In the same December 19 Time issue that declared Donald Trump an “outlandish” “demagogue,” columnist Joe Klein seriously praised Barack Obama for having “absolutely no hint of scandal” during his eight years as President. In a fawning article titled “Amazing Grace,” the journalist ignored the IRS targeting of conservatives, the terrible conditions at Barack Obama’s Veterans Affairs department, Benghazi, Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal while Secretary of State, to name a few actual scandals.
Yet somehow Klein insisted, “There would be little melodrama and absolutely no hint of scandal during [Obama’s] time in office.” What about PolitiFact’s 2013 “lie of the year,” the claim that if you like your health care, you can keep it? Klein also skipped that one. – READ MORE
