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[Sallow]

Anyone wondering who paid investigators to dig up this piece of dirt on MM?

Are you serious? WHO CARES??? That's as ignorant as asking who was the anonymous caller that turned in the serial killer/rapist!!! Good God man, what is wrong with you liberals?!?!

 

[occupied]

So silencing an opposing point of view is more important to you than the 1st Amendment?

Who has been "silenced"?

How does this violate the first amendment?

Nobody has been silenced yet - but the fact that they have a comprehensive plan to destroy a legitimate news outlet (the only one reporting the truth any more) is disturbing. They have a comprehensive plan to destroy them through lies - this is called propaganda, and is exactly what the Nazi's did. Silence any opposition by discrediting them through lies. Sad that you people on the left find this completely acceptable. Very sad. But, you guys always have been aligned with the Nazi's in your dream to have government control everything and everyone.

Are you too partisan to realize that this piece is exactly the kind of dirt MM hoped to dig up from Fox? Someone paid someone else to dig up dirt on MM for use against them. The media is uniformly devious in it's methods, if this is wrong for MM then it is wrong for the Caller.

 

[paulitician]

Media Matters is a Socialist/Communist George Soros-funded organization. So this shouldn't be surprising to anyone. No Socialist/Communist Nation on Earth has ever supported Free Speech. And how can they still be Tax-Exempt? That issue has to be addressed immediately.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

So silencing an opposing point of view is more important to you than the 1st Amendment?

Who has been "silenced"?

How does this violate the first amendment?

Nobody has been silenced yet - but the fact that they have a comprehensive plan to destroy a legitimate news outlet (the only one reporting the truth any more) is disturbing.

Why is that "disturbing"?

They have a comprehensive plan to destroy them through lies - this is called propaganda, and is exactly what the Nazi's did.

"Propaganda" is rarely lies, but never the whole truth.

Silence any opposition by discrediting them through lies.

I recognize that the word "silence" looks really scary and evil. But it's meaningless.
MediaMatters has the same first amendment protections that FOX has. They're allowed to "target" Fox, they're allowed to disagree with Fox, and they're even allowed to "lie" about Fox. That's what "free speech" means.

Sad that you people on the left find this completely acceptable. Very sad. But, you guys always have been aligned with the Nazi's in your dream to have government control everything and everyone.

So, you think the fact that I'm not "outraged" about this means that I "dream about government controlling everything and everyone"?

I think you might want to examine your logic there a little.

 

[occupied]

Media Matters is a Socialist/Communist George Soros-funded organization. So this shouldn't be surprising to anyone. No Socialist/Communist Nation on Earth has ever supported Free Speech. And how can they still be Tax-Exempt? That issue has to be addressed immediately.

Notice the calls for official government action against a media outlet. Who is trying to silence who here?

 

[paulitician]

Media Matters is a Socialist/Communist George Soros-funded organization. So this shouldn't be surprising to anyone. No Socialist/Communist Nation on Earth has ever supported Free Speech. And how can they still be Tax-Exempt? That issue has to be addressed immediately.

Notice the calls for official government action against a media outlet. Who is trying to silence who here?

You Socialists/Communists do not have a history of respecting Free Speech. And Media Matters is not a 'Media Outlet.' Hiring Private Investigators is just wrong. They clearly crossed a line. Criminal Charges could be the next step.

 

[occupied]

Media Matters is a Socialist/Communist George Soros-funded organization. So this shouldn't be surprising to anyone. No Socialist/Communist Nation on Earth has ever supported Free Speech. And how can they still be Tax-Exempt? That issue has to be addressed immediately.

Notice the calls for official government action against a media outlet. Who is trying to silence who here?

You Socialists/Communists do not have a history of respecting Free Speech. And Media Matters is not a 'Media Outlet.' Hiring Private Investigators is just wrong. They clearly crossed a line. Criminal Charges could be the next step.

