On Sunday, the home page of the Washington Post website buried the 9-12 rally in tiny type, while the rotating photos at the top of the page were all local stories. On Monday, one of those rotating photos highlighted a Post story on the front of the Metro section on how people attending the Black Family Reunion think that tens of thousands of Americans came to Washington not because they love freedom, but because they hate black people. Metro reporter Yamiche Alcindor began:
On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters thronged to the U.S. Capitol to angrily accuse President Obama of taking the country in the wrong direction. A day later, in the shadow of the Washington Monument, many participants at a much smaller gathering -- the 24th annual Black Family Reunion -- said the level of hostility toward the nation's first African American president had little to do with policy differences over health care or taxes and everything to do with race.
"It' s not conducive to the coalitions we need to build in this country," said Vera Hope, 60, of Mount Rainier as she left a booth promoting health prevention. "I'm disgusted and upset by the hostility. Let's call it was it is -- it's just a disguise for right-wing racists. They are fomenting a climate of violence to provoke people."
The Post’s headline for this nasty smear was "Seeking Healing, Seeing Hostility." Alcindor didn’t highlight one person who suggested conservatives were racists, and not principled free-marketeers. She found two:
Colleen Freeman, 50, said many of Obama's critics are motivated by race. "A lot of people are protesting, and they don't even know what they are protesting," she said. "Some of these folks are getting Social Security, and it's because their grandparents put in the work for it. Now they won't give Obama a chance to work. Some know they need health care but don't want it to be Obama that gives it to them."
The Post itself admits the Black Family Reunion was a much smaller event. So why did it draw much more prominent placement and promotion on the Post home page than the 9-12 rally?
Alcindor and the Post made no attempt to explain that this was an event thrown by a liberal lobbying group that opposes black people in government who are not liberals, like Clarence Thomas and Janice Rogers Brown:
Dorothy Height, president of National Council of Negro Women, which holds the reunion, said that although she was pleased that the protesters and the reunion participants coexisted peacefully, she was disappointed that some marchers were so crass.
"They are a bad sign for democracy," said Height, 97, who supports health-care reform. "I've never heard anyone say that they wished the other presidents would fail," she said. "President Obama has shown courage and leadership in trying to tackle various problems."
Crass? How can the Post line up the repeated suggestion that tens of thousands of American are too dumb to know what they’re protesting and then accuse the marchers of being crass?
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.
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9/12 Marchers...
September 14, 2009 - 07:38 ET by P. Aaron...to the Washington Post: "You say you are a 'News Organization' yet what you are reporting is not news!"
Do these people really
September 14, 2009 - 07:44 ET by Dan The Man 2Do these people really beleive it is race? Can they be that stupid or mesmerized? And it seems that the prevailing opinion, IMO as a Southerner, that Yankeeland is hung up on race. And that they promote it as a matter of course to gain power.
No
September 14, 2009 - 12:01 ET by lotrIt is a calculated Alinsky tactic. They know that race is a trump card of sorts, and they will only play it more as they become more desperate. Beware.
Memo to the NB-Dem-apologists out there: The race card loses its edge the more it is played, and this marginalization tactic is transparent to anyone with half a brain.
"Steady." -- Keith Olbermann to Chris Matthews
Uhhhh, what?
September 14, 2009 - 07:45 ET by dronetekTheir irony detectors must be broken. They dont see the hypocrisy of a black only event calling a protest for anyone racist.
I can only agree...
September 14, 2009 - 07:46 ET by Apodictic... with Dr. David Manning. The only racists left in America today are African-Americans. The bomb-throwing racist accusations no longer have any meaning whatsoever.
Alcindor don't write so good
September 14, 2009 - 07:50 ET by SickofLibs"...Vera Hope, 60, of Mount Rainier as she left a booth promoting health prevention."
A booth 'promoting health prevention?' What, were they handing out samples of viruses?
Not only that.... On
September 14, 2009 - 08:07 ET by motherbeltNot only that....
On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters thronged to the U.S. Capitol
"Throng" is not a verb....it is a noun. You don't "throng" to a place.
And the irony and hypocrisy of a proponent of a "Black Family Reunion" accusing anyone of racism are lost on Alcindor.
reply
September 14, 2009 - 09:01 ET by Mike76Not only that....
On Saturday, tens of thousands of protesters thronged to the U.S. Capitol"
I've read the parks and recreation estimated the crowd at about 1.2 million.
here's a short clip of the rally:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fJFvlbijbs
At 0:08, it shows an overhead shot. of what I assume is just part of the protest. I don;t know how to estimate crowds, but it's a lot of people. It's certainly more than the left wing media says.
MB... • THRONG
September 14, 2009 - 09:50 ET by JasonCMB...
• THRONG (verb)
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throng [BACK TO TOP]
Meaning:
Press tightly together or cram
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
jam; mob; throng; pile; pack
Context example:
The crowd packed the auditorium
Hypernyms (to "throng" is one way to...):
crowd; crowd together (to gather together in large numbers)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence examples:
The crowds throng in the streets
The streets throng with crowds
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BB Binky
September 14, 2009 - 16:34 ET by JWF• Binky (verb)
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binky [BACK TO TOP]
Meaning:
Nitpick like there is no tomorrow
Classified under:
Verbs of whining, sniping, parsing
Synonyms:
whine; spin; binky; parse; cry
Context example:
The person whined excessively
Hypernyms (to "binky" is one way to...):
nitpick; nitpick excessibly (to annoy people with excessive parsing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody binkied a friend and lost said friend
Sentence examples:
The user binkied a friend and got slapped.
The guy at NewBusters binkied that article and was roundly condemned.
Go Binky Braveheart. Way to binky motherbelt!
