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 :
 * &ldquo;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.&rdquo;
 * &mdash; Quoted in Rachel Smolkin, "Justice Delayed," American Journalism Review, (August/September 2007)


 * On President George W. Bush :
 * &ldquo;Well, our job is to bash the president, that's what we do almost &mdash;.&rdquo;
 * &mdash; Feb 6, 2007, in response to Gordon Peterson's question: "What do you think, Evan? Are the mainstream media bashing the president unfairly?"


 * On Barack Obama :
 * &ldquo;There is a slightly creepy cult of personality about all of this. [...] He's a &mdash; I think, a deeply manipulative guy.&rdquo;
 * &mdash; Interview with Charlie Rose, November 5, 2008. (the day after Obama's election)
 * &ldquo;I mean, in a way, Obama's standing above the country, above &mdash; above the world, he's sort of God.&rdquo;
 * &mdash; Interview with Chris Matthews, June 5, 2009.