists all stevenleser May 2015 #8
I don't want to change rules for you. Pay attention. DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #54
Sure, he'll never sit in the pantheon of journalistic greats whatchamacallit May 2015 #4
K&R MohRokTah May 2015 #6
And with utter disregard about whether it is true and accurate. nt stevenleser May 2015 #9
When you hand feed an audience what they want... MohRokTah May 2015 #10
tell me how you think Taibbi's truthiness compares to that of, oh, say... grasswire May 2015 #45
Let's see... Puglover May 2015 #49
I get it. Taibbi's a paid propagandist, and you're a journalist. foo_bar May 2015 #11
Fascinating that when people are confronted with the truth about Taibbi, they attack me. stevenleser May 2015 #12
I thought I was agreeing with you. foo_bar May 2015 #24
Yeah, you got it.. Taibbi does get money off of his hate infested propaganda against the Cha May 2015 #14
wait, I attacked whom? foo_bar May 2015 #59
Oh man.. I read you wrong.. Sorry! Cha May 2015 #60
Oh I can see this went over well with those who live to smear the President.. but, Cha May 2015 #13
Because he says bad things about your heroes. alarimer May 2015 #15
No. Because he doesn't tell the truth. You defend him because of your agenda, and give him a pass stevenleser May 2015 #16
Well, when one considers where he honed his craft (and he did so while addicted to heroin) one can MADem May 2015 #30
Not true. They're not supporting the Dems who are actually fighting for the people. cui bono May 2015 #38
I *wish* it were ideological. It's purely personality/team driven. Marr May 2015 #50
Agreed. It's all about supporting the party LittleBlue May 2015 #55
No because Taibbi lies his damn head off."You people do not recognize your own cognitive dissonance" Cha May 2015 #62
I lulz'd KG May 2015 #17
Thank you for kicking my OP. nt stevenleser May 2015 #18
"Taibbi is good with rhetoric, but fast and loose with the truth" First comment under Cha May 2015 #19
And I think whoever said that was being generous. stevenleser May 2015 #20
Taibbi is always slamming what he doesn't understand.. there are a lot of people who see through Cha May 2015 #22
I think the word you were looking for was 'rationalized', not 'analyzed'. Marr May 2015 #21
Nope. But you are free to point out specific instances where the analyses of his articles are wrong. stevenleser May 2015 #23
I get it. You don't understand the kind Exilednight May 2015 #25
Hunter would be crucified if he wrote today. randys1 May 2015 #26
I didn't always agree with Hunter, and I often found Exilednight May 2015 #28
You met him? tell me more please randys1 May 2015 #29
A few times. Half the time I was with Exilednight May 2015 #31
Sounds like the persona we know - how were you in his company, why? randys1 May 2015 #33
My father knew him. My dad was a civil rights Exilednight May 2015 #34
Post removed Post removed May 2015 #47
Have the courage off your convictions and him a liar if that's what you mean. DisgustipatedinCA May 2015 #56
Not one poster so far addresses your points. randome May 2015 #27
There's nothing to address. Either you understand what he's trying Exilednight May 2015 #32
Colbert and Stewart don't represent themselves as fact-based journalists. randome May 2015 #35
I know where Matt stands, it just seems that Exilednight May 2015 #37
You know where Matt stands? How nice. So he's not a journalist but an entertainer? KittyWampus May 2015 #41
You and the OP are trying to fit him into Exilednight May 2015 #48
Like when he quotes someone as saying the TARP bailout would cost $23 trillion. randome May 2015 #36
I see that this is way beyond your capacity. Stick with PBS, you'll be happier. Exilednight May 2015 #39
The Size of the Bank Bailout: $29 Trillion Octafish May 2015 #58
"Where is the best economics now being done? UMKC." -- James K. Galbraith Octafish May 2015 #64
They don't care if Taibbi is fact challenged.. his rhetoric is enough to get their juices flowing.. Cha May 2015 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #40
Taibbi is doing his job. None of that shows he's lied. Octafish May 2015 #43
You beat me to it MannyGoldstein May 2015 #52
It's a form of Disinformation, Distraction, Disruption... Octafish May 2015 #53
The first link MFrohike May 2015 #46
I'm glad we have a top notch investigative journalist posting stuff like this. Katashi_itto May 2015 #51
Yep. Too bad he didn't catch on at First Look at Old News ucrdem May 2015 #57
I guess I'm late to the party shawn703 May 2015 #65
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