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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/10/25/if-i-threaten-someone-youll-know-it-kellyanne-conway-is-sounding-like-donald-trump/
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway listens as President Trump talks to reporters Friday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
By Erik Wemple Media critic
Oct. 25, 2019 at 6:27 p.m. EDT
Kellyanne Conway doesnt want reporters to say that she threatened the Washington Examiner reporter whom she threatened. So, listen, if youre going to cover my personal life, if youre going to cover my personal life, then were welcome to do the same around here, said Conway in a phone call recorded by the Washington Examiners Caitlin Yilek.
Its the media story of the week, thanks to all the hostile, condescending and imperious comments that Conway made in the call. The audio is intoxicating.
Heres the quick summary of the proceedings: Yilek on Tuesday aggregated a story from Bloomberg News claiming that President Trump had considered replacing acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with Conway, counselor to the president. Trump later denied the report, as if thats relevant. In contextualizing Conways alleged candidacy for a promotion, Yilek noted that she had unique circumstances tugging at her professional life:
It was that passage that Conway couldnt abide, so she rang up Yilek. A key part:
Theres so much delicious filling in that polemical empanada generational haughtiness about trends in info-tech, reportorial nitpicking, wondering as camouflage for bullying, and so on. The counselor goes on to ask Yilek, in essence, to justify her professional existence. The Washington Examiner identifies Yilek as a breaking news reporter, which served as Conways jumping-off point: Im just trying to give you a chance to explain why you think what you wrote qualifies as breaking news or reporting, said Conway.
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White House counselor Kellyanne Conway listens as President Trump talks to reporters Friday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
By Erik Wemple Media critic
Oct. 25, 2019 at 6:27 p.m. EDT
Kellyanne Conway doesnt want reporters to say that she threatened the Washington Examiner reporter whom she threatened. So, listen, if youre going to cover my personal life, if youre going to cover my personal life, then were welcome to do the same around here, said Conway in a phone call recorded by the Washington Examiners Caitlin Yilek.
Its the media story of the week, thanks to all the hostile, condescending and imperious comments that Conway made in the call. The audio is intoxicating.
Heres the quick summary of the proceedings: Yilek on Tuesday aggregated a story from Bloomberg News claiming that President Trump had considered replacing acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with Conway, counselor to the president. Trump later denied the report, as if thats relevant. In contextualizing Conways alleged candidacy for a promotion, Yilek noted that she had unique circumstances tugging at her professional life:
Conway has been in the middle of Trumps barbs with her husband, George, a conservative lawyer who frequently makes headlines for his criticism of the president. George Conway said earlier this month that White House aides should resign unless they can have some moderating or blunting effect on Trump. He refused to discuss his wife, who has worked for Trump since the 2016 presidential campaign.
It was that passage that Conway couldnt abide, so she rang up Yilek. A key part:
So I just am wondering why in Gods earth you would need to mention anything about George Conways tweets in an article that talks about me as possibly being chief of staff. Other than it looks to me like theres no original reporting here, you just read Twitter and other peoples stuff, which I guess is why you dont pick up the phone when people call from the White House because if its not on Twitter or its not on cable TV, its not real.
Theres so much delicious filling in that polemical empanada generational haughtiness about trends in info-tech, reportorial nitpicking, wondering as camouflage for bullying, and so on. The counselor goes on to ask Yilek, in essence, to justify her professional existence. The Washington Examiner identifies Yilek as a breaking news reporter, which served as Conways jumping-off point: Im just trying to give you a chance to explain why you think what you wrote qualifies as breaking news or reporting, said Conway.
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Eff her - her career will soon be over. Good thing for her her husband won't be a pariah...
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'If I threaten someone, you'll know it': Kellyanne Conway is sounding like Donald Trump (Original Post)
Dennis Donovan
Oct 2019
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Response to Dennis Donovan (Original post)
Chin music This message was self-deleted by its author.
MFM008
(19,818 posts)2. I think its a ruse
The louder she yells she hopes no one will find out she is "Anonymous "...or George is.
struggle4progress
(118,338 posts)3. ...