Do you have any idea what investigative journalism is? The government is hard enough on whistleblowers and transparency without going after the main critic of the main republican news source. Come on Paulitician, you should be against the government persecuting anyone for practicing their 1st amend. rights under the constitution. No laws have been broken, quit calling for assaults on the rights of people you disagree with.

 

[TakeAStepBack]

OK, hack socialist media calls for intrusive tactics against hack "conservative" media outlet. Trouble is, everyone watches this shit.

Anyway, the only Fox show I like was Judge N. on Fox Money and it's likely Soros had him canned from within. That Soros, he's a real love America kind of guy. Cold war could turn hot.

 

[GuyPinestra]

Media Matters is a Socialist/Communist George Soros-funded organization. So this shouldn't be surprising to anyone. No Socialist/Communist Nation on Earth has ever supported Free Speech. And how can they still be Tax-Exempt? That issue has to be addressed immediately.

Notice the calls for official government action against a media outlet. Who is trying to silence who here?

Don't be a fucking DUPE! Media Matters is a 501c3 TAX EXEMPT, (supposedly) non-biased organization. I think they've pretty much shot that out the window, but for now they are not supposed to be a 'media outlet'.

If they want to compete in the marketplace of ideas, let's rescind their tax-exempt status and let them sink like Air America did!

 

[GuyPinestra]

Fucking liberal STOOGES!!

 

[P@triot]

The Nazis did what? Dig up dirt on political enemies or shut down opposition media?

"Digging up dirt"?!?!? Digging up dirt?!?! Clearly you commented before reading this article. Typical liberal. Speak out of ignorance instead of enlightenment...

I read it.

They are hiring investigators to dig up dirt. That illegal?

And I noticed you skipped right over the FOX link..you know..when they were hacking phones.


No problemo with that one, eh?

First of all, I completely denounce any illegal hacking activity by anyone, including Fox, and support anyone invovled at Fox being brought up on the proper charges. *Unlike you, I recognize that wrong is wrong. *I do not support illegal activity. *Sad that you can't say the same thing.

Second, since you are too lazy to read, allow me to place some highlights of this article..

“the progressive movement is in need of an enemy" - why would the progressive movement be "in need" of an enemy? *Could it be because America knows the left is completely wrong, is in violation of the Constitution, and as such you need to demonize something (through lies and propaganda) to generate any type of support? *Nazis*

“We must take Fox News... to discredit and embarrass the network, making it illegitimate in the eyes of news consumers.” - why would the progressive movement feel the need to "discredit", "embarrass", and "make <Fox News> illegitimate in the eyes of news consumers"? *Because Nazi's need to bury the truth and convince the people of their propaganda. *Nazis*

In another section, Frisch suggests convincing liberal film documentarian Michael Moore to make “a major documentary about Fox News and Fox News personalities.” - why would the progressive movement feel the need to enlist the assistance of a well known pathological liar who creates propaganda films? *Nazis*

 

[paulitician]

Notice the calls for official government action against a media outlet. Who is trying to silence who here?

You Socialists/Communists do not have a history of respecting Free Speech. And Media Matters is not a 'Media Outlet.' Hiring Private Investigators is just wrong. They clearly crossed a line. Criminal Charges could be the next step.

Do you have any idea what investigative journalism is? The government is hard enough on whistleblowers and transparency without going after the main critic of the main republican news source. Come on Paulitician, you should be against the government persecuting anyone for practicing their 1st amend. rights under the constitution. No laws have been broken, quit calling for assaults on the rights of people you disagree with.

Yeah, you keep telling yourself all that. Hiring Private Investigators did cross a line. Forget remaining Tax-Exempt or not, there should probabaly be arrests. And shame on you for supporting them.

 

[occupied]

Media Matters is a Socialist/Communist George Soros-funded organization. So this shouldn't be surprising to anyone. No Socialist/Communist Nation on Earth has ever supported Free Speech. And how can they still be Tax-Exempt? That issue has to be addressed immediately.

Notice the calls for official government action against a media outlet. Who is trying to silence who here?

Don't be a fucking DUPE! Media Matters is a 501c3 TAX EXEMPT, (supposedly) non-biased organization. I think they've pretty much shot that out the window, but for now they are not supposed to be a 'media outlet'.

