2016 Postmortem

Snackshack

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36. Ok.

Sat Dec 31, 2016, 12:42 AM

Dec 2016

Last edited Sat Dec 31, 2016, 01:48 AM - Edit history (1)

I get it. You don't like Taibbi. You are free to your opinion. I don't share that opinion.

I do not always agree with him. There are times I wish he would be more assertive/ inclusive (when factual proof exists) but overall I appreciate his use of words, avoidance of speculation/ presumption in emotionally charged topics, his writing in general.

After reading his articles concerning the 2008 financial collapse, his relentless pursuit of Goldman (The Vampire Squid) Sachs. His books "Griftopia", "The Divide". I find him to be a fairly even handed author and can overlook his occasional tepidity.

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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