This same thing happened yesterday in the Dispatch, with the morning report jumping on the bandwagon to criticize this story as sensational and unfounded , and with a reader with years of experience as an attorney in this type of case explaining(in the Comments section) the reasons for lack of instant corroboration. Today, the Dispatch …
This same thing happened yesterday in the Dispatch, with the morning report jumping on the bandwagon to criticize this story as sensational and unfounded , and with a reader with years of experience as an attorney in this type of case explaining(in the Comments section) the reasons for lack of instant corroboration. Today, the Dispatch morning report also published a mea culpa about how they reported this yesterday.
Two things: First, I think it might still be hard for former Republican-leaning journalists who have years of experience jumping on what they consider to be over-reaching or even untrue stories by Democratic-leaning journalists. They jumped on the bandwagon with this one, expressing veiled contempt for what they considered the Lefties jumping on the bandwagon.
Second, I hope both the Dispatch and the Bulwark have learned a lesson. Good on them that they admitted their mistake, not so good that they didn't exercise some caution in the first place.
Yes, I saw that. I don't subscribe, so couldn't read the comments, but IMHO, Sarah and a few of the other Dispatch folks have an arrogant self-confidence that I find very annoying.
I agree. There is definitely a high and mighty vibe there. I read the Goldberg piece over there about Kamala Harris. The piece was fine, but the comments immediately went to sewer level. Racism, misogyny, her laugh, her shoes, her husband, questioning if she really does have older stepchildren that call her Momola.
It was awful, but a good reminder of the fact that there are conservatives who are anti-trump, still conservative, still think they are legions above liberals but have not even attempted to purge the worst parts of their poisonous ideology. And they have zero self awareness about those problems which are baked in. The only reason I stay there is because it reinforces to me, a former Republican, that the rot in the party, even if some are reasonable, is deep enough that I will never return.
My view with the difference between Bulwark and Dispatch at this point is Bulwark writers have all seen the reality of the GOP and are going to do absolutely everything in their power to fight it while Dispatch writers are still clinging to to their old beliefs but refusing to assist Trumpers, missing that that take ultimately helps the Trumpers. David French in particular comes to mind. Too naive about the reality IMO
This same thing happened yesterday in the Dispatch, with the morning report jumping on the bandwagon to criticize this story as sensational and unfounded , and with a reader with years of experience as an attorney in this type of case explaining(in the Comments section) the reasons for lack of instant corroboration. Today, the Dispatch morning report also published a mea culpa about how they reported this yesterday.
Two things: First, I think it might still be hard for former Republican-leaning journalists who have years of experience jumping on what they consider to be over-reaching or even untrue stories by Democratic-leaning journalists. They jumped on the bandwagon with this one, expressing veiled contempt for what they considered the Lefties jumping on the bandwagon.
Second, I hope both the Dispatch and the Bulwark have learned a lesson. Good on them that they admitted their mistake, not so good that they didn't exercise some caution in the first place.
Yes, I saw that. I don't subscribe, so couldn't read the comments, but IMHO, Sarah and a few of the other Dispatch folks have an arrogant self-confidence that I find very annoying.
I agree. There is definitely a high and mighty vibe there. I read the Goldberg piece over there about Kamala Harris. The piece was fine, but the comments immediately went to sewer level. Racism, misogyny, her laugh, her shoes, her husband, questioning if she really does have older stepchildren that call her Momola.
It was awful, but a good reminder of the fact that there are conservatives who are anti-trump, still conservative, still think they are legions above liberals but have not even attempted to purge the worst parts of their poisonous ideology. And they have zero self awareness about those problems which are baked in. The only reason I stay there is because it reinforces to me, a former Republican, that the rot in the party, even if some are reasonable, is deep enough that I will never return.
My view with the difference between Bulwark and Dispatch at this point is Bulwark writers have all seen the reality of the GOP and are going to do absolutely everything in their power to fight it while Dispatch writers are still clinging to to their old beliefs but refusing to assist Trumpers, missing that that take ultimately helps the Trumpers. David French in particular comes to mind. Too naive about the reality IMO