Somebody seriously needs to lock up all the shovels, because Robin Pogrebin can’t keep her hands off of them:
"The broad outlines of the story are so familiar as to be almost archetypal, and for that reason it has the same power that fables do." @qjurecic on Kavanaugh and our book @katekelly @TheAtlantic @TheAtlIdeas https://t.co/LkKawWPqyh
— Robin Pogrebin (@rpogrebin) September 18, 2019
Wow. That’s quite the plug, Robin!
I don't think the lesson here is the one you think it is.
— Evelyn ? (@EvelynLouise8) September 18, 2019
This is really not going to be a good day for you.
— Geri Dean (@TheGeriDean) September 18, 2019
Poor Robin doesn’t seem to realize what she’s just said.
“the same power that fables do”
LMAO she actually willingly chose to use ***this*** quote to promote this article about her book. https://t.co/IY8TtXrfgC
— Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) September 18, 2019
The fable comparison is very apt.
— George Smith (@P1B_WMichigan) September 18, 2019
So your story is a fable. Got it.
— All these changes & still no edit button. Guh. (@daganash) September 18, 2019
So it’s straight up fiction.
— Sherry W (@tobellewiththis) September 18, 2019
At least she’s admitting it now.
Talk about doubling down
— Trent Wade (@JamesTWade) September 18, 2019
OMG, just give it up @rpogrebin. Each tweet just makes it worse.
— Barb Tipton (@Btipton88) September 18, 2019
You are like a twitter masochist.
— mikevolpe (@mikevolpe) September 18, 2019
When you find yourself in a hole, the first thing you do is stop digging. You should probably drop the shovel.
— K. Locke (@Kml6490) September 18, 2019
Why drop it? She’ll just pick it up again.
You can write fables based on what feels true or you can be a journalist and focus on facts, evidence, and corroboration. You're trying to live down the middle here by picking and choosing the facts and look at the firestorm it's caused.
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) September 18, 2019
You have no shame, no conscience and no dignity. It's actually quite amusing to watch. Any vestiges of respect the @nytimes had is being erased by you and I'm rather enjoying it.
— Jesting Jodi – The Cam Edwards Stan Account? (@IMissRWReagan) September 18, 2019
How low can Robin Pogrebin and the New York Times go? Stay tuned, because we’re pretty sure they haven’t reached rock-bottom quite yet.
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