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calimary

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15. There could be several reasons. All boiled down to one.
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:52 PM
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Mainly, the press is cowed.
1) fear of losing insider sources and/or contacts.
2) fear of retribution - pissing off the powerful! OMG!

It’s all about access. (Oh, that almighty precious ACCESS!!!) No more invitations to BIG events with big names and all the big parties where your ego is fed the finest “cuisine” of rubbing elbows (AND being SEEN rubbing elbows) with the rich and powerful players of every stripe. That makes YOU look like a player.

I remember listening to an outtakes reel of a media elder who actually went on the air drunk. He was barely able to read his script, and the burbles and fumfers flew like big flocks of geese headed south for the winter. UNBELIEVABLE! But by Jove they kept him on staff, AND on the air (radio), because his sources were so good.

What a revelation THAT was! I was on the air myself, at the time. I can still remember marveling at what you could get away with if you “knew all the right people”.

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He's a pig. poli-junkie Wednesday #1
Pigs can be potty trained BaronChocula Wednesday #17
K&R B.See Wednesday #2
why the delay on this info? the press has to do a better job Shellback Squid Wednesday #3
Seriously??? the corrupt, toadying, lying, bought-and-paid-for msm??? niyad Wednesday #8
There could be several reasons. All boiled down to one. calimary Wednesday #15
So right BaronChocula Wednesday #21
I looks like the full documentary is viewable online Rob H. Wednesday #4
Thank you! Only 9.2K views on YouTube. Hopefully that'll change now. TheRickles Wednesday #5
We are certainly doing our part. niyad Wednesday #11
One can google "trump-is the president sex pest?" bbc youtube. niyad Wednesday #6
Yes, see below: TheRickles Wednesday #7
Thank you. niyad Wednesday #10
Haven't watched it yet, but "pest" seems an extremely benign word... 3catwoman3 Wednesday #14
The word "predator" is used a number of times in the documentary itself. niyad Wednesday #18
I was just going to make that point NJCher Wednesday #22
Americans tend to live in such a bubble PatSeg Wednesday #9
It's un-fucking-believable.... PCIntern Wednesday #12
Oh, but he did work in a mc d's. Did you miss that stupid stunt during niyad Wednesday #20
K&R but, "pest" is totally too nice for what he is UTUSN Wednesday #13
Probably a mix of British politeness and wanting to avoid a lawsuit! TheRickles Wednesday #16
But "predator" is used in the documentary itself a number of times. niyad Wednesday #19
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