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Nova Hokie 95

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I think most had heard of it


I know I had, at least. It just didn't register as a major story coming down the pike or Watergate-level, as BobG asserts.

Someone on The Soapbox had a good point -- if there was much to this thing, The Drudge Report would be all up in it. They are not, so read into that what you will.

Everything I've seen/read about the whole thing reaffirms my initial thought -- that the media is being responsible by waiting until there's actually a story to cover instead of "THIS JUST IN -- there MIGHT be something major about to happen with this!" Too many people take initial reports as facts if they're predisposed to believe them. By reporting heavily on this *potential* story -- and, at the same time, potential non-story -- the media would be doing the country and themselves a disservice.

All there is now is a partisan memo that partisan politicians are saying "Oooooh Nelly, this is the big one!!! But, umm, we can't tell you what it is yet except it'll be bad for the people we hate!" That's not much of a story at all yet -- no matter which side of the aisle it comes from. It's like a snowstorm a week away. People are aware of its existence in a kind of general sense, but until more detail is known, no one's really going to give much credence to anything.

(In response to this post by vt90)

Posted: 01/19/2018 at 4:50PM



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So someone explain this to me ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 2:22PM
  If there was anything to it Fox News would be on top of it -- SteveInBaltimore 01/19/2018 5:54PM
  That tag was being pushed by Russian bots -- Manbearpig 01/19/2018 5:19PM
  Uh ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 3:37PM
  Can't ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 4:10PM
  What's the story? -- Manbearpig 01/19/2018 5:20PM
  They can’t actually ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 5:53PM
  And they can easily declassify it -- Manbearpig 01/19/2018 6:02PM
  All I will say is ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 8:31PM
  To be entirely fair -- Beerman 01/19/2018 3:07PM
  According to this magazine . . . -- RhinoVT 01/19/2018 3:04PM
  Haha ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 3:07PM
  There is a website that literally tracks Russian bots -- Manbearpig 01/19/2018 5:22PM
  That was rhetorical. -- RhinoVT 01/19/2018 3:10PM
  You couldn't be more wrong -- Beerman 01/19/2018 3:08PM
  Truth! ** -- EDGEMAN 01/19/2018 3:24PM
  LOL -- likely both -- Nova Hokie 95 01/19/2018 5:04PM
  You don't ask a shirtless guy to return the ring ** -- TomTurkey 01/19/2018 6:31PM
  Trust me I do ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 3:05PM
  You can't handle the truth! ** -- Brown Water 01/19/2018 3:51PM
  Yep. You need to get your information from multiple sources... -- Freddyburg Hokie 01/19/2018 3:12PM
  I posted a link to this thread on the Soapbox... -- Freddyburg Hokie 01/19/2018 2:50PM
  It has not ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 2:51PM
  I think most had heard of it -- Nova Hokie 95 01/19/2018 4:50PM
  Agree with most of what you said ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 4:55PM
  I still disagree with you -- Nova Hokie 95 01/19/2018 5:01PM
  It really does depend -- Beerman 01/19/2018 2:46PM
  No they didn't -- VTSnake 01/19/2018 3:10PM
  Why would I? -- VTSnake 01/19/2018 3:28PM
  LOL! -- EDGEMAN 01/19/2018 4:03PM
  IIWII -- EDGEMAN 01/19/2018 2:41PM
  Net neutrality at work ** -- Brown Water 01/19/2018 2:33PM
  IMHO, that's responsible press -- Nova Hokie 95 01/19/2018 2:26PM
  Not necessarily.... -- Freddyburg Hokie 01/19/2018 2:46PM
  You just proved my point ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 2:30PM
  Maybe, but maybe not... -- Freddyburg Hokie 01/19/2018 2:37PM
  What if they don't have verifiable facts, though? -- Nova Hokie 95 01/19/2018 2:34PM
  Then how do you explain ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 2:40PM
  Concur, definitely NOT universal ** -- EDGEMAN 01/19/2018 3:10PM
  So what is this mysterious fact, then? -- Nova Hokie 95 01/19/2018 2:43PM
  That isn't important to the discussion ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 2:49PM
  I think he's referring to... -- Beerman 01/19/2018 2:47PM
  Dozens of congressmen ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 2:59PM
  And in doing a little research -- Nova Hokie 95 01/19/2018 5:23PM
  And twitter is removing mentions of this? -- Freddyburg Hokie 01/19/2018 3:02PM
  Twitter is removing ... -- Beerman 01/19/2018 3:11PM
  That is interesting ... -- vt90 01/19/2018 3:16PM
  Or a factoid ** -- TomTurkey 01/19/2018 2:46PM
  Becoming?(line 8) ** -- thankbud 01/19/2018 2:25PM
  Guilty ** -- vt90 01/19/2018 2:43PM
  Me too. ** -- thankbud 01/19/2018 2:44PM

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