A 20 Year Ago Thesis Is Bigger News Than Van Jones, According to Washington Post (barf alert)

RedState.com ^ | September 4, 2009 | Erick Erickson

[khnyny]

We now have definitive proof that the Washington Post is intentionally generating in-kind contributions to the Creigh Deeds campaign in Virginia.

Having taken out George Allen over his macaca comment, the Washington Post intends to politically assassinate Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell for his college thesis written over 20 years ago.

How do we know? Because of their coverage of Green Jobs Czar Van Jones. The Washington Post has written exactly zero stories on Van Jones despite the very real and serious story — Barack Obama has hired, without congressional oversight, a man designated to spend $80 billion in tax payer dollars who has a very questionable recent past.

Compare that to the Washington Post’s treatment of Bob McDonnell. The Virginia gubernatorial candidate and present Attorney General for the Commonwealth wrote a college thesis over 20 years ago. Instead of focusing on McDonnell’s record in office or present events on the campaign trail, the Washington Post has written nine articles about Bob McDonnell in five days.

[ETL]

I am reading the Van Jones’ book now. It is largely a restatement of issues and complaints and provides little by way of concrete solutions.

The guy is a friggin revolutionary communist. Who cares what he writes about.

[ETL]

...or what his “solutions” might be.

[rockrr]

So it is obvious that the WP is playing up the thesis story in an effort to derail Bob McDonnell’s campaign and it is equally obvious that they have no journalistic integrity, but the question is....is it working?

[cranked]

WaPo is liberal garbage, plain and simple.

[bjc]

I too am reluctant to read much by avowed communists. However, “best selling author” is a claim to a certain legitimacy that I wanted to examine. It is important to know what the opposition, communist or not, is thinking and especially the ploys they use to gain support.

[khnyny]

We haven’t seen any of 0bama’s college work.

College, we haven't even seen Obama's kindergarten transcripts (they're sealed)!! This country is in some very deep crap.

[gaijin]

The happy family of proud black nationalist, Van Jones

[sergeantdave]

The Washington Post has plenty of sins in its past. Magnify them, isolate them and exaggerate them.

I’d start by cross-checking the names of WP employees against sex offenders lists.

[novemberslady]

•Was active in the anti-Iraq War demonstrations organized by International ANSWER

Maybe he resigned because he was upset at bambi for not bringing the military home.
Probably got really pissed off when he heard that bambi had extended the tours of the military another couple of months.

That's the ticket...he was angry because bambi didn't keep his word.

[kcvl]

The Post’s Ombudsman, Andrew Alexander, is the readers’ representative within the newspaper.

E-mail him at ombudsman@washpost.com

or call 202-334-7582.

[GOPJ]

ping

[Just mythoughts]

It has been my contention that the major purpose of lord McCain's campaign finance reformation was to give to his buddies in the press the power over ‘free’ advertising in political campaigns. He either is in on the scam or else he deluded himself that his so called ‘straight’ talk BS they covered for him was his ticket to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

And these same campaign sponsors I now call the Jon Stewart media want to censor US via talk radio and the internet.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“’He doesn’t remember the names of a lot of people in his life,’ said Ben LaBolt, a campaign spokesman.”

Where is the BS Meter?? I’m 55, and remember almost everybody in my undergaduate years, including the names of my professors. Pure BS!!