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Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 10:16 AM Jan 2018

Wolff interview with Today shows Guthrie

https://www.today.com/news/michael-wolff-says-he-absolutely-spoke-president-donald-trump-fire-t120837

Michael Wolff, the author of a new book that gives a behind-the-scenes account of the White House, defended his work Friday, insisting he spoke with President Donald Trump on the record and calling the commander in chief "a man who has less credibility than, perhaps, anyone who has ever walked on earth."
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Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
2. Har! I was just answering your thread
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 10:22 AM
Jan 2018

Calling Barnes and Noble in 40 minutes to reserve gift copy for my brother

SUE , Donald, SUE!

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
8. I called BN a few minutes ago and the person didnt even ask what book I wanted !
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 11:31 AM
Jan 2018

Over thirty callers before me, and they ALL wanted Wolff!

She was bemused, to say the least

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
3. Ruhle now moving on to WH pressuring the elf to not (or un-) recuse himself
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 10:31 AM
Jan 2018

Is any of this going to have an effect on the KGOP?

They’re getting about all they can ask for

Judges

Oil wells everywhere

Dismantling of the government’s executive functions

Nancy MacLean’s book should be getting at least as much notice in the MSM as it got by its radical wingnut attackers

 

Gabi Hayes

(28,795 posts)
5. Now she asks panel if the book leaves a trail for Mueller
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 10:49 AM
Jan 2018

One would think......

A trail right to the Offal Orifice

UTUSN

(70,790 posts)
7. I was going to O.P., "Writers Are Weasels, Thank Zeus" - maybe should, not to be contrarian here
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 11:16 AM
Jan 2018

I should say, "needless to say," that I am ecstatic over the book for validating all the truths we already knew about TWITLER - and about actually all of his crew and congresscritters for being unscrupulous sycophants for the sake of greed and power in supporting in the first place and now continuing to support this unspeakably repugnant TWITLER.

That said, I saw the GUTHRIE-WOLFF interview and saw him be a little bit evasive. We all know TWITLER is a constant liar, and we received TWITLER's tweet about never having been interviewed by WOLFF as a lie just on the face of its being TWITLER saying it. But GUTHRIE had to ask WOLFF *twice* whether he had interviewed or not TWITLER. When pinned down, he said he had had frequent contact with TWITLER "during the campaign" and (once?) after the inauguration, sort of veiling that "for three hours" meant a TOTAL of three hours adding up scattered contacts. Also, he said that maybe TWITLER didn't realize the interactions were an "interview" but that it was certainly "on the record."

My immediate question when the book news broke was how could a writer/reporter be sitting on sofas in the West Wing for a year without raising suspicions among TWITLER's protectors (if there *are* any protectors). GUTHRIE asked him whether he curried favor to get the access and he said he did whatever he had to do, which is FINE with me.

Repeating, it is all FINE with me, just that my impression of WOLFF was that he was evasive and cagey. Truman CAPOTE lost all his friends when he published what they had confided to him. But us consumers love us them sneaky artists!1





brush

(53,978 posts)
11. Any reporter would love to have had 3 hours with a president. What Wolff's months and months of...
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 12:08 PM
Jan 2018

access to the West Wing, daily access to top administration figures, shows the incompetence of the administration

in allowing Wolff to roam about and talk to staffers for months, thinking he was going to write a complimentary book that would make trump look good.

What Wolff found was not complimentary and I for one take my hat off to him for using his wiles and reportorial skills to expose the dystopian debacle that is the trump administration.

And he has tapes.

UTUSN

(70,790 posts)
16. As I said, I am totally ecstatic over WOLFF and am not disputing credibility/tapes. Just his persona
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 12:34 PM
Jan 2018

My post was supportive, just commenting that those who gullibly trust artists/writers are of the what-fools-these-mortals-be variety!1 So we agree.

And this morning Joe SCABS made this point, that both the CLINTONS and Shrub made the same mistake in trusting Bob WOODWARD, giving him access because they thought he was going to puff them up.







pandr32

(11,642 posts)
19. Talk about a bunch of morons
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 01:07 PM
Jan 2018

How in the world were they thinking that open access for months and months would result in a "complimentary book that would make trump look good"? They all volunteered unflattering information and did nothing to disguise the truth.

Marcuse

(7,561 posts)
15. Fox is whining because the mainstream media is not covering Iran.
Fri Jan 5, 2018, 12:29 PM
Jan 2018

A legitimate news organization would be touting an "Exclusive".

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