A number of years ago, they
September 14, 2009 - 08:26 ET by danboA number of years ago, they people of New Orleans marched on city hall to protest the high crime rate. Specifically the high murder rate.
The then mayor Marc Morial organized his on protest march to protest the anti crime march.
So what's an anti, anti crime march? Pro crime?
Wanta know why people voted for Nagin?
I keep waiting to see the Morial name pop up in the Obama administration.
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
Danbo: Morial as Oxymoron Czar?
September 14, 2009 - 08:58 ET by SickofLibsHe's got the moron part down pat.
It's Sad
September 14, 2009 - 07:56 ET by BondPlainBondJust sad.
I don't believe I am even able to muster pity for the people that willingly spread such deliberate falsehoods. It's really beneath contempt, this manner of lie.
What do these so-called "journalists" (from all forms of media) hope to accomplish? Race wars? Is that why they're pushing this failed-miserably-the-last-time-they-took-it-out-of-their-bag-o'-liberal-tricks "race card" thing again? And what's to be gained from that? Oh. A manufactured national emergency wherein the White House takes control of everything.
No public support for the final piece of the power grab, so....
I see.
Pathetic.
It' not race wars.
September 14, 2009 - 08:22 ET by ApodicticThey want to keep Blacks firmly shackeled on the liberal plantation.
Graffiti
September 14, 2009 - 08:31 ET by BondPlainBondThe gang (Crips and Bloods) graffiti around your environs hasn't been on the increase? It has been here. No M-14 stuff, though, strangely.
It has been here. The whole area smells from the amount of over-painting having to be done every day. Garages, buildings, windows, street signs, sidewalks... the level has been exponential.
A curious happenstance, especially given the political climate.
WaPo and NYT have
September 14, 2009 - 07:58 ET by nadadhimmiWaPo and NYT have degenerated into racist, sexists, socialist laughingstocks. They will very soon become small, online sites struggling to hang on in the shadow of the new media giants. Their magnificent, shining buildings will be sold at auction, and their staffs reduced to menial labor. They are blind to the new awakening of the average American. Get aware presstitutes, we AREN'T afraid of being called RACIST anymore. It doesn't work for you anymore. You have lost your ultimate weapon to overuse. The worst thing a conman can do is to try to continue the con job when the "mark" has figured out what has happened. We have, as a population, figured out the game at last and it has become fashionable to resist. In 2 yrs, the kids will be wearing T shirts with George Washingtons image, not Che's. Please do not change, your inflexible bias will accelerate your complete disintegration.
Criticism such as this is
September 14, 2009 - 07:59 ET by buddycCriticism such as this is absurd comming from black people who voted 98% for a the black half of Obama.
Wondering Out Loud
September 14, 2009 - 08:06 ET by BondPlainBondDid Juan Williams (protesters don't know what they're talking about and are anti-Obama (hint-hint; racists), Yamiche Alcindor (protesters don't know what they're talking about and are racists), Maureen Dowd (protesters don't know what they're talking about and are racists), and Don Lemon (protesters are racists) all attend the same meeting at the White House last week? They're all saying the same things. Maybe it's coming from the daily calls made from the White House to their "authorized" news organizations/personnel?
I've Had It!
September 14, 2009 - 08:12 ET by GeneralAlI've had it! I can be insulted by blacks and thats ok but if I critisize their Messiah, I'm accused of being an ignorant racist! The ignorance in this country is predominantly in the black community! Call me a racist but its true! These people refuse to believe anything negative about one of their own! They feel free to critisize the white and Asian communities but turn about is not fair play in their handbook!
I critisize Obama because his beliefs and policies are contrary to mine! They critisize me because I'm white and oppose their hero!They're the racist people! You support Obama because he is black! I oppose him because I believe he is wrong! Perhaps you folks should pay less attention to sports and rap music and begin to find the truth! You are being led like sheep to slaughter while you spew this venom against me! I won't take it any longer!
You are the ignorant, uninformed, and angry over nothing people, not those of us on the right who happen to be white! A little reading and research would enlighten you to these facts if you were willing to know the truth. The truth would set you free but I don't think you want to be free!
They Say Ignorance is Bliss
September 14, 2009 - 08:22 ET by BondPlainBondOne of the women from the ACORN 8, those that had asked for an audit of ACORN's books and were immediately kicked off the Board, said ACORN is run exactly like a plantation.
White slave owners (Rathke brothers) using the black community to serve them. Paying workers, usually, a very low hourly rate and placing them on a quota system for "getting out the vote" (Obama spent over $800K with ACORN last year, I believe) and when the workers are caught breaking the law, ACORN blames the worker, usually citing poor training (well, we now know the truth about that lie), and the throw the worker to the curb (the courts and the media) or threaten the worker with holding their pay until they perform as required.
But, because the community is getting something (homes, food stamps, public assistance) for relatively nothing, ACORN gaming (and lying to) the system on their behalf (for which the individual will take the fall, not ACORN), ACORN continues to have its supporters from the community.
A new video of ACORN in Brooklyn doing the same as the ACORN DC and ACORN Baltimore offices. ACORN is the top nut for over 200 sister organizations. I hope they do follow through on their threat to sue Fox News (irrational on its face). Fox News will have the law of discovery on their side and then we will all be able to see everything that's been going on inside, probably, THE most tentacled and racist organization in America today.
I'm listening to the
September 14, 2009 - 09:05 ET by danboI'm listening to the Brooklyn Acorn sting. He talks about using the money they get from this illegal activity to pay for his run for congress. The ACORN woman laughs. Gotta love it.
Does this mean there are at least 4 more videos to come?
Here
Gotta get more popcorn.
And, buy stock in a popcorn company.
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
How can they be anything other that...
