2016 Postmortem

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42. Typical Matt Taibbi n/t

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Russian Hackers? Rolling Stone magazine weighs in - [View all] jonno99 Dec 2016 OP

They're in the process of disclosing information.. JHan Dec 2016 #1

Well, it's a story by Matt Taibbi who has been an outspoken critic of Democrats and Hillary Clinton BlueCaliDem Dec 2016 #2

I'm inclined to agree with you. However, as JHan eludes to above, I'll feel jonno99 Dec 2016 #5

this. LaydeeBug Dec 2016 #6

He went after Bush when he was president. He goes after those in power. m-lekktor Dec 2016 #9

In this story he's an OVERT hack with false equivalence and what he leaves out says more than uponit7771 Dec 2016 #21

Yeah, he is.. I don't care if he went after bush.. who the hell wouldn't? Cha Dec 2016 #45

Oh hell NO.. I was just wondering who wrote it.. meanwhile Greenwald and Cha Dec 2016 #43

Aloha, Cha! Thanks for your comment. I agree with you, those two tools are busy normalizing tRump BlueCaliDem Dec 2016 #54

+1000 baldguy Dec 2016 #53

Wow, actual journalism!!! Must be a full moon AND a leap year!!! Lurks Often Dec 2016 #3

Taibbi engaging in speculation is hardly journalism. lapucelle Dec 2016 #7

Not everybody is falling in line! m-lekktor Dec 2016 #8

No, it's not journalism. It's Taibbi's fictional account of how things happened. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #13

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #22

It's not journalism.. it's speculative bullshit.. enabling trump. Cha Dec 2016 #44

It will be interesting to see... Yurovsky Dec 2016 #4

Oh, it's Taibbi... SidDithers Dec 2016 #10

Yeap, read the article ... Tiabbi leaves out a bunch of shit in his false ass'd equivalence to Iraq uponit7771 Dec 2016 #18

It is bullshit, and him trying to equate it to the WMDs in Iraq story somehow makes his point valid, still_one Dec 2016 #35

Like greenwald and tucker trying to debunk it on foxscrews?.. Cha Dec 2016 #46

He has zero credibility with me BainsBane Dec 2016 #52

Well it is easy to find out. Put Donald Trump and Roger Stone under a security investigation. UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #11

Works for me. nt jonno99 Dec 2016 #12

While I feel it is quite possbile that Russia did hack the DNC and ... spin Dec 2016 #14

"The Rolling Stone"? Ken Burch Dec 2016 #15

You're right - jonno99 Dec 2016 #19

No Probs. Ken Burch Dec 2016 #20

Charlie's gone undercover and is getting ready to blow the lid off the whole thing. NBachers Dec 2016 #28

FUCK TIABBI, No Mention of Benedict Donald inviting Russia to hack and the tangible ties between uponit7771 Dec 2016 #16

good post triron Dec 2016 #17

Yep. blue neen Dec 2016 #23

What's up with these guys?! They all seem left leaning anti government... uponit7771 Dec 2016 #24

I dunno, but it sure seems like a coordinated effort at dividing Democrats. blue neen Dec 2016 #25

+1, or giving hope to KGOP that we are divided ... we're not, just pissed about the treason and uponit7771 Dec 2016 #31

Really.. why is he enabling trump with all this shoddy reporting? Cha Dec 2016 #47

Some of these guys want access, that's what happened with Hitler but in the US there are too uponit7771 Dec 2016 #50

Speaking of stories that stink Nick Otean Dec 2016 #26

Amazing to hear Taibbi parroting Trump's twitter talking point. lapucelle Dec 2016 #27

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #32

Yeah, wth.. why is taibbi enabling monster trump? Cha Dec 2016 #48

Rolling Stone, that font of journalistic integrity Warren DeMontague Dec 2016 #29

Thanks for the link. Snackshack Dec 2016 #30

Horrible read, false equivalencies and omissions as if we never knew about Manafort uponit7771 Dec 2016 #33

Ok. Snackshack Dec 2016 #36

Don't know Tiabbi not to like him but know false equivalencies when I see them. He might have uponit7771 Dec 2016 #37

No surprise Matt Taibbi would join the Hillary haters, Glen Greenwald and Jill Stein in defending still_one Dec 2016 #34

Yes, and the false equivalencies out the whole article and the lack of mentioning the obvious... uponit7771 Dec 2016 #38

Saw your post above and you are absolutely right still_one Dec 2016 #40

No surprise Matt Taibbi would join the Hillary haters, Glen Greenwald and Jill Stein in defending. LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #39

Yeah, matt taibbi joining greenwald and tucker on foxscrews to enable trump.. Cha Dec 2016 #49

Taibbi, like Cenk Uygur -- used to like before infected with false equivalency disease. betsuni Dec 2016 #41

Typical Matt Taibbi n/t kcr Dec 2016 #42

I've met Matt in person marlakay Dec 2016 #51