The media is attempting to mislead us into thinking that this fake protest movement didn't lead to the deaths of 2 police officers. It's predictable and utterly pathetic to watch:
Jonah Goldberg: Protecting the Protesters vs. Trashing the Tea Party
By Rich Noyes | December 22, 2014 | 2:10 PM EST
Nearly four years ago, the media establishment swiftly and baselessly linked the Tea Party to the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. But after this weekendâs murder of two New York City police officers, by a gunman who used the hashtag #ShootThePolice, there was no rush at ABC, CBS or NBC to condemn anti-police protesters who have employed the chant: âWhat do we want? Dead cops. When do we want them? Now.â
National Reviewâs Jonah Goldberg highlighted the outrageous double standard on Sundayâs MediaBuzz on the Fox News Channel:
JONAH GOLDBERG: âYou know, we talk about the disconnectioning coverage or the biases between left and the right in the coverage. You know, I remember quite vividly the Tucson shooter being blamed entirely on Michele Bachmann and on Sarah Palin and on the right wingers.
Host HOWARD KURTZ: Yes, and that was wrong. And I said so at the time.
GOLDBERG: âI agree it was wrong and we shouldnât be doing the same thing in this circumstance. At the same time, when you have Al Sharptonâs little rent-a-mobs going out there saying, âWhat do we want? Dead cops. When do we want them? Now.â That is a substantively different thing than anything you can ascribe to Sarah Palinâs Facebook map, and the way that stuff was covered was much, much different, and much less hostile, than the stuff weâve seen on the right.â
Proving Goldbergâs point, on Sundayâs Good Morning America on ABC, while there was no mention anywhere in the show of the chants in favor of âdead cops,â fill-in co-host Ryan Smith worried about the effect on protesters who have been demonstrating against police tactics.
âIs there a concern that these killings could lead to a rise in tension against the protesters, despite movement leaders condemning the attacks?â Smith asked George Stephanopoulos.
Such delicacy was nowhere to be found in January 2011, when all three broadcast networks falsely associated the attack on Giffords with the Tea Party and Sarah Palin. A flashback recalling some of the more notorious quotes from that time:
â âWe donât have proof yet that this was political, but the odds are that it was. Sheâs been the target of violence before....Her father says that âthe whole Tea Partyâ was her enemy. And yes, she was on Sarah Palinâs infamous âcrosshairsâ list. Just yesterday, Ezra Klein remarked that opposition to health reform was getting scary. Actually, itâs been scary for quite a while, in a way that already reminded many of us of the climate that preceded the Oklahoma City bombing....Violent acts are what happen when you create a climate of hate. And itâs long past time for the GOPâs leaders to take a stand against the hate-mongers.â
â New York Times columnist Paul Krugman in a 3:22pm ET January 8 , 2011 blog posted less than two hours after news broke of Giffordsâ shooting.
â âGiffords was one of 20 Democrats whose districts were lit up in crosshairs on a Sarah Palin campaign Web site last spring. Giffords and many others complained that someone unstable might act on that imagery.â
â CBSâs Nancy Cordes on the January 8, 2011 Evening News. The map was of districts targeted as part of an electoral strategy to defeat supporters of ObamaCare.
â âOn Twitter and Facebook, there is a lot of talk, in particular, about Sarah Palin. As you might recall, back in March of last year, when the health care vote was coming to the floor of the House and this was all heating up, Palin tweeted out a message on Twitter saying âcommon sense conservatives, donât retreat - instead reload.â And she referred folks to her Facebook page. On that Facebook page was a list of Democratic members she was putting in crosshairs, and Gabrielle Giffords was one of those in the crosshairs.â
â CNNâs Jessica Yellin during the 10pm ET hour of Newsroom, January 8, 2011.
â âYou know, Congresswoman Giffords had received threats before. Thatâs something that we might have overlooked here. Her office was trashed during the health care debate. When she showed up on Sarah Palinâs political action committee Web site as one of those who had been targeted for defeat, it shows her in the crosshairs there. She warned herself that this kind of thing could have serious repercussions.â
â CBSâs Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation, January 9, 2011.
â âSarah Palin has been coming under some criticism. While there is no evidence her Web site featuring a target on Giffordsâ district had anything to do with this attack, some are asking if todayâs political rhetoric is inspiring the lunatic fringe?â
â NBCâs Matt Lauer teasing an upcoming segment on Today, January 10, 2011.