September 14, 2009 - 08:27 ET by Apodictic... ignorant, uninformed and angry when so many drop out of high school, are born out of wedlock, and adopt a drug, hip-hop, entitlement world view? The liberals want to keep them that way, otherwise we'd have surrendered the "war on poverty" decades ago.
The last thing they want to see is a well educated, informed, self-sustaining and upwardly mobile Black community.
Crass, dumb, AND racist.
September 14, 2009 - 11:20 ET by LeondeuxCrass, dumb, AND racist. Your post is the trifecta.
Amazing. Seriously, most of the protestors are like you and I pity them. I really do. So angry, yet they have no idea why they are angry.
I pity that you just don't get it.
September 14, 2009 - 11:28 ET by SickofLibsComment an any post any way you like, but don't try to characterize the vast political awakening that is happening as racism.
It's blowing up in your collective face in case you haven't noticed.
No I do get it. These
September 14, 2009 - 11:34 ET by LeondeuxNo I do get it. These people are unemployed and scared.
What percentage of protestors that we've seen at town hall meetings and this past weekend are unemployed?
Any estimates?
That's the driving force behind this nonsense. Fear.
This is what happens when people lose their livelihood and can't find a new job. They look for someone to blame. In this case, it's the big scary OBAMA.
Leon
September 14, 2009 - 11:43 ET by well99Show some proof otherwise your talking out your a$$.You have nothing to back up what you say.
It's just an educated
September 14, 2009 - 16:40 ET by LeondeuxIt's just an educated assumption.
People with jobs don't have time to protest. It's just a simple fact of the matter.
I asked what percentage of the protestors are unemployed and nobody seems to have an answer. My guess is that it's a high percentage. Who has time to run around making silly signs and attending shouting matches when they have a job and a family?
My assertion makes sense to me. The insane amounts of anger we are seeing at these protests are most likely driven by feelings of low self-esteem, financial stress, and uncertainty about the future that arise from unemployment.
Furthermore, would you agree that many of the town halls and tea parties have had a high proportion of old people at them?
Would you further agree that most of these old people probably don't work, aka they are unemployed?
Leon your "It's just an educated assumption." Is wrong...
September 14, 2009 - 17:12 ET by vrwc13....at this rally, now hold on to your hat, over 1 million Christain men showed at at the Mall. I was there, and from what I could tell, most of us were employed.
We took time off, paid our own way, and prayed for our nation together.
Pretty neat, huh? And here is a ruler, in case you want to check it for yourself.
v
...a mistake was made in 2008
vrwc13...Perfect...
September 14, 2009 - 17:30 ET by PrairieSkyI think that Leon is confusing the 9/12 protesters with the radical drop-outs, losers, and "professional protesters", employed or not, that often populate the Left's protests and rallies. The 9/12 folks, by and large, were exactly as you perfectly described them.
There couldn't be a bigger difference bewteen the two.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Exactly. When the
September 15, 2009 - 08:14 ET by LeondeuxExactly. When the protestors are liberals, they're dead beats with no jobs and too much time on their hands.
When the protestors are conservatives, they're simply concerned citizens performing their civic duty.
Fair enough.
Leon your sarcasm actually points to the truth...
September 15, 2009 - 09:36 ET by vrwc13..this map looks very simular to this one...coincidence?
v
...a error was made in 2008 (btw: the link showing a black man holding this sign has been cut...surprised?) edit: found another one!
Yes, Leon II,
September 15, 2009 - 09:49 ET by SickofLibsthe welfare and unemployment rolls have traditionally been predominantly conservatives, everyone knows that.
Does Leondeux have hemorrhoids or is he a hemorrhoid.
September 14, 2009 - 17:00 ET by JWFI don't know poo from poo-ola so I will just speculate. What are peoples opinions on the matter.
It's just an educated assumption.
People with jobs don't have time to check. It's just a simple fact of the matter.
I asked what percentage of the protestors check and nobody seems to have an answer. My guess is that it's a high percentage. Who has time to run around making silly inquiries and checking X-rays when they have a job and a family?
My assertion makes sense to me. The insane amounts of anger we are seeing at these trolls are most likely driven by feelings of high self-esteem, financial wholesomeness, and certainty about the future that arise from banishing trolls.
Furthermore, would you agree that many of the trolls and idiots have had a high proportion of lies coming from them?
Would you further agree that most of these trolls probably don't work, aka they are unemployed?
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
JWF, I cant wait till Leon starts
September 14, 2009 - 17:21 ET by general companyClaiming the only reason folk come to NB is to read his post again. : ]
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Crosspost - Leon the return troll
September 14, 2009 - 17:30 ET by JWFComparisons between 2 Leondeux and banned Leon troll
September 14, 2009 - 18:24 ET by JWF
Constant use of the opener address with comma - Dude, Again Candance, Motherbelt, Mark,
Constant use of one or 2 sentence paragraphs.
Lack of a signature.
Extreme racism.
Hostility to community at large.
Head so far up JasonC's butt, he cannot hear the tenor of the conversation -
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Leondunce
September 14, 2009 - 17:14 ET by MrShy"My assertion makes sense to me."
Hahahahahahaha. We didn't doubt that.
Yeah, how is that germane?
September 14, 2009 - 17:23 ET by SickofLibsI see no reason why he had to bring up his use of suppositories in this thread.
→ SOL
September 14, 2009 - 17:26 ET by Cool ArrowMaybe he's hoping for some new flavors.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Leon. So after having
September 14, 2009 - 17:56 ET by danboLeon. So after having worked over 40 years. Squirreling away money. All those years. Paying off all my debts. Saving enough to retire.
So now I'm a dead beat?
Limited Disclosure: I used to belong to the Sierra Club untill they went crazier. Worse of all, I was bribed by Exxon with free New Orleans Saints glasses with fill ups in the 70's.
