WSJ Profiles Liberal Smear Machine In Action
Richard Nixon was roundly declaimed by the liberal press for creating an "enemies list" of private citizens, focusing some of the power of the American executive to bear on individuals. While Nixon's enemy list was private, Barack Obama's list is public. Besides being singled out by the president and his team, Obama's "enemies," mere large-dollar donors to Republicans, are being harassed by liberal activists, pundits, and Democratic Party operatives.
The Wall Street Journal's Kimberley Strassel takes a good look at just one individual, Frank VanderSloot, who has been singled out by the liberal smear machine for daring to support Mitt Romney:
This is not the first attack on Mr. VanderSloot. While the executive has been a force in Idaho politics and has helped Mr. Romney raise money, he's not what most would consider a national political power player. Through 2011, nearly every mention of Mr. VanderSloot appeared in Idaho or Washington state newspapers, often in reference to his business.
That changed in January, with the first Super PAC disclosures. Liberal bloggers and media have since dug into his past, dredging up long-ago Idaho controversies that touched on gay issues. His detractors have spiraled these into accusations that Mr. VanderSloot is a "gay bashing thug." He's become a national political focus of attention, aided by the likes of partisan Salon blogger Glenn Greenwald and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow. Bloggers have harassed his children, visiting their social media accounts and asking for interviews and information.
Mr. VanderSloot has said his attackers have misconstrued facts and made false allegations. In February he wrote a long reply, publicly stating that he has "many gay friends whom I love and respect" who should "have the same freedoms and rights as any other individual." The Obama campaign's response, in April, was to single out Mr. VanderSloot and repeat the slurs.
Political donations don't come with a right to privacy, and Mr. VanderSloot might have expected a spotlight. Then again, President Obama, in the wake of the Gabby Giffords shooting, gave a national address calling for "civility" in politics. Yet rather than condemn those demeaning his opponent's donors, Mr. Obama—the nation's most powerful man—instead publicly named individuals, egging on the attacks. What has followed is the slimy trolling into a citizen's private life.
Naturally and unfortunately, the self-described mainstream media which has been so devoted to pursuing stories about teenager Mitt Romney hasn't bothered to rouse itself to investigate this effort to intimidate.
That should come as no surprise given that the liberal-dominated elite media has turned a blind eye toward President Obama's unprecedented attempts to inject ever-greater amounts of money into politics (a supposed evil when done by Republicans or conservatives) and his craven capitulation to big-money donors on the subject of gay marriage.
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This is allowed
Submitted by nolefan2 on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 1:12pm.
by the mainstream media because they have thrown all of their support to the biggest hypocrite and narcissist to ever occupy the WH. That is the nicest thing I can say about BHO. What is even more frightening about this is not that we have such a corrupt individual in the WH (whom we really know little or nothing about), but that we have a voting populace that is so dumb as to elect him in the first place.
WHY democrats do what they do
Submitted by reelman46 on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 2:19pm.
The socialists must do what they do
The modern national democrats are secular socialist utopians lacking ethical or moral boundaries...
they MUST use distractions, lies and smears to promote or protect their toxic utopian policies.
Never be shocked or surprised at anything they MUST say or do.
(when selling fire to a scarecrow, one can never be honest about the nature of fire)
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish<
This is how the Bolsheviks operate
Submitted by tcm14 on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 1:26pm.
Give them enough time and they will be sending Republican donors to Gitmo.
So then,..
Submitted by Mark81150 on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 1:34pm.
Obama can unleash his hounds on private citizens just for giving money to politicians who oppose him, smear them, lie, demagogue, twist and distort, then urge his thug supporters to harass the donors children.. the message sent is clear..
"DON'T YOU DARE OPPOSE ME"..
Hugo Flippin Chavez is in the White House.. He's already allowed the purple shirted SEIU thugs to man the pickets outside opposition protests.. and beat and bully whenever possible those poor sods unfortunate enough to think Obama is a disaster of a president.