If they want to compete in the marketplace of ideas, let's rescind their tax-exempt status and let them sink like Air America did!

I'm sure they have all their papers in order for whatever they call themselves, Believe me the last thing republicans want is for the government to tighten-up the rules on organizations such as this, in fact I'm all for it if both sides have to comply.

 

[theDoctorisIn]

Media Matters is a Socialist/Communist George Soros-funded organization. So this shouldn't be surprising to anyone. No Socialist/Communist Nation on Earth has ever supported Free Speech. And how can they still be Tax-Exempt? That issue has to be addressed immediately.

Notice the calls for official government action against a media outlet. Who is trying to silence who here?

Don't be a fucking DUPE! Media Matters is a 501c3 TAX EXEMPT, (supposedly) non-biased organization. I think they've pretty much shot that out the window, but for now they are not supposed to be a 'media outlet'.

If they want to compete in the marketplace of ideas, let's rescind their tax-exempt status and let them sink like Air America did!

MediaMatters has never claimed to be "non-biased". They've done nothing that violates the rules for being a 501c3.

 

[PoliticalChic]

Read all about it.

If News Corp hacked the phones of 9/11 families, Fox News is finished | Megan Carpentier | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Did you forget to include this one?


McDermott, D-Wash., has acknowledged leaking a tape of a 1996 cell phone call involving Gingrich to The New York Times and other news organizations.

The call included discussion by Gingrich and other House GOP leaders about a House ethics committee investigation of Gingrich. Boehner was a Gingrich lieutenant at the time and is now House majority leader.

A lawyer for McDermott had argued that his actions were allowed under the First Amendment, and said a ruling against him would have "a huge chilling effect" on reporters and newsmakers alike.

Lawyers for 18 news organizations — including ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, The Associated Press, The New York Times and The Washington Post — filed a brief backing McDermott
Appeals Court Nails Bagdad Jim McDermott For Leaking Taped Call


"...18 news organizations — including ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, The Associated Press, The New York Times and The Washington Post — filed a brief backing McDermott"

 

[occupied]

You Socialists/Communists do not have a history of respecting Free Speech. And Media Matters is not a 'Media Outlet.' Hiring Private Investigators is just wrong. They clearly crossed a line. Criminal Charges could be the next step.

Do you have any idea what investigative journalism is? The government is hard enough on whistleblowers and transparency without going after the main critic of the main republican news source. Come on Paulitician, you should be against the government persecuting anyone for practicing their 1st amend. rights under the constitution. No laws have been broken, quit calling for assaults on the rights of people you disagree with.

Yeah, you keep telling yourself all that. Hiring Private Investigators did cross a line. Forget remaining Tax-Exempt or not, there should probabaly be arrests. And shame on you for supporting them.

Again, do you not know what investigative journalism is and who does it? That's right, private investigators. Is Investigative journalism illegal? You had better hope not.

 

[P@triot]

Who has been "silenced"?

How does this violate the first amendment?

Nobody has been silenced yet - but the fact that they have a comprehensive plan to destroy a legitimate news outlet (the only one reporting the truth any more) is disturbing. They have a comprehensive plan to destroy them through lies - this is called propaganda, and is exactly what the Nazi's did. Silence any opposition by discrediting them through lies. Sad that you people on the left find this completely acceptable. Very sad. But, you guys always have been aligned with the Nazi's in your dream to have government control everything and everyone.

Are you too partisan to realize that this piece is exactly the kind of dirt MM hoped to dig up from Fox? Someone paid someone else to dig up dirt on MM for use against them. The media is uniformly devious in it's methods, if this is wrong for MM then it is wrong for the Caller.

Um, there is a monumental difference between exposing facts and manufacturing false information (ie propaganda)! Who is the partisan one here? Someone exposing an internal memo by media matters is a far cry from stalking people at another organization and trying to "discredit" them.

