• FOX: Liberal Journalists Plotted to Protect Obama From Rev. Wright Scandal, Online Mag Say
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FOX [release]A group of liberal journalists in 2008 sought to sweep under the rug the Rev. Jeremiah Wright scandal that threatened to derail then-Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign, according to documents obtained by The Daily Caller, an online publication founded by Tucker Carlson, a conservative contributor for Fox News. The documents offer evidence to conservative critics who have long held that the mainstream media were in the tank for Obama, and bolsters the argument that reporters with major news outlets are biased in their coverage. Journalists working for Time, Politico, the Huffington Post, the Baltimore Sun, the Guardian, Salon and the New Republic expressed outrage over the tough questioning Obama received from ABC anchors Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos at a debate and some of them plotted to protect Obama from the swirling controversy, according to the Daily Caller. Spencer Ackerman of the Washington Independent pressed his fellow journalists to deflect attention from Obama's relationship with Wright by shifting topics to one of Obama's conservative critics, the Daily Caller reported. "Fred Barnes, Karl Rove, who cares – and call them racists," Ackerman wrote. Michael Tomasky, a writer for the Guardian, urged his fellow members of Journolist, a private listserv comprised of several hundred liberal journalists, to do "what we can to kill ABC and this idiocy in whatever venues we have." "This isn't about defending Obama," he wrote. "This is about how the [mainstream media] kills any chance of discourse that actually serves the people." The Journolist members went as far as issuing a statement – one that was shaped with the help of Jared Bernstein who went on to become Vice President Biden's top economist -- calling the debate "a revolting descent into tabloid journalism and a gross disservice to Americans concerned about the great issues facing the nation and the world." Journolist was shut down last month after leaks exposing member Dave Wiegel's scornful remarks of conservatives led to his resignation at the Washington Post as a blogger covering the conservative movement.[/release] [url]http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/20/liberal-journalists-reportedly-plotted-protect-candidate-obama-jeremiah-wright/[/url] Full article as linked by FOX: [url]http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/20/documents-show-media-plotting-to-kill-stories-about-rev-jeremiah-wright/2/[/url] Who didn't see this coming? (either the content or the article itself).
oh noooooo fox news reporting on another huuuuuuuuggge obama scandal
So the liberal media attempted to do something that favored the left? Shocking.
This is the world of politics. Media organizations will portray those as they see fit.
It wasn't even a scandal, jesus. And yeah, considering how the right wing vilified him regardless of any proven influence, I can see why they'd cover it up.
Not entirely surprising. Rather sad that it's not entirely surprising.
Oh man this is like that time fox news faked several news articles and events in order to sway popular opinion and then reported it. Oh wait it isn't, because Fox news doesn't reveal the fact they fuck with things. [editline]07:35PM[/editline] [QUOTE=nERVEcenter;23507249]Not entirely surprising. Rather sad that it's not entirely surprising.[/QUOTE] Uuuuuuugggghhhhhhhhh
[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;23507272]Uuuuuuugggghhhhhhhhh[/QUOTE] huuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrsgrgsggsrgrsgrggrrrsrgsggrs
huaghblflaghnaugh [editline]07:47PM[/editline] this is a fun game more fun than the topic put forth
fucking goddamn liberals
[QUOTE=bobste;23507488]fucking goddamn liberals[/QUOTE] This is why nobody takes us seriously. Fuck it, I'm going to sleep.
It's done and over with. So what.
Just saw the piece on Hannity, it's great. I love that standard template they use: "If __________ had done this, THEY WOULD HAVE FIRED 'EM" Then they can put in George Bush, a white man, Fox News, or anything else.
[QUOTE]"This isn't about defending Obama," he wrote. "This is about how the [mainstream media] kills any chance of discourse that actually serves the people."[/QUOTE]Bwah ha ha ha ha this is great coming from Fox. Cause nothing says discourse in service of the public like screaming at people and killing their mics EDIT: Or using sensationalistic journalism, or just flat out lying.
Where's the evidence for any of this?
Always wondered what happened to this. More evidence pointing at Obama's racism pushed under the rug. Go figure.
What does Obama have to do with this? This article is talking about reporters.
[QUOTE=Sgt.Sgt;23508546]Always wondered what happened to this. More evidence pointing at Obama's racism pushed under the rug. Go figure.[/QUOTE] You have the ability to stretch any news to fit what you want to make it fit. No, that's not a compliment.
[QUOTE=Sgt.Sgt;23508546]Obama's racism[/QUOTE] okay
[QUOTE=Sgt.Sgt;23508546]Always wondered what happened to this. More evidence pointing at Obama's racism pushed under the rug. Go figure.[/QUOTE] How exactly did you get that big avatar
He used to be a mod
[QUOTE=Lambeth;23508789]He used to be a mod[/QUOTE] Makes sense The "used to be" part I mean
[QUOTE=Zeke129;23508815]Makes sense The "used to be" part I mean[/QUOTE] This is why we need a zing rating again.
[QUOTE=Sgt.Sgt;23508546]Always wondered what happened to this. More evidence pointing at Obama's racism pushed under the rug. Go figure.[/QUOTE] there is literally no basis for Obama being a supposed racist. That is one of the most pernicious memes running through conservative discourse, and is itself based on a dumb racial basis. "He's black and I don't like him, so he's probably a racist!"
Republican Journalists plotted to protect Glenn Beck from Murder rape scandal, Online Mag Say.
[QUOTE=Sigma-Lambda;23509097]there is literally no basis for Obama being a supposed racist. That is one of the most pernicious memes running through conservative discourse, and is itself based on a dumb racial basis. "He's black and I don't like him, so he's probably a racist!"[/QUOTE] It isn't even "I think Obama is a racist". These conservatives always present it as a fact; "Obama's racism", as if it's some sort of proven quantifiable trait.
[QUOTE=Zeke129;23509158]It isn't even "I think Obama is a racist". These conservatives always present it as a fact; "Obama's racism", as if it's some sort of proven quantifiable trait.[/QUOTE] Conservatives, what do you expect? Social conservatism is proof of idiocy I think.
I like this thread quite a bit, I must say.
Goddamnit Fox news, you're so fucked up it's not even funny. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's not like I don't listen to my own biased media source (NPR: the liberal Fox News) but at least they do legitimate reporting with legitimate journalists.
A lot of the things they blast Obama with is more or less legit but the problem is, they do similar things themselves.
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