We really need reporters who actually know what the hell they’re talking about.
What ups the confidence factor in our oh-so-esteemed journalists? Well, as Twitchy reported, HuffPo journo Ryan Reilly confused rubber bullets with ear plugs. No, for serious.
This tweet summed it all up:
So the guy reporting on the "militarized" police all week thinks ear plugs are rubber bullets. Great.—
Matt Cover (@MattCover) August 17, 2014
Precisely.
@MattCover @redsteeze pretty sure those were militarized earplugs—
Blue Shift Blog (@BlueShiftBlog) August 17, 2014
Heh.
On the bright side …
@MattCover @redsteeze On the other hand, that guess was a lot closer to the truth than what economics reporters write every day.—
Joel Engel (@joelengel) August 17, 2014
Godspeed, journalism.
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