ProPublica tries to do a journalism.

[George K]

And faceplants:

ProPublica covers its tracks.

And stops "journalisming" right there.

If you were a real journalist, you'd ask who at West Point told you this, and why they lied.

[Horace]

He missed an opportunity to let them publish it, then dunk on them.

[George K]

@Horace said in ProPublica tries to do a journalism.:

He missed an opportunity to let them publish it, then dunk on them.

Virgil: "Fama, malum qua non aliud velocius ullum." or "‘Rumour, than whom no other evil thing is faster.’"

The preacher C. H. Spurgeon: 'A lie will go round the world while truth is pulling its boots on.’

Jonathan Swift: "Falsehood flies, and truth comes limping after it; so that when men come to be undeceived, it is too late; the jest is over, and the tale has had its effect: like a man, who has thought of a good repartee, when the discourse is changed, or the company parted; or like a physician, who has found out an infallible medicine, after the patient is dead."

Attributed to Churchill, but there are earlier versions.

[Horace]

Unambiguously true back then, but it's not quite the same calculation now with everybody jaundiced against the media and its bias, and the ability to get the truth out, and disseminated, almost immediately. I'm not saying he should have let them publish, but I don't think it's obvious that it would have had a worse outcome for him. Establishing memorable precedent of a lie against him may come in handy. This won't be that memorable.

[George K]

@Horace said in ProPublica tries to do a journalism.:

Establishing memorable precedent of a lie against him may come in handy.

Good point.

But, in terms of what gets out there, it'll seem like damage control by Hegseth.

[George K]

Will this employee get any blowback?

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K said in ProPublica tries to do a journalism.:

Will this employee get any blowback?

Not from Hunter…

Oh, you mean repercussions… Possibly.

[George K]

Heh...I hinted at this upthread.

[George K]

"We're moving quickly and our deadline is in one hour."

IOW - "We already wrote it, and we're not giving you a chance to investigate and respond."

[Jolly]

At the very least, somebody's getting an official reprimand.

[George K]

[Horace]

It would have been a blacker eye for propublica if they had published it, then got fact checked. Maybe also a blacker eye for hegseth, but that's more debatable.

[LuFins Dad]

I’m still a little disappointed that nobody appreciated my blowback joke…