Atlantic senior editor David Frum said on (where else?) CNN that people should trust the media because they make errors.
Not. A. Joke.
"Mistakes are precisely the reason that people should trust the media…it's the process of bringing truth to light," says Atlantic Senior Editor @davidfrum https://t.co/fa4yJLZtIB
— Reliable Sources (@ReliableSources) December 10, 2017
Wut?
Comments welcome… https://t.co/E0yTK8vLZo
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) December 10, 2017
Comments were plentiful.
So basically, @brianstelter's position is that the mainstream media #fails so often that they're due to get something right someday. https://t.co/2l4KUma4Fx
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) December 10, 2017
It looks like that is exactly the argument they are making.
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/939917973921378304
Yeah, go with that https://t.co/ZXtF6zEqBr
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) December 10, 2017
“We get stuff wrong a lot and that’s why you should trust us to get stuff right occasionally.” https://t.co/qeghsu0KyQ
— Dan O'Donnell (@DanODonnellShow) December 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/939931180794892288
It takes the subtle brilliance of David Frum to think that you should trust the media because the media lies https://t.co/N0ZHdG5ni6 pic.twitter.com/lLpGGZ78GA
— Harry Khachatrian (@Harry1T6) December 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/NoSlackDelta/status/939944882017366018
This is possibly the dumbest thing that’s ever been said on cable news. https://t.co/JbybGq1mLH
— Brodigan Strong Style (@brodigan) December 10, 2017
And don’t forget that this comment was made on a CNN show that calls itself “Reliable Sources.”