Gee, we wonder what The Daily Beast has in mind here?
If you had an affair with a pro-life congressman who encouraged you to have an abortion we at the Daily Beast would like to hear from you
— Sam Stein (@samstein) October 3, 2017
I defy anyone to beat this tweet today… https://t.co/3r7jVQXWzl
— Full Dissident (@hbryant42) October 3, 2017
There’s this crazy thing about journalism — it used to be that something newsworthy would happen, and then reporters would report on it. Now website editors have the story they want written in their heads — they just need some names and actual events to back up the premise, and they won’t even use the real names in print. And so we have fishing expeditions like the one The Daily Beast has set out on.
So, if you’ve had an affair with a pro-life congressman who encouraged you to have an abortion, give Sam Stein a call — because he cares.
This sounds like a request for future episode of Jerry Springer.
— Doug (@Doug24Seven) October 3, 2017
It's Maury Povich. You're doing a Maury gag. #classic
— Luke Watson (@LukeGolf2012) October 3, 2017
And the Edward R. Murrow Award goes to …
— Rob Dubnick (@robdubnick) October 3, 2017
Troll Level: Experienced Professional https://t.co/dAj9iQnawC
— ? 2017 America ? (@DiscoPriest) October 3, 2017
Imagining the phones lighting up.
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) October 3, 2017
Slow news day. https://t.co/JG0Nwnp8FO
— Sean Agnew (@seanagnew) October 3, 2017
What if you're a young staffer who had a pretty much coercive affair with a not-conservative Senator? Should they contact the Daily Beast? https://t.co/mOGE1hvv1E
— Nathan Wurtzel (@NathanWurtzel) October 3, 2017
What if your boss came on to you in the Oval Office? https://t.co/S4zahJLbAx
— Schültzie (@schultzenfreude) October 3, 2017
"We don't care about the pressure u faced to have an abortion, or the actual abortion. You are unimportant. Doxing is our only goal."
— SauceBawse (@DWaibs) October 3, 2017
Apparently pressuring mistresses into having abortions is okay as long as you're pro choice. https://t.co/BwNXSFeMgO
— BT (@back_ttys) October 3, 2017
the world is absurd. https://t.co/klGC5YFQxU
— Imbroglio (@DayjobDiablo) October 3, 2017
Great reporting Sam. Classy as always.
— DD (@pvlifeguy) October 3, 2017
Just for the record, Slate’s similar fishing expedition (see below) hasn’t appeared to have landed anything since last November …
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Slate offers unique entry-level opportunity for anyone with knowledge of abortions Trump paid for https://t.co/qH5TT4lLla
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 16, 2016
