Pigford & Benghazi Stories:
"Right-Wing Media Covering Those Stories
Made Them Untouchable. So Our Lack of
Coverage Is Their Fault."
I am not joking. This is not a parody. They are actually saying this at places like MSNBC, Salon.com, and The Atlantic.
First, The Atlantic article by Conor Friesenwhatsis in which he admits Breitbart was right about Pigford BUT it was also Breitbart's seizing hold of Pigford that MADE 'progressive journalists' not want to look into the claims of fraud:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/05/how-did-progressive-journalists-get-pigford-so-wrong/275593/
Friensendoofus' take on this is that Conservatives talking about Pigford made Lefty Progressives see it as merely a 'Conservative issue' and this prevented them from taking their own close look at what was happening with all that Treasury Dept. money with the Pigford settlements.
In point of fact Breitbart and other right-leaning media practically end up having their stories PICKED FOR THEM due to 'progressive jounalists' deciding to deep-six stories that make Progressives & Democrats look bad.
A point I made in the comments at The Atlantic:
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/05/how-did-progressive-journalists-get-pigford-so-wrong/275593/#comment-888572597
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http://weaselzippers.us/2013/05/07/salon-lib-on-benghazi-if-the-three-new-witnesses-dont-get-the-attention-they-deserve-fox-news-and-its-ilk-deserve-much-of-the-blame/
While we won’t know exactly what the three will say until they testify Wednesday, some pieces have leaked. Thompson, according to Fox News, is alleging that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried to cut out his counterterrorism bureau from the department’s decision-making in responding to the attack. This, Thompson will reportedly allege, was part of the administration’s attempt to downplay the terror connection to the attack. [...]
If the three new witnesses don’t get the attention they deserve, Fox News and its ilk deserve much of the blame.
Yes, this is the defense the Lefty Media is going to mount for 'missing' these important stories. Because of their ideology, they refuse to cover something, the Right does, so now this gives the Left a reason to discount the story because it's only "Right-wing people talking about it.".
And once the story grows to the point the Lefty Media HAS to cover it, they blame the New Media for 'doing it wrong' and forcing them to stay away.
I've had it with this stupidity.
Shorter Lefty Media water carriers for Obama: "IF ONLY BREITBART HAD STAYED OFF THE PIGFORD STORY, DAMMIT!" #BUTTHURT #SCOOPEDAGAIN
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
@aceofspadeshq Isn't it amazing how every story Lefty media doesn't want to cover instantly becomes a 'Conservative crusade nonstory'?
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
@aceofspadeshq "We don't wanna cover #PIGFORD, #BENGHAZI..oh wait, Conservatives are covering it? WE'RE OFF THE HOOK! Now it's UNTOUCHABLE!"
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Amazing how Lefty Media manages to repeatedly sneer "F**K YOU!" at Conservative Media while professing to just be now discovering stories
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Year 1: Pigford is a nonstory. F**k you!"Year 2: "Still a nothingburger. F**k you!" Year 3: "You were right, so what? F**K YOUUUU!!!"
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Breitbart wasn't making Pigford a 'conservative' issue. He was covering a story the Lefty media was determined to ignor
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
But this is how Lefties plays the game: ANY story they choose to ignore or suppress INSTANTLY becomes a 'nothingburger Conservative crusade'
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
The moment WE talk about stories the Lefty Media are ignoring/suppressing they switch to their 'Oh hey see, only Cons care about this!" mode
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
"We TOLD you this was all just a political witch hunt, right? Notice ONLY Fox News & Breitbart, etc. are the 1's talking about this?"
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Virtually ALL of MMFA's coverage of Pigford was in relation to attacking, mocking & ridiculing Breitbart for this 'nonstory' he was pursuing
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
For MMFA, Pigford was seen solely as a 'Breitbart crusade'; no reason to pursue any independent investigation of the claims of fraud
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
The Lefty Media is ALWAYS more than happy to point out Fox News, Breitbart's supposed ideological agenda in picking the stories they cover.
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
What the Lefty Media NEVER talks about is THEIR OWN ideological agenda which CREATES the need for a Conservative media.
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Lefty Media ideological ignoring/suppressing of stories practically creates the Conservative news 'crusades' and 'nonstories' we see.
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Lefty Media doesn't want to cover #BENGHAZI or #PIGFORD, so it's left up to Fox News, Breitbart & other 'ideological' Conservative media
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Lefty Media is masterful at hiding it's OWN ideological agenda, then turns around & talks nonstop about 'ideologically driven Cons. media'
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Well it's time to call them out on this. Hey Lefty Media, YOU are HANDPICKING many of our stories for us. AND WE'RE KICKING YOUR ASS WITH'EM
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Yeah, we'll cover #BENGHAZI & #PIGFORD because YOU won't, & when the truth comes out, you have no excuse.
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
We MAY be ideologically bound to cover the stories YOU choose to ignore & suppress, but U are DEFINITELY bound by YOUR ideology.
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Lefty Media proves it's bound to it's ideology every time they choose to ignore/suppress a story that hurts the Left.
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Somehow it's supposed to be a VALID CRITICISM of the Righty Media that they often focus a lot of their time on stories the Left ignores.
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
This is called BALANCE.There are no 'Lefty' or 'Righty' stories, they're just STORIES.There's just news events.
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Lefty Media ideology in suppressing & ignoring real stories FORCES the alternative media to step in & cover them. & then get blamed for it!
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
"We said this was a big non-story, so if Fox & Breitbart are focusing attention on covering it, that proves they = ideological"
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
How many times are YOU gonna get caught 'missing' a real important story due to YOUR ideology b4 you stop this stupid sh*t, Lefty Media?
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
If you'd stop being ideologically driven & just do your f**king job like you were SUPPOSED to, we wouldn't NEED a Righty media, would we?
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
Maybe #PIGFORD & #BENGHAZI will at last expose the people ALWAYS calling the other side 'ideological' as being nothing but themselves.
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
I am sick & tired of 30 years of watching these bastards in the MSM suppress real news stories, then mock the people that go where news is
— Brian Cates (@drawandstrike) May 7, 2013
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