Not at all, but you
September 15, 2009 - 08:11 ET by LeondeuxNot at all, but you certainly aren't gainfully employed and you definitely have more free time than people that do work.
I don't think anyone that is unemployed is a dead beat. Especially not in this economy. I feel for people that have lost jobs. It's brutal, but it also makes the source of their anger failry transparent for anyone capable of rational thought.
I'm just simply pointing out that people with no jobs have more time and, in cases of lay off, much more stress than those of us with jobs. Clearly, for many, this additional free time is being used to protest.
I have 2 jobs
September 14, 2009 - 19:03 ET by dvdaughtryI work at a desk Monday through Friday and deliver Pizza's Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Amazing things happen when you politely ask for something. Both places of employment asked how it went.
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
Fear Leon? Or real concern...
September 14, 2009 - 12:00 ET by vrwc13...that someone is trying to steal their country from them, and it's an "inside job". Simple and plain...
v
...a mistake was made in 2008
Any estimates? Sure, here goes, Leon:
September 14, 2009 - 12:08 ET by SickofLibsIf you actually watched any of the videos of the town halls, you would have noticed that at least half of the crowds looked like retired senior citizens (not "unemployed") scared sh*tless of what havoc big bad Obama was going to wreak upon them.
As for the balance of the town hall crowds, I don't think I saw one single sign that said "Obama Took My Job Away". By contrast, many of the pro-Obamacare protesters did in fact look unemployed. The SEUI thugs who were dispatched, were of course making the union rate for the day.
And on the 9/12 march, it is an astoundingly stupid assumption to imply that these people were merely disgruntled, out-of work rabble rousers. They were just regular folks for the most part. Regular folks who paid to get themselves there. And don't give me the "they were bussed in" BS. Anybody that came by bus paid for their own trip. I couldn't make it, but it would have cost me $180 for 2 seats on the bus from my local area.
So we now we are not only racists, but unemployed racists... that about it?
So you still don't get it.
Leon proves once again that
September 14, 2009 - 12:32 ET by HockeyKidLeon proves once again that liberalism requires its adherents to trade in their brains for iPods pre-loaded with libspeak.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
There is fear out there.
September 14, 2009 - 13:42 ET by Jack HermanFear because protestors have the knowledge that Obama policies are doing more to damage business than support it. And that doesn't lead to new hirings or a healthy economy.
more pop-left ignorance on parade
September 14, 2009 - 12:17 ET by lotrAs compared to you? So complacent, yet having no idea why? What part of the acronym "T.E.A." do you not understand?
And how would you know what "most of the protestors are like"? Why don't you try casting some of that derision back upon yourself. Your statements are textbook examples of straight-up bigotry.
"Steady." -- Keith Olbermann to Chris Matthews
T.E.A.
September 14, 2009 - 12:49 ET by nwahsIsn't that a splinter group that broke off from
Taxed Enough Already By Acorn's Green Government Environmentalist Radical Socialist ?
Politics is showbiz for ugly people
Says an ANGRY WHITE LIBERAL
September 14, 2009 - 12:21 ET by Jack BauerSays an ANGRY WHITE LIBERAL -- and you're a crazy racer too.
I'd like to say get mental help, but you have a pre-existing nutjob condition so are unlikely to be able to get insurance now.
I believe you can get the public option at the state loony bin.
martha! get the net we got another one!
September 14, 2009 - 12:23 ET by katainkentsheesh.
reply
September 14, 2009 - 14:14 ET by Mike76They're angry because they have to pay taxes to support infantile, inept losers like you, Leon.
Not so. I'm gainfully
September 14, 2009 - 16:42 ET by LeondeuxNot so. I'm gainfully employed which is more than I can say for a lot of these tea bagger types.
→ Leon
September 14, 2009 - 16:45 ET by Cool ArrowSo you get paid to tea bag?
Isn't that male prostitution?
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
crack!
September 14, 2009 - 20:19 ET by lotrIt's.... gone! Holy cow!
CA, call it "male empowerment."
"Steady." -- Keith Olbermann to Chris Matthews
Attention Retirees: Leon II resents your retirement,
September 14, 2009 - 17:10 ET by SickofLibs... thinks you should be crossing guards even if you're on a pension.
Nice.
Hardly, it just explains why
September 15, 2009 - 08:15 ET by LeondeuxHardly, it just explains why they have time to watch tv and type on the internet all day.
reply
September 14, 2009 - 18:35 ET by Mike76Most people don't consider walking to the mailbox to get a welfare check "gainful employment," Leon.
I would say that your joke
September 15, 2009 - 08:16 ET by LeondeuxI would say that your joke is not at my expense, but rather at the expense of those Newsbusters who have recently lost jobs. Having read the comments section all summer, we all know that there are several prominent posters in this situation.
So mock them all you want. If you enjoy reveling in people's pain, then by all means, go at it.
Leon
September 14, 2009 - 20:50 ET by well99Could you show the statistics on that.
Protesters at the "tea
September 14, 2009 - 08:25 ET by motherbeltProtesters at the "tea party" protest were mostly white; the reunion crowd was nearly all black.
Wow. The crowd at the "Black Family Reunion" was nearly all black.
Nearly? Comeon, I'll bet dollars to doughnuts there were NO white people there. Would they have been welcome?
<Chris Matthews imitation> HA!
And the TEA party protesters were mostly white, because blacks who voted for Obama 100% (I refuse to believe it was only 98%) wouldn't dream of disagreeing with anything this black President does.
The best quote in the story, IMO is this one:
But Colleen Freeman, 50, said many of Obama's critics are motivated by
race. "A lot of people are protesting, and they don't even know what
they are protesting," she said. [Now where do you think she heard that??]....[ ]... Some know they need health
care but don't want it to be Obama that gives it to them."
