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When Are Gay Rights Groups 'Far-Left'? When They Criticize Obama
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on 06/18/2009 5:57:21 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

During the Bush administration, do you recall the MSM ever describing a gay rights group such as the Human Rights Campaign as "far-left"? Neither do I. To the contrary, such organizations were sympathetically portrayed as proponents of mainstream values.

But let such groups criticize Pres. Obama and—what do you know?—the MSM suddenly decides they're "far-left." That's Joe Solomnese, head of the Human Rights Campaign, in the screencap, branded as far-left by the Early Show this morning.

View video here.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackobama; farleft; gayrights; homosexualagenda; msm

1 posted on 06/18/2009 5:57:21 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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MSM declares gay rights groups “far left” . . . when they criticize Obama. Ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 06/18/2009 5:58:05 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Conservative criticism of the liberal media: www.finkelblog.com)
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Far Left and Gay? That has to be a painful existence.
3 posted on 06/18/2009 6:01:26 AM PDT by BallyBill (Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
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