Posted on 04/07/2012 7:17:17 PM PDT by MindBender26
I’m an old TV network newsie and thought I had seen some examples of liberal-slanted journalism, but this is the worst ever.
There is a huge story now going viral over the internet, courtesy of the far-left New York Daily News. It’s about to start race riots, and it is completely false. It's probably all a combination of liberal hate and a sick attempt to sell more papers.
Jeff Schoep, head of a Detroit-based neo-Nazi group, told Riptide that some armed members of his organization are now READY TO patrol Sanford, Florida, scene of the Trevor Martin shooting. The story was picked up by the New York Daily News, but rather than saying the neo-Nazis were supposedly “ready” to “patrol” Sanford, the Daily News headline shouted that the neo-Nazis were already in Sanford, armed, “ARE PATROLING” and ready to protect the “white people.”
Now other media have picked up the story. Pictures of armed members of Schoep’s National Socialist Members in the desert a few years ago suggest they were taken in Sanford tonight.
The reality is that the story is COMPLETELY BOGUS. Schoep is a publicity-seeking psychotic on par with Al Sharpton. I have just returned from Sanford where I spoke more than a dozen people. They know what is going on in town, and are all proven sources. These are people who were very instrumental when the Dem lawyer tried to get the military ballots thrown out in Bush v. Gore. They are solid.
There are no bands of armed neo-Nazis in Sanford. The story is complete BS.
This is the worst “journalism” I have ever seen.
First, this idiot Schoep bragged that he had a group of volunteers “ready” to “patrol” Sanford. (Schoep is in Detroit. It’s a hell of a drive to Sanford for “patrolling” each night.) Schoep never claimed any of his “volunteers” were here. Even at that, no one ever thought to check out even one element of this buffoon’s claim. Schoep is known to be willing to say anything to get publicity... and would love to start a race war.
Then the Daily News reported the neo-Nazis ARE HERE, again with no attempt at confirmation. This is worse than the NBC edit of Zimmerman’s phone call to make him sound like a racist.
Then many other media pick up the story, again, with no attempt at confirmation.
In the old UPI City Room in Chicago, there was a prominent sigh that told all reporters: “If Your Mother Says She Loves You…. Check it Out!” The idiots reporting this story as fact should have their word processors confiscated, their copy shredded, and their sheaves of pencils broken…. over their pointy little heads.”
If a race riot breaks out over this, this is ALL the Daily News’ fault. It’s a far-left liberal rag and they will do anything to sell papers!
Please do not misquote me. My original headline was “New York Daily News Spreading False Trevor Martin Neo-Nazi Story. Trying To Start Race Riot?
Please note I did not accuse them of trying to start a race riot. I asked the question.
You changed it to “Vanity: New York Daily News Spreading False Trevor Martin Neo-Nazi Story. Trying To Start Race Riot” That makes me accusing the NYDN of trying to start a race riot. I am not. I am only asking the question.
If you are short on letter space, I suggest “
Vanity: NY Daily News Spreading False Trevor Martin Neo-Nazi Story. Trying To Start Race Riot? “
When editing, please edit well. Thank you.
The liberal media should be shut down for their blatant race baiting. They should be hit with huge fines for the lies and distortions they already reported on this story. The democrats are hysterical when Rush calls a whore a slut, yet they are silent when liberals try to incite race riots with blatant lies. They are all pathetic scumbags.
Because false stories like this get people killed.
Sorry. My Spill Chucker screwed things up.
It’s Twue!
It’s Twue!
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BUMP!!
The original source for this “news” appears to be a blog posted on something called the “New Times of Miami”, a small south Florida daily.
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2012/04/heavily_armed_neo-nazis_patrol.php
Your vanity title had one word added and nothing removed.
What you may not realize is that everyone back here can see the actions that another Moderator performs.
True. But this is just what the media does best.
They run with the latest inflammatory baseless gossip like this group in Sanford and ignore the black on white crimes.
I refer you again to the latest in Tulsa. The Ass. Press is leading with news that the FBI is in Tulsa based on reports that a white man in a white truck or van may be involved in 3 dead blacks.
And where was the freaking FBI last month when a couple in Tulsa - married for 65 years was assaulted? She was raped and killed. He was shot in the face. Where was the media? Where was the outrage?
I’m not saying the deaths of 3 black men in Tulsa is payback for the racist lies we are fed in the Martin shooting, or even retribution for what happened to Bob and Nancy Strait...
But unless and until the day to day black on white crimes are dealt with, we will see issues like what is going on in Sanford. And in Tulsa.
I submitted it with the question mark. Please insert it / or reinsert it whichever fits your fancy.
The Daily News also pushed the faked NBC tape as well.
Regardless of whether the system missed the original question mark or the Admin Moderator removed it when he/she you edited my headline, the lack of the question mark as the story is now posted places FR and me in potential legal jeopardy for an action by the NYDN and others.
I asked the Admin Moderator to fix this almost an hour ago, and of course, left believing they had the legal, journalistic and ethical training to do so immediately.
I have just returned and it is still posted.
I have commented before that the Admin Moderators had driven long-term FReepers away. Why now do they insist in petty conduct that can damage FR? Please reinsert the question mark now!
Jim, many of us love and want to help FR, but we can't do so when these people stand in our way.
Regardless of whether the system missed the original question mark or the Admin Moderator removed it when he/she you edited my headline, the lack of the question mark as the story is now posted places FR and me in potential legal jeopardy for an action by the NYDN and others.
I asked the Admin Moderator to fix this almost an hour ago, and of course, left believing they had the legal, journalistic and ethical training to do so immediately.
I have just returned and it is still posted.
I have commented before that the Admin Moderators had driven long-term FReepers away. Why now do they insist in petty conduct that can damage FR? Please reinsert the question mark now, as I assume no responsibility for the headline as now posted.
Jim, many of us love and want to help FR, but we can't do so when these people stand in our way.
I emailed the Sanford PD to ask if the story is true.
I suggest others do the same:
http://www.sanfordfl.gov/action/actionrequest_police.aspx
We may have yet another fake story du jour being spread by the MSM.
So far everything they have reported beyond , Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by G Zimmerman, has been proven to be fabricated.
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