- See more at: Jonah Goldberg Protecting the Protesters vs. Trashing the Tea Party
Jonah Goldberg: Protecting the Protesters vs. Trashing the Tea Party
By Rich Noyes | December 22, 2014 | 2:10 PM EST
Nearly four years ago, the media establishment swiftly and baselessly linked the Tea Party to the shooting of Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords. But after this weekendâs murder of two New York City police officers, by a gunman who used the hashtag #ShootThePolice, there was no rush at ABC, CBS or NBC to condemn anti-police protesters who have employed the chant: âWhat do we want? Dead cops. When do we want them? Now.â
National Reviewâs Jonah Goldberg highlighted the outrageous double standard on Sundayâs MediaBuzz on the Fox News Channel:
JONAH GOLDBERG: âYou know, we talk about the disconnectioning coverage or the biases between left and the right in the coverage. You know, I remember quite vividly the Tucson shooter being blamed entirely on Michele Bachmann and on Sarah Palin and on the right wingers.
Host HOWARD KURTZ: Yes, and that was wrong. And I said so at the time.
GOLDBERG: âI agree it was wrong and we shouldnât be doing the same thing in this circumstance. At the same time, when you have Al Sharptonâs little rent-a-mobs going out there saying, âWhat do we want? Dead cops. When do we want them? Now.â That is a substantively different thing than anything you can ascribe to Sarah Palinâs Facebook map, and the way that stuff was covered was much, much different, and much less hostile, than the stuff weâve seen on the right.â
âIs there a concern that these killings could lead to a rise in tension against the protesters, despite movement leaders condemning the attacks?â Smith asked George Stephanopoulos.
Such delicacy was nowhere to be found in January 2011, when all three broadcast networks falsely associated the attack on Giffords with the Tea Party and Sarah Palin. A flashback recalling some of the more notorious quotes from that time:
â âWe donât have proof yet that this was political, but the odds are that it was. Sheâs been the target of violence before....Her father says that âthe whole Tea Partyâ was her enemy. And yes, she was on Sarah Palinâs infamous âcrosshairsâ list. Just yesterday, Ezra Klein remarked that opposition to health reform was getting scary. Actually, itâs been scary for quite a while, in a way that already reminded many of us of the climate that preceded the Oklahoma City bombing....Violent acts are what happen when you create a climate of hate. And itâs long past time for the GOPâs leaders to take a stand against the hate-mongers.â
â New York Times columnist Paul Krugman in a 3:22pm ET January 8 , 2011 blog posted less than two hours after news broke of Giffordsâ shooting.
â âGiffords was one of 20 Democrats whose districts were lit up in crosshairs on a Sarah Palin campaign Web site last spring. Giffords and many others complained that someone unstable might act on that imagery.â
â CBSâs Nancy Cordes on the January 8, 2011 Evening News. The map was of districts targeted as part of an electoral strategy to defeat supporters of ObamaCare.
â âOn Twitter and Facebook, there is a lot of talk, in particular, about Sarah Palin. As you might recall, back in March of last year, when the health care vote was coming to the floor of the House and this was all heating up, Palin tweeted out a message on Twitter saying âcommon sense conservatives, donât retreat - instead reload.â And she referred folks to her Facebook page. On that Facebook page was a list of Democratic members she was putting in crosshairs, and Gabrielle Giffords was one of those in the crosshairs.â
â CNNâs Jessica Yellin during the 10pm ET hour of Newsroom, January 8, 2011.
â âYou know, Congresswoman Giffords had received threats before. Thatâs something that we might have overlooked here. Her office was trashed during the health care debate. When she showed up on Sarah Palinâs political action committee Web site as one of those who had been targeted for defeat, it shows her in the crosshairs there. She warned herself that this kind of thing could have serious repercussions.â
â CBSâs Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation, January 9, 2011.
â âSarah Palin has been coming under some criticism. While there is no evidence her Web site featuring a target on Giffordsâ district had anything to do with this attack, some are asking if todayâs political rhetoric is inspiring the lunatic fringe?â
â NBCâs Matt Lauer teasing an upcoming segment on Today, January 10, 2011.
- See more at: Jonah Goldberg Protecting the Protesters vs. Trashing the Tea Party