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senseandsensibility

(23,166 posts) Thu Jun 26, 2025, 03:44 PM Jun 26

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Breaking: Chris Murphy's take after classified briefing [View all]

Cabinet officials finally briefed the Senate about the Iran situation and Murphy has just spoken to the press about what he learned:
"The president was deliberately misleading the public when he said the program was obliterated."

I, for one, am not surprised.

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Breaking: Chris Murphy's take after classified briefing [View all] senseandsensibility Jun 26 OP

What sucks is that the media won't punish him for lying, it will reward him with the excuse to bomb more unblock Jun 26 #1

Yes, I wonder how much senseandsensibility Jun 26 #2

What form would that "punishment" take? maxsolomon Jun 26 #7

The media controls the narrative, frames the issues, and proves it easily when there's a democratic "scandal" unblock Jun 26 #9

The Right Wing Media frames the issues and drives the narrative with Dem scandals. maxsolomon Jun 26 #10

well, we're only at this point because the media refused to hold him to account all along. unblock Jun 26 #12

I agree with what you've written, just one note: robbob Jun 26 #14

how about treating these repukes the same they would treat a Democrat behaving this way Skittles Jun 26 #21

He could have said ... SLClarke Jun 26 #16

I don't disagree, I'd like to see democrats have stronger, united counter-frames unblock Jun 26 #18

I agree with all your points senseandsensibility Jun 26 #25

I don't know about punishing Trump, but three different media (radio) sources wnylib Jun 26 #17

Oh, sure, they're great at the occasional footnote correcting the lies. unblock Jun 26 #20

According to a video I just watched, the corporate media is terrified to tell the truth about him. ShazzieB Jun 26 #28

That the republicans again lied to America BoRaGard Jun 26 #3

And this is why Trump has stated that Congress will no longer have access to these Marie Marie Jun 26 #4

He's having some kind of "event" to promote the big ugly bill senseandsensibility Jun 26 #5

Of course the orange anus would lie to the Public sakabatou Jun 26 #6

Well, that's what he does for a living. calimary Jun 27 #34

Another Official Truth thought crime Jun 26 #8

More from Murphy per AJC: TheProle Jun 26 #11

Even the Pentagon had already said as much. I have no idea why the fuck we needed secret briefings to confirm this. Karasu Jun 26 #13

Maybe he will get moniss Jun 26 #15

THE PRESIDENT IS A LYING SACK OF SHIT Skittles Jun 26 #19

LOL canetoad Jun 26 #22

Correct! That's the headline. Oh...and we should all check our wallets after leaving press conferences and briefings nt wiggs Jun 26 #23

And make sure you still have both kidneys. rubbersole Jun 26 #24

No more Covid vaccinations if you're healthy Eliot Rosewater Jun 26 #26

kick riversedge Jun 26 #27

Lindsey Graham reports Iran's enriched uranium stockpiles weren't hit at all Arazi Jun 26 #29

Yup senseandsensibility Jun 26 #30

Well....duh. We saw his lips moving. Martin68 Jun 27 #31

I was going to say, "and the sky is blue" RandomNumbers Jun 27 #33

Dog and pony show. Orchestrated by Putin? 58Sunliner Jun 27 #32