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> [So this guy, Jeff Johnson, who is an accountant who cares nothing at all about a free press and cares nothing about journalism, he's a right winger who supported the war, you know, who two years ago told people he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/so-this-guy-jeff-johnson-who-is-an-accountant-who-cares-nothing-at/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

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> [And the big issue here, I think, is that the publisher took over the editorial pages, a guy named Jeff Johnson. He's an accountant from Chicago, doesn't know anything about what newspapers are supposed to be about, and he made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/and-the-big-issue-here-i-think-is-that-the-publisher-took-over-the/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

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## Other authors on Accountant

## More by Robert Scheer

> [I was able to do something that people can't do these days, which is to have quality time with the guys who were trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/i-was-able-to-do-something-that-people-can-t-do-these-days-which-is/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [The publisher Jeff Johnson, who has offered not a word of explanation to me, has privately told people that he hated every word that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/the-publisher-jeff-johnson-who-has-offered-not-a-word-of-explanation/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [When Howard Dean started saying some honest things, they hung him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/when-howard-dean-started-saying-some-honest-things-they-hung-him/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [Well, what happened is that I had been the subject of vicious attacks by Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/well-what-happened-is-that-i-had-been-the-subject-of-vicious-attacks/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [I have broken a lot of stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/i-have-broken-a-lot-of-stories/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [There's a problem of terrorism in the world. There's always been terrorism. There will be terrorism. You have to deal with it surgically. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/there-s-a-problem-of-terrorism-in-the-world-there-s-always-been/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [Even with the best of intentions, even when they're very smart and knowledgeable - as opposed to George W., who is neither - it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/even-with-the-best-of-intentions-even-when-they-re-very-smart-and/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [We talk about a free press. These people hide, they make a lot of money off the media. They hide behind the slogans of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/we-talk-about-a-free-press-these-people-hide-they-make-a-lot-of-money/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [Democrats can give us wars, you know? Democrats can play the false patriotism card.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/democrats-can-give-us-wars-you-know-democrats-can-play-the-false/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [What passes for investigative journalism is finding somebody with their pants down - literally or otherwise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/what-passes-for-investigative-journalism-is-finding-somebody-with/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [ He \[Reagan\] likes to tell jokes and that's why he told the ethnic joke that got him into some trouble. Perhaps if reporters didn't… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/he-reagan-likes-to-tell-jokes-and-that-s-why-he-told-the-ethnic-joke/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [The paper nominated me 12 or 13 times for the Pulitzer Prize.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/the-paper-nominated-me-12-or-13-times-for-the-pulitzer-prize/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [For example, I spent a lot of time with Reagan, both before he ran for governor and when he was running for president. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/for-example-i-spent-a-lot-of-time-with-reagan-both-before-he-ran-for/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [The issue I highlight in the book is welfare reform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/the-issue-i-highlight-in-the-book-is-welfare-reform/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

> [The death of American liberalism as a significant moral force can be traced to the point in when President Bill Clinton signed legislation that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-scheer/the-death-of-american-liberalism-as-a-significant-moral-force-can-be/)

[Robert Scheer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-scheer/)

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