If we don't win this election.. I truly believe we will never have another with this Chicago thug in the White House.. his minions openly pine for him to have dictatorial powers to "force those stupid republicans and voters" to obey Obama for the greater good.. yeah.. because dictaters always work out so well for personal liberty's and all.
We have one shot to save this republic.. because the mask is off, and retribution for political thought is now a democrat party platform. Think as we say,.. or face your children being harassed by crazed party zealots,.... The only time I ever wished to have a billion dollars just to give away.. so I could hustle the wife and kids to Canada and hide them in a safe house,.. while I gave the Romney campaign as much as I could, then wage my own private war against these thugs.. Every one that came after me, would have a private investigator going after him, and anything juicy would be printed out and passed out in his neighborhood door to door.. ex-wives.. criminal records, drug use.. idiot statements..
everything..
I'd be buying full page ads in every major paper.. listing the enemies list victims of the Obama Chicago regime... the abuses against their spouses and children.. and that smiling thug Obama himself,.. tied to his own admission to bullying a shy black girl till he broke her arm.. and I'd not stop.. till every American knew what a smirking petty mean spirited little thug Obama is.. not a smiling family man the MSM has sold.. the truth..
The biggest lie of the century so far.. is Obama is a good man on a personal level.. no one who knows anything about his tactics.. believes that anymore.
I'll never have a billion...
But I really wish one of these enemies list donors, would gather up some of the others, and wage their own gorilla war against the smirking CIC and his obedient media..
For liberals, actions alone
Submitted by Kenny Bunkport on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 3:00pm.
For liberals, actions alone are never right or wrong. That's why they can condemn something one day and laud it the next. There isn't any sense of fairness. It's all about identity politics and arrogance.
Since conservatives and Repubulicans are just plain wrong, wrong, wrong, any action which hurts Republicans is justified. If the same action hurts Democrats then it is vilified. It's funny that the they always talk about equality and democracy, but they never want to abide by it.
Has anyone actually seen a
Submitted by rockyracoon on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 1:54pm.
Has anyone actually seen a hard copy of former President Nixon's "enemies list"? If so, I'm sure it would attract a substantial amount of coin.
Barky's mafia media minions don't need a list, they'll just attack anyone they feel doesn't display the proper fealty to their MESSiah.
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
Over 40 years later,,
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 2:06pm.
the libs dont stop ripping into Pres Nixon, Gosd rest his soul! But if you DARE to comment on JFK, well, you better be ready for a fight !
JFK
Submitted by reelman46 on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 2:16pm.
Is that the same JFK the was a known lifelong serial adulterer? I heard it is...lol...then we have his reincarnation Wllly Klinton...another known lifelong serial adulterer...the pawn media changed all his dirty diapers as best they could.
The democrat moral midgets get a pawn media pass while Repubs must be walking saints...
joke journalism rules.
Not to worry, OzBama and the clown posse will be looking for jobs themselves come Feb...
check the WH silverware Mitt.
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish<
Reality enters the science 5.11.2012
Submitted by reelman46 on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 2:12pm.
MAY 11. 2012
B A C K L A S H...
POLL: ROMNEY 50% OBAMA 43%...
Look for even more distractions, lies, demons and smears to avoid the painful reality of dumb policies…
I hope OzBama the Arrogant socialist loses big…
maybe voters will understand that the democrat monster gov-meant/high debt policies rot a nation.
Remember well the personal pain when the misguided apostles of utopia lie their way to office...
Doug Schexnayder, Ph.D. (theconservativecrawfish<
Who's enemies list?
Submitted by c5then on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 2:34pm.
I think this is more David Axelrod's list than anybody elses. President Obama is an obvious figurehead. His latest flip-flop was driven by old "Clueless" Joe Biden. How can anyone claim they are in charge when they take their cue from Biden??!!!
What is really scary is what will happen if the puppet get's "re-elected"?
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
"...mere large-dollar donors
Submitted by winston smith on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 3:33pm.
"...mere large-dollar donors to Republicans, are being harassed by liberal activists, pundits, and Democratic Party operatives...."
Please don't refer to them as "liberals". These people are dangerous, far-left hard-core fascist thugs.