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highplainsdem

(48,968 posts) Sat Nov 19, 2016, 01:31 PM Nov 2016

David Frum's advice for media re Trump: "Adopt the working hypothesis that he's lying and grifting"

This was in response to a tweet from Nate Silver:

https://twitter.com/NateSilver538/status/799839117706227712

Nobody in journalism really knows how to cover President Trump, so everybody is probably going to fall back doubly on their previous habits.

Frum's comment:

https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/799970866058641408

If you adopt the working hypothesis that he’s lying and grifting, you’ll be off to a flying start.

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David Frum's advice for media re Trump: "Adopt the working hypothesis that he's lying and grifting" (Original Post) highplainsdem Nov 2016 OP

from David Frigging Frum! NastyRiffraff Nov 2016 #1

For what it is worth, he is one of the conservatives wildeyed Nov 2016 #3

it's not a difficult thing at all if your goal is being a good reporter JI7 Nov 2016 #2

NastyRiffraff

(12,448 posts)

1. from David Frigging Frum!

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 01:57 PM

Nov 2016

Wow. Who's next...George W. Bush? We'll have to upgrade Frum to almost always wrong.

wildeyed

(11,243 posts)

3. For what it is worth, he is one of the conservatives

Reply to NastyRiffraff (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 02:52 PM

Nov 2016

I follow on social media and read regularly. He is one of the few who does not redline my racism meter every time he opens his mouth. He is so very wrong on foreign policy, but I think we just elected a president who is even more wrong.

JI7

(89,247 posts)

2. it's not a difficult thing at all if your goal is being a good reporter

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Nov 19, 2016, 02:51 PM

Nov 2016

Watch bbc or some other foreign media and you see the difference.

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