Rolling Thunder Confirms Palin Invite; Andrea Mitchell Demonstrates Journalistic Incompetence, Bias

Conservatives4palin ^ | Saturday May 28, 2011

[Bigtigermike]

Remember when Andrea Mitchell attempted to interrupt Governor Palin’s Going Rogue tour in 2009 and got stopped cold by a security guard?

Well, Andrea Mitchell attempted to interrupt Governor Palin’s “One Nation” tour with a false report and has been stopped cold by the facts.

Yesterday, she falsely reported on Andrea Mitchell Reports that Governor Palin was not invited to participate in Rolling Thunder activities this weekend, relying on one disgruntled source to imply that Palin was using the veteran’s group for publicity without their approval. Mitchell’s story has been thoroughly refudiated.

Hot Air scoop:

Sarah Palin’s “One Nation” bus tour appeared to have gotten off to a false start yesterday as a member of the pro-veterans organization Rolling Thunder went on NBC to denounce her presence at an upcoming event of theirs, claiming no one had invited her. Turns out, as per organization spokesperson Christine Colborne, Palin had been invited, but had RSVP’d too soon for the group to announce her arrival to all its members.

Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey called up the organization and got in touch with Colborne, who explained that the issue was one of “internal miscommunication” and that Palin had been invited by Michael DiPaolo, a retired board member. Ted Shpak, another organization spokesperson and veteran himself, hadn’t been notified of Palin’s appearance by the time he went on Andrea Mitchell Reports and was seriously concerned that Palin would be a “distraction”:

Colbourn spoke with me on the phone in the middle of an all-night car ride to Washington DC, and explained that the last-minute RSVP didn’t get communicated through the echelons of Rolling Thunder. . Shpak (and Colborne) were taken by surprise by Palin’s announcement. Shpak does have the authority to speak for the organization, they had no idea that Palin was invited

[Bigtigermike]

Regardless, Andrea once again shows she wasn’t paying attention in journalism class. And her false report has reverberated throughout the blogosphere. Par for the course in how Palin is constantly smeared.

We’re waiting with baited breath for the retraction.

I’d imagine we’ll be waiting quite a while.

[Mr. K]

I hope they have Palin ALL OVER THE NEWS at this event

There is nothing any other candidate could do that would be beter publicity AND.. she wont look like a dweeb at the event

Like Mitt-for-brains would, or like Huckabee playing bass wearing a suit...

[onyx]

Link to Ed Morrisey's colum - Yes, Sarah Palin was Invited to Rolling Thunder

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And heaven forbid Andrea Mitchell do any fact checking of her own.

[CitizenM]

Andrea Mitchell is just another in that long line of liberal, babbling, feminists who are just plain jealous of Sarah. They cannot help themselves from trying to smear her and always appear green with envy every time her name is mentioned. Palin, not one of the establishment gals whose mind has been bent far-left, has whooped them and advanced far and above those petty female journalists who try to play "gotcha" with her all the time.

They are like a bunch of high school girls in a clique...and it is a disgusting sign of how very closed-minded these left-wingers are who proport to be objective journalists. Wonder if any of them could have accomplished one-half of what she has, yet they continue to try and discredit everything she does...from parenting, to hunting, to campaigning and speaking. They are so catty and bit*hy that they represent classic examples of what the world finds as the worst traits in women. Shame on them.

[taildragger]

Andrea Mitchell, after all someone has to fill Helen Thomas’s Shoes....

[The Cajun]

The MSM fools keep giving Sarah ammunition.
If she wants to she can really have some fun with this.
I can imagine, with a Reagan twinkle in her eye, making a funny and slightly sarcastic comment.

They don't understand she is not above the fray like *W* and will take them on.

[onyx]

Oh yeah! She will steal the THUNDER. She doesn’t *have to say a word* to the crowd using a microphone.

[Arm_Bears]

I believe the time has arrived for the sanctioning of incorrect/inaccurate news reporting. Freedom of the press is not freedom to lie, distort, or smear. These hacks that call themselves journalists need to be called to account and made to pay when they present anything other than the truth.

And don’t hand me any First Amendment arguments—There are plenty of instances where free speech has been limited (e.g., Joe Camel, McLame-Feingold); not to mention the many conditions have been placed on Second Amendment rights.

[onyx]

[Steelfish]

Andrea M needs to do a story on her husband’s contribution to the economic collapse of 2008.

[The Cajun]

Just as good as the one with race car........Cajun used to ride, back in the day.

[onyx]

Well that goes with being a Neanderthal, sweetie!

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

[eyedigress]

Did you ever end up in a cornfield. A 1962 impala no less, racing towards a one lane bridge. Sheesh!

[BooBoo1000]

Andrea Mitchell is just a mean vindictive, loser,who has made a career out of reading a TelePrompter. Of the two I think Helen Thomas has a lot more character than that New York Yapper.

[BooBoo1000]

Andrea Mitchell is just a mean vindictive, loser,who has made a career out of reading a TelePrompter. Of the two I think Helen Thomas has a lot more character than that New York Yapper.

[BooBoo1000]

Andrea Mitchell is just a mean vindictive, loser,who has made a career out of reading a TelePrompter. Of the two I think Helen Thomas has a lot more character than that New York Yapper.

[FreeReign]

Shpak, who was all-to-willing to bash Palin. Is he a Democrat? We’ll never know, though some are claiming he has appeared with Democrat politicians in the past.

Shpak along with other RT members did appear with Obama in 2009 at the WH. Doesn't mean that Shpak is an Obama supporter, but it does make him hypocritical for complaining about the Palin invite.

[The Cajun]

Thank you, thank you very much :^)

Done in my best Elvis voice

[smokingfrog]

Andrea Mitchell?

That left-wing news slut?