CBS News giving Mick Mulvaney a paid contributor gig is an act of journalistic malpractice

[Nevilledog]

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https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-03-29/op-ed-bardella-mulvaney-cbs

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https://archive.ph/TeBYc

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It’s as if the power-that-be at the network learned nothing from a tumultuous presidency that culminated with insurrectionists attacking the U.S. Capitol. The very people who rode shotgun in the effort to dismantle democracy are being rewarded with book deals, guest-host roles on TV shows and more. Let’s be clear: Democracy doesn’t die in darkness, it dies because of stuff like this.

Many White House officials, Republican and Democratic, have gone on to significant roles at mainstream media outlets after leaving their government positions. But Mulvaney stands out for the wrong reasons. He acted as an architect of democracy’s demise, and he should not be legitimized by being affiliated with a major news network. Neither should anyone else who committed treason behind government doors.

Exposing the American people to such pathological liars and despots is an act of journalistic malpractice. What allowed Trumpism to rise in the first place was the media’s misguided notion that “both sides” deserve equal airing and footing even when one side is flagrantly violating the law and lying.

CBS’ decision is even more disappointing when you consider the state of global affairs and the role that Mulvaney played in shaping them. As the Washington Post reported in the fall of 2019, “President Trump told his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, to hold back almost $400 million in military aid for Ukraine at least a week before a phone call in which Trump is said to have pressured the Ukrainian president to investigate the son of former vice president Joe Biden, according to three senior administration officials.”

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[Skittles]

1. disgusting

[Carlitos Brigante]

2. Were other disgusting sociopaths not available? nt

[barbaraann]

3. I feel like I am being psychologically terrorized by actions like this. n/t

[onecaliberal]

4. 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

Just putting people in place for you know.

[uponit7771]

11. +1,

[Kid Berwyn]

5. Corporate McPravda

The side is the show.

[uponit7771]

12. +1,

[dchill]

8. Easy fix. Fire Mulvaney and the jerk(s) who hired him.

[Iggo]

17. That sounds too much like what a responsible company would do.

[not fooled]

9. It's not good for America, but it's good for CBS

Earlier this year, CBS CEO Leslie Moonves openly bragged that the network is getting rich off Donald Trump’s run for the White House. “It may not be good for America, but it’s damn good for CBS. … [T]he money’s rolling in … [T]his is going to be a very good year for us.” Moonves went on to say, “It’s a terrible thing to say, but bring it on, Donald. Go ahead. Keep going.”

https://www.democracynow.org/2016/11/9/it_might_not_be_good_for]

[Duppers]

16. ...

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BOYCOTT the network.

[Boomerproud]

10. Cronkite, Murrow must be rolling in their graves.

I'm sure Dan Rather is hurting too.

[Achilleaze]

13. CBS jumps the shark

They are already a "corporate news creature." This pollutes their "product" below the level of "acceptable."

Shame on them.

[Botany]

14. Didn't Mick Mulvaney's cousin get the permits for Trump's 1/6/21 pre attempted coup "pep rally?"

Eric Sevareid along with Mike Wallace, Uncle Walter, and Ed Morrow have to spinning in their graves.

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[librechik]

15. Oh, THAT Mulvaney--

I was thinking, Cool, John got the first network tv comedy assignment. Well deserved, too long ij coming, and hope he survives!

THAT Mulvaney should be on the Masked Singer, Russian version. Nothing else.

CBS is the worst of the three in veiled support for the "vast right wing conspiracy." That exists, and this is why. Both sides are right? NOT!!

Report THAT, CBS.

[dlk]

18. Partisan hacks and sellouts for a buck...

Moonves wasn’t the Lone Ranger at CBS. There’s a reason I never watch that station.