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I love Donnie being Donnie. He can only take so many jabs before he comes out with the haymaker. No picture this time but I think he has managed to at least tie the record for his all time greatest tweet.

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Those are some hall of fame level attacks. Once again dripping with humor. Like I said it rivals what is widely considered (by me) to be his all time best tweet:

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Our president is a consummate entertainer!
 
I love Donnie being Donnie. He can only take so many jabs before he comes out with the haymaker. No picture this time but I think he has managed to at least tie the record for his all time greatest tweet.

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Those are some hall of fame level attacks. Once again dripping with humor. Like I said it rivals what is widely considered (by me) to be his all time best tweet:

trumptaco.jpg


Our president is a consummate entertainer!
And you're simply entertained? Your not horrified that this mental patient is actually POTUS?

Everyone in the US government that enables this to continue is guilty as well. Anyone who claims to be a real American patriot would not allow this.
 
I honestly think it is humorous and fantastic and has no serious effect on his ability to govern. Some congressmen will cry for a day or two and that's about it. The world won't care enough to take any serious action over 2 tweets. Yes, it is perhaps unbecoming of the office but I knew to expect that when I voted and to me the fun of waiting to see what he does next outweighs that minor negative.
 
Why in the world would anyone question the NYT? They do amazing reporting on the latest news from "downtown Arkansas".

 
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A lot of newspapers get their info from other news organizations like Reuters and AP

The AP is also having a rough weekend:

Associated Press Corrects Big Falsehood In Four Trump-Russia Reports

Do they just straight up copy tweets? I know they reprint stories. Either way it seems like a copy editor or social media person's job to fix that before sending it out.

What's to question? Did I miss something?

"downtown Arkansas" is a funny phrasing. It's like they thought the state was a city. From there it's not too far a leap to surmise they are so far removed from "regular America" they don't know the difference.
 
The AP is also having a rough weekend:

Associated Press Corrects Big Falsehood In Four Trump-Russia Reports

Do they just straight up copy tweets? I know they reprint stories. Either way it seems like a copy editor or social media person's job to fix that before sending it out.

Huh? Here's the correction:

In stories published April 6, June 2, June 26 and June 29, The Associated Press reported that all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies have agreed that Russia tried to influence the 2016 election to benefit Donald Trump. That assessment was based on information collected by three agencies - the FBI, CIA and National Security Agency - and published by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which represents all U.S. intelligence agencies. Not all 17 intelligence agencies were involved in reaching the assessment.

So it's just the FBI, CIA, NSA and DNI saying it.

"downtown Arkansas" is a funny phrasing. It's like they thought the state was a city. From there it's not too far a leap to surmise they are so far removed from "regular America" they don't know the difference.

No, it isn't likely any reporter at the NY Times thought Arkansas was a state. It is likely their twitter intern f-ed up.
 
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No, it isn't likely any reporter at the NY Times thought Arkansas was a state. It is likely their twitter intern f-ed up.

You think the NYT only has interns running their twitter? I know podcasts that have dedicated social media managers.
 
I'd say everyone should stop getting their f'in news from twitter. Read a freaking article for Christ's sake. Can't anyone handle a thought that's more than 140 characters?
 
And who gives a crap what the other 13 say?

Fair enough.

Does it matter?

Yes it does. Like you were saying, it's easy to dismiss if it's just some kid intern. If it's the official social media manager of the Times (which seems much more likely to me) it indicative of a larger disconnect between Times staff and the people on whom they report.
 
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