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Media Matters’ Stunning Hypocrisy on Anonymous Donations
Big Journalism ^ | 11/25/10 | John Sexton

Posted on 11/25/2010 9:26:26 AM PST by Nachum

Ever since the shellacking Democrats suffered in the midterms, their strategists and donors have been meeting to discuss plans for 2012. Tuesday, the New York Times reported on the latest high profile effort by David Brock, head of Media Matters: David Brock, a prominent Democratic political operative, says he has amassed $4 million in pledges over the last few weeks and is moving quickly to hire a staff to set up what he hopes will become a permanent liberal counterweight over the airwaves to the Republican-leaning

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hypocrisy; matters; media; stunning

1 posted on 11/25/2010 9:26:33 AM PST by Nachum
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..to set up what he hopes will become a permanent liberal counterweight over the airwaves to the Republican-leaning..

It wont work. They wont listen.

2 posted on 11/25/2010 9:28:33 AM PST by ExtremeUnction
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..to set up what he hopes will become a permanent liberal counterweight over the airwaves to the Republican-leaning.

That Air America thing went over well. Guess this is the political version of the Oak Island Money Pit. Go for it!

3 posted on 11/25/2010 9:32:11 AM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (3(0|\|0/\/\1($ 101: (4P174L1$/\/\ R3QU1r3$ (4P174L. Could it be any more simple?)
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To: ExtremeUnction

The problem for leftist radio is NPR. A better strategy would privatization of NPR. Private control would allow the left to remove any restrictions on biased leftist speech. Government funding has some limits on biased speech.


4 posted on 11/25/2010 9:35:34 AM PST by businessprofessor
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To: Nachum

David BrocK: Head of Fecal Matters.


5 posted on 11/25/2010 9:37:00 AM PST by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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Government funding has some limits on biased speech.

Since when? Maybe you should check with Juan Williams about bias and limits on speech that wasn't even on NPR.

6 posted on 11/25/2010 9:42:26 AM PST by mazda77 (Mike Hogan - JAX Mayor)
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Brock is crazy if he thinks he can keep the names of big donors secret forever. Sooner or later, names will come out. That’s the nature of humans, and especially those in D.C.


7 posted on 11/25/2010 10:27:51 AM PST by freespirited (This tagline dedicated to the memory of John Armor, a/k/a Congressman Billybob.)
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To: businessprofessor
Government funding has some limits on biased speech.

On NPR? I never noticed limits on leftism back when I could stomach listening to our marxist opposition.

8 posted on 11/25/2010 11:32:11 AM PST by zeugma (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam)
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Ever see the Media Matters creeps who pop up on MSNBC? What a bunch of poorly groomed leftist scum.


9 posted on 11/25/2010 12:04:37 PM PST by ozzymandus
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