"What journalists are supposed to do"


	"What journalists are supposed to do"

ratilfar

10-31-2009 9:43 AM

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david brooks, necocons, not a journalist, unnamed sources, war, afghanistan, obama

ratilfar says:

Except David Brooks is not a journalist and shows it by doing exactly what so called journos for the Post, Times and the networks do all the time: Play the unnamaned sources game and serve as amplifiers for the neocons.

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10-31-2009 1:14 PM

cptenaud

I cant help but notice when ever I see this guy. He looks like an indecisive whinny little goofball.

Terrible thing when Americans listen to Whinny little goofballs.

But then its only the 27% repugs with no brains of their own.

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