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mahatmakanejeeves

(70,313 posts) Thu Apr 23, 2026, 06:09 AM 2 hrs ago

There is a reason Watergate was broken by Woodward & Bernstein on the metro desk AND NOT by the White House press corps.

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There is a reason Watergate was broken by Woodward & Bernstein on the metro desk AND NOT by the White House press corps.

Izzy Stone was mocking White House reporters as useless back in the 1950s

‪Frank Conniff‬
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Favorite scene in All The President’s Men: Woodward & Bernstein attend White House Correspondents Dinner, hobnob with Nixon Administration officials, have such a swell time that they back off Watergate investigation so they don’t lose their access.
8:50 PM · Apr 22, 2026

There is a reason Watergate was broken by Woodward & Bernstein on the metro desk AND NOT by the White House press corps.

Izzy Stone was mocking White House reporters as useless back in the 1950s
— Nathan Newman- Fighting the Pedophile Rapist Best as I Can (@nathansnewman.bsky.social) 2026-04-23T00:50:30.447Z

Frank Conniff
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Favorite scene in All The President’s Men: Woodward & Bernstein attend White House Correspondents Dinner, hobnob with Nixon Administration officials, have such a swell time that they back off Watergate investigation so they don’t lose their access.
5:39 PM · Apr 22, 2026

Favorite scene in All The Presidentâ€™s Men: Woodward & Bernstein attend White House Correspondents Dinner, hobnob with Nixon Administration officials, have such a swell time that they back off Watergate investigation so they donâ€™t lose their access.
— Frank Conniff (@frankconniff.bsky.social) 2026-04-22T21:39:28.561Z

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There is a reason Watergate was broken by Woodward & Bernstein on the metro desk AND NOT by the White House press corps. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 2 hrs ago OP

I never get why all these reporters think it is such a flex to brag that Trump calls them personally ToxMarz 2 hrs ago #1

yes, they are part of the problem and I just have to figure they get high from access to fascist power LymphocyteLover 1 hr ago #2

Useless fucks. My fav is White House Stenographer,-in-Chief, Maggie Haberman. 3Hotdogs 1 hr ago #3

Plenty of them lost their access, so they can start reporting the truth. IronLionZion 1 hr ago #4

ToxMarz

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1. I never get why all these reporters think it is such a flex to brag that Trump calls them personally

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Thu Apr 23, 2026, 06:34 AM

2 hrs ago

on their cell phones with breaking news. They would never report anything that would lose them their 'access', and they think that makes them heroes because access is important. Access to lies isn't, it just make them feel important when all they are is Trump's waterboy's.