Well, in all fairness, while agreeing with the general sentiment that there is a certain decorum behind the way these stories should come to light, "it was a draft" is not the message that most people are going to take away from a story like this.
Rote denial is a much safer route - even if out and out misleading.
I would've framed my entire story on having major information that the White House explicitly refused to comment on when given the opportunity, leaving it to the reader to make his/her own inferences.
Slug: 100K troops in the streets? White House/DHS ignore questions about immigration document
Not run the piece, wait for it to be denied, and then come out whining that the WH didn't respond when asked.
"Requests to the White House and the Department of Homeland Security for comment and a status report on the proposal were not answered."
My suggestion is that the story should have been predicated more on the curious radio silence (as a form of legitimization) than on the assumption that Trump had ever seriously considered mobilizing the National Guard.
I dont believe this story one bit. How many of those 100k would refuse. Then Trump has to lock them up. How many will go into hiding. Gotta find them and lock them and the ones harboring fugitives up. Hope it happens though.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
Hawk (02-17-2017)
And here we are doing media criticism.
Hawk (02-17-2017)
Ford is NOT scrapping plans to build factories in Mexico
Ford is sticking with its plan to build two new factories in Mexico, despite an announcement last month that it had scrapped plans for a plant in the central state of San Luis Potosi.
The US carmaker said a planned factory in the central state of Guanajuato will build engines and transmissions, while another in the northern city of Chihuahua will make car parts for use by Ford factories in the United States, South America and Asia.
The two facilities will cost about $2.5 billion and employ some 3,800 people, said Gabriel Lopez, president and CEO of Ford Mexico.
"For there is always light, if only we are brave enough to see it. If only we are brave enough to be it." Amanda Gorman
"When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross"
quite frankly I am so butt hurt over my guy not getting a fair shake in 2012 that I am rooting for chaos. They said my guy was to extreme to even be talked about by the media and now we have Trump. Thats just insult on top of injury. If you and the rest of the country want to go full retard then lets go full retard.
"Donald Trump will serve a second term as president of the United States.
It’s over."
Little Thethe Nov 19, 2020.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/ampht...ire-worldview/
On the one hand, good for McCain standing up to Trump. On the other hand, he endorsed Trump at one point and has been confirming all his appointees. Maybe act on some of this conviction.
Also, the whole "didn't even name Trump" thing played itself out with Michelle Obama's speech.
Enemy of the people? That's some Stalinesque **** right there.
Mattis to GOP Senate staffer, via Politico: “He said, ‘You’ve got to get Rex [Tillerson] over the finish line for me,” one GOP senate staffer recalled, “because Flynn is crazy.”
I'm legitimately worried about the guy's mental health right now. He's gone so deep into this caricature it's destroys his brain cells. Not to mention Melania's negative body language whenever they're seen near each other.
Forever Fredi
goldfly (02-18-2017)