'Due Respect' Gets MSM 'Blowback' for Reporting Chelsea's False Attack on Sanders

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Yesterday, we noted With All Due Respect's report on Chelsea Clinton's absurd attack on Bernie Sanders, in which Chelsea claimed Sanders would "strip millions and millions and millions of people of their health insurance." John Heilemann rightly called Chelsea's line a "lie." Today, Heilemann reported that he and co-host Mark Halperin have received "a lot of blowback," i.e. criticism, from fellow MSM members for their report.

Heilemann chalked up the MSM's criticism up to its "muscle memory" in not reporting on a president's child. I'd say the real reason for the MSM's reticence is its tendency to rally around liberals of all sorts, and certainly not to accuse them of a "lie"—even when the evidence of it is, as in this case, indisputable.

View the video here.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Halperin and Heilemann get “a lot of blowback” from the MSM for reporting Chelsea’s false attack on Bernie Sanders.

Ping to Liberal Media Criticism list.

[dandiegirl]

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Wonder if baby Charlotte will master the art of lying as well as her mother and grandparents. Poor kid.

[TigersEye]

Chelsea’s a Clinton. She lies. It’s what they do.

[GoldenPup]

John Heilemann rightly called Chelsea's line a lie.

No surprise...Like Mother, like Daughter. Apparently forked tongues run in the family.

[grobdriver]

Both ugly as sin and crazy as loons.

[CaptainK]

Chelsea does the impossible by managing to have less charisma than the PIAPS.

[Shimmer1]

A president’s child? What is she, 12?

[BobL]

Every time I see a picture of Chelsea, I think of Webster Hubbell. Have a look for yourself.

Do a search on Webster Hubbell on Google and you’ll see...

[Mr Apple]

"John Heilemann rightly called Chelsea's line a "lie."

None of us care what Chelsea says to anyone. Chelsea is turning out to be just another hillary sleazy whore type.

[Mr Apple]

"John Heilemann rightly called Chelsea's line a "lie."

None of us care what Chelsea says to anyone. Chelsea is turning out to be just another hillary sleazy whore type.

[Mr Apple]

"John Heilemann rightly called Chelsea's line a "lie."

None of us care what Chelsea says to anyone. Chelsea is turning out to be just another hillary sleazy whore type.

[Mr Apple]

"John Heilemann rightly called Chelsea's line a "lie."

None of us care what Chelsea says to anyone. Chelsea is turning out to be just another hillary sleazy whore type.

[Mr Apple]

sorry, finger slipped

[Mr Apple]

Both ugly as sin and crazy as loons.

lol

[Michael.SF.]

muscle memory" in not reporting on a president's child

I think 'child' is not the operative term for a 30 something woman.

[catnipman]

Apparently, Hillary sends out her daughter, Chelsea Hubble, to tell whoopers so big that even Hillary can’t get away with them. The problem, however, is that Chelsea is a completely artless liar since she doesn’t have as much practice as her mother. I wonder if mom will give her daughter some more chances to practice, or has Chelsea already blown it? First Bill and now Chelsea, Hillary’s batting zero getting her family to lie, uh, I mean “campaign” for her.

[ozzymandus]

Webb Hubble’s daughter.

[SoFloFreeper]

I thought she was a Hubbell.