Uh, no, they didn't want nationalized health care from Bill Clinton either. Do you see a trend here, Colleen?
Protesters at the "tea party" protest were mostly white
September 14, 2009 - 08:48 ET by vrwc13...you mean he didn't make it? I would have bought him a ticket if I knew who he was...
Uh, no, they didn't want nationalized health care from Bill Clinton either
...gosh MB, and I thought clinton WAS the first black president...he said he was...I guess it depends on what the word was was...
v
...a mistake was made in 2008
reply
September 14, 2009 - 09:05 ET by Mike76"Protesters at the "tea party" protest were mostly white;"
So what? Why is that a bad thing? I can't think of a reason.
...last I knew
September 14, 2009 - 09:32 ET by vrwc13U.S.A. Race/Ethnicity (2008) - wiki
White
80%
African American
13%
Asian American
5%
Native American and Alaskan Native
1%
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
0%
Multiracial
2%
Hispanic (of any race)
15%
v
...a mistake was made in 2008
MMS
September 14, 2009 - 08:20 ET by JustAlMedia Mass Suicide
They have cut themselves off from any line of retreat, they are in the open and when the house of cards falls they will look like roaches when the light comes on. But to no avail, the media can never, ever again convenience the majority that they are impartial, they have sealed their fate and will all have the credibility of the Enquirer for at least a generation.
Just my opinion of course.
Indeed, exactly, spot-on,
September 14, 2009 - 11:27 ET by black47211Indeed, exactly, spot-on, and amen.
They've really gone and shown their a**es with this whole weekend of absently objective coverage of Americans.
I think you are absolutely correct in saying it will take a generation for them to garner any respect again.
http://www.pelicanmarsh68.blogspot.com
Come on its the only card they have
September 14, 2009 - 08:22 ET by richb313Come on, its the only card they have. It is the first card they played too. They used it to guilt trip everyone into believing that a vote for Obama would change things. Well it did change things and not for the better.
I am really concerned that more damage has been done with the race relations in this country by the overuse of that card. We all know people who love to draw the race card at every opportunity and most find these people pathetic. Now it seems we have such a person residing at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Just curious
September 14, 2009 - 08:36 ET by KC MulvilleWhy is it that the Post can't find a conservative, but they can find a Black Family Reunion meeting in a heartbeat? What's wrong with the reporters' Rolodex?
Self-Reflection Alert: "Let's call it was it is -- it's just a disguise for right-wing racists. They are fomenting a climate of violence to provoke people."
The only.....
September 14, 2009 - 10:29 ET by pantrymanones formenting a climate of violence to provoke people is the media with its name-calling.
I'm white, and friggin-A straight proud of it !
Oh, Dorothy, out of Kansas again!
September 14, 2009 - 08:37 ET by Seabeach4348Dorothy Height apparently has selective hearing, a common liberal affliction these days. How many times did the cretins on the left wish that GWB would die to the delight of the scum and perverts in the MSM? There was even a leftist movie produced (what a waste of film) portraying Bush's death as wishful thinking. So, Dorothy, as you walk the yellow brick road, remember that The Obomination works for us (even though he is a dreadful error is judgement...) and that it is his agenda which is toxic to democracy and to freedom. And, yes, I too want him to fail !
And Colleen Freeman, whoever she is, must have fallen into the poppy fields on the way to the Emerald City. She doesn't remember (or just doesn't know) that another liberal democrat president, Lyndon Johnson, screwed up the Social Security system so that today's recipients rely on taxes collected 25 years ago.
Let Obominator do his work? We have, and in 8 months we are three of four times in debt than what we were under Bush, among other things.
No, Colleen, I want this jerk to fail miserably. And if that makes me a racist, so be it.
You know you've got 'em beat when ...
September 14, 2009 - 08:40 ET by Great DebaterThe liberals (including most of those in the media) are just like the school-yard bully that gets bad grades - when they know you're winning the argument, they don't attack what you say, they attack you ... and your friends ... and your family.
Sadly, it appears that's gotten to be liberals' first choice.
Everyday I am seeing that a
September 14, 2009 - 08:44 ET by obxrayEveryday I am seeing that a whole lot of black people see themselves to be inferior to other races.What else would you call it?
Kanye West would have been there but
September 14, 2009 - 08:58 ET by vrwc13Kanye West would have been there but he had a previously planned engagement...
...but she had some class though.
v
...a mistake was made in 2008
speaking of Beyonce
September 14, 2009 - 10:13 ET by RayRayas in your "but she had some class though" link:
when her career was just taking off, the media covered her birthday party, the typical "100 of her closest friends" thing. Not a single person was white. (Beyonce's mother is white, as you might know. I didn't even see her, but maybe she was there somewhere.)
If/when Rush or Beck start criticizing Kanye, then most blacks will circle wagons to defend him.
Yea, I would say Beyonce
September 14, 2009 - 17:37 ET by general companyHas some class, and a heck of a voice as well. The color of her freinds doesnt bother me.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Shrunken
September 14, 2009 - 09:09 ET by 10ksnookerSomebody on FNC this AM had a rare printed copy of the WashPost -- My how you have shrunk. It appears to have affected their writers brains as well, watching their news paper shrivel up to nothing.
The race card died for me when I found out the KKK was a Democrat institution.
when logic fails
September 14, 2009 - 09:22 ET by theduck6cry race, race ,race.
I was there and there was just as much animosity towards the good old white boys club know as Congress, complicity by the Republican Party and a perception that no one was listening.
Unlike the current President who wants to constantly blame the previous one (which I did as well) I choose to petition my current President about the unchecked spending and radical direction he is taking the country in at breakneck speed. When someone tells me we must do someting NOW and the building isn't on fire I check my wallet and his facts. He lies and my wallet is being emptied.
