Stossel Admits He Could've Had Breitbart's ACORN Scoop But Passed Due to ABC's Politics (WHOA!)

Newsbusters ^ | June 26th | Stossel via Newsbusters

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

Despite slipping mostly under the radar, John Stossel disclosed something on his FBN program last Thursday that should have garnered a lot more attention.

As he chatted with guest Andrew Breitbart, Stossel admitted that the conservative publisher had offered him the James O'Keefe/Hannah Giles/ACORN scoop, but the former ABC Newser declined due to politics at the network he used to work for (video follows with transcript and commentary):

JOHN STOSSEL, HOST: Speaking of the mainstream media, I am a little bit ashamed of this one, but I am revealing now for the first time publicly that when I worked at 20/20, you, who I didn't know at that time, pitched me with this story about ACORN and the sting. And I didn't cover it. And you remember that I assume?

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

This is friggin huge!

So the liberal media knew about the ACORN story, they willingly decided to take sides, and participate in the coverup.

Thank you JStossel, for admitting this. And for allowing it to be something caught on video.

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

And people think I’m making it up about progressive corporations.

[Jeff Chandler]

the liberal media knew about the ACORN story, they willingly decided to take sides, and participate in the coverup.

The headline of the day in "DUH?! Magazine".

[dragonblustar]

Stossel also said he couldn’t talk about other topics as well. I’d love to know what other things were being kept from the public...

[Danae]

It is nice to have proof! :)

[Diogenesis]

While NBC attempted to remove child rapists
ABC was protecting them. Hmmmmm. Hmmmm. Hmmmm.

[JPG]

Isikoff and Newsweak also knew about Clinton/Lewinsky and chose to hide it and to sit on it. In that case, it was Matt Drudge to the rescue. Breitbart is following in his footsteps.

Too bad for the MSM, they are no longer the news gatekeepers.

[cotton1706]

The media’s mission is to help democrats get elected, and if not possible, the most liberal republicans available (which amounts to the same thing) and to prevent as many conservatives from getting elected as possible.

Viewed from this point of view, everthing the media does makes sense.

[marktwain]

The MSM or "Progressive" media have been doing this for decades. It is why we are in the hole we are in. With new media and new technology, we are finally starting to push back.

The culture (degraded as it has become), the Constitution, and the facts are on our side. We can and must win this struggle.

[Tax-chick]

That’s okay, John. God used your cowardice for good, because the ACORN story set Breitbart up in the big time. He’s done more harm to the Party of Death and their Propaganda Ministry than you ever could.

BTW, Breitbart says he has additional ACORN videos to release, if he ever gets a little bored.

[sodpoodle]

Did Stossel make the ACORN decision himself...OR...was he told not to cover it by ABC’s network chiefs?

[FormerACLUmember]

You have to give John credit for his honesty.

[subterfuge]

Screw Stossel. Coming out about it this far after fact is just cowardly. Some “journalist.”

[Steely Tom]

The culture (degraded as it has become), the Constitution, and the facts are on our side. We can and must win this struggle.

Thank you marktwain. Excellent point, well said.

[Recovering_Democrat]

I cannot speak to this specific incident, but I can say this: so-called journalists often DO know about liberal failings, but choose NOT to report them.

[munin]

The dethknell for Stossel in the MSM.
a future at FOX?

[Tzimisce]

Did you know the MSM has no bias?

[Chunga]

The dethknell for Stossel in the MSM.
a future at FOX?

And a past, and a present.

From 2009:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2009/09/10/john-stossel-joins-fox-news-fox-business-network/

[bray]

Call John Stewart and ask if this was laziness or lack of sensationalism?

Pray for America

[Maverick68]

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