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.
https://twitter.com/Doug24Seven/status/915320658199969792
https://twitter.com/LukeGolf2012/status/915322479652085760
And the Edward R. Murrow Award goes to …
— Rob Dubnick (@robdubnick) October 3, 2017
Troll Level: Experienced Professional https://t.co/dAj9iQnawC
— DiscoPriest (@DiscoPriest) October 3, 2017
Imagining the phones lighting up.
— Sean McCabe (@darthstar99) October 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/seanagnew/status/915319619757527041
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
— Crusty Gobblestein (@NathanWurtzel) October 3, 2017
What if your boss came on to you in the Oval Office? https://t.co/S4zahJLbAx
— Schültzie (@muffnbear) October 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/DWaibs/status/915320256297623552
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
https://twitter.com/DayjobDiablo/status/915321780885127175
https://twitter.com/pvlifeguy/status/915321750581166080
Just for the record, Slate’s similar fishing expedition (see below) hasn’t appeared to have landed anything since last November …
* * *
Related:
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
Join the conversation as a VIP Member