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We all saw the photos of the huge crowd, jam packed right up to the rafters, but RWs lied about it anyway.
Lying Media Help Obama Haters Falsely Portray Killer Speech to Jam-Packed Crowd As Epic Fail
Author: Elisabeth Parker October 20, 2014 6:00 pm
Conservatives constantly whine about their world view being under attack by “lame stream” media. But despite reality’s known liberal bias, the center and the left often get the short end of the stick.
In the sort of article one would expect from Fox News or Breitbart, the giant press syndicate Reuters ran a real humdinger on Sunday with the totally-not-biased title, “Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early.”
President Barack Obama made a rare appearance on the campaign trail on Sunday with a rally to support the Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland [Lt. Governor Anthony Brown], but early departures of crowd members while he spoke underscored his continuing unpopularity.
There’s just one problem: The story wasn’t even true.
Here’s how the Obama ‘early leavers’ rumor started.
Sarah Jones from PoliticusUSA did a little sleuthing and found that Obama delivered his speech to a jam-packed, cheering crowd of over 8,000 people. That doesn’t even include the throngs Obama addressed outside because they couldn’t get in to the auditorium.
“So I’m going to make a long speech in there. But I had to come to the folks who didn’t get a seat. Because this is a group right here that is truly enthusiastic,”
Jones continues as she describes an atmosphere that sounds more like a Zayne Malik concert — complete with screaming fan girls — than a political campaign event:
“Crowd shrieked again as POTUS wrapped up and made his way to the rope line,” Pool reported as Obama got ready to speak to a sold out crowd of 8,000 at Wise High School. So, many excited fans. Much love. People shouted “I love you!” at POTUS.
The only people who left early were a handful of journalists who had gotten all the photos they needed.
Lying Media Help Obama Haters Falsely Portray Killer Speech to Jam-Packed Crowd As Epic Fail
Author: Elisabeth Parker October 20, 2014 6:00 pm
Conservatives constantly whine about their world view being under attack by “lame stream” media. But despite reality’s known liberal bias, the center and the left often get the short end of the stick.
In the sort of article one would expect from Fox News or Breitbart, the giant press syndicate Reuters ran a real humdinger on Sunday with the totally-not-biased title, “Obama makes rare campaign trail appearance, people leave early.”
President Barack Obama made a rare appearance on the campaign trail on Sunday with a rally to support the Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland [Lt. Governor Anthony Brown], but early departures of crowd members while he spoke underscored his continuing unpopularity.
There’s just one problem: The story wasn’t even true.
Here’s how the Obama ‘early leavers’ rumor started.
Sarah Jones from PoliticusUSA did a little sleuthing and found that Obama delivered his speech to a jam-packed, cheering crowd of over 8,000 people. That doesn’t even include the throngs Obama addressed outside because they couldn’t get in to the auditorium.
“So I’m going to make a long speech in there. But I had to come to the folks who didn’t get a seat. Because this is a group right here that is truly enthusiastic,”
Jones continues as she describes an atmosphere that sounds more like a Zayne Malik concert — complete with screaming fan girls — than a political campaign event:
“Crowd shrieked again as POTUS wrapped up and made his way to the rope line,” Pool reported as Obama got ready to speak to a sold out crowd of 8,000 at Wise High School. So, many excited fans. Much love. People shouted “I love you!” at POTUS.
The only people who left early were a handful of journalists who had gotten all the photos they needed.
As President began his speech for Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown, who is running on the Democratic ticket for Governor, folks seated in the front row near where the journalists were sitting (the event was open press) headed for the exit as soon as they got their photos of the President.
But Jones knows how the rumor may have started:
But Jones knows how the rumor may have started:
Politico White House reporter Jennifer Epstein elaborated by tweeting a photo (looks like one man leaving is even wearing an Obama t-shirt, so probably not a hater):
Even though Reuters’ report on people leaving early during the Obama speech was false, Twitter’s conservative folks had a total field day.
More at the link but don't expect any RW to tell the truth about it.
Even though Reuters’ report on people leaving early during the Obama speech was false, Twitter’s conservative folks had a total field day.
More at the link but don't expect any RW to tell the truth about it.
