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senseandsensibility

(24,009 posts) Sun Jul 27, 2025, 04:25 PM Jul 27

Jake Tapper found his fact checking chops this morning and used them against an R!

Mark Wayne (or whatever his name is, bless his heart) Mullin (R) was on CNN this morning and it went something like this:
Mullin: There was a sweetheart plea deal that was struck in 2009 under Obama.
Tapper: No. It was 2008. The US attorney was Alex Acosta. He was a Bush appointee. He went on to become Trump's secretary of labor.
Mullin: Who was in office at the time?
Tapper: Bush.
Mullin: No. Obama was in office.
Tapper:Not true.

So.... credit where credit is due. Now get going on trump's obvious and dangerous
mental decline, Jake, and you MAY salvage some of your reputation.

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Jake Tapper found his fact checking chops this morning and used them against an R! (Original Post) senseandsensibility Jul 27 OP

Nice johnnyfins Jul 27 #1

His parents couldn't even agree on a first name for him nuxvomica Jul 27 #6

Duzy! senseandsensibility Jul 27 #12

Like most Republicans. stage left Jul 27 #17

How sad is it that we have to praise a reporter for doing his job? dem4decades Jul 27 #2

Yes, it is sad. senseandsensibility Jul 27 #3

Acosta signed the deal in September 2007. sinkingfeeling Jul 27 #4

The shit these idiot right-wingers try to pull. Baitball Blogger Jul 27 #5

I remember watching Ann Coulter on Peter Mansbridge's (CBC) show once. LisaM Jul 27 #7

I remember when Bush went into Iraq under the guise of a unilateral decision. Baitball Blogger Jul 27 #8

Must have been ill SocialDemocrat61 Jul 27 #9

Jake knows that Chump is out of the country this weekend FakeNoose Jul 27 #10

It's about time. Passages Jul 27 #11

Nope, too late for him salvage his reputation PatSeg Jul 27 #13

Well well well... FINALLY speaking truth to power, 'eh? calimary Jul 27 #14

No Balls, No blue chips. damifino10 Jul 27 #15

Long time Republican MANTRA popsdenver Jul 27 #16

They damn well know it's a lie. They don't even care. The lie is what sticks. flying_wahini Jul 27 #18

"I left my car at the mechanic's shop, and he fixed it!! It only took two days and it ran again!!" hatrack Jul 27 #19

This guy is a real idiot LetMyPeopleVote Jul 28 #20

johnnyfins

(2,975 posts)

1. Nice

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 04:33 PM

Jul 27

Mullin is a professional asshole.

nuxvomica

(13,657 posts)

6. His parents couldn't even agree on a first name for him

Reply to johnnyfins (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 05:10 PM

Jul 27

So it's no surprise he has longstanding issues.

senseandsensibility

(24,009 posts)

12. Duzy!

Reply to nuxvomica (Reply #6)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 06:09 PM

Jul 27

stage left

(3,136 posts)

17. Like most Republicans.

Reply to johnnyfins (Reply #1)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 07:25 PM

Jul 27

dem4decades

(13,186 posts)

2. How sad is it that we have to praise a reporter for doing his job?

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 04:35 PM

Jul 27

I'm sure Tapper has friends that are Democrats, it must have been a long time since he could look then in the eye.

senseandsensibility

(24,009 posts)

3. Yes, it is sad.

Reply to dem4decades (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 04:37 PM

Jul 27

I am kind of praising him, but it is tongue in cheek. He has a long way to go in my book to redeem himself as a reporter.

sinkingfeeling

(56,460 posts)

4. Acosta signed the deal in September 2007.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 05:03 PM

Jul 27

Baitball Blogger

(51,008 posts)

5. The shit these idiot right-wingers try to pull.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 05:08 PM

Jul 27

No wonder they hate fact checking.

LisaM

(29,355 posts)

7. I remember watching Ann Coulter on Peter Mansbridge's (CBC) show once.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #5)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 05:22 PM

Jul 27

She thought Canada should be in the Gulf War and kept insisting that they'd fought in Vietnam. Mansbridge corrected her over and over. It was maddening. Did she blank out that people went to Canada to avoid the draft?

Baitball Blogger

(51,008 posts)

8. I remember when Bush went into Iraq under the guise of a unilateral decision.

Reply to LisaM (Reply #7)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 05:26 PM

Jul 27

One of the local mamby pamby ball lickers supported Bush, because that was the thing to do back then. But, a year later he was crying, asking why it was so hard to get other countries to join in and help them. My comment: You do know what the definition of unilateral is, don't you?

SocialDemocrat61

(5,802 posts)

9. Must have been ill

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 05:48 PM

Jul 27

Sure he’ll recover and be back to his Democratic Party bashing self soon enough.

FakeNoose

(38,791 posts)

10. Jake knows that Chump is out of the country this weekend

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 05:58 PM

Jul 27

... so he doesn't have to worry about his "audience of 1."

Passages

(3,642 posts)

11. It's about time.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 06:05 PM

Jul 27

PatSeg

(51,029 posts)

13. Nope, too late for him salvage his reputation

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 06:13 PM

Jul 27

I will never trust him again.

calimary

(87,940 posts)

14. Well well well... FINALLY speaking truth to power, 'eh?

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 06:14 PM

Jul 27

And standing firmly with the point you were making. Public validation is never a bad idea. That’s where backbones are born!

damifino10

(133 posts)

15. No Balls, No blue chips.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 06:17 PM

Jul 27

You get a blue chip on this one Jake. Keep it up. I have never figured out why MSM asks the questions and when the replys are lies, no forcing the truth from the liar, just on to the next question. Call the SOB's out. (balls/blue chips) simple equation. Use your clock wisely.