It Doesn't matter what the Washington Post Writes
September 14, 2009 - 09:36 ET by lareeAmerican press- “10’s of thousands Obama criticizers and supporters”
European press- “over 1 million outraged Americans- largest march in history”
No wonder everyone watches sky news. Note to David Axelrod the World
is Watching, keep calling American Citizens “We the People” Wrong. It
is OUR Country.
The European Press reporting what the American Press won't. Washington Post Should read this poll.
Media's credibility plunges to new low.
Old Media
September 14, 2009 - 09:38 ET by lareeOld Media can't shape the message anymore...it is pathetic to read what passes for editorial commentary in the Washington Post and New York Times. They are going to ride this sinking ship down...which is fine with me it's their funeral.
Competition Needed
September 14, 2009 - 10:31 ET by slickwillie2001I'm hoping one or two of the Brit papers see the opportunity here and set up a US edition. They could do it with a skeleton office here. We really need more competition in the US newspaper business.
We're stupid, but ...
September 14, 2009 - 10:03 ET by mel21221Who's going out of business? You guessed it, newspapers. I guess that those to whom you cater, politically, are 'too dumb' to read your paper, or on the dole and cannot afford to buy the paper.
I know that I'm not too 'dumb' to recognize bias when I see it.
Good luck WAPO - you might be next! Maybe us 'dummies' should start a boycott!!
Hate to break the news to
September 14, 2009 - 10:04 ET by bazzarworldHate to break the news to you....but a lot of the people at the 9/12 march DID HAVE posters/pictures of Obama in african tribal garb, references to africa, and being an African American, etc. etc. If that's not racist then I don't know what is. You want people to stop using the race card everytime someone disagrees with Obama? Then get these idiot pieces of trash out of your protests.
Yep, Im sure that does
September 14, 2009 - 10:12 ET by obxrayYep, Im sure that does happen but that is only a few folk's out of a million.And stop bitchen until you talk about how black folk's do it way way more when it come's to white folk's.BTW some of though's you saw were probably some set up's from the left>I know this to be a fact.
Then get these idiot pieces of trash out of your protests.
September 14, 2009 - 10:13 ET by vrwc13..sorry, hard to control a crowd of over two MILLION...btw he is of African descent is he not?
v
...a mistake was made in 2008
→ I think so vrwc13
September 14, 2009 - 10:18 ET by Cool ArrowAnd his American ancestors, unlike mine, did own Slaves.
Obama - South Chicago Racist Of The United States.
-->? And his American ancestors, unlike mine, did own Slaves.
September 14, 2009 - 10:22 ET by vrwc13Cool, first I have heard of that. Got any references?
v
...a mistake was made in 2008
→ Sure thing vrwc13
September 14, 2009 - 10:28 ET by Cool ArrowChicago Sun-Times.
Obama - South Chicago Racist Of The United States.
"George Washington Overall"?
September 14, 2009 - 10:37 ET by SickofLibsObama had a slave-owning great-great-great-great grandfather named George Washington Overall.
ROFL!
the man in the Whitehouse slave owning ancestors...
September 14, 2009 - 10:57 ET by vrwc13..thanks Cool
v
...a mistake was made in 2008
Really?
September 14, 2009 - 10:13 ET by Indiana JoeWell, I didn't see any of that in the coverage.
Of course, I didn't see much coverage of the marches at all.
"Four legs good... two legs better!" - George Orwell
→ Bazzar
September 14, 2009 - 10:16 ET by Cool Arrow"And one of the points I want to make is, is that if you actually took
the number of Muslims Americans, we'd be one of the largest Muslim
countries in the world." - President Obama
I've got a problem with him going out of his way to lie about the facts for the purpose of proclaiming America for Islam.
The 2 million Muslims in the US does not even come close to medium-sized Muslim country. But for some inexplicable reason, Mr. Obama had such a burning desire to paint us Muslim that he lied about it to his buddies in the Arab world.
Obama - South Chicago Racist Of The United States.
Got Links? Pics?
September 14, 2009 - 10:29 ET by dvdaughtryA lot of people? What does that mean in regards to a group that size? Where you there? Do you have Links? Pics? Anything that shows "A LOT"?
You trying to say Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?
"A lot" = 0.0002%
September 14, 2009 - 10:33 ET by SickofLibs"A lot" = 0.0002%
"...being an African American, etc, etc."
September 14, 2009 - 10:45 ET by SickofLibsWhat is "etc, etc?" I'll you what it is, it's more of the same BS that our resident race-baiter Encino Johnny likes to sling around here, and NOBODY is buying it.
And ps: Joker makeup is not African-tribal. Plates in lips and penis gourds, however, are, but I didn't see any of that.
Back to the drawing board for you I guess.
Have you apologized for the murder of the Michigan Pro-Lifer?
September 14, 2009 - 13:05 ET by pahuberbazzarworld, unless you have not apologized for every single loon or nut job on your side of the isle then kindly STFU about pointing out the small discrepancies on our side.
: )
reply
September 14, 2009 - 14:23 ET by Mike76I haven't seen any. Given the fact that most liberals are pathological liars, my guess is you're making things up as you go.
So let's see some proof.
I have a feeling this conversation just came to an end.....
bazzarworld and leon both toss stinkbombs and run...
September 14, 2009 - 14:55 ET by vrwc13...bazzarworld twice in this thread and leon once, so far. Kind of hit-and-run mentallity. Historically they slink back in if they find a rebuttal they think they can win against. Otherwise, we just get left talking amongst ourselves.
v
...a mistake was made in 2008, and bazzarworld and leon were probably part of it
How many effigys of Obama
September 14, 2009 - 17:43 ET by general companyDid they burn? None I bet. Your exaggerated parodies are pitiful
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
I wonder why
September 14, 2009 - 10:18 ET by katiejaneThe Post itself admits the Black Family Reunion was a much smaller event. So why did it draw much more prominent placement and promotion on the Post home page than the 9-12 rally?
