Michelle Malkin's claim about 2 million protesters today "is a total myth"

babylonsister

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Sat Sep-12-09 06:21 PM
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Michelle Malkin's claim about 2 million protesters today "is a total myth"

http://mediamatters.org/blog/200909120011

Michelle Malkin's claim about 2 million protesters today "is a total myth"

September 12, 2009 5:44 pm ET by Eric Boehlert

So tweeted ABC News' Yunji de Nies, responding to Malkin's ballyhooed, and completely unsubstantiated, claim that ABC News had pegged today's tea party crowd at 2 million. As I noted, nobody else but Malkin can find that ABC News report. (Malkin conveniently failed to post a link.) Not even people who report for ABC News.

Did that number, and did that ABC News bulletin, come to Malkin in a dream last night, or did she simply manufacture today? Take your pick. Either way, it's always comical when right-wingers try their hand at journalism.

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Christa

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Sat Sep-12-09 06:22 PM
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1. In her feverish dreams yes nt

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rocktivity

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Sat Sep-12-09 06:27 PM
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2. Where did Malkin make this statement FROM? Fox?

I mean, if she did, then why didn't FOX report it?

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anigbrowl

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Sat Sep-12-09 07:08 PM
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5. No, even Fox is saying tens of thousands :-)

I've been giggling about this all afternoon.

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bbinacan

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Sat Sep-12-09 06:30 PM
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3. ABC

is saying the DC Fire Department estimates 60-70k. Not 2 million.

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babylonsister

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Sat Sep-12-09 06:39 PM
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4. And the park police said 30,000 is 'generous'...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=6533963&mesg_id=6533963

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chollybocker

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Sat Sep-12-09 07:18 PM
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6. Here she comes... Myth America...

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burning rain

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Sat Sep-12-09 07:24 PM
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7. Odd how yesterday there were people at DU speculating about 2 mil protestors.

Hmmm!

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burning rain

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Sat Sep-12-09 07:38 PM
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8. She's just trying to get a lock on the crazy right market.

The more pushback against this mad claim, the more she needs to yowl that the left-wing media are lying about the heroic conservative resistance movement, so that the crazy, paranoid righties will see her all the more as their ally and buy her shitty books and wank to her teevee appearances. She's a knucklehead but a canny one.

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