The story continues to take off...
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UPDATE
The New York Times has revealed yet another double standard in covering political advocacy groups.
The Times was quick to condemn the Bush administration for conducting "too many photo-ops aimed at giving Mr. Bush and his fellow Republicans a short-term lift in the domestic opinion polls." But the Times didn't seem to have a problem with Obama "trying to use his platform to keep public attention on the effort."
Furthermore, the Times noted in an update to the aforementioned blog post, which appeared in print in today's paper (without the update), that Doctors for America, the group attended the Rose Garden photo-op, "appears to be working closely with Organizing for America," an extension of the Obama campaign.
Considering the Times claimed that Tea Party protests were organized by "some well-funded Astroturf outfits from the permanent lobbying class inside the Beltway," one would think they would mention this blatant connection to the White House in initially reporting the story. Handing out signs is comparable to handing out lab coats, after all.
The whole photo-op stinks of Astroturf. But apparently manufactured showings of support are all well and good, but manufactured showings of dissent are off limits.
Media Outlets Neglect to Mention that Doctor Photo-Op Was Staged | NewsBusters.org
a STAGED photo-op? what will they think of next? a device with which you can send all your stupid ramblings to a whole bunch of anonymous morons in the whole world?
The first and only president to have a staged photo-op....the outrage is palatable. When will the communistic, marxist pigitry end???????