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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJudith Miller now best buds with........
James O'Keefe. I bet it's the furry handcuffs and his boat.
"I think journalists who poke holes in comforting narratives tend to be subjected to a fair amount of scorn," Miller told O'Keefe. "I've spent my whole life trying to poke holes in comfortable narratives. And I think that annoys people."
She commiserated with O'Keefe about being "despised" by the mainstream media, saying that the two were united by "skepticism" and their efforts to get at the truth.
Miller is widely known for her reportage on weapons of mass destruction in the lead up to the Iraq War, while O'Keefe is known for doing things like crossing the U.S.-Mexico border dressed as Osama bin Laden.
"That's what journalism is, trial and error," Miller said to O'Keefe in the interview.
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closeupready
(29,503 posts)NOT a martyr who was crucified for 'poking holes in comfortable narratives'. Your narcissism is revolting.
blm
(112,920 posts)She swallowed it and repeated it like the good stenographer her fascist paymasters groomed her to be.
Someone should do a forensic accounting of that fascist tool's bank account.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)Asked about this, Miller said that as an investigative reporter in the intelligence area, my job isnt to assess the governments information and be an independent intelligence analyst myself. My job is to tell readers of The New York Times what the government thought about Iraqs arsenal. Many journalists would disagree with this; instead, they would consider offering an independent evaluation of official claims one of their chief responsibilities.
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2004/feb/26/now-they-tell-us/
blm
(112,920 posts)either.
H2O Man
(73,333 posts)that "journalism" is her second job. It's the official cover for her primary occupation.
blm
(112,920 posts)like Michael Ledeen ..Jon Meacham .Ron Fournier ..
spanone
(135,637 posts)is that why you helped lie us into the iraq war?
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Journalism isn't "trial and error," it's getting the freakin' story right.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,159 posts)and both of them were duly convicted.
louis-t
(23,199 posts)helped kill hundreds of thousands of people?
skypilot
(8,848 posts)The fact that she would sit in the same room with this turd pretty much tells you everything you need to know about her.
Cooley Hurd
(26,877 posts)...to what happened 12 years ago. Now, she's partnering with a loon who has become the antithesis (and a mockery) of Journalism.
I'm glad Jon Stewart treated her with a level of disgust I'd never EVER seen him show before.
Backwoodsrider
(764 posts)I cannot think of another 'reporter' who has done more to further income inequality. She is very good liar. She lies to push some right wing task then says something liberal and the Times highlights that then out of nowhere she comes back with more crap like the reasons we should go to war with Iraq. EVIL
Mike Nelson
(9,903 posts)...you know the rest.
Gothmog
(144,005 posts)The claim by these idiots that they are journalists is offensive
pansypoo53219
(20,908 posts)Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)Nah...more like sad and pathetic.