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It’s about time Maggie Haberman is called out.

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“If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.”

~Mark Twain

Steve, I’m still with you..

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Goodness. Glad you are clearing up all of this business. I felt you were being made a scapegoat at the time.

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Wow, this is compelling. I usually drift off halfway through stuff like this. This sort of BS (from NYT etc) distracts from what needs to be done, burn down Trumpism, but maybe that's what they're trying to do. Keep fighting the good fight. Democracy isn't dead just yet.

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May 13, 2022·edited May 13, 2022

I will certainly take up another commenter’s suggestion to write to the NYT to express my disgust and outrage at them for the egregious and blatant violations of their own policies, particularly their clear approval of and complicity to Maggie Haberman’s unsubstantiated gossip-rag fodder.

I’ll also be canceling my long-running subscription to the NYT, as I do not, as a rule, financially contribute to irresponsible and unethical media publications; most certainly not publications which attempt to hide their emergence into the seedy realm of provocateur reporting behind an historically well-regarded name and highly esteemed reputation.

I suppose the NYT’s descent into pulp sensationalism and provocateur-stylings was inevitable, given the Trumpism-fueled propagandist culture into which we now find ourselves. I must admit that I’m truly disappointed that NYT leadership apparently gave little to no consideration to the old adage pertaining to how quickly a long-established reputation can be lost. Perhaps if Mr. Baquet had kept this jewel in mind, he wouldn’t have permitted Maggie Haberman to engage in such flagrantly defamatory reporting, nor would he now be futilely trying to backpedal with outlandish harassment claims against Steve Schmidt. Perhaps he might also realize that such actions would be seen as very desperate, very obvious attempts to mitigate the unmitigable catastrophic damages already done, rendering him nothing but a fool.

Some readers may, in fact, overlook and forgive the NYT for devolving into the media cesspool to live amongst the likes of the National Enquirer, Daily Mail, Epoch Times and the New York Post.

I, however, will not be one of them.

I strongly hope that Steve pursues a civil damages claim against NYT. The evidence is extraordinarily clear that NYT has engaged in willfully libelous defamation against Steve and TLP.

Steve, thank you for your perpetual integrity and your strong dedication to your principles! Prior to Trump, you were one of the scant few Republicans whom I always respected, despite maybe not always agreeing with! Now that you’ve disavowed that charade of a party, my respect and admiration for you has only deepened!

Syonara, NYT! Here’s hoping you get all that you deserve, and more!

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I've long thought of the NYT as "the world's finest fishwrap." So far as I am concerned, the last time they performed a public service was when they published the Pentagon Papers 50 years ago.

Thanks for bringing the story out like this.

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Hi there. I canceled my subscription tonight. Thanks for the transparency. Keep it going please. Democracy dies in darkness as they say. 🥴

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Man I love that Schmidt has had enough.I really am and this is the way Dems,ind,and REAL REPUBLICANS FIGHT BACK against any of this BS.The time has once again come in 2022,if we can shut them out this November our kids have a chance especially our girls.Our poor babies don’t even know what’s in store for them as they become young women.God forbid they ARE EVER IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY HAVE TO MAKE A CHOICE,BUT DONT HAVE A CHOICE IN REALITY.In any event I’ve known for a very long time The Times has a Trump agenda well most do and just like anywhere else have a narrative they try and sell to the American People.Vote BLUE FOLKS SERIOUSLY.If we continue to play with cotton ball gloves against these traitors they will take back power and rest assure NEVER GIVE IT BACK.We all know that.PLEASE VOTE AND IF WE CAN BEAT THEM AGAIN THESE TRAITORS WILL FINALLY REALIZE TRUMP ISNT THE TICKET AND MAYBE JUST MAYBE THEY WILL STOP FOLLOWING HIS LAME LEAD.THANK YOU.INDEPENDANT VOTER VOTING BLUE DOWN BALLOT

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So glad you’re calling Haberman out on her tabloid clickbait articles, and most of all for her smear campaign against you. I’m canceling my NYT subscription and am telling them why.

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I haven't trusted the Times since they let Judith Miller lie us into a war. Maggie Haberman is of the same ilk. Their biases are too obvious to take anything they publish seriously.

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The newest Right Wing talking point seems to now be to call everyone a pedophile. WTF? Is there no way to start bringing libel charges against these people? This is a very dangerous path. Hitler used these kinds of slurs against Jews to demonize them and then justify their extermination. This is exactly what the Right Wing hate machine is working up to. This kind of vilification will ultimately lead to violence, as some will take these false accusations as an excuse to commit acts of vigilantism. Remember the lunatic at the town hall meeting who asked when he could start killing Democrats? This is the wet dream of all Right Wingers being expressed out loud. I have heard several on social media threaten and promise a Civil War. This is what they want. When you have supposed respected journalists using this tactic, this will not end well. Maybe if a slew of lawsuits start coming down on these people, they will come to understand that their lies have consequences. This cannot be allowed to continue. The public needs to be able to trust that the news they are receiving is based on truth and facts, because once the standard of credible journalism breaks down, society itself is close behind.

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Stay strong , Steve. Truth will always prevail and I’m thankful for your perseverance.

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Thank you for this! Maggs had this coming!

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It takes strength and courage to go on the offensive. It was always clear TLP would be attacked for fighting back against the lies of would-be totalitarians, and it is the enemy within that is most hurtful and deadly. But it is a disaster when a newspaper lives on its reputation while turning from news to propaganda and self-interest. An honest fourth estate is essential to democracy.

Clearly the NYT can no longer be trusted. Sad. (Journalists truly are not in the job of "comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable" no matter what they think; they are in the business of telling the truth or they are part of the problem.)

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I would suggest that we all write to the NYT and voice our outrage en masse. Thank you, Lincoln Project for reminding us that there is still some semblance of a viable Republican party out there, although their voices are routinely drowned out by the radicals.

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Dying to read Part 2.

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