Ben Terris
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But if I found out that Adam was wrong, if I found out that nobody believed what Adam believed, then that would have all made it into the story. My number one goal when being a journalist is to tell a true story. And to do that, you have to talk to just so many people and you have to go through so much documentation. I'm relying on text messages. I'm relying on firsthand accounts.
I'm relying on emails. I'm relying on you know, stuff I learned from the doctors and from, you know, documentation from the hospital. To call it like a one source story, which is kind of where Fetterman has landed, is just completely ridiculous, honestly. And I encourage people to read the story so they can see how much sourcing is actually there.
I'm relying on emails. I'm relying on you know, stuff I learned from the doctors and from, you know, documentation from the hospital. To call it like a one source story, which is kind of where Fetterman has landed, is just completely ridiculous, honestly. And I encourage people to read the story so they can see how much sourcing is actually there.
I'm relying on emails. I'm relying on you know, stuff I learned from the doctors and from, you know, documentation from the hospital. To call it like a one source story, which is kind of where Fetterman has landed, is just completely ridiculous, honestly. And I encourage people to read the story so they can see how much sourcing is actually there.
Everyone's got their own experience, right? And everybody sees things through their own eyes. And so no, not everybody had the same exact experience. And what I worked really hard to do was try to include as many experiences as I can to paint as complicated and nuanced a story as this one deserves.
Everyone's got their own experience, right? And everybody sees things through their own eyes. And so no, not everybody had the same exact experience. And what I worked really hard to do was try to include as many experiences as I can to paint as complicated and nuanced a story as this one deserves.
Everyone's got their own experience, right? And everybody sees things through their own eyes. And so no, not everybody had the same exact experience. And what I worked really hard to do was try to include as many experiences as I can to paint as complicated and nuanced a story as this one deserves.
You know, one of the things that people talk about working for John Fetterman is that he sees a lot of things in black and white, that that's kind of how he goes about doing the job. You know, there's good and bad, and there's, you know, good and evil, and there's, you know, it's a black and white world. I don't see things in black and white, and I don't see his story in black and white.
You know, one of the things that people talk about working for John Fetterman is that he sees a lot of things in black and white, that that's kind of how he goes about doing the job. You know, there's good and bad, and there's, you know, good and evil, and there's, you know, it's a black and white world. I don't see things in black and white, and I don't see his story in black and white.
You know, one of the things that people talk about working for John Fetterman is that he sees a lot of things in black and white, that that's kind of how he goes about doing the job. You know, there's good and bad, and there's, you know, good and evil, and there's, you know, it's a black and white world. I don't see things in black and white, and I don't see his story in black and white.
This is a story filled with lots of gray area, and the only way to fully capture that is to try to get as many, you know, perspectives as possible.
This is a story filled with lots of gray area, and the only way to fully capture that is to try to get as many, you know, perspectives as possible.
This is a story filled with lots of gray area, and the only way to fully capture that is to try to get as many, you know, perspectives as possible.
People with various views on politics, you know, wrote to me to say that they were worried about him as a person. There were people who felt like this was a hit piece because he has become a controversial figure in democratic politics. And they believe that this is just a story to try to take him off the democratic team because he's no longer a team player. Certainly not my intention.
People with various views on politics, you know, wrote to me to say that they were worried about him as a person. There were people who felt like this was a hit piece because he has become a controversial figure in democratic politics. And they believe that this is just a story to try to take him off the democratic team because he's no longer a team player. Certainly not my intention.
People with various views on politics, you know, wrote to me to say that they were worried about him as a person. There were people who felt like this was a hit piece because he has become a controversial figure in democratic politics. And they believe that this is just a story to try to take him off the democratic team because he's no longer a team player. Certainly not my intention.
My intention was just, like I said, write a true story about a difficult subject. And there were people who kind of came down in between. And so... I'd say the real response to this is it's gotten a lot of people talking. What would it mean for the Democrats if they lost John Fetterman? He has said that he is committed to finishing out his term.
My intention was just, like I said, write a true story about a difficult subject. And there were people who kind of came down in between. And so... I'd say the real response to this is it's gotten a lot of people talking. What would it mean for the Democrats if they lost John Fetterman? He has said that he is committed to finishing out his term.
My intention was just, like I said, write a true story about a difficult subject. And there were people who kind of came down in between. And so... I'd say the real response to this is it's gotten a lot of people talking. What would it mean for the Democrats if they lost John Fetterman? He has said that he is committed to finishing out his term.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of movement from Democratic leadership to push him out. Why would they? I mean, he's, you know, he's one of theirs. And Republicans aren't pushing him out because, A, they don't believe in cancel culture. And, you know, there's that. And also Fetterman is sort of a Democratic figure that has become popular on the right side.