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Grammy23

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18. Reporters need the facts at hand

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Oct 19, 2025, 09:32 PM

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So when the moment arrives where they can push back on an obvious lie (or “misstatement”), they are prepared. But that takes work and research. And anticipation of topics that will come up. Finally, it takes nerve to confront a lie in real time. If you are going to be a journalist, confrontation comes with the territory. When did that go away?

There is nothing I like more than when a liar is called out. The image of Little Mike stammering humm-an-a, humm-a-na is delicious.

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Johnson is lying LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #1

He's a repub - of course he's lying NewHendoLib Sunday #2

... of course he's lying. alimbalt Monday #23

It's all he does... 2naSalit Monday #28

Of course he's lying. His lips are moving. n/t ReRe Monday #25

Johnson claims to be a man of God................... Lovie777 Sunday #3

Blessed be those who protect the pedophile Botany Sunday #13

Nope Abstractartist Monday #29

He's completely full of shit. He's clearly buying time on the Epstein files. underpants Sunday #4

TRYING to buy time on the Epstein files. calimary Monday #22

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That's why I call him TurboDem Sunday #6

Or just 'Tiny' chicoescuela Sunday #8

Smear some lubricating jelly on him.... erronis Sunday #11

Lol Joinfortmill Sunday #16

I'm stealing "tiny" for this post of mine ... eppur_se_muova Sunday #20

Jonathan Karl knows BaronChocula Sunday #7

What a sleazebag. Wow. mwb970 Sunday #9

Speaker Mike Johnson and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt both proclaim their Christian faith, surfered Sunday #10

Lie like... alimbalt Monday #24

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MJ is a disgusting smarmy little worm. MuirHero Sunday #15

A nice clean simple put down of a simpleton. Nice work Mr. Karl. flashman13 Sunday #14

Karl did to Johnson what every reporter should do when questioning a MAGA.. agingdem Sunday #17

Reporters need the facts at hand Grammy23 Sunday #18

I watched it and my moonscape Sunday #19

"... Blaming Non-existent 'Pelosi Precedent'..." There, I fixed the headline. n/t Beartracks Sunday #21

Well, at least, they're doubling down... Montauk6 Monday #26

his true self of being a blithering idiot is finally on display. nt Javaman Monday #27

Make 'em dance... MiHale Monday #30

It would be more interesting if Karl had asked "Is this about protecting the pedophile?" NNadir Monday #31

KARL: Because my understanding is, that was the date that actually the representative-elect, Letlow, at the time, reques riversedge Monday #32

No surprise: godly xtian guy lies effortlessly. Hassler Monday #33