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Phoenix61

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9. Too "timid"?

Reply to Farmgirl1961 (Original post)

Sat Jan 21, 2017, 02:12 AM

Jan 2017

Is that what you call it? How about gutless? How about forsaking the standards of ethical journalism? How dare you! And now you want to absolve yourself of all guilt? Sorry, you're a day late and a dollar short.

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New York Times admits it quashed Trump - Russia story that the FBI asked it not to publish [View all] Farmgirl1961 Jan 2017 OP

Yeah they dampened the story with the quickness... JHan Jan 2017 #1

grrrrrrrr! C Moon Jan 2017 #19

fuck the FBI JI7 Jan 2017 #2

Seriously CentralMass Jan 2017 #27

They need to change their name to 'F.B.&T.' nolabels Jan 2017 #29

Let's just call them the FAT meow2u3 Jan 2017 #39

While the New York office of the FBI was leaking doc03 Jan 2017 #3

Shades W. and Darth Vader's admin. DK504 Jan 2017 #52

I wonder what exactly consitutes "discouraged" on the part of the FBI. Amaryllis Jan 2017 #4

You mean, such as making them a deal they couldn't refuse? raccoon Jan 2017 #46

Let this be congressional evidence ffs. arthritisR_US Jan 2017 #5

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2017 #11

oh...ok, then... dhill926 Jan 2017 #6

But but but Hillary's email email email email malaise Jan 2017 #32

Benghazi!!!!!!!!!! sarcasmo Jan 2017 #42

I'll be canceling my Sunday subscription. nt Laffy Kat Jan 2017 #7

Let them know why you did it. nt raccoon Jan 2017 #47

Oh, I will. nt Laffy Kat Jan 2017 #53

sniffles is doing a lot of discouraging right now elmac Jan 2017 #8

Too "timid"? Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #9

+1000 ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2017 #16

How about *complicit*?! nt tblue37 Jan 2017 #65

w.....t.....f ?!?! uponit7771 Jan 2017 #10

and I'll say WHAT THE FAWK??? a kennedy Jan 2017 #45

It's a bit late, isn't it? n/t Liberal In Texas Jan 2017 #12

Fucking cowards. SunSeeker Jan 2017 #13

they reap what they sow LaydeeBug Jan 2017 #14

The same nest of slimeball rats that worked with Giuliani & Putin to sabotage Clinton's election. NBachers Jan 2017 #15

"It was a coup...end of story. It is time to fight' red dog 1 Jan 2017 #56

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jan 2017 #17

And yet they had no problem liberalhistorian Jan 2017 #18

Clinton Cash! Clinton Cash! Clinton Cash! Fuck the NYT. deurbano Jan 2017 #21

Maybe they're admitting it because it's possible it will come up in the investigation. C Moon Jan 2017 #20

Fucking FBI.. yeah they didn't fuck with the election so Cha Jan 2017 #22

Our institutions orangecrush Jan 2017 #23

This is a Coup videohead5 Jan 2017 #24

At the NYTs to the list of Quislings who got Orange Julius installed. kairos12 Jan 2017 #51

Fuck them and the horses they rode in on! We effing Dems are too effing nice! Akamai Jan 2017 #25

Are Dem leaders "too effing nice" or too effing compromised/complicit? chimpymustgo Jan 2017 #49

Not talking about them as much as Dems in general. But I sure do think that Dems did not get vocally Akamai Jan 2017 #54

Is there any way to sue the paper in order to flush out those agents involved? rwheeler31 Jan 2017 #26

NYT made the russian coup a reality workinclasszero Jan 2017 #28

Once again this falls on the Director. democratisphere Jan 2017 #30

Free clue to the NYT: Do your freaking job Achilleaze Jan 2017 #31

Kand REC riversedge Jan 2017 #33

FFS..and now we are stuck with Pimeto head HipChick Jan 2017 #34

Just as suspected dalton99a Jan 2017 #35

and now that the fascists are in office they fess up. thanks for nothing. spanone Jan 2017 #36

and we"ll get a bunch onethatcares Jan 2017 #37

Chicken shit NYT. nt Ilsa Jan 2017 #38

Let us not forget how the NYT sat on the Bush/NSA spying story will AFTER his "re-election." chimpymustgo Jan 2017 #50

Oh yeah, NYT, where are the WMDs? And tell us more about Chalabi. Tatiana Jan 2017 #40

It's more money for them.... Wounded Bear Jan 2017 #41

They will sell more papers trying to take down Pres Trump... cbdo2007 Jan 2017 #43

They have a history of this: Scurrilous Jan 2017 #44

Yes, let the BS spread re emails, Benghazi but never publish anything anti drumph? BSdetect Jan 2017 #48

I seem to recall Turbineguy Jan 2017 #55

Fuck you NYT and stop asking me to pay for a subscription. milestogo Jan 2017 #57

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2017 #58

what the fuck, eh times? if we EVER needed the media WE NEED IT NOW. spanone Jan 2017 #59

I suppose it was Comey who asked them to delay the... Stellar Jan 2017 #60

"The FBI is Trumpland" red dog 1 Jan 2017 #61

no worries nyt, it wouldn't have done a thing! retrowire Jan 2017 #62

You literally couldnt make this shit up. Fu The New York Times Mr. Sparkle Jan 2017 #63

I still hate the NY Times I read the WA Post Generator Jan 2017 #64

Yeah, but NOW we can trust them! johnp3907 Jan 2017 #66

So Comey nearly breaks a leg to get his story about Hillary out and then nearly breaks one cstanleytech Jan 2017 #67