Reporter Sharyl Attkisson has claimed that her computers were compromised “on multiple occasions” during times she was investigating various Obama administration scandals. Attkisson has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Justice Department over the alleged hacking of her computers.
Politico’s Dylan Byers is skeptical:
#Realtalk: If you believe U.S. gov hacked your computers this isn’t the way you go about doing it… if you want publicity, on the other hand
— Dylan Byers (@DylanByers) January 5, 2015
Is Attkisson doing all this for publicity? Katie Pavlich, who has blasted the media for believing the administration over Attkisson, suggested that Byers might want to re-focus:
DOJ has a history of illegally surveying reporters, why not scrutinize them instead of accusing Attkisson of wanting publicity @dylanbyers?
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) January 5, 2015
.@KatiePavlich @DylanByers He's nothing but an Obama soldier. Were it Bush? We know. Ignore him.
— Mark O. Van Wagoner (@VanWagoner) January 5, 2015
@KatiePavlich @DylanByers He's OK with it as long as it's certain reporters.
— FlyFisher_AKY (@FlyFisher_AKY) January 5, 2015
Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey wants to know what protocol Byers would suggest Attkisson follow:
@DylanByers She's filing an admin claim and going to court. How else would you deal with it?
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) January 5, 2015
https://twitter.com/CalebHowe/status/552194130999140352
https://twitter.com/RyanLGustafson/status/552192683406413824
But Sharyl Attkisson had the harshest words for Byers:
@DylanByers is still a bit upset over getting called out over the misleading @politico article http://t.co/VfpcSFTFGY
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) January 5, 2015
@DylanByers may think it's best to wait and see if the govt. files charges against itself.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) January 5, 2015
Be skeptical of those who attack those blowing the whistle or asking tough questions–instead of the public officials implicated.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) January 5, 2015
Be wary of those who choose not to question authority but instead only question those who question authority. @DylanByers
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) January 5, 2015
@EdMorrissey @DylanByers He's just mad at me. So not much nice will be said. Would be so interesting if same scrutiny would be applied to
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) January 5, 2015
@EdMorrissey @DylanByers the wrongdoers…or alleged wrongdoers…or elected or public officials. But that is not to be in many cases.
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) January 5, 2015
It's a propaganda trend described in the book: interests attacking and controversializing those who question authority. @DylanByers
— Sharyl Attkisson?️♂️ (@SharylAttkisson) January 5, 2015
Questioning authority is acceptable … during some administrations.
.@DylanByers giving journalism advice to @SharylAttkisson akin to 50 Cent instructing Clayton Kershaw on throwing a baseball.
— Dan Curry (@dancurry) January 5, 2015
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