Posted on 01/30/2011 5:57:38 PM PST by kristinn
Democratic Party front group Media Matters for America this afternoon accused Free Republic of being an instigator of the "Right-Wing Media Smear Machine" because of an article posted at Free Republic this morning about Barack Obama spending Saturday night partying with reporters from the White House press corps rather than burning the midnight oil keeping tabs on the crisis in Egypt. The article was titled, "As Egypt Burns, Obama and News Media Party Hearty Saturday Night." Media Matters calls criticism of Obama's partying while Egypt burns as a "particularly hollow smear."
Media Matters was upset that Jim Hoft picked up the Free Republic article for a piece at Gateway Pundit and that Hoft's piece was subsequently picked up by Fox Nation. In fact, it's the lead, banner story at Fox Nation tonight with over 1200 comments. The Fox Nation article updated its headline to read "As Egypt Burns...Obama Parties", based on Hoft's headline, "As Egypt Burns...Obama Parties, Watches B-ball" that was based on the Free Republic headline.
Making things worse for Media Matters was that the Drudge Report picked up a piece from the site White House Dossier published Sunday afternoon (an hour after the FR article) about Obama's night out partying. That article was headlined "While Cairo Burns, Obama Parties."
The Free Republic article noted that Greta Van Sustern appeared to be the only reporter who reported about the presidential party. Further research showed Politico had a short article published Saturday night that nixed mentioning that reporters were partying with Obama. Media Bistro also posted about Obama partying, even correcting the pool report that Linda Douglass works for Atlantic Media, not the National Journal as the pool reported.
The Media Matters article was titled Watch the Right-Wing Media Smear Machine in Action: Obama/Egypt Edition
WE DON’T NEED NO STEENKING BADGES!......
Any time Kristinn posts something about someone here doing something, I have to check the thread to make sure it wasn’t me... again.
Actually it was kristinn who posted up the story this morning - with attributions.
Note that they didn’t deny that it was true.......
jake tapper was right in there with dunham grabbing the chitterling snack bowl.
Ahhh, the compromised press, 90%+ of whom vote Democrat.
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LOL they never do.
Media Splatters labels something a smear? Ha.
From the Twenty-Five Rules of Disinformation by David Martin:
“2. Become incredulous and indignant. Avoid discussing key issues and instead focus on side issues which can be used show the topic as being critical of some otherwise sacrosanct group or theme. This is also known as the “How dare you!” gambit. “ LOL!
Are you now, or have you ever been a member of FREEREPUBLIC?
It’s only a matter of time........
Word.
Those people have the utter gall to say FR and Conservatives smear! Good Grief! I guess they don’t listen or read their own harangues. You could fill page after page of stuff (which I have)emitted by Chris Matthews, Olberman, Left Wing hate radio and print media.
BTTT
Amazing. A site like this that just took in about $90K to operate for a bit longer gets spit at by a group who has a guy with $14+ BILLION dollars in his pockets.
Obama B powned by FR.
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