You didn’t miss the news, but I’m gonna go ahead and remind you anyway because it’s just so fantastically delicious. CNN has finally pulled the plug on “Reliable Sources” and, by extension, Brian Stelter.
To be sure, I’m not suggesting that it’s nice to take joy in Brian Stelter losing his job, because it’s not nice. But it is understandable. After all, Brian is ostensibly a serious journalist, but he sucks at serious journalism. He regularly lies to and gaslights his viewer, he clutches his pearls every time Tucker Carlson sneezes while taking no accountability for drooling over the likes of Michael Avenatti, he obsesses over Fox News while ignoring the MSM’s extensive record of journalistic malpractice, and he never misses an opportunity for self-aggrandizement. I may not have been at the meeting in which Chris Licht decided to can Brian Stelter, but I do know that there’s no shortage of reasons as to why Brian should’ve been fired.
Anyway, to his credit, Brian’s taking it like a real champ:
I loved anchoring @ReliableSources. It was a rare privilege to lead a weekly show focused on the press at a time when it has never been more consequential. And here's the thing…
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) August 18, 2022
And for what it’s worth, the Washington Post’s Max Boot, who at one time was considered a reasonable and thoughtful conservative writer, is proud of Stelter and is really going to miss his stunning bravery, which is something we need now more than ever:
Sorry to see the show no more. You did a great job, in particular in calling out Fox and its lies. It was a privilege to be on a few times. Hard to imagine CNN without “Reliable Sources.”
— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) August 18, 2022
“In particular calling out Fox and its lies.” Hard to imagine any material for “Reliable Sources” without Fox News.
Hard to imagine a time when there was any reason to take Max Boot seriously as a serious person.
Oh shit Max is serious pic.twitter.com/pMHPm3FQdO
— Brian Wilson (@brianwilson22) August 19, 2022
LMFAO https://t.co/xxiAy9UfLQ
— Dollar Bill 🇺🇸 (@Dollar_Bill_100) August 19, 2022
Maximum Boot achievement unlocked.
Yeah. That’s the good stuff right there. Barely been stepped on at all. pic.twitter.com/JbW9JofWoX
— Luke Thompson (@ltthompso) August 19, 2022
Just hook it to our veins.
That's the thing about people like Boot and Rubin – it's not that they had an intellectual awakening. They had an intellectual retirement. Under no circumstance is Stelter someone admirable or useful unless you're just a terminally online boomer. https://t.co/Q4AuVkCk0M
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) August 19, 2022
“Intellectual retirement.” What a perfect way to describe Max Boot’s personal and career trajectory.
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