Whoops! WaPo’s Glenn Kessler explains difference between Obama & Trump bans, accidentally indicts MSM

Posted at 1:58 pm on January 28, 2017 by Doug P.

Fury from many over President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily suspending immigration (“immigrant and nonimmigrant entry” according to the EO) from seven countries has prompted a flashback to a time the previous administration did something similar with no MSM outcry:

Obama banned refugees from Iraq for six months in 2011. For some reason there was no blue checkmark meltdown then. https://t.co/47jHl181eF

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 28, 2017

Obama banned all refugees from Iraq. He enforced a de facto ban on Christians from Syria. Media didn't say a word. https://t.co/47jHl181eF

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 28, 2017

Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler tried to point out the difference:

@seanmdav @FDRLST two big differences: 1) pause was not announced at the time, done quietly. reporters only found out years later. 2) not based on religion.

— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) January 28, 2017

That sure says a lot:

Shorter @GlennKesslerWP:

We weren't really into doing our jobs back then. https://t.co/21n6l1PbTq

— A Raised Eyebrow (@ARaised_Eyebrow) January 28, 2017

Your first rationalization here is a massive indictment of media performance under Obama. https://t.co/7KPS8G06lo

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 28, 2017

At least it’s been publicly confirmed.

@GlennKesslerWP @FDRLST In order to refute my point, you asserted journalistic incompetence under Obama, then begged the question. C'mon.

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 28, 2017

Just a little, not that it’s incredibly surprising.

@GlennKesslerWP @seanmdav @FDRLST 1) We don't do our jobs when Dems are in power 2) QED

— 100 Proof (@ChampionCapua) January 28, 2017

@GlennKesslerWP The most transparent adm did things they didn't publish? Isn't it the job of a free press to monitor that?

— Roxanne Chester (@ggm281) January 28, 2017

(1) Asserting your own incompetence is not a good argument.

(2) This one isn't either. Read the damn EO. https://t.co/GRvJ4Pve47

— ⟦N. Bourbaki⟧_M = U (@d08890) January 28, 2017

@GlennKesslerWP @seanmdav @FDRLST "not announced"
Good thing investigative journalism took 8 years off

— Keven like seven (@KC11A18A) January 28, 2017

"Reporters only found out years later" about what Obama admin did kind of proves the entire point of this exercise https://t.co/spsboFcnTC

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 28, 2017

@redsteeze I'm sure they feel quite betrayed to discover what he was doing as they were filling out their tourney brackets with him.

— Dan Ornelas (@DanielMOrnelas) January 28, 2017