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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPompeo's Advice To The Media
Speaking to reporters about the Houthi rebels in Yemen claiming responsibility for the Saudi refinery attack:...whatever you report about them, you say, "the Houthis said," you should say, "the well-known, frequently lying Houthis have said the following." This is important, because you ought not report them as if these are truth-tellers, as if these are people who aren't completely under the boot of the Iranians, and who would not at the direction of the Iranians lay claim to attacks which they did not engage in, which clearly was the case here. So there you go. Whenever you say "Houthis," you should begin with "the well-known, frequently-known-to-lie Houthis." And then you can write whatever it is they say. And you would have -- that would be good reporting...
Soooo... Pompeo's point is that when someone is a known liar, the media ought to attribute any and all statements from that person to "the well-known, frequently-known-to-lie [name]"....
Sounds like an excellent policy that ought to be adopted immediately!
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Pompeo's Advice To The Media (Original Post)
smb
Sep 2019
OP
I read about 2 sentences before I came to the same conclusion concerning Trump
captain queeg
Sep 2019
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captain queeg
(10,242 posts)1. I read about 2 sentences before I came to the same conclusion concerning Trump
smb
(3,475 posts)2. That's "The Well-Known Frequently-Known-To-Lie Trump" To You, Mister! nt
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)3. Unlike the honest Saudis. And of course or president.
Scum. Thats what he is. And he knows it.
spanone
(135,873 posts)4. let's apply that same standard to the trump cabal
as you say....