Discussion: Spicer Criticizes Press Corps: Some Want 'A Headline Rather Than A Story'

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We want the truth from the administration,. not this shit 'People don’t ask that question, but why was there the Civil War? Why could that one not have been worked out?”

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How about that Russian election interference investigation Spicey?

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Ah, Spicey. Complaining about “gotcha” questions. The Sara Palin school of deflection.

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AnDrew Jackson’s press secretary would have pulled similar viewership,numbers and probably would’ve faced fake media gotcha questions like, “is it true POTUS didn’t renegotiate a better deal for avoiding the Civil War because the war won’t start for another 20 years?”

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Spicer’s briefings have attracted enormous audiences

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“Why can’t you be more like that Frederick Douglass fella? I hear more and more that he’s doing some great things.”

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Spicer’s role is not to provide truthful answers and accountability for the administration. He’s a willing punching bag, acting out and validating the base’s sense of victimization.

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Go to your room, Spicey.

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Your headline AND story, Spicey? Serial bankruptee, tiny-fingered groping pedophile illegally selected to Presidency by Russia.

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And speaking of headlines, an old Soviet joke that’s making a comeback…

Every morning, a man buys a newspaper, looks at the front page, and angrily tosses it in the trash.

The news peddler finally asks him, “Why do you chuck the paper every day without even unfolding it?”

The man answers, “I’m only interested in the obituaries.”

The vendor says, “But the obituaries aren’t on the front page.”

To which the man replies, “I assure you, this one will be on the front page."

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Here’s a headline for you motherfucker
Maher nailed it a couple of weeks ago
Doing things just to be dicks. What would a dick do?

The Trump administration is discontinuing a signature girls education initiative championed by former first lady Michelle Obama, according to officials.

The “Let Girls Learn” program, which she and President Barack Obama started in 2015 to facilitate educational opportunities for adolescent girls in developing countries, will cease operation immediately, according to an internal document obtained by CNN.

Why ? Because you can , Because you’re dicks

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Headline: “Spicer answers your questions”

Story: “…”

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Spicey is an ignorant jackass. No doubt he and his equally ignorant boss would like nothing better than to not have cameras and microphones around. In truth, they and the entire administration would like to not have to answer questions. But it doesn’t work that way in a democracy, particularly when the administration is as corrupt and inept as this one is.

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“Some want ‘a headline rather than a story”

We’d rather have facts than lying for sport.

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If cable news televised daily farting contests, they’d get at least 3.5 million viewers. This is all about faux controversy, engineered conflict, and WWE-style ‘kayfabe’ for the purpose of disseminating political propaganda.

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Yes, and looking for a headline is so hard when the President rarely says, tweets, utters or asides anything wacky.

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Oh, this isn’t sport. The liars are quite serious about what they are doing."

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Where do I line up for my shot?
It would sooth my soul to be able to plant a fist in that lying piehole

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