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SoberSecondThought ago

Cernovich has done enormous good, and I don't like criticizing him because it feeds the trolls. However, it is a lot of work sorting out what he means, what is hyperbole and which parts are correct. Much like Alex Jones. Or Trump.

Example: At 16:48 he says that he had a source who had seen Huma Abedin at Anthony Weiner's mother's house in San Diego, and that this proves that they had not "divorced". Okay, but ... the coverage originally said that they were separating. Nobody actually said, in August 2016 when the story broke, that she had filed. And then on Jan 11th, the NY Post Page Six did a story that said they were spending time together at her apartment, and specifically mentioned his mother's place in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Nobody said they were "divorced". It said Weiner was hoping they would reconcile and Huma would not go forward with it. And there actually is a real estate transaction listed for a Frances Weiner in 2015 in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Common sense further suggests that since Huma and their son are in New York, the mother-in-law is not going to be living in San Diego. Right? So ... Maybe Cernovich meant to say that the source is in San Diego. Maybe he meant to say "divorcing" rather than "divorced". Maybe he is hinting that he originally leaked the story to Emily Smith at Page Six in January. I'm not claiming he lied, or even that what he said is untrue. Look, the guy DID break the Susan Rice story, and Kellyanne Conway did link to his site, and by the rules of Washington journalism, that's a nod to him. He is a big, hairy-chested alpha male and I am hoping he wins every time I see him in a fight. So all I'm saying is that, as with many things that AJ says or that Trump says, he throws a heavy burden on the listener.

I'm not going to try to parse what he said about the pedo rings. I'm hopeful just like everyone, I think he has real sources who have told him some real things. But I think we have to pace ourselves here, take a deep breath, and acknowledge that the guys leading the charge are still just human.