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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Journalists are not sleazy when they report on these types of stories.  This woman was personal assistant to the most powerful man on the planet, her office was next to the oval and had a serious amount of access.

She should know that NOTHING is ever "off the record."  Any serious person who interacts with the media knows this.  She was stupid and drunk and should have kept her loose lips shut.  Now she's rightly out of her job.

This journalist did his job.  Nothing more.  Nothing less.  [/quote]

Hey, I don't disagree that the journalist was doing his job--that's how they operate. Just another example of their sleazy ethics. Same for those journalists who report for the National Enquirer. [/quote]

What are you babbling about? There’s no evidence she asked for anything to be off the record. You’re upset that journalists report on this shit show, no more.[/quote]

Without knowing her relationship to this journalist - sometimes things being "off the record" is assumed especially if lines are crossed and you're socializing. Unless the journalist is a gossip columnist and finds the gossip itself to be a scoop, why would you burn a 25 year old like that just because she forgot to say the magic words? It's not news that she's catty about Tiffany or whatever. [/quote]

A smart source would not assume that any conversation with a journalist - eve while drink - is off the record, unless you say it is off the record. You're an idiot if you think that your drinking buddy cares about more than they care about a good story. It's not unethical to report about this stuff, either, I don't think. No it's not a NICE story of a story about substantive politics but it's a story about how people inside the WH know what the president's character and relationships are like. That's newsworthy.

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former journalist[/quote]

"former" journalist for a reason.

you'll note that the journalists present did *not* actually print what she said. the story broke in Politico first, and it was about the White House reaction to learning what she said - not because a journalist printed the gossip. no reputable reporter would have burned their source & access for that dreck. It's not a story. the actual story is that someone in the WH wanted Westerholt out, and this is how they did it. [/quote]
Why are you so defensive? If you blab unflatteringly about your boss and they find out then you should expect your a$$ to be marched out the door. There's nothing special about Westerhout.[/quote]

Loose lips + alcohol + sleazy journalist = no more job.[/quote]

Pretty much sums up Trump's entire presidency.[/quote]

Glad to see you agree that the journalists have been sleazy.[/quote]

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