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Carl Cannon
@CarlCannon
Carl M. Cannon is Washington Editor of RealClearPolitics.
Joined January 2010
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    I liked Brian when we covered the White House together and defended him publicly when he was fired over faulty war zone memories. I can't defend this. It's not journalism.
    MSNBC’s Brian Williams to @JohnBrennan: “Can you once and for all” explain to Fox News viewers why “unmasking” isn’t really a story
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    "I want to say one word to you. Just one word. Are you listening? Plastics."
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    Perhaps we should make passing a civics test a requirement for service in the U.S. Senate.
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    This man, this heroic journalist, is still out there reporting on the crisis.
    My grandma died from COVID-19 in Michigan this morning. We took this photo three months ago. She was a gentle soul. Rest In Pradise Granny. I love you. #Michigan ❤️ #MichiganStrong
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    The NYT wrote a critical article about my news outlet in Nov. 2020. I probably should have responded then. But I did today:
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    Marty: You're not supposed to read the stage directions aloud!
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    That's not really what the phrase "in fact" means. That's pretty much a classic example of "an opinion."
    I have never seen a less inspiring politician than Kelly Loeffler. She’s actively demoralizing, in fact.
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    In the old days, LJ, you would have made a fine newspaper reporter.
    How hard is it to wait for facts? Seriously. Why is it so difficult to say, "Hey, we don't have all of the information, so maybe let's hold off on jumping to conclusions" How many times do people have to be egregiously wrong and made to look like fools before they learn to wait?
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    This story is from 2018 and very long. But any journalist, covering police killings and every commentator or activist opining about law enforcement should read it all first.
    This is a story from 2018 about a police officer who decided NOT to shoot a black man, and instead attempted to de-escalate. Then another officer arrived & fatally shot the man. The police department fired one of these officers. propub.li/2Mr9iDY
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    On Oscar day, my review of president's performance at W.H. and National Prayer Breakfast:
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    Not to kick a man when he's down, but this quote is not Churchill. (What Churchill did say was, "Success always demands a greater effort.") Perhaps that's off brand today, but let's leave Sir Winston out of it.
    “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill
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    Here's what I wrote on Good Friday. I don't to sound immodest, but I believe I captured the spirit of Easter more accurately than the president.
    If any other president posted something so hateful and sacrilegious, Christian Republicans would be outraged for weeks. But it’s Trump, so I guess it’s just fine! He’s Jehu/Cyrus/David/or whatever.
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    Any explanation for why they didn't count the early votes earlier?
    Dekalb county official now telling @CNN there’s 130,000 votes left to count - 117,000 early votes and 12,000 in-person - less than 170,000 votes media was previously reporting - @JohnKingCNN saying that makes it a much steeper climb for Dems
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    I'm assuming this is a parody and not an actual Twitter handle of a high-ranking U.S. official:
    "Cuba has an extraordinary resource – a system of education which values every boy and every girl" - @POTUS #CubaVisit