So I have to admit to being surprised

[senseandsensibility]

Pleasantly surprised at that. Because I have a weak stomach and low tolerance for bad acting, I did not watch Hegseth's press conference. But I did see this exchange transcribed by Aaron Rupar, and it appears that even FAUX News has had enough

Fox News's Jennifer Griffin: Are you certain that none of the highly enriched uranium was moved?
Hegseth: Jennifer, you've been the worst. The one who misrepresents the most intentionally.
Giffin: I take issue with that

The next step, of course, would be for the next reporter to ask the same question, and the next UNTIL IT IS ANSWERED. Even if it is never answered, the refusal to answer repeatedly tells its own story. Don't know if the press corps will ever learn to do this, but it would be very powerful if they did.

[Attilatheblond]

1. Way past time for 'the press' to press! Stop being stenographers & pigeons just carrying messages and water.

[senseandsensibility]

2. So true, but I was actually

shocked that a FAUX reporter asked that question, was berated by Hegseth, and pushed back (a little). Is the tide turning?

[Attilatheblond]

3. Hegseth has been getting tough questions from several FOXes of late

Not sure if it's due to them suddenly giving a damn about truth or if they're just suffering from job change envy.

Maybe they just don't like the drunken sot and intend to run him out?

[senseandsensibility]

4. I never really put it together

that he is her former co-worker! Yikes! Well, whatever it takes to make them ask tough questions, I'll take it.

[erronis]

8. Perhaps Mordock and trmp have decided to slit kegsbreath's throat publicly.

[ananda]

12. Or is she a one-of?

I also would like to see push back...

everywhere, of course.

[wiggs]

5. Again...all this analysis about whether or not uranium was moved, whether or not the program has been

set back 2 weeks or 2 years is important...but the most important aspect of all this is that the initial decision to bomb with unpredictable consequences around the world was highly questionable, maybe unwise, probably dangerous in weeks/months to come, and perhaps doesn't change any of the previous capabilities Iran had to make trouble around the world. Perhaps just made it clear to them they need to make or buy a bomb? Sure...setting back their program is a plus...what about the potential cons?

Other important news ignored by MSM and drowned out by minutia: based on decades of context, potus is unreliable and incompetent and limited. Perhaps corrupt. Lying every day seems to be shifting focus toward the daily lie and away from the fact that potus is a habitual liar and propagandist. Let's start there when we hear that Iran was ready to drop a nuclear bomb within 2 weeks or that the original multi-national nuclear pact with Iran was garbage...for instance. This should be major topics of discussion around the world.

[senseandsensibility]

6. Yes

that is important context for how all journalists should be approaching this.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Inconvenient questions rain on parades of blowhards so they blow up. . . . nt

[irisblue]

9. I have a very vague memory of the Watergate years & the WH press corp doing that to Ron Zeigler

Am I right or engaging in fantasy?

[senseandsensibility]

10. Slightly before my time as well

but I am sure that Ziegler didn't engage in juvenile name calling like Hegseth. The R idiots were more "classy" then.

[mwooldri]

11. It's past time for the press to do a Jeremy Paxman.

"Did you threaten to overrule him?" was asked 12 times.

Imagine if the press corps were to do this.

?si=d18SftoiH77G8taq hmm