Posted on 01/20/2013 11:04:47 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Let’s pretend that in the spring of 2012 Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform, John Engler of the Business Roundtable, Tim Phillips of Americans for Prosperity, and Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association began to organize an assembly of right-leaning groups.
Let’s pretend that in the months since there had been not one but two meetings where these luminaries joined with representatives of Christians United For Israel, the American Enterprise Institute, the Heritage Foundation, the Tea Party Express, the Federation for American Immigration Reform, and the American Petroleum Institute to discuss strategy and promote a series of “structural reforms” that would make it easier for them to advance conservative goals in Congress.
Let’s pretend that by the time of the second meeting, which was held within sight of the White House, the coalition had grown to encompass some 36 different interest groups pledging millions of dollars.
How much press coverage would be devoted to this fictive cabal?
It is impossible to say. But is it not unreasonable to assume that our pretend meeting of the vast right-wing conspiracy would attract far more scrutiny than was devoted to the actual, real-life, believe-it-or-not inaugural meetings of the progressive “Democracy Initiative”? After all, no one seemed to know anything about those meetings, held in June and December 2012, until a writer for Mother Jones named Andy Kroll broke the story on Wednesday. As of this writing exactly two other people, a blogger for the Washington Monthly and a blogger for The Ed Show, have picked up Kroll’s story...
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I hereby dub the MSM the LoMos.
Lame Stream Media suffices for me...
Bookmark.
I’ll have to read this tomorrow.
And it hit me, “Who does this guy Armstrong think he is - a reporter or something!!
It would be helpful to know how many murders are prevented each year by these gun owners - like the recent example of the mother who pumped 5 out of 6 shots of her revolver into an assailant - protecting herself and 3 children I believe.
Not gonna happen. The MSM has been an active part of the progressive movement since being assimilated into it over the last 50+ years.
But WE have the internet.
YE SHALL KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE
Yes, it would be helpful to know that - but in the nature of things it is not a number which is readily accessible. First because any braggart can claim to have prevented a crime by showing off some hardware - and second because journalism is utterly uninterested in any story which makes law-abiding citizens seem able to fend for themselves rather than being dependent on the government. The first reason excuses the second reason, and . . .But even lacking that specific data, what we can say is that although most Democrats are law-abiding, the people who are not law-abiding are concentrated in Democrat-dominated ethnic groups. As one might expect of people who believe it’s good to promote violation of the Tenth Commandment. And among whom the very mention of God is controversial.
In that context, how surprising is it really when they oppose the ability of honest men to enforce the law?
What if the Democrat “mainstream” news media was part of the cabal?
Why would they report themselves?
exactly! dumb ass article.
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