Robert Scheer

What passes for investigative journalism is finding somebody with their pants down - literally or otherwise. ↗

— Robert Scheer

#finding #investigative #journalism #literally #otherwise

Even with the best of intentions, even when they're very smart and knowledgeable - as opposed to George W., who is neither - it doesn't seem to matter. ↗

— Robert Scheer

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For instance, Clinton who was unquestionably the smartest of the bunch I talked to - both the ones who made it and didn't. He had a great interest in policy. ↗

— Robert Scheer

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I have broken a lot of stories. ↗

— Robert Scheer

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I talked to Reagan for about six hours all told. and Reagan was willing to go along with it. He didn't look at his watch, and he didn't allow his campaign aides to cut it off. ↗

— Robert Scheer

#aides #allow #along #campaign #cut

I teach at USC, and it's obvious to anyone who teaches college students that they don't cover much modern history and certainly not the modern presidency. ↗

— Robert Scheer

#certainly #college #college students #cover #history

I was a finalist for the Pulitzer as a reporter. ↗

— Robert Scheer

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I was able to do something that people can't do these days, which is to have quality time with the guys who were trying to be president and a number of them who got the job. ↗

— Robert Scheer

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I've been with the paper for almost 30 years. ↗

— Robert Scheer

#been #i #paper #years

It had run as a column - I had worked at the paper since 1976, but the column had been running for 13 years, and I think it was a strong column, criticizing the war when the paper was supporting it. ↗

— Robert Scheer

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