Beck Accuses Politico of Lying Over Disagreement with Palin, Demands Apology
Has anyone noticed a leftward tilt by Politico lately? More and more, the respected inside-the-beltway publication seems to be more aggressive in its tack with conservatives.
Here’s one such example: In the Oct. 21 issue of Politico, an article written by Jonathan Martin attacks former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for her political activities and her dealings with other conservative leaders. One of Martin’s examples of Palin “wreaking havoc on the campaign trail” involved a disagreement with Fox News host Glenn Beck:
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According to a source familiar with the situation, she backed out of planned interviews with conservative talk-show hosts Sean Hannity and Mark Levin the morning she was scheduled to talk to them. And her multiple schedule changes so annoyed Glenn Beck that he finally decided not to have her on his radio or TV show to promote the book:
“These are people who support her,” said a frustrated source who knew about Palin’s treatment of the conservative talkers. “Her whole world is chaos.”
However, this drew the ire of Beck. He used this as example of the failings of journalism on his Oct. 21 program.
“I used to believe people in this business,” Beck said. “I don't anymore, I don’t. I don't say this because I work here. I say it because it's true. It's the only network I trust. I mean, you watch everything else, you read anything else? This is from the Politico. This is about Sarah Palin. ‘Hurricane Sarah.’ I read this on the way in the studio today. ‘According to a source familiar with the situation, after her multiple schedule changes so annoyed Glenn Beck that he finally decided not to have her on his radio or TV show to promote the book.’ I saw that and I looked at one of my guys and I said, ‘What book?’”
And according to the Fox News host, it’s all a fabrication. He claimed to his audience that there was no disagreement between him and Palin. And he also added he trusted his staff.
“This is a lie,” Beck continued. “This is an out-and-out lie. Sarah Palin and I don't have problems with each other. We're practically pen pals. There is no problem. None. Where do they get this? They didn't talk to anybody on my staff. You know how I know? Because my staff and I get along. We like each other. We don't knife each other in the back. We're decent people.”
Beck then asked one of his staff members if there was any truth to it, and she replied, “Not one ounce.” Based on her replied, Beck demanded an apology and retraction from Politico.
“Not one ounce. Politico, I demand an apology and a retraction. Or name names ‘close to the situation.’ Close to the situation? Where? In East Germany? It's trash. Sarah, I have to tell you – I don't know how you do it. I don't. I really don't. I know why you do it, because you believe. But jeez, man, there you are. … Here you are, up in Alaska practically getting eaten by bears and you're like – ‘Are you kidding? C'mon, grizzly. C'mon! I dealt with The New York Times this week.’”
And these attacks on Palin based on unnamed source about her dealings with Glenn Beck made Beck question what is going on in the United States.
“It's trash,” Beck said. “How are you going to repair a country when you can't believe what anybody says? I never ever thought – I mean, I don’t know what’s happened to our country, I really don’t.”
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I rarely bother with Politico anymore...
Submitted by PrairieSky on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:25pm.
I used to consider it a go-to site for all things political, but not anymore. Politico's leftward tilt is real and is becoming more and more obvious and frequent.
"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction...It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them (our children) to do the same." ~President Ronald Reagan
Ditto
Submitted by FranklinR on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:36am.
I agree. I stopped reading it almost a year now.
Conservatives love making
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 6:08pm.
Conservatives love making demands.
Beck Accuses Politico of Lying Over Disagreement with Palin, Demands Apology
Mark Levin Demands Retraction By Politico Concerning Palin Hit Piece
TV Networks Smear Christine O’Donnell; Bozell Demands Media Tell the Truth! About Tea Party Victories
Any apologies yet?
might want to check out
Submitted by shannon76 on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:24pm.
might want to check out Rachel Maddow's mea culpa this week.
This mea culpa? As to be
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:30pm.
This mea culpa?
As to be expected, such a reckless polemicist could not issue a mea culpa without a healthy dose of self-justification and alleged delight.
Read more: http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs?page=2#ixzz132U2SxOz
No, but not suprising
Submitted by Boudin on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 9:55pm.
Who would hold them to account? This media, yea right. Fact is, being a libtard in todays media means you can say what ever you want no matter how big a lie. Of course most folks after being here as long as you would already understand this.
Well unless you say something about the dimwits newest best friend the Muslims.
The irony there being that in
Submitted by Pewah on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 7:39am.
The irony there being that in a nation eventually overrun by Islam the libs would be the biggest target of their jihad and harassment via sharia.
Liberals love making up…
Submitted by JPR1 on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:45pm.
LIES.
Did you even read the freakin’ article…counselor?
There was no truth to what they published.
