Worth every penny
by digby
CNN is reportedly paying this guy half a million dollars for this drivel:
CAMEROTA: There is a long tradition in this country of, when politicians go abroad, not trash talking the U.S. or the U.S. president or even their fellow candidates, and Donald Trump broke with that on Friday. He did say negative things about the president and Hillary Clinton and the country. Why do you think that he broke with that tradition?
LEWANDOWSKI: It's about authenticity. And what you have with Hillary Clinton is she's put an ad out which is completely false. Donald Trump was not playing golf, as she alluded to in that golf — in that ad.
CAMEROTA: He was there for a golf resort.
QUINN: And he did talk about sprinklers.
LEWANDOWSKI: He put 200 million pounds of his own money into a resort to help. And his son oversaw that project. He went out to support him. One night overseas to show support for his family. I find it very hard to believe he's being criticized for going out and supporting his family for rebuilding a course.
CAMEROTA: Right. No, I'm asking why he would criticize the president while he's there.
What, exactly, does this add to the coverage?
Think about all the real journalists or experts --- or even former campaign operatives who haven't signed a non-disclosure agreement --- they could have hired instead.
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