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
You don’t have to smeat obama. The truth does the job.
Who knew these arseholes would finally figure it out???????????????????
We must have struck a nerve.
LOL.
Those dopes are so out of touch with America, they have not even the first small clue, that by attacking FR they’re contributing to this site’s growth.
See also: Fox News Channel. :)
I take some pride as an American that I can smear these soulless, American-hating, America-hating LIBs/DIMs. They are clueless moonbat asshats...and at some deep level, they know it. THAT is what angers them. I remain Proud To Smear.
Did you call WellyP silly? You are enrolled in my compulsory sensitivity class.
::: yawn :::
When they say Bush never served in the military.
When they say Sarah Palin is an idiot and someone is pulling her strings.
When they say that the TEA Party is the modern-day KKK.
When they say that all things conservative are to blame for the likes of Lougher or whatever the hell his name was.
When they say that Bush and Condi are responsible for what's going on in Egypt.
Need more?
Mean people on Free Republic...LOL!
Courtesy pings.
True, but if you buy one of yhe badges from the Free Republic frontpage it helps with the server fees. It looks nice on your bathrobe too.
how could something be a smear or hollow if its the truth
Tip ‘o the spear...
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As a bonus, note the picture on the right hand side of the screen! How ironic.:-)
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I’m seeing flak, which means someone must be on target!
I am SOOO stealing that!
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