For people asking what this is about, I didn’t look at the NYT because of the paywall, but here’s an article that’s very similar in tone from NPR.
Although they do state
The dozen Harris statements lacking in context are far less in comparison to 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies that NPR found from Trump’s hour-long news conference Aug. 8.
the following items are really nit-picky. It’s laid out as a list of misleading statements, but reading the details of each makes me think “ok, so basically true, then”.
It’s because back in April some right-wing nutjob editor quit NPR claiming an atmosphere of bias. So he fled to right-wing outlets (where he conveniently ignores their right-wing bias) and now NPR decides they need to go back to balancing the scales of the BoTh SiDeS bullshit.
^ To any bystanders, observe this weirdo spamming across numerous communities this link that he thinks is some gotcha in an obvious attempt to wedge-drive the left to further the gains of Trump (who, by the way, is worse in every way on the topic of Gaza).
They already got banned on one community today for spam lol.
Bonus: I issued a CAPTCHA check of sorts to check if this was a hexbear CCP tankie knockoff and lo and behold they absolutely would not say anything bad about the CCP. They:
Could not acknowledge the tiananmen square massacre.
Were incapable of copying the 4th paragraph of the tiananmen square massacre Wikipedia page.
Downplayed the CCP’s actions in other topics as well.
Some of the “misleading” statements were Harris neglecting to enumerate the reasons why a stated policy goal might not succeed, which would be incredibly unusual to include in a speech of this nature.
I guess the point the author was trying to make was that saying you “will” do something in office is a promise, and if you don’t have the ability to guarantee that promise can be kept you shouldn’t say that thing at all? I love me some NPR but they’re really bending over backwards with some of these…
For people asking what this is about, I didn’t look at the NYT because of the paywall, but here’s an article that’s very similar in tone from NPR.
Although they do state
the following items are really nit-picky. It’s laid out as a list of misleading statements, but reading the details of each makes me think “ok, so basically true, then”.
I feel like some loud conservatives made NPR freak out and now they’re trying to sprinkle in stories like this.
Because the moment conservatives run things again, they’ll absolutely continue gutting public radio.
It’s because back in April some right-wing nutjob editor quit NPR claiming an atmosphere of bias. So he fled to right-wing outlets (where he conveniently ignores their right-wing bias) and now NPR decides they need to go back to balancing the scales of the BoTh SiDeS bullshit.
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/17/1245283076/npr-editor-uri-berliner-resigns-ceo-katherine-maher
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^ To any bystanders, observe this weirdo spamming across numerous communities this link that he thinks is some gotcha in an obvious attempt to wedge-drive the left to further the gains of Trump (who, by the way, is worse in every way on the topic of Gaza).
They already got banned on one community today for spam lol.
Bonus: I issued a CAPTCHA check of sorts to check if this was a hexbear CCP tankie knockoff and lo and behold they absolutely would not say anything bad about the CCP. They:
Could not acknowledge the tiananmen square massacre.
Were incapable of copying the 4th paragraph of the tiananmen square massacre Wikipedia page.
Downplayed the CCP’s actions in other topics as well.
Some of the “misleading” statements were Harris neglecting to enumerate the reasons why a stated policy goal might not succeed, which would be incredibly unusual to include in a speech of this nature.
I guess the point the author was trying to make was that saying you “will” do something in office is a promise, and if you don’t have the ability to guarantee that promise can be kept you shouldn’t say that thing at all? I love me some NPR but they’re really bending over backwards with some of these…