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Along with former MoveOn consultant Tom Matzzie and John Podesta's Center for American Progress, it is behind Progressive Media, a liberal messaging campaign launched in 2008 and expanded in 2009 to become a 'war room' for promoting the foreign and domestic policies of Barack Obama.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Media_Matters

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If Fox just reported the news instead or analysing events with biased pundits then it could call itself a news organisation.

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Every network and newspaper has op-ed content, so that's just your opinion.

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If Fox just reported the news instead or analysing events with biased pundits then it could call itself a news organisation.

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Is that why DHS labeled Liberitarians and Ron Paul supporters as right wing terrorists? Is that why people getting pulled over for having a Gadsden Flag sticker on their car.

Once again half truths and hysteria replace reason and accuracy. The DHS did not lable libertarians nor Ron Paul supporters as right wing terrorists. They did say that there was a fringe group that tended to identify with those principals who might be sources of possible violence. Of course, people who carry loaded firearms to political demonstrations or speak of how we need a violent revolution to "take the country back" are certainly worth the attention of a department who's job is discovering terrorists threats before another Timothy McVey decides to exercise his free speech rights by blowing up a skyscraper. It is convenient for those on the right who wish to portray themselves as victims, however, to shout "They're calling us all terrorists! They're coming to get us!" That they are allowed to do so mererly reinforces my point that their first amendment rights are being taken away. They have the freedom to tell lies and are using it at every turn.

As for the pulling over of people for nothing more than having a Gadsen flag sticker on their car, I have heard nothing about this and would invite some citation from any reasonably reputable news source. In this case, I would even accept Fox News in that category.

Once again, there is nothing being done to silence conservative speech or thought. The constant plaint that there is is either a political tactic, a case of extreme paranoia or an out and out lie.

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Fox News argued in court for the right for the news to knowingly lie.

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The White House may have to expand their news enemies list.

Chicago Sun Times:
Take, for example, all the talk of inheriting the worst economy since the 1930s crisis. That came in response to the news that the federal deficit hit $1.4 trillion.Yet just a few months ago, the Obama camp was singing a little different tune. It was under criticism for the $787 billion stimulus package it bulldozed through Congress on grounds that massive spending was needed to keep the unemployment rate from breaching 8 percent. When joblessness hit 9.5 percent in June, Vice President Joe Biden said, "We misread how bad the economy was."They inherited the worst economy since the Great Depression, or the economy turned out to be worse than they thought. Which is it? It can't be both -- unless your brain is completely addled by the Obama charisma.

Obama is still popular, but polls show the public losing faith in his policies. Another indicator was a ''Saturday Night Live'' skit lampooning Obama for the major accomplishments of his administration -- "jack and squat." If the honeymoon is ending with the American voter, it isn't for obsequious elements of the mainstream media. CNN prostrated itself by fact-checking the ''SNL'' comedy skit.

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In this case CD,there was no business opportunity....this was a non starter from the begining
Apparently Rush himself was aware of this....if his version of events and conversations with Checkets would indicate.

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You're claiming that Limbaugh knew that the White House would send in its team of race baiting morons and fools to try to disrupt his bid, and that it would be successful?

You might be right, in that case.

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In this case CD,there was no business opportunity....this was a non starter from the begining
Apparently Rush himself was aware of this....if his version of events and conversations with Checkets would indicate.

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Please show in any way shape or form the White House hand in Rush's failed attempt to buy into an NFL team

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Again, if broadcasters don't have "the right to lie" they can be endlessly sued and harrassed for every typo and miscue by every two-bit hack lawyer. It would place a ridiculous burden on them and it would be the end of free speech as we know it.

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Sorry, it is not half-truth or hysteria. http://www.infowars.com/images/scan0023.jpg This is taken strait from DHS internal memo. I dont have any news lings about the man getting pulled over fog gadsden flag sticker, it was in the news a year ago it happened in Luisiana.

Here is the report http://www.scribd.com/doc/13290698/The-Modern-Militia-MovementMissouri-MIAC-Strategic-Report-20Feb09-
Names Ron Paul and Bob Barr supporters as right wing terrorists.
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Media matters isn't exactlywhat you might call a nonpartisan site:

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Along with former MoveOn consultant Tom Matzzie and John Podesta's Center for American Progress, it is behind Progressive Media, a liberal messaging campaign launched in 2008 and expanded in 2009 to become a 'war room' for promoting the foreign and domestic policies of Barack Obama.

http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Media_Matters

Do you have anything that isn't from such a blatantly far left organization? Not that I distrust them or think that they'll twist things and creatively edit them to suit an agenda or anything...

Okay, you got me. Thats exactly it.

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"Fair and Balanced"
Fox News Channel promotes itself under the slogan "fair and balanced", but examinations of the channel's guest selection have found notable imbalances towards Republicans and conservatives. In 2001, media watch group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting studied the guestlist of FNC's flagship news program, Special Report, it found that Republicans made up 89 percent of Fox News' partisan guests, outnumbering Democrats 50 to 6. Avowed conservatives made up 71 percent of guests.

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In other words Rush is as delusional as some of our more virulent right wing posters.....seems about right Tazzy.

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Name names mike. Who on here are you trying to smear as delusional and virulent?
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