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2016 Postmortem

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts) Wed Oct 12, 2016, 12:32 AM Oct 2016

Robert Costa, Washington Post, Actual Journalist.

One of the few. Restores faith in humanity. Others?

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Robert Costa, Washington Post, Actual Journalist. (Original Post) A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2016 OP

"This is not a civil war that ends in 27 days." Great quote. BobbyDrake Oct 2016 #1

Yeah, me too, on Rachel. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2016 #2

He has good conservative sources Cicada Oct 2016 #3

I had no idea he was conservative. A-Schwarzenegger Oct 2016 #4

BobbyDrake

(2,542 posts)

1. "This is not a civil war that ends in 27 days." Great quote.

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 12:37 AM

Oct 2016

I just saw him on the Maddow repeat.

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts)

2. Yeah, me too, on Rachel.

Reply to BobbyDrake (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 12:43 AM

Oct 2016

He's one of the few i listen to carefully.

Cicada

(4,533 posts)

3. He has good conservative sources

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 01:04 AM

Oct 2016

He worked for national review so I assume he is conservative. His reporting seems fair, accurate. And conservatives who avoid "mainstream" reporters talk to Costa. He gets news most can't get.

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts)

4. I had no idea he was conservative.

Reply to Cicada (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 01:08 AM

Oct 2016

As you say, seems fair, accurate, objective (if there is such a thing), with info on the internal deterioration of the Repubs that nobody else has.

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