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President Declares 2+2 Equals 22, Some Disagree
You're taking on a herculean task Mr. Greenwald, that is, to retrain the press. The mainstream media has atrophied so much to the point that I'd suspect Time and Klein genuinely don't understand what fact-checking is. Of course they haven't read the actual bill and probably never will. They're idea of fact-checking is to simply call up the same dissembling pol and ask them "Are you sure? OK thanks."
Reading the FISA bill does not even occur to them, and the suggestion that they might is met with genuine confusion and dismissal at such a silly idea. They're used to having their peas spoon-fed to them, and don't know how to eat otherwise.