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Did media cover up Sen. Durbin's confrontation with reporter? (VIDEO)
WA Times Communities ^ | August 11, 2011 | William Kelly

Posted on 08/12/2011 8:37:55 AM PDT by The Bronze Titan

Chicago, August 11, 2011 – This week U.S. Senator Dick Durbin held a press conference with members of the mainstream media to talk about the downgrade crisis. But the Senator’s scripted storyline veered off-course when a conservative reporter – me – showed up to ask an embarrassing question. Namely, “Senator, you’ve blamed the tea party…but do you bear any responsibility for this downgrade crisis?” What, you didn’t hear about this incident in the media? For those of you that need more proof that journalism is dead, read on.

(Excerpt) Read more at communities.washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: durbin

1 posted on 08/12/2011 8:38:03 AM PDT by The Bronze Titan
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To: The Bronze Titan

Typical Rat bastard. Won’t accept responsibility for his own actions.


2 posted on 08/12/2011 8:45:25 AM PDT by crosshairs (If Sharia Law becomes the law of the land, heads are gonna roll.)
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To: The Bronze Titan

Greatly admire Kely’s persistence and courage. But one question..if, as he states, he writes for the WashingtonTimes, why didn’t he have his press credentials with him? then they couldn’t have touched him?


3 posted on 08/12/2011 8:50:51 AM PDT by ken5050 (Should Christie RUN in 2012? NO! But he should WALK 3 miles every day..)
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To: The Bronze Titan

Linky no worky....


4 posted on 08/12/2011 8:55:53 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all......)
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To: The Bronze Titan

The white haired lib goon is a local radio dude...
here’s info on how to tell him what you think of him...

Jim Anderson, news director/host
Illinois Radio Network
Phone: (312) 640-5377
Fax: (312) 943-2620
jima008(at)aol.com
www.illinoisradionetwork.com

Have fun!


5 posted on 08/12/2011 8:55:56 AM PDT by matginzac
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To: crosshairs

Not exactly surprising, is it! The cronyism between the ruling left and the media left is wider and deeper than anyone but an insider could imagine. Anybody still wonder why leftists are so desperate to control the internet?


6 posted on 08/12/2011 8:59:33 AM PDT by Oldpuppymax
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To: SERKIT

Here’s a direct link to the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7rr2cVIw6Bc


7 posted on 08/12/2011 9:00:42 AM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Rush Limbaugh = the Beethoven of talk radio)
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To: The Bronze Titan

If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an US Senator confronting a reporter, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags, or some mad regime—Pol Pot or others—that had no concern for human beings.


8 posted on 08/12/2011 9:03:49 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Las Vegas Ron

I really loved the line where the “white hair” dude stated:

“You can’t ask questions in a press conference”

Stupid liberal!

Are we in “freaking Nazi” Germany?? This clip sure makes me feel that we are...


9 posted on 08/12/2011 9:07:52 AM PDT by mporter345
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To: mporter345

“This is a Press Conference! The last thing I wanna do is answer a lot of questions!” - General Clayton M*A*S*H


10 posted on 08/12/2011 9:13:10 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: mporter345
Are we in “freaking Nazi” Germany?? This clip sure makes me feel that we are...

Yep, we're in quite a mess.

11 posted on 08/12/2011 9:16:05 AM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Rush Limbaugh = the Beethoven of talk radio)
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To: dfwgator

LOL...that was a classic scene.


12 posted on 08/12/2011 9:18:11 AM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Rush Limbaugh = the Beethoven of talk radio)
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To: The Bronze Titan

Typical of the arrogance of the Left.

What is really scary is other media types coming to Durban’s defense - willing to trash the First Amendment if it impinges on their self-righteous political beliefs.

A man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest.


13 posted on 08/12/2011 9:25:27 AM PDT by Titus-Maximus (Light from Light)
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To: dfwgator

Good one! Durbin’s disgraceful and outrageous statements about our military should be permanently attached to him the way the innocuous potatoe has been permanently attached to Dan Quayle.


14 posted on 08/12/2011 10:29:26 AM PDT by Dahoser (Separation of church and state? No, we need separation of media and state.)
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15 posted on 08/12/2011 12:02:27 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: STARWISE; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; ...

Thanks The Bronze Titan. The later topics are here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2762720/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2763069/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2763104/posts


16 posted on 08/13/2011 7:55:40 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: The Bronze Titan

bump


17 posted on 08/15/2011 7:11:12 AM PDT by GOPJ (One ring to rule them/one ring to find them/one ring to tax theml/and in indebtedness bind them.)
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