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RIJIMMY · 09-10-2009, 05:45 PM

you guys are racist.

Cool Beans · 09-10-2009, 05:59 PM

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you guys are racist.

yep,,, picking on these highly educated and professionals just because they are black..... Shame on you.....

On a serious note, even though mainstream didn't mention it, Hellen Glover, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity were all over it. Im sure Mark Levin is talking about it as I type this...

Hopefully people will start to realize that your friends and those you select to be around you, reflect who you are. Bill Ayers, Jeremiah Wright, Green czar guy that quit (drawing a blank on his name), and many others, including these two marvelous examples of Obama worshipers are who Obama is! I just hope that in 2010 all of the dems in line behind Obama are looking for new jobs.

scottw · 09-10-2009, 06:05 PM

community organizing and taxpayer dollars under Obama at work...cheer up...they're also helping with the census

spence · 09-11-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Cool Beans

On a serious note, even though mainstream didn't mention it, Hellen Glover, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity were all over it. Im sure Mark Levin is talking about it as I type this...

That's because they're all bottom feeders...

You guys act like this is investigative journalism, when in reality it's on par with a Michael Moore hit piece.

Looks like the people involved were fired as they should be. I guess it's not easy to hire cheap talent in the inner city...

-spence

Swimmer · 09-11-2009, 04:40 PM

But Spence why didn't the (A)lways (B)arack (C)hannel, or NBC, Or CBS play any of this. Thirteen Acorn members were indicted in Florida for false name registration and this got poo poo'd also.

spence · 09-11-2009, 04:50 PM

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But Spence why didn't the (A)lways (B)arack (C)hannel, or NBC, Or CBS play any of this. Thirteen Acorn members were indicted in Florida for false name registration and this got poo poo'd also.

The PIMP piece was clearly a hit job. Was it embarrassing for ACORN? Of course it was...but it's not journalism.

The big three news stations try to keep things on the level, and admittedly they have lapses...but if I was the editor this wouldn't even come close to passing the basic smell test. It's not "news".

I'd note that other cable stations like CNN did cover the story as an "interest" piece, although with a bit more objectivity as the right-wing punditry.

-spence

buckman · 09-11-2009, 05:24 PM

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The PIMP piece was clearly a hit job. Was it embarrassing for ACORN? Of course it was...but it's not journalism.

The big three news stations try to keep things on the level, and admittedly they have lapses...but if I was the editor this wouldn't even come close to passing the basic smell test. It's not "news".

I'd note that other cable stations like CNN did cover the story as an "interest" piece, although with a bit more objectivity as the right-wing punditry.

-spence

Hit job or not. The truth should be told about this organization.If it wee not for it being a far left org. the "BIG 3"

would cover it. If it becomes real news it will become time for one of those Obama distractions. Like maybe another Gates crisis.

spence · 09-12-2009, 08:56 AM

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Hit job or not. The truth should be told about this organization.

I've seen plenty of ACORN stories in the mainstream press, when there's been a legitimate accusation to report about.

A good portion of what you hear about ACORN from the Right isn't even true, or has been mis-characterized. That's not to say the organization is without fault, but the allegations of illegal voter registration etc... have been widely misreported by the Right Wing media.

-spence

detbuch · 09-13-2009, 02:18 PM

[QUOTE=spence;710835]The PIMP piece was clearly a hit job. Was it embarrassing for ACORN? Of course it was...but it's not journalism.

It's "journalism" when it gets published or broadcast in newspapers, magazines, or electronic media. Muckraking or yellow "journalism" has a proud history. If a media oultlet wishes to keep something from being "journalism"--just don't publish it. Out of sight, out mind.

The big three news stations try to keep things on the level, and admittedly they have lapses...but if I was the editor this wouldn't even come close to passing the basic smell test. It's not "news".

American Heritage Dictionary definition of "news": 1. Recent events and happenings, especially those that are unusual or notable. 2. a. Information about recent events of general interest, especially as reported by newspapers, periodicals, radio, or television. b. A presentation or broadcast of such information. 3. New information about something previously unknown." Sounds like this would fit somewhere in there.

I'd note that other cable stations like CNN did cover the story as an "interest" piece, although with a bit more objectivity as the right-wing punditry.

What "objectivity"? This happened or it didn't.

Fly Rod · 09-11-2009, 06:27 PM

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But Spence why didn't the (A)lways (B)arack (C)hannel, or NBC, Or CBS play any of this. Thirteen Acorn members were indicted in Florida for false name registration and this got poo poo'd also.

You are complaining to the wrong blog. This blog only falls on deaf ears and a lot of rhetoric. You should be complaining to the news media that you mentioned above and maybe, just maybe, they might listen.

Fly Rod · 09-11-2009, 07:24 PM

Honestly I do not believe that they would listen.