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oberliner

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13. "He had been told by the network to stop reporting on it"

Reply to WinkyDink (Reply #12)

Thu Oct 12, 2017, 06:28 AM

Oct 2017

"NBC tried to put a stop to the interview with the woman accusing Weinstein of rape"

One would think they would at least allow him to continue to do reporting on it and to interview the woman in question.

(He ended up doing both, which resulted in a story with evidence that a major outlet saw fit to publish)

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How Top NBC Executives Quashed The Bombshell Harvey Weinstein Story [View all] oberliner Oct 2017 OP

But they allowed the Con and others to spread the birther bullshit about the then sitting malaise Oct 2017 #1

I wish we can talk about this topic oberliner Oct 2017 #2

We can't n/t malaise Oct 2017 #3

Sort of heartbreaking oberliner Oct 2017 #4

You might be interested in reading the Democratic Platform.... ehrnst Oct 2017 #16

The Republicans put the kibosh on that wish. WinkyDink Oct 2017 #8

We can and should be better than them oberliner Oct 2017 #10

You don't get it. You still are framing it in political terms, with "we" and "them." You are you, WinkyDink Oct 2017 #14

How have Democrats failed to "address" this? ehrnst Oct 2017 #17

Thank you. democratisphere Oct 2017 #18

I don't understand why he's walking around free cwydro Oct 2017 #5

Because Cy Vance would not take the case oberliner Oct 2017 #6

Wow cwydro Oct 2017 #7

I was impressed that Rachel had Farrow on her show two days ago discussing this. mucifer Oct 2017 #9

That was quite an interview oberliner Oct 2017 #11

Why would NBC want to produce a story that, at the time, amounted to "anonymous" WinkyDink Oct 2017 #12

"He had been told by the network to stop reporting on it" oberliner Oct 2017 #13

Clearly I am NOT "one" who "would think" that NBC would give young WinkyDink Oct 2017 #15