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Media Matters digs further into the Clinton E-mail story and look what they have found (Original Post) bigdarryl Aug 2015 OP
Again, if something comes from a righty, it is NEVER the truth randys1 Aug 2015 #1
media matters is part of her campaign. cali Aug 2015 #2
BULLSHIT!!!! bigdarryl Aug 2015 #6
first of all, it's not bullshit cali Aug 2015 #20
" frothing of the mouth" really cali? it never ends. seabeyond Aug 2015 #22
the op flat out called me a troll and screamed at me in caps cali Aug 2015 #30
true that. he did. but i still hold to the frothing, lol. but ya. seabeyond Aug 2015 #33
Sanders supporters are part of the BS> lewebley3 Aug 2015 #25
I'm tempted, corkhead Aug 2015 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Aug 2015 #35
Oh, there's way more to it than that, cali. MineralMan Aug 2015 #7
I don't see shit on Wiki that says they are stanched backers of Hillary Clinton bigdarryl Aug 2015 #32
yep, RiverLover Aug 2015 #16
Just say no to Sanders: Say yes to a real Dem Hillary lewebley3 Aug 2015 #26
You are right dsc Aug 2015 #19
Is Media Matters wrong to report this story? Raine1967 Aug 2015 #23
If it is part of her campaign, how do you explain this: Raine1967 Aug 2015 #24
There's a Republican behind most attacks on Hillary Clinton. MineralMan Aug 2015 #3
And from the tone of this board lately, there are lot of Republicans on this site. philosslayer Aug 2015 #37
The entire GWB Presidency was a... Mike Nelson Aug 2015 #4
So typical. sufrommich Aug 2015 #5
Sharing the same bed with RW operatives seems the new norm at DU. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #9
Carrying water for conservatives does not benefit MineralMan Aug 2015 #11
Indeed, sleeping with the enemy by some DURHAM D Aug 2015 #12
Thanks for sharing this roscoeroscoe Aug 2015 #8
People got to be really naive to fall for the same type of shit over and over again, huh? nt boston bean Aug 2015 #10
Naive in some cases, but not all. MineralMan Aug 2015 #13
It is when Democrats fall for it that DURHAM D Aug 2015 #14
Agreed: the GOP is using the Sanders supporters for covers: I trust Hillary not NPR lewebley3 Aug 2015 #27
Yeah that FBI... what a buncha fuckin' kooks huh. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #15
The FBI is a republican front group!!! RiverLover Aug 2015 #17
The enforcement wing of the GOP. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #18
You, are right: The New York times leaves about fact in their stories about Hillary on purpose lewebley3 Aug 2015 #28
Thank you for posting MM investigation asiliveandbreathe Aug 2015 #21
Thanks MM lewebley3 Aug 2015 #29
NPR has been bad for awhile kenfrequed Aug 2015 #34
Surprise surprise! mcar Aug 2015 #36
K&R Cha Aug 2015 #38
All I heard so far Jamaal510 Aug 2015 #39
Not all of the sources are right-wingers jfern Aug 2015 #40
 

bigdarryl

(13,190 posts)
6. BULLSHIT!!!!
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 02:47 PM
Aug 2015

You must be a troll because ever true progressive knows that Media Matters is the only one who counters the right wing bullshit in the media especially Fox News.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
20. first of all, it's not bullshit
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:31 PM
Aug 2015

Secondly, do try a bit of self control. All that frothing of the mouth can't be good for either you or your keyboard.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251521398

Response to bigdarryl (Reply #6)

dsc

(52,162 posts)
19. You are right
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:16 PM
Aug 2015

but doesn't that also make them right. Your point, which is valid, is that the possible bias of them matters when it comes to evaluating what they wrote. But doesn't that make their point, that Hayden's pedigree, which NPR didn't state, also right?

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
23. Is Media Matters wrong to report this story?
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:52 PM
Aug 2015

I don't believe that it is part of her campaign although I did read your OP about that and Think Progress — I did and saw valid and non valid points, that said,

I would like to know why you might think this reporting is a bad thing? It should be made available.

No? Are we to treat all progressive and left wing media outlets as suspicious if the have any connections to HRC?

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
24. If it is part of her campaign, how do you explain this:
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:55 PM
Aug 2015
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/08/21/nra-smears-martin-omalley-as-a-friend-to-crimin/205084

The NRA's feature attacks O'Malley on two fronts, claiming that he poses a threat to Second Amendment rights and accusing him of taking the side of criminals in Maryland -- even though courts have sided with O'Malley on gun laws and violent crime fell significantly during his tenure as governor.

Angered by O'Malley's strong support for a package of gun safety laws enacted in Maryland in 2013 following the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, the NRA claims O'Malley "imposed the most draconian new gun bans anywhere in the country" before offering attacks from the top two members of NRA leadership.

NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre is quoted in the article claiming O'Malley "has presided over some of the most spectacular, bloody and brutal failures of 'gun control' in our nation's history," while NRA top lobbyist Chris Cox suggests O'Malley becoming president could trigger "a fight for the survival of Second Amendment freedom as we know it."

The NRA also objects to O'Malley's response to the massacre of nine parishioners in a historically African-American Charleston, South Carolina, church in June, sneering that the former Maryland governor acted "decidedly un-presidential" when he wrote an email to supporters declaring he was "pissed" about inaction on gun violence while calling for bans on assault weapons and stronger background checks on gun sales.


MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
3. There's a Republican behind most attacks on Hillary Clinton.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 02:44 PM
Aug 2015

You just have to dig a little to fine him or her. Every scandal affecting a Democrat has a Republican at the bottom of it.

 

philosslayer

(3,076 posts)
37. And from the tone of this board lately, there are lot of Republicans on this site.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 06:17 PM
Aug 2015

They get booted off for awhile, but they just keep coming back for more.

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)
5. So typical.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 02:47 PM
Aug 2015

"NPR did not mention that Hosko is currently the president of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund (LELDF), a right-wing non-profit that claims to defend police officers fighting criminal charges, but which has come under scrutiny for financial ties to other conservative groups, such as the Federalist Society and the American Spectator. The chairman of LELDF is Alfred Regnery, the former president of conservative publisher Regnery Publishing, whileboard members include Ken Cuccinelli, the former Republican nominee for governor of Virginia; J. Kenneth Blackwell, a Republican politician and senior fellow at the Family Research Council; and Edwin Meese III, a former Reagan administration official who reportedly helped orchestrate the devastating 2013 government shutdown.

In December 2014, Hosko also wrote a column for USA Today arguing that "police weren't the problem in Ferguson." The column blamed the Obama administration and "radical activists" for "exacerbating the problems in Ferguson" and contributing "to an epidemic that will most adversely affect those for whom they claim to advocate."


Too bad so many are willing to share the bed with such strange bedfellows.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
11. Carrying water for conservatives does not benefit
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:06 PM
Aug 2015

progressivism in any way. It never has, and never will. I find such activities very suspicious, frankly.

DURHAM D

(32,610 posts)
12. Indeed, sleeping with the enemy by some
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:07 PM
Aug 2015

DU members is shameful.

Also, no one can fact check the vast right wing conspiracy better than someone who used to be inside that hateful circle.

roscoeroscoe

(1,370 posts)
8. Thanks for sharing this
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:00 PM
Aug 2015

Conservatives at work are all caught up in this. There's always more to the story, when the Clinton Rules are involved.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
13. Naive in some cases, but not all.
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:07 PM
Aug 2015

It's not always "falling for some shit." Sometimes it's spreading that shit around.

DURHAM D

(32,610 posts)
14. It is when Democrats fall for it that
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:08 PM
Aug 2015

I am most astonished. otoh - I know that many who post on DU are trolls.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
21. Thank you for posting MM investigation
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:44 PM
Aug 2015

For what is happening at DU is deplorable...why continue to feed at the trough of a con job....Zebras do not change their stripes..republicans are known for this -

What I suggest is to take a look at Jeb Bushs entourage of agents (advisors) - just the foreign affairs alone should make you stop in your tracks and support your party...is this what you want?? Seems to me a lot of selfishness, it's all about me at play here...you all are better than this.....(I am referring to the comments on the Reuters thread...

You want to buy into this freaking hit job..I sure don't...it wasn't classified..oh but then it was classified retroactively?? Give me a break - I expected more than divisive rhetoric from my party members..

I will continue to volunteer during our voter registration drives..betond that - my vote will count Nov 2016...we have a lonnnggg way to go.....be well all....

kenfrequed

(7,865 posts)
34. NPR has been bad for awhile
Fri Aug 21, 2015, 04:49 PM
Aug 2015

They really go crazy trying to appease right wingers and work overtime to try to appear unbias.

In doing so they fall into the usual media trap of trying to be "unbias" rather than factual.

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
39. All I heard so far
Sat Aug 22, 2015, 03:02 AM
Aug 2015

have been accusations/speculation instead of any evidence of wrong-doing. The media and GOP are trying their damndest to make this phony scandal (a "scandal" that is irrelevant to the lives of ordinary people BTW) into something huge and have HC's numbers take a bigger nose-dive. They think everybody is stupid.

jfern

(5,204 posts)
40. Not all of the sources are right-wingers
Sat Aug 22, 2015, 03:08 AM
Aug 2015

"We wouldn’t be here today if the employee had followed government policy." - Judge Emmet Sullivan, a Bill Clinton appointee.

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