Sorry. Shorter name but still long on bullsh!t.
The mayor of
Submitted by Vonu on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 1:20am.
Ventura CA apolgized for using the term teabaggers, citing ignorance and I belive him.
Politico is pro Democrat
Submitted by pbthinker on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:17pm.
I've been reading Politico for a long time and I've gotten to the point where I don't go there, unless I'm directed by a site, such as Newbusters. I think it's tough for reporters, who are so used to towing the liberal line, to change their stripes. They have the same liberal sources they depend on, to give them perspective, and their thought process hasn't changed, so you end up with a liberal slant.
I'm not sure Politico didn't have another source, so I won't get down in the weeds on this particular story, but I will agree with Beck when he says you just can't trust media any more.
Please reconsider
Submitted by Kansasgirl on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 7:58pm.
We need to have our views expressed on their site. Sometimes you have to go into the belly of the beast. Don't ever give up.
So does that mean I'm welcome
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:04pm.
So does that mean I'm welcome here after all?
No more than I am
Submitted by Vonu on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 1:22am.
FOFOA
It's being done
Submitted by pbthinker on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:40pm.
I've expressed my views on their website, it makes little difference. Being in the liberal bubble, inside the beltway, there tend to be moreliberals on there than conservatives anyway.
The thing about Politico is there bias is much more subtle than the New York Times. They'll have a couple of quotes from a conservative, in a story, but not much of substance.
I've said it before, the only thing the media has is trust. Once they lost the publics trust, they have nothing, so outlets like Politico, who depend on advertising for their money, won't be able to sell it because they won't be getting the hits.
>>>Has anyone noticed a
Submitted by seanrobins on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 8:23pm.
>>>Has anyone noticed a leftward tilt by Politico lately?
>>>More and more, the respected inside-the-beltway
>>>publication seems to be more aggressive in its tack
>>>with conservatives.
Jeff:
Where have you been since these lefties broke off from other establishment DC media? Politico has always been well left. I don't think there's really any room for surprise here.
sean robins
Beck, Hannity, and Levin
Submitted by Free Stinker on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 10:29pm.
So that means Beck, Hannity, and Levin all say the Politico story is untrue.
Will Liberals still believe the Politico story? Of course!
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
I agree with Sean, I don't
Submitted by irishguy on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 10:36pm.
I agree with Sean, I don't ever recall Politico being anything but a left leaning site.
That's a "me too" for me.
Submitted by Quasi-socialist on Sat, 10/23/2010 - 12:46am.
See title.
"More and more, the respected
Submitted by Thoreau on Thu, 10/21/2010 - 11:36pm.
"More and more, the respected inside-the-beltway publication seems to be more aggressive in its tack with conservatives."
OK, so now I want to know what medication you're taking. Politico has been a left wing rag from inception. Did you guys just catch on?
If you're on the fence, just look at their polls:
What do you think of Sarah Palin? Would you like to:
1. Kill her
2. Bludgeon her with a sledge hammer
3. Rape her children
4. Throw her Down's Syndrome child over a cliff and save Obamacare money.
Somebody has been asleep at the wheel. Politico is the Huffington Post without the sandy vag.
It's just stupidity making noise to distract
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 12:05am.
It's only two weeks and getting distracted by these verbal flares is not productive.
Let these idiots keep digging for dirt. They resemble the rat not only in action but form as well.
Again, this is a useless distraction. If you pay attention to this nonsense don't be surprised if you get sucker punched.
Relations with Grizzlys or Rabbits Your Choice.
Submitted by Avitar on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 2:40am.
When Jimmy Carter found himself in a boat on a pond with a swimming rabbit he panicked. The Progressive Establishment is now faced with a Republican King maker whose family shares a lake with a Momma Grizzly with two cubs without panic. If news wasn't so hard and fast right now that video alone would spin heads. I get the impression that less than 10% have seen it.
After a hundred years the progressive media establishment is in full panic mode. They are realizing just now that they have traded in a Texas air show jet jockey as an enemy, George W. Bush was already deranging their minds. (They are still trying to pretend the 550 tons of Uranium that George got out of Iraq does not exist.) Now they face genuine live-off the land Special Forces and supplies for the progressive media are failing.
They cannot plan the lies any longer in their current state.
Politico and Politics Daily: two liberal peas in a pod
Submitted by Mary Louise Turner on Fri, 10/22/2010 - 9:17am.
Politico has taken a sharp turn leftward, which is most disturbing because there is another web site, Politics Daily, that is just as liberal if not worse. We don't need to hear the same garbage in stereo. Call them two more liberal peas in a pod. We need an alternative - fast!
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