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.99center

(1,237 posts) Mon Apr 30, 2018, 11:30 AM Apr 2018

Was it appropriate to feature Ryan in a skit

In the midst of the Chaplain scandal? If the WH correspondents were trying to spread a message of unity, they probably should've rethought inviting a guy that just fired a Chaplain for his political views.

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Was it appropriate to feature Ryan in a skit (Original Post) .99center Apr 2018 OP

WH correspondents shouldn't be "trying to spread a message" of anything. Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #1

No, they shouldn't .99center Apr 2018 #2

The dinner should be abolished. Voltaire2 Apr 2018 #3

Voltaire2

(13,076 posts)

1. WH correspondents shouldn't be "trying to spread a message" of anything.

Reply to .99center (Original post)

Mon Apr 30, 2018, 11:33 AM

Apr 2018

They should be trying to accurately and objectively report the news.

.99center

(1,237 posts)

2. No, they shouldn't

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 30, 2018, 11:40 AM

Apr 2018

But their statement says that was the point of the dinner.

Voltaire2

(13,076 posts)

3. The dinner should be abolished.

Reply to .99center (Reply #2)

Mon Apr 30, 2018, 11:43 AM

Apr 2018

It has been a mess for a long time. The fact that the organizers think they ought to be spreading a message is indicative of how far from their actual mission they've strayed.

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