 

[MikeK]

I don't care what side of the fence you are on, if you are not horrified by this, then you are one disturbed individual. This is exactly what the Nazi's did - how can anyone not denounce these actions? This organization should be seized and shut down as it is a very serious threat to all American's and our liberties...

Fox "News" is a major source of extreme and often fabricated (if not maliciously distorted) neo-Conservative propaganda. As for your comparison with the Nazi propaganda machine, while that comparison is somewhat valid, a more accurate comparison with the Fox methodology would be the Ministry of Truth in Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four.

As for the legal issue; when I applied for my civil service position I had to sign a waiver permitting New York City to thoroughly investigate my background. I was rather surprised to learn that a detective did in fact conduct an investigation which included interviewing friends, neighbors, former neighbors, schoolteachers and former employers. Later, I was even asked about a three day A.W.O.L. during military service that I failed to mention on my initial questionnaire.

Bottom line is your complaint does not acknowledge the routine waiver of privacy rights which you may rest assured is obtained by any entity who wishes to conduct more than a superficial (public information) background investigation. That waiver renders the investigation immune to any legal challenge.

 

[occupied]

Nobody has been silenced yet - but the fact that they have a comprehensive plan to destroy a legitimate news outlet (the only one reporting the truth any more) is disturbing. They have a comprehensive plan to destroy them through lies - this is called propaganda, and is exactly what the Nazi's did. Silence any opposition by discrediting them through lies. Sad that you people on the left find this completely acceptable. Very sad. But, you guys always have been aligned with the Nazi's in your dream to have government control everything and everyone.

Are you too partisan to realize that this piece is exactly the kind of dirt MM hoped to dig up from Fox? Someone paid someone else to dig up dirt on MM for use against them. The media is uniformly devious in it's methods, if this is wrong for MM then it is wrong for the Caller.

Um, there is a monumental difference between exposing facts and manufacturing false information (ie propaganda)! Who is the partisan one here? Someone exposing an internal memo by media matters is a far cry from stalking people at another organization and trying to "discredit" them.

Got any evidence they actually did anything? You do not, but you are really hot for the government to destroy them, to silence them. No laws have been broken even if they did all this, quit calling for the government to assault the rights of people you disagree with.

 

[P@triot]

I don't care what side of the fence you are on, if you are not horrified by this, then you are one disturbed individual. This is exactly what the Nazi's did - how can anyone not denounce these actions? This organization should be seized and shut down as it is a very serious threat to all American's and our liberties...

Fox "News" is a major source of extreme and often fabricated (if not maliciously distorted) neo-Conservative propaganda. As for your comparison with the Nazi propaganda machine, while that comparison is somewhat valid, a more accurate comparison with the Fox methodology would be the Ministry of Truth in Orwell's Nineteen Eighty Four.

As for the legal issue; when I applied for my civil service position I had to sign a waiver permitting New York City to thoroughly investigate my background. I was rather surprised to learn that a detective did in fact conduct an investigation which included interviewing friends, neighbors, former neighbors, schoolteachers and former employers. Later, I was even asked about a three day A.W.O.L. during military service that I failed to mention on my initial questionnaire.

Bottom line is your complaint does not acknowledge the routine waiver of privacy rights which you may rest assured is obtained by any entity who wishes to conduct more than a superficial (public information) background investigation. That waiver renders the investigation immune to any legal challenge.

Wow - are you seriously trying to imply that Fox News anchors signed a waiver permitting Media Matters the right to investigate them?!?! How does your example - of you trying to get a job with a goverment agency - apply in any capacity to this story of Media Matters stalking and trying to discredit Fox News and their anchors? Fox News anchors are not trying to get jobs with Media Matters and Media Matters is not a government entity anyway.

By the way, how exactly does Fox News "fabricate" news when they have video on the news stories? Kind of tough to argue - the video doesn't lie. Instead of making baseless claims (which is what you liberals do), why don't you give us a couple of specific examples of where they were caught "fabricating the news"? Exactly. You can't. And you didn't even bother to read this article (very clear based on your ignorant statement about signing waivers). Typical liberal.