Evan Thomas
Evan Thomas (born 25 April 1951 at Huntington, New York) is an American journalist and author. Since 1991 he has been the assistant managing editor at Newsweek.
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- On Newsweek's coverage of the Duke rape case :
- “The narrative was properly about race, sex and class.... We went a beat too fast in assuming that a rape took place.... We just got the facts wrong. The narrative was right, but the facts were wrong.”
- — Quoted in Rachel Smolkin, "Justice Delayed," American Journalism Review, (August/September 2007)
- “The narrative was properly about race, sex and class.... We went a beat too fast in assuming that a rape took place.... We just got the facts wrong. The narrative was right, but the facts were wrong.”
- On President George W. Bush :
- “Well, our job is to bash the president, that's what we do almost —.”
- — Feb 6, 2007, in response to Gordon Peterson's question: "What do you think, Evan? Are the mainstream media bashing the president unfairly?" [1]
- “Well, our job is to bash the president, that's what we do almost —.”
- On Barack Obama :
- “There is a slightly creepy cult of personality about all of this. [...] He's a — I think, a deeply manipulative guy.”
- — Interview with Charlie Rose, November 5, 2008.[2] (the day after Obama's election)
- “I mean, in a way, Obama's standing above the country, above — above the world, he's sort of God.”
- — Interview with Chris Matthews, June 5, 2009.[3][4]
- “There is a slightly creepy cult of personality about all of this. [...] He's a — I think, a deeply manipulative guy.”