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MichMan

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12. I found this part in particular didn't look good if true

Reply to snowybirdie (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 08:33 AM

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I interviewed her several times for the story, but after she learned that I’d called some of her colleagues in Congress without asking her permission, she told me that she was “shutting down the profile and revoking all permissions.” (In retrospect, I suppose this was a helpful signal that Crockett does not have a firm grasp on the First Amendment, or at least does not particularly care for it.)

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The Atlantic: Why I Got Thrown Out of a Jasmine Crockett Rally [View all] SSJVegeta Yesterday OP

paywall niyad Yesterday #1

Sorry! Fixed... SSJVegeta Yesterday #2

Thank you. A very interresting article.. niyad Yesterday #3

Based on your snippet, it sounds like Crockett was right. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #4

How so? SSJVegeta Yesterday #9

The entire snippet was the reporter making the story about herself. W_HAMILTON Yesterday #17

Agreed. Elaine wrote an article about herself Quiet Em Yesterday #18

Do you mean she spins things rzemanfl Yesterday #26

spins things. Quiet Em Yesterday #29

No problem. n/t rzemanfl Yesterday #30

Understandable. FWIW the vast majority of the article outside of the snippet is largely substantial SSJVegeta Yesterday #20

Beacuse the article was about the reporter, not the subject ie Crockett obamanut2012 Yesterday #25

The snippet was. Not the article SSJVegeta Yesterday #28

Should a candidate snowybirdie Yesterday #5

Well, why not? trump does it all the time. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #6

The whole point of evil people is to not emulate them SSJVegeta Yesterday #10

I probably should have put the sarcasm tag on the first part of my post. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #11

Tearing her down?????? snowybirdie Yesterday #16

Talarico is extremely competent pinkstarburst Yesterday #24

I wasn't referring to Mr. Talrico, mwmisses4289 Yesterday #35

Crockett was a victim of the GOP gerrymander LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #37

I found this part in particular didn't look good if true MichMan Yesterday #12

Yeah, that's a little much Red Mountain Yesterday #14

Wow, she is full of herself, for a reporter! usedtobedemgurl Yesterday #21

This is such an important point SSJVegeta Yesterday #32

Asking the "reporter" to leave HER event MorbidButterflyTat Yesterday #23

Hmm Roy Rolling Yesterday #7

Elaine doesn't have to be there to write about Crockett tulipsandroses Yesterday #8

Campaign denies it ever happened MichMan Yesterday #13

Last sentence from the article..... Red Mountain Yesterday #15

Yeah MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #19

So Elaine's reasons are that CROCKETT "doesn't have a grasp" and "doesn't care" for the 1st Amendment and UTUSN Yesterday #22

I think the Atlantic has hired a Nuzzi. delisen Yesterday #27

The primary voters of Texas will decide, gab13by13 Yesterday #31

My general comments for B.See Yesterday #33

After reading the article it's clear who the author would endorse. sop Yesterday #34

Her next article, "Why I Got Thrown Out From The Atlantic". miyazaki Yesterday #36

We can hope Mysterian Yesterday #38

dems leaning reporters work repub crowds. it's part of the process. why is Crockett afraid? msongs Yesterday #39