Sarah Sanders has been taking even more heat than usual from our media betters lately. Their beef with her? She’s doing her job. You know, the same job Obama’s press secretaries had. Is she in an awkward position where she sometimes has to try to spin the unspinnable? You bet. But the fact that she’s a Republican is the only reason Real Journalists suddenly care.
Real Journalists like CNN’s David Chalian:
CNN's @DavidChalian after briefing: "Circle May 3rd on your calendar, because this is the day that we will look back on, in this briefing, where Sarah Sanders made it so painfully clear that she has lost credibility with the American people, with the reporters in that room."
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) May 3, 2018
Or Chris Cillizza:
The case for Sarah Sanders to quithttps://t.co/4LJo3IZnQ2 pic.twitter.com/5yg33bAXtM
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) May 4, 2018
Hacks like Chalian and Cillizza are too dense to recognize their own flaming selective outrage, but lucky for them, Stephen Miller, aka @Redsteeze, is here to help:
Ah yes the “We always trusted WH Press secretaries not to lie or spin to us before and this is just too far Sarah. Just too far.” act https://t.co/4IBzC56cIj
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 4, 2018
Who’s up for a stroll down Memory Lane?
Where were you guys? pic.twitter.com/qH7pPAXpq4
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 4, 2018
Remember this?
An excerpt from my Josh Earnest interview… See much more on next Sunday's @ReliableSources, a special hour, "Obama and the media" https://t.co/GCpNgHdnfu
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) December 19, 2016
.@PressSec tells @brianstelter the "symbolic accountability"of the White House press briefing is "worth protecting" https://t.co/SKaCPZ28tH
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) December 18, 2016
How soon everyone forgets https://t.co/xjtDwB5D8K
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 4, 2018
Jay Carney and Josh Earnest lied to people’s faces on a daily basis. But we don’t recall guys like Chris Cillizza calling for their heads. It’s almost as if the White House press corps struggles with intellectual honesty.
Press secretaries lie to the media. That’s their job. Always has been. Either party. Every president. It’s enlightening to see however who in media is only outraged when some do it. Like you @CillizzaCNN.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 4, 2018
No, it’s not their job. Not even close. https://t.co/NFJVTRRnFJ
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) May 4, 2018
Chris woke up on January 21st 2017 and is very outraged press secretaries spin for their administration. https://t.co/S7iCdoNCgU
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 4, 2018
Answer a simple question Chris. Jay Carney & Josh Earnest never lied to you. Yes / No. https://t.co/S7iCdoNCgU
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 4, 2018
@CillizzaCNN When your answer is yes, please point me to your “the case for why Josh Earnest should resign” piece.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 4, 2018
He won’t be able to do that … but there’s still this:
It was a simpler time pic.twitter.com/VAuJRUZtYs
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 4, 2018
‘Nuff said.
Again, you can’t blame Chris. If someone interrupted your 8-year vacation and told you that it was time to work again, you’d be pissed too.
— Orange Muppet Energy (@sunnyright) May 4, 2018
Fair enough.
Hi, @redsteeze. Reporter here. Um, pretty sure you're wrong. The WH Press Sec's job isn't to lie to journalists — and, in extension, the country.
Nice try, though. Thanks! pic.twitter.com/7eVbkbr9Vn
— Devon Heinen (@DevonHeinen) May 4, 2018
Like it or not, the White House press secretary is there to defend the president. Now, you can debate how effectively they do their job, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s their job. And if you’re only going to get upset when one side spins, be prepared to get called out on your selective outrage.
And if shameless lapdogs like Chris Cillizza need anything else to chew on, here’s some parting food for thought:
And here’s another hard dose of reality: If you think lying to the media is the same as lying to the American people, then have I got some poll numbers to show you about what the American people think of the media https://t.co/DU3s4t6DGF
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) May 4, 2018
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