Alcindor and the Post made no attempt to explain that this was an event thrown by a liberal lobbying group that opposes black people in government who are not liberals, like Clarence Thomas and Janice Rogers Brown
Would it be wrong to suggest that that the Black Family Reunion could be perceived as racist? When you only look for racism I guess that's all you see.
Race is the issue!?!??!???!!!
September 14, 2009 - 10:26 ET by grumpyoldbGee. I always thought it was the fact that B.O. is a lying, two faced, incompetent, communist, that wouldn't know the truth if it bit him on the ass.. BTW, did you notice all the different types of people that were there? That must mean that all the blacks, hispanics, asians, etc that were there are also racist.... I have founf that the TRU racist, is the person that uses that as his argument, when the truth is inconvenient.
get your real racism right here
September 14, 2009 - 10:29 ET by RayRayhttp://field-negro.b...
by the self-named Field Negro, where everything is always about "us-vs-them"
e.g., Serena Williams was the victim of racism (by Asians and whites) when she yelled out her violent threats, and on and on, ad infinitum
white people here who think that blacks aren't racists should check it out... and no, he is not an unusual example. The blacks at that picnic who were quoted would give Field a standing ovation.
But wait, that blogger does criticize the Williams sisters for one thing: they are too "housish", aka they associate too much with whitey
September 14, 2009 - 11:08 ET by jessieHI wouldn't expect anything more from the govt's paper.
Ahhh...all of this is music
September 14, 2009 - 11:31 ET by bazzarworldAhhh...all of this is music to my ears. As long as the Republican party continues to be represented by Glenn Beck crazies (i.e. the right wing fringe), they won't be in power again for a long time to come :). It's like if all democrats were represented by Code Pink (only a racist version of Code Pink).
Pst....Hint hint: Showing up at demonstrations with racist signs, calling Obama a Kenyan/Marxist/Communist/Socialist and signs with Palin/Cheney 2012 on it is not helping your cause. You will be a small minority come voting time. Double Whammy: Old people at these rallies screaming socialism while currently collecting a medicare and social security check. LOL.
Nah, American
September 14, 2009 - 11:40 ET by black47211Nah, American Conservatives, aka any American with the slightest common-sense, will surely not be the minority next election.
You do know that ACORN will be out of business by then, and so we shant have any of their false voter registrations to contend with. (Oh crap, there goes half the liberal voter base down the drain!)
You can thank Glenn Beck for that one. Oh wait, I already did, so save your stamp.
http://www.pelicanmarsh68.blogspot.com
Pst....Hint hint: you are full of it
September 14, 2009 - 12:52 ET by SickofLibsPlease solve this great mystery for us all you libs keep parroting: What is racist about Marxism, Communism or Socialism?
And any signs referencing 'Kenyan' (not that I saw a single one) would be to the point of possible presidential ineligibility, not with skin color.
Bazzarroworld
September 14, 2009 - 15:18 ET by G. MayIn case you missed it (and you did), the Republicans aren't really represented by anyone, let alone Beck or Limbaugh. Perhaps in your warped worldview they are, however, to the rest of us who are capable of independent critical thought, they aren't.
Considering the Democrats are literally led by the likes of Nancy Pelosi (tell us with a straight face she's not on the fringe), Barney Frank (tell us what committee he chairs, his involvement with FNMA and their role in the current economic downturn), Rangel and Dodd (see Frank), Rahm Emmanuel (You know, the guy who got his brother a job with Obama? His brother, who wrote about denying old people medical care/coverage in this country? The same guy who made 16 million in an afternoon as an "investment banker" because of a quick sweetheart appointment in the financial industry he later helped orchestrate the gutting of?), and led in punditry Bill Mahar (You know, the comedian?), Jon Stewart (You know, the comedian?), Janeane Garafolo (You know, the actress?), or the fact that about 33% of Democrats feel that 9/11/01 was an inside job, you might not want to stumble in here whining about "right wing crazies".
Oh, and why don't you post some pics of these people who supposedly showed up at protests with racist signs? Then perhaps you can explain why calling Obama a Marxist/Communist/Socialist (pst...hint hint: that's what he is) is somehow not helping the right's cause.
As far as those who are collecting their social security and medicare, the next bit of intellectual reconciling you can do, is explain how much of a choice all those payees had in contributing to those programs in the first place. Pst...hint hint: start by looking at the fact that they contributed to those programs in the first place. Then crack open some basic primers on Marxism.
Then watch your premise fall apart.
bazzarworld, stop watching meltdown and maybe just maybe
September 14, 2009 - 13:08 ET by pahuberyou may be able to have your head pulled of your nether regions one glorious day.
What is it with you and not addressing the comments posted on your last dump?
Proof?
September 14, 2009 - 15:24 ET by Mike76Quite a few people questioned the truth of what you said, when you said this -
"but a lot of the people at the 9/12 march DID HAVE posters/pictures of Obama in african tribal garb, references to africa, and being an African American, etc. etc."
- in your last post. You ignored requests for links or pics, etc. Now, you have a whole new slew of accusations. So again, where is the proof that people had "posters/pictures of Obama in african tribal garb, references to africa, and being an African American, etc. etc."
Where is your proof? So far, all you've proven is you have no credibility, bazzerworld. I assume you're making things up as you go, which is typical of people like you.
→ Tribal Garb?
September 14, 2009 - 15:29 ET by Cool ArrowI'm just wondering.
Were those photoshopped pictures?
