Every time the White House has a new enemy, left-wing Web-based media outlets take up the cause to defend the Obama administration.
Earlier this year when CNBC personalities criticized the Obama administration, the Huffington Post and other components of the left-wing noise machine watched every word said on the financial network - an effort that has since petered out. The Huffington Post also asked readers to supply reports to undermine the credibility of the tea party protests that were critical of the Obama administration.
So it should come as no surprise that the Huffington Post is making a call for all hands on deck to aid the White House with its latest feud with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Huffington Post now wants to know who gives money to the Chamber of Commerce.
"Huffington Post wants to find out more about the Chamber's members - help us learn more about who is funding the Chamber by telling us what you know," an Oct. 26 story on HuffingtonPost.com said. "Though their funding comes from membership dues, those are based on size so larger companies end up contributing most of the Chamber's revenue. These amounts are not made public and HuffPo is wondering whether any companies have adjusted their level of support recently? Send us your tips at tips@huffingtonpost.com."
The Chamber hasn't exactly taken the conservative position on everything, being opposed to all of Obama's policy issues. The Chamber lobbied vociferously for the bank bailout or TARP, which Obama voted for. And, the Chamber was also in favor of immigration reform, which pitted it against many conservatives, as Bruce Josten, executive vice president of government affairs at the Chamber explained to Chris Wallace on the Oct. 25 broadcast of "Fox News Sunday."
"Well, we certainly didn't have the run of the town," Josten said. "There are a number of other Chamber priorities that we worked on, such as comprehensive immigration reform for more than two years - would have been enacted into law."
The Huffington Post alleged the Chamber has been too secretive by refusing to disclose its donors. However, they have been able to point out associations with a number of corporations based on who sits on the Chamber's board of directors.
"The group has always refused to disclose its donors or even its taxable spending on political races, once even secretly buying its own newspaper in Madison County, Illinois to help spread its propaganda," the HuffPo story said. "The Chamber's board of directors is represented by industry giants such as IBM, AT&T, Massey Energy, Deloitte LLP, 3M, Caterpillar, Accenture, Pfizer Inc. and The Charles Schwab Corporation. So far, the only information it is required to disclose are donors to their political action committee, which includes executives at railroad giant Norfolk Southern, steel-casting company Baycast and State Farm Insurance. According to the US Chamber Institute for Legal Reform's 2007 990 tax form, Donohue earned $3.1 million and the institute spent $35.3 million on program services."
Why would The Huffington Post want to know who gives money to the Chamber? Perhaps they want to know to try to engineer some sort of boycott against its members, as the left has done with Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck - to retaliate against a message they may disagree with.




















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lol. A leftard never changes
October 27, 2009 - 17:18 ET by notonmywatchlol. A leftard never changes its spots. What are they huffing over there?
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Because All the Other Hate Campaigns Worked So Well.
October 27, 2009 - 18:19 ET by farstar99The boycott against Beck that sent his ratings into the stratosphere;
The Obama smear camapign against Rush that did the same for him, and;
The Obama hate campaign against Fox News that made them even more firmly number one than before.
Good work, there, General B.O.
By the way, those were your own troops.
Good shot, though! Bodies stacked like cord wood.
jacksonville
October 27, 2009 - 18:32 ET by jon_torlinWhat about that all-inspiring speech he gave to our boys over the weekend where he said "I won't risk your lives unless it's absolutely necessary and if necessary, we'll back you up" or something stupid like that? If I were a soldier after hearing that, I'd quit.
-Jon
Does anyone really know the end game,
October 27, 2009 - 17:42 ET by general companyThat these liberals really have in mind. Do they really think a broke Gov can help them in anyway? Have they never learnd what happend in USSR and other communist nations once they went broke? Do they pay attention to current communist nations that are broke. Do they really want Decades of Tyranny? It seems they looking forward to it?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Conversely
October 27, 2009 - 18:13 ET by OxyConThe DailyKrack and Zsa Zsa HuffingPost both started pounding the tar out of Dingy Harry Reid for not supporting the "public option" and he immediately caved to their whims and has now called for a government insurance company in the Senate bill.
So the left wing blog chit flows upstream and downstream.
I heard something about
October 27, 2009 - 18:44 ET by bigtimerI heard something about this early this morning on msnbc, the Morning Meeting or whatever that loud mouth that hosts the show is on...I wished I could remember the phrase they used for their audience to help out...seems like it was something like "Crowd Watch" or such...for everyone to take part and help out HuffnPuff etc.
Personally...I hope they keep this up.
Idiots all.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
National Black Chamber of Commerce
October 27, 2009 - 22:21 ET by MadRatI wonder if Huffington Post will also attack the National Black Chamber of Commerce (http://www.nationalb...) which holds the same climate change position as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. (http://www.nationalb...) Will the news cry racism if they do? Will the news point out the double standard if they don't? Will the Obama administration attack the NBCC if no one else does?
Briefs or Boxers?
October 27, 2009 - 22:30 ET by CO2MakerOr both? Just follow Barbara "Call me Senator" Boxer's lead when she waved a brief from the NAACP in front of the Henry Alford, CEO of the NBCC, and asked him why these other fine black agencies take the opposite view that the Black Chamber takes. He didn't wait three seconds before he threw that back in her face as playing racial games.
that was entertainment!
October 28, 2009 - 09:03 ET by jon_torlinI remember that video, the look on Boxer's face said it all: "Why is this black man not following the script?" It was hilarious, she really was mystified as to why he was all mad at her.
That was a good one, as teachable moments go. He wanted to be recognized for his efforts, not his skin color.
That should be required viewing.
-Jon