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deminks

(11,057 posts) Wed May 15, 2013, 09:36 PM May 2013

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Rachel just called on ABC to apologize [View all]

for their quoting a Benghazi memo which they did not read; nor did their source have in hand and whose notes were in error.

That should just about take care of the Benghazi "scandal".

And, she said she did not say that lightly.

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Rachel just called on ABC to apologize [View all] deminks May 2013 OP

AbSleaze doesn't know the meaning of the word. Zoeisright May 2013 #1

And it's May Sweeps. They'll obviously do anything for ratings. deminks May 2013 #2

Remember when Dan Rather got fired for a whole lot less? Warren Stupidity May 2013 #3

no, no. He got fired for telling the truth BlueToTheBone May 2013 #7

Yes, telling the truth is dangerous on cable news. Let's hope Rachel doesn't get canned. freshwest May 2013 #8

You mean like watoos May 2013 #17

Cenk got canned? SCVDem May 2013 #22

Yeah, apparently another host at MSNBC w/ a lot of power didn't care much for him. Lobo27 May 2013 #28

I believe it was Rebl May 2013 #35

When the media becomes the story, they're operating from Baitball Blogger May 2013 #4

Count me among those madamesilverspurs May 2013 #5

+1 n/t malaise May 2013 #6

Has this doctored memo even made the mainstream media NewJeffCT May 2013 #9

I hope this and calling outs like this, of Rachel's has Cha May 2013 #10

does ABC have an "ombudsman" equivalent who could be contacted about this? 0rganism May 2013 #11

No; that only happens when the right gets hysterical!l chuckstevens May 2013 #12

this week should prove to all americans that our media has become some form of reality teevee spanone May 2013 #13

I beg to differ. This week proves that our fourth estate is dead, and in its place BlueCaliDem May 2013 #19

the "smoking gun" was just a bong.................. lastlib May 2013 #14

DUzy! love_katz May 2013 #16

Kick Quixote1818 May 2013 #15

If ABC and the other corporate whores had to apologize for sloppy "journalism," LibDemAlways May 2013 #18

ABC...Hmm there used to be a network by that name Cobalt-60 May 2013 #20

Was it Jake Tapper who did that faulty reporting? I think so, but not sure? Little Star May 2013 #21

Works for CNN now zipplewrath May 2013 #25

Maybe he's the one who uncovered the ABC hatchet job regarding the emails.... Little Star May 2013 #31

Wasn't the reporter who reported this from ABC Dick cheney's biographer riverbendviewgal May 2013 #23

Jonathan Karl was the ABC reporter's name. deminks May 2013 #24

TY Little Star May 2013 #30

Maybe Howie Kurtz will cover this on Reliable Sources on Sunday Gothmog May 2013 #26

ABC (R) jumped the cred shark long ago Berlum May 2013 #27

K&R. David Zephyr May 2013 #29

Jonathan Karl is a Right Wing Plant MinM May 2013 #32

The Collegiate Network provides financial and technical assistance to right-wing student newspapers MinM May 2013 #36

As I said before... is that ABC someone going to go the way of Dan Rather? cui bono May 2013 #33

The Sales Dept. is still milking it. Lady Freedom Returns May 2013 #34