I'm not really wondering. I know Barack Obama submitted himself to the ritual freely.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
reply
September 14, 2009 - 18:41 ET by Mike76what pictures?
Wonder where they got this idea
September 14, 2009 - 11:41 ET by StarAZFrom Maddow, Garafalo, from Joan Walsh over at Salon...from the Post itself, from Maureen Dowd, from David Shuster..I could go on? Sure--implant some dopey idea, then report on it. I guess it's a living...
the spin just ....
September 14, 2009 - 11:46 ET by katainkent... keeps going. Its my hope that this will be the only racism tainted article that pops up today.
who's a racist?
September 14, 2009 - 11:47 ET by cajun2I know exactly why I am angry. We have a congress of corrupt and greedy idiots who forgot who they represent. I do not like Pelosi, Reid, Dodd, McCain, McConnel, Feinstein, and 500 more. Did you notice that the ones I mentioned are White.This president is simply incompetant, it has nothing to do with his color. The MSM has to attack ordinary citizens to cover their as### because we have asked questions and they are simply reading talking points off the teleprompters that were sent by Gibbs. We have had enough. Call them racist, 2 million protesters, how else can you minimize their impact on DC this morning. I hope every damn one of them this morning are all weee-weeeed up big time.
I hope every damn one of
September 14, 2009 - 11:59 ET by black47211I hope every damn one of them this morning are all weee-weeeed up big time.
They are, cajun2, they are. Their world is crumbling about them, America has shown its disapproval of this administration, and all their spinning skills won't save them from the Truth this time.
I believe this is a light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak.
American people marched, American people spoke, and now American people are turning the tide of Socialism in our great Nation.
Rock on.
http://www.pelicanmarsh68.blogspot.com
A California Granny's Take on 9-12 March
September 14, 2009 - 12:01 ET by Anneke9I'm sorry that I didn't pay more attention to network, CNN and MSNBC coverage. My elderly mother, who relies on nothing but those outlets for her news and views, came away believing the 9-12 marchers are angry because the banks lowered their credit card limits, angry because that means they can't buy as much useless stuff... with money that should be going to pay for everyone to have health care. I swear to God that this is what she thinks. Unfortunately, she still votes.
Camouflage conservative in Baghdad-by-the-Bay
A California Granny's needs a laptop...
September 14, 2009 - 12:05 ET by vrwc13...set up with Drudge as her homepage...
v
...a mistake was made in 2008
ha!
September 14, 2009 - 12:12 ET by katainkenteverytime I visited my parents I switched their homepage to drudge. I finally broke them of watching MSNBC.
Geez, I have TWO of those!
September 14, 2009 - 12:12 ET by SickofLibsI'm thinking 'sorry, dead battery' next election day.
How about letting her look at the computer?
September 14, 2009 - 13:20 ET by 1611LilacLadyWho knows? Let her see the truth . . won't hurt unless she realizes how wrong she's been and has regrets. But if it opened her eyes . . it would be worth the effort.
Isaiah 5:20a Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil. . . KJV
You can lead a horse to water...
September 14, 2009 - 16:44 ET by Anneke9She's got a Mac, so there's no excuse. Blame it on family dynamics: my brother is an Ivy League professor and a rabid Marxist, my mother does/believes whatever he tells her. I remember receiving comic book versions of Marxist theory from him for my 10th birthday. I refused to drink the Kool-Aid.
Camouflage conservative in Baghdad-by-the-Bay
Finally, an explanation...
September 14, 2009 - 18:57 ET by black47211"We call things racism just to get attention. We reduce complicated problems to racism, not because it is racism, but because it works."
- Alfredo Gutierrez, political consultant, as quoted by Richard de Uriarte, The Phoenix Gazette, March 14, 1992
(Thanks to CT Conservative for this quote!)
http://www.pelicanmarsh68.blogspot.com
Estimated 1.5 million Patriotic Protesters
September 14, 2009 - 13:18 ET by 1611LilacLadyhttp://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2009/09/12/HP/A/23055/FreedomWorks+Rally+in+DC.aspx
Video at above link. .
Stephen Baldwin was there . . he trusted in Jesus as his Saviour a few months back. Wow, the Lord is dearly changing his heart.
My friend said it was just AWESOME!
Isaiah 5:20a Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil. . . KJV
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not sure if you heard it, but supportors of the public option/healthcare had thier own march on 9/13....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2339402/posts
9/12 was awesome and everyone who went and supported should be proud of themselves..
JAJT
CNN
September 14, 2009 - 16:46 ET by client8Wolf just picked up the torch on the Situation Room. Cowardly way to deal with a surging populace of outraged Americans.
It's Now Crunch Time, Ladies, Gents and Trolls
September 14, 2009 - 17:14 ET by DoktorFrankenCrunch time for Hussein and the State Media. They're seeing the Ignorant Masses (Useful Idiots) finding out about them and their lies. Just see how one small comment from one Congressman (which happened to be the truth) is being treated like the most heinous, awful, disgusting, hateful, racist thing ever to occur in Congress.
Of course, they have a selective memory. All of the times Bush was booed in Congress don't count, now do they? Why, of course not.
And now, each and every little thing a Conservative (oh, and you Independents and Libertarians, too) says the whole State Media pounces on them like a ton of Schumer. Ridicule, name-calling and constant hounding.
And they have to do this EVERY DAY until the next election to make sure that they won't lose one single House seat. But - Guess what? They'll be lucky to be in business by then without Soros buying up the papers and GE taking a huge loss and their stations. The People Spoke Saturday and they know that the next gathering won't be too cordial.
And Yamiche Alcindor, you should hope that you have rich family because you'll be one of the first to be let go. And everyone at the WaPo should watch their backs at the next rally. Pro-Life people aren't the only ones to be spit on. Bring a towel.