Journalists aren't supposed to praise things. It's a violation of work…

P. J. O'Rourke
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Journalists aren't supposed to praise things. It's a violation of work rules almost as serious as buying drinks with our own money or absolving the CIA of something. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer, p.41, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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