Washington Times reporter confirms Cruz story; gets fired.

[mainer]

Now Times is trying to scrub the record of their affiliation with this writer...

A Washington Times writer was abruptly fired after he “came clean” on Twitter about the Ted Cruz sex scandal. The writer, Drew Johnson, confirmed via his Twitter account that there was some truth to the Ted Cruz affair rumors noting that he knows at least two of the mistresses named by the National Enquirer are accurate. The columnist says that other media outlets, columnists and reporters knew about the affairs, but refused to run the story.
The National Enquirer has caused a media firestorm after publishing a cover story about GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz and a series of alleged mistresses. The publication is a known tabloid, but despite its reputation for the sensational, has broke a number of big stories related to political candidates and high profile cases in the past. For example, the National Enquirer was the first to break stories about Gary Hart, Jesse Jackson and John Edwards before they were confirmed by the mainstream media. Therefore, when the tabloid decided to run with a story about Ted Cruz and his rumored “five mistresses,” it left some questioning if the bombshell report could be true.
In response to the story in question, a Washington Times columnist responded that it is not entirely bogus as from “what he knows” at least two of the mistresses outlined in the report are “accurate...."
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Following the controversial affirmation of Ted Cruz’s many affairs, Drew Johnson quickly found that his knowledge on the affairs was not welcome to be associated with the Washington Times and he was terminated immediately. In fact, it seems the Washington Times was so upset over Johnson “coming clean,” that they went so far as to claim he hadn’t worked full-time for the publication in over a year. In response to the allegations that Johnson lied about his resume, Drew posted screenshots of his bank statements showing his check deposits from the Washington Times, proving he was still being paid by the publication for his work.

http://www.inquisitr.com/2931321/washington-times-fires-writer-for-confirming-ted-cruz-sex-scandal-claimed-at-least-two-mistresses-accurate/#CvXr3htzg31bWr5T.99

[Human101948]

1. Perhaps he did not understand that the Washington Times is a propaganda sheet for Republicans?

How can someone be that blind?

[elljay]

2. Do they not all realize

by this point, that firing him just makes everyone more curious and suspicious? I have no idea whether the allegations are true and normally could care less about such things, except for the schadenfreude I get from watching religious fanatics fall, but now I'm hooked.

[MADem]

3. Well, now, it would seem, that it goes from Kasich giving his delegates to Cruz, to Cruz giving his

delegates to Kasich.

Cruz will never support Trump. EVER. So his only other option is getting behind Kasich.

[femmedem]

9. Which is scary becauses Kasich has the best shot at winning in November. n/t

[MADem]

11. Yep. The Donald has to take it outright--or all bets are off. nt

[Wellstone ruled]

4. Oh this will leave a stain!

Skid marks anyone?

[RandySF]

5. This reminds me of when the National Review

Fired someone for endorsing John McCain over Bush in 2000.

[BillZBubb]

6. Uh oh! People are starting to talk.

If just one of the women comes forward, cruz is finished. I would love to see that happen.

[mainer]

7. Sex isn't the scandal; suppressing the story is the scandal

It's just so delicious.

[stopbush]

8. Ted's excuse: "I thought they were Canadians..."

"and marriage laws are different in Canada. They have socialized medicine, so adultery isn't considered adultery."

[Stallion]

10. He Should Have Been Fired-I Predicted it on DU the Second I read his Twitter

you don't release that type of evidence without running it by the newspaper's management and attorneys

[oberliner]

12. Check out his twitter feed

Drew Johnson ‏@Drews_Views Mar 26 Las Vegas, NV
BIG NEWS:I'll soon launch a pop political news site aimed at exposing hypocrisy, abuse of power &bad behavior by politicians &others w/power

https://twitter.com/Drews_Views

That was after a bunch of tweets proving that he did indeed still write for the Wash Times (with images of paystubs) - apparently they claimed to have had no association with him for a year.

This is pinned:

Drew Johnson ‏@Drews_Views Mar 26 Las Vegas, NV
I now see the need for a platform to hold politicians/preachers/teachers/media & others w/power accountable. I promise to create such a site

[mainer]

13. Something good comes out of this.

Hope his news site breaks new ground.

[ebayfool]

15. And apparently has a sense of humor ...

Drew Johnson
@Drews_Views

Senior Scholar: @Protectaxpayers.
Apparently not a columnist: @WashTimes.
Gov't waste expert/watchdog/skeptic/defender of liberty.
@youfoundsarah is my hot wife
Las Vegas/Nashville/D.C.
protectingtaxpayers.org
Joined March 2011


on edit:
Upon reading the rest of his twitter account, he is a schmuck with a sense of humor!

[oberliner]

16. He is a right-wing jackass

But it is fun to see the right-wingers turning on one another.

[malaise]

14. All spheres of ReTHUGdom are imploding

Even journalists (hacks too) see the writing on the wall. They are getting bolder.
One of these days someone will try to save his/her reputation by telling us everything that has been going on at M$Greedia.

A cesspool is clean compared to the goings on.

[Major Nikon]

17. A Moonie Times "journalist" has about as much credibility as one at the National Enquirer

[Rex]

18. Ahhh...modern media in 2016...makes one want to vomit.

My my...such aggressiveness from a media rag...I wonder why?

[grossproffit]

19. Cruz vs Trump supporters make Clinton vs Sanders supporters almost tame.

They really, really hate each other.