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WaPo Presents 9-12 Event as GOP Danger, Full of 'Right-Wing Nutballs' and 'Freaks'
Newsbusters.org ^ | 9-12-09 | Tim Graham

Posted on 09/12/2009 8:35:45 AM PDT by Justaham

The Washington Post puts the large, emerging 9-12 protest rally at the top of the front page today, but insist on playing up the fringe elements, "right-wing nutballs" and "freaks" – something liberal journalists very rarely did when covering anti-war, anti-Bush events. They often fail to place those protesters on the left.

But reporters Dan Eggen and Perry Bacon Jr identified ideology immediately. "With tens of thousands of conservative protesters expected in Washington on Saturday" are the first words. The story carries five conservative labels from the reporters. The fourth paragraph quotes "Republican" adviser Mark McKinnon – but fails to remind the reader that McKinnon resigned from the McCain campaign last year because he liked Obama too much to make advertisements against him:

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 912project; liberalmedia; teaparty; wp
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To: Justaham

Whoring for Democrats. WaPo is panty waste.


21 posted on 09/12/2009 9:03:28 AM PDT by VRWC For Truth (Throw the bums out who vote yes on the bail out)
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To: Justaham

Dan Eggen and Perry Bacon Jr

Eggs and Bacon? Where are the Hasbrowns and Toast?


22 posted on 09/12/2009 9:07:37 AM PDT by ShandaLear (Cronyism, Protectionism, Socialism, Obamunism)
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To: Justaham

We tried WaPo once, but it was too thin, so I made my wife go back to buying Charmin.


23 posted on 09/12/2009 9:09:37 AM PDT by Gator113 (YES WE CAN.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cMxJBenigY&feature=related)
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To: oust the louse

Hogue, spokeswoman for the liberal network MoveOn.org, called the protesters “an extremely vocal minority” who resort to shouting people down instead of engaging in reasonable debate.

Same could have been said of civil rights protesters back in the day, no? Just because a group is in the minority and THEREFORE have to “resort to shouting” (because they have no place at the table of the “ins”)...does NOT make them wierd, freakish or WRONG...quite the OPPOSITE in fact. Oh, and this could also be said of our Founding Fathers and many others who spoke for fairness and truth.

I say instead of arguing with this premise let us embrace it and use it...they have been using it for fifty years so the language of it should resonate.


24 posted on 09/12/2009 9:10:11 AM PDT by Anima Mundi
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To: oust the louse
These liberal liars and news manipulators count on the majority among the masses being asses.

Sometimes they are right as on election day 2008.

Slowly though even the asses are feeling the similarity between the texture of toilet paper and todays dailies.

25 posted on 09/12/2009 9:11:49 AM PDT by F.J. Mitchell (America is ailin'-the cure is Palin.)
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To: Justaham
In my opinion, it is quite important to get an accurate estimate of the number of people attending the Tea Party in DC.

26 posted on 09/12/2009 9:34:46 AM PDT by pyx (Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
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To: Justaham

The only thing good about the WaPo. I use it to pick up my dogs business.


27 posted on 09/12/2009 9:37:02 AM PDT by wbones8765 ("Give me liberty or give me death")
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To: Justaham
TAKE ACTION NOW - NO MORE SITTING ON THE SIDELINES
The thing we have to do now, without any hesitation, is vote out this current Congress in 2010. Then take back our Nation in 2012. If we do not mobilize ourselves and others now to do this in ways far beyond where most of us have ever engaged in political matters, we will lose this country. And have ourselves to blame.
FRIENDS, WE CAN NO LONGER JUST 'PREACH TO THE CHOIR' -- WE MUST CARRY THIS MESSAGE TO ALL WE KNOW AND ACT NOW. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
28 posted on 09/12/2009 12:45:41 PM PDT by UncleVanya
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To: Justaham
I hope they keep insulting everyday Americans. The MSM may go down the drain faster than our tax dollars.

Dan Eggen

Perry Bacon, Jr.

29 posted on 09/12/2009 1:57:12 PM PDT by kcvl
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To: Justaham

The Left is going to hurt their Rino minions with this stuff.

McLame and his band of merry rinos are going to look like they out on a limb to the extreme in the party if they are protrayed dissing TWO MILLION conservative protestors in DC. He’s a polarizer and that is a problem for him during elections. The new candidates are going to want McCain as far away from them as possible. That does not bother me at all. WaPo is helping to isolate and smear the Rinos.


30 posted on 09/12/2009 6:31:09 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: ShandaLear

Coming in 20l0, when the DNC becomes the party of “has-beens” and “toast”!


31 posted on 09/12/2009 7:15:21 PM PDT by milagro
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