“‘We’re going to speak truth to power.’ The ultimate expression of self-righteous victimhood, offered here by … a senior advisor to the most powerful man on earth.”
(The origins of that hoariest cliché of leftwing politics can be found here.)
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1. John:Using Valerie’s logic and as an advisor to President Obama, Jarrett must think Glenn Beck, Roger Ailes or Rupert Murdoch is the most powerful man on Earth.
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