The VRWC is apparently even vaster than we realized.
In a fund-raising email today David Brock, President of Media Matters, the organization that some might consider the left-wing counterpart to NewsBusters, claimed [emphasis added]:
"Media Matters has already exposed more than 6,000 instances of conservative misinformation in just two years -- and not just from right-wing news outlets such as Fox News Channel, but from sources like CNN, The Washington Post, and The New York Times."
Brock cites two instances in which Media Matters corrected errors at the Washington Post. But might the conservative rot run deeper? Could Paul Krugman be a deep RNC mole? Christiane Amanpour a conservative agent provocateur? E.J. Dionne perhaps a catspaw for Karl Rove?
Just wondering.
Aside: If the NY Times, CNN and WaPo are hotbeds of "conservative misinformation," maybe I've been missing out on some mirror-image problems. Think I'll head over to Human Events, NRO and The American Conservative to look for any tell-tale signs of liberal bias.
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Nobody is Safe!
December 6, 2006 - 19:22 ET by acumenOh no, not the VRWC again. Lock the women folk, circle the house, hide the wagons.
Cats Paw
December 6, 2006 - 19:37 ET by Blonde"David Broder perhaps a catspaw for Karl Rove?"
Mark, you're killin' me!
Laughing, out loud.
Seriously, though....6,000 instances of conservative misinformation in two years?
Let's see, 6,000, divided by 730 days, okay, less than 9 per day, divided by how many media outlets? As opposed to fifteen or twenty (or more) per day, per media outlet?
Riiiighhht.....the old VRWC in action, there.
Kid a kidder...but don't pull an bs math on me!
P.S. Where's the tool bar for my comments today?
Oh no - you singled out the
December 6, 2006 - 19:42 ET by Mark FinkelsteinOh no - you singled out the Broder-Rove connection for a laugh, and I just changed it to Dionne, Jr. I was thinking that EJ is more blatantly partisan.
Well, Mark, Change it back
December 6, 2006 - 19:55 ET by BlondeWell, Mark,
Change it back....or make me look like an idiot! (I can take it...I'm blonde, after all).
I don't care, really...it was such a funny twist of words...you've exceeded your usual high standard of excellent word play, again.
"Misinformation"?
December 6, 2006 - 19:42 ET by Dave PierreThis site (listed at MMFA's Wikipedia entry) suggests that Media Matters may have problems with "misinformation" itself: "Media Matters Watch": A rebuttal to MMFA
Thank you Dave Pierre for the
December 6, 2006 - 21:19 ET by JustaPatriotThank you Dave Pierre for the link to the Media Matters rebuttal. It will give me some interesting reading. You don’t happen to know of any sites that actually are the right wing counterpart to Media Matters?
Wikipedia Entry for MRC and NB
December 7, 2006 - 11:05 ET by Dee BunkThanks for that web site Dave - very interesting. It sparked my curiosity about Wikipedia because I was shocked that they would have it there. Of course it's at the very bottom and the only thing critical. Take a look at Newsbusters entry (there is none) and the MRC entry has more negative than positive about it. In fact it has nothing positive about MRC only neutral facts or negative ones. It is unbelievable. Someone at MRC and/or NB should complain.
Newsbusters the right wing co
December 6, 2006 - 21:05 ET by JustaPatriotNewsbusters the right wing counterpart to Media Matters?? Newsbusters does a great job of exposing left wing bias in the MSM, by repeating the news articles showing the bias, but exposing the actual “misinformation and lies” in reporting, as Media Matters does, they haven’t yet since I've been a member. As far as the “VRWC” I got the fund raising email and, correct me if I’m wrong, it didn’t reference the VRWC at all. Interesting in that the group perpetuating this “conspiracy” tone here, are conservatives. Does your group know something????
We know that the bloggers her
December 7, 2006 - 13:01 ET by Dan The Man 2We know that the bloggers here are honest unlike at other places and we give you, Just a Parrot, space to rant unlike MMFA. SO we present the information and allow the bloggers to determine the validity unlike other sites.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark. -- save my gun, shoot a liberal.
Still attacking the messenger
December 7, 2006 - 16:29 ET by JustaPatriotStill attacking the messenger eh Dan The Man 2, misinformation can occur even from honest individuals. I’m intrigued; what “other places” are so dishonest? If I have a different opinion than you, does that make me dishonest? Through dialogue and facts we ferret out what the differences are and hopefully come to a better understanding of the situation. I didn’t know MMFA bumps people. Did you get bumped? What could you have said?? I haven’t had that problem on that or any site yet, but if one gets “hot under the collar” at one or another, that might break protocols.
“SO we present the information and allow the bloggers to determine the validity unlike other sites”
Again what are the “other sites” you reference, or are we just talking about the “strawman “ other sites?
Don’t you have another way to express yourself other than the Karl Rove method of political discourse?
Pssst- you might want to check the definition of rant. I think a “rant” calls for !!!!!!!!! not ??
Man oh man is this guy a nutc
December 7, 2006 - 05:12 ET by liberal_bug_zapperMan oh man is this guy a nutcase.
And it is really sad that MMFA is compared with this site as they don't even tell the truth. All MMFA is, is a left-wing spin control and propaganda machine.
I really hate it how the left can always muddy the water enough to get away with murder.
David Brock's "transform
December 7, 2006 - 05:37 ET by CaringwhiteguyDavid Brock's "transformation" to liberal zealot is a magnificent example of what the power of love can do.
Somebody out there must have
December 7, 2006 - 09:27 ET by Dave RSomebody out there must have some seriously damaging Polaroids of David Brock.
Or,,, here's a crazy idea...
December 7, 2006 - 11:58 ET by taznarOr,,, here's a crazy idea...
Maybe the NY Times, WaPo, CNN etc. simply carry a lot of misinformation period. Its not like misinformation doesn't count if it supports your ideology.
Ahhh...Good ol' David Brock,
December 7, 2006 - 12:11 ET by bigtimerAhhh...Good ol' David Brock, the male (teehee) version of Arianna Airhead..the switcheroos of their once right so-called political leanings to the loony left for their own various reasons, both evil though...greed and blackmail (Brock)...typical.
Btw....He used to write for the 'American Spectator'.
My how times have changed...
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