TTAG Daily Digest 8.18.16

By Dan Zimmerman

In a “tearful plea” to Bernie Sanders, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand advises the septuagenarian socialist to drop his support — such as it is — for civilian gun rights. ” Politico quotes her as confessing that, “I was somebody who was not as focused on this, as I should have been, as a House member. Meeting these families devastated me, broke my heart.” Author Glenn Thrush’s piece describes the Empire State pol as “a proud, passionate turncoat on guns.” Somehow they leave out the “slobbering Clinton sycophant” descriptor. Thrush, or perhaps his editor, must have inadvertently deleted that part. Oh well. In a better example of journalistic evenhandedness . . .

This surprising thing happens when AP quotes real people on guns in churches – “Moral of the story: Resist the urge, dear journalists, to turn to the same ol’ talking heads every time. Occasionally, interview actual real humans whose names readers haven’t heard before. And if those sources express a bit of nuance and defy preconceived ideas, that’s even better.” That’s just kooky talk.

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Source:: Truth About Guns