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LibDemAlways

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18. If ABC and the other corporate whores had to apologize for sloppy "journalism,"

Reply to deminks (Original post)

Wed May 15, 2013, 11:32 PM

May 2013

they'd have to launch a new channel dedicated to doing nothing but. n/t

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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