Posted on butthurt reddit thread toned down for leftist normies
part 1
BREAKING: BuzzFeed News says "we are continuing to report and determine what the special counsel is disputing. We remain confident in the accuracy of our report."
First, what the hell kind of grammar is "we are continuing to report and determine?" It's a split infinitive at best, but when you add the second "to" and re-read the statement it makes little sense. Maybe if one subs in a "to" for the "and" it actually makes sense reading, "we are continuing to report to determine what the special counsel is disputing. We remain…"
Point is that BuzzFeed are hacks. Some of the earlier comments I've seen were saying that Mueller should have refuted or commented on the story last night when it was presented to them, but there is very good reason that they did not and do not in general. If one is running a tight-lipped ship on one of the biggest stories on the planet, one could expect journalists pulling every trick in the book to tip Mueller’s hand just for a scoop if nothing else. It was on BuzzFeed to corroborate the story before presenting it. The notion that Mueller had to comment last night would is preposterous, because they could be bombarded with stories to comment on for the sake of pumping information either for media scoops or opposition/defense research.
Now, if we go back to the grammatically corrected statement I presented, it reads like they are still trying to probe the Special Counsel's probe. The fact remains BuzzFeed got squat because of the SCO's carefully crafted stated shut down response. BF got nothing and will continue to get nothing from "continuing to report."
Here's what I find more interesting. It actually feels like what is called "table talk" in poker where opponents in hand are trying to get opponents to reveal information on their hands. The belligerence of BuzzFeed towards the SCO is possibly quite telling. Maybe BF knows something like a poker playing knowing at least what’s in his had and therefore unlikely in the opponent’s.
Take for instance that we know BuzzFeed was the first to report the Steele Dossier that has been exposed for being uncorroborated and admittedly known to be uncorroborated by the DOJ when they not only used it as the main justification for FISA warrants (and secondarily citing yahoo new's reports subsequent to BF's original publication). It appears in both instances, then and now, BuzzFeed is/was the tip of the spear (or probe). BuzzFeed is political weapon only this time they are on the defensive. Trump's nomination of Barr for AG, who is "good friends" of Mueller was likely not a blunder on Trumps part as some have said like shooting himself in the foot, but rather a sign that all the seemingly crazy right wing conspiracy theories may be right.