Today’s case study in Newsweek’s shameless bias disguised as news reporting comes via David A. Graham’s article “The New Black Panther Party Is the New ACORN” published yesterday. It begins with this: “As voter intimidation exercises go, it wasn’t much.” And it gets worse from there. The real story according to Graham is how a minor case of voter intimidation was overblown by conservatives media outlets to attack the White House.
Graham links to five stories at three different sites–Hot Air, Michelle Malkin, and Red State–as proof that conservative blogs “can’t get enough.” He mentions that the incident was caught on tape but, strangely, doesn’t include the footage on the page or even recommend that his readers view it. Could it be that the sight of a man brandishing a baton in front of a polling place is a bit too incriminating for the narrative he’s trying to spin?
Then, out of nowhere, Graham compares the incident to the ACORN investigation:
So how did the incident become a replay of the ACORN scandal? There’s some resemblance between the two: an organization with unacceptable practices and a vague connection to the Obama administration (through voter registration drives in the ACORN case and Justice Department litigation in the Panther case) becomes a tool for critics of the White House to attack it as corrupt and illegitimate. But as in the ACORN case, the scandal is minimal (much of the ACORN hit has been discredited)—and the allegations against
So according to David A. Graham, ACORN and the Black Panther case are both non-scandals that became “a tool for critics of the White House.” It’s not as if I can detect any point of view here, but this is still a news magazine, right?
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GRAHAM IS BLIND TO THE LAWLESSNESS PERPETRATED BY ACORN & THE NEW BLACK PANTHERS. MOST OF THE LIBERAL NEWS MEDIA IS BLIND AS WELL WHEN IT COMES TO THIS OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. THE FIRST THING YOU DO IF YOU ARE A HITLER, A LENIN OR A STALIN IS TO CONTROL THE MAIN STREAM NEWS MEDIA AS THE OBAMAM ADMINISTRATION HAS SUCCEEDED IN DOING.
The Question? Is this the Big Marxist(Anti-Messiah) Henchman Media-Protector for Obama's SS Troopers? Quite likely! This stuff is right out of the Hitler playbook! And, we haven't seen anything, yet! Watch!
HI VICTOR,
I THINK IT IS VERY SCARY WHEN YOU SEE THE BLACK PANTHERS & THOSE OBAMA YOUTH GROUP MEMBERS ALL DRESSED UP IN MILITARY GARB.
Well; Obama came out of "Terrorist" William Ayers' 60's "Chicago's" weatherman's black revolution movement to have blacks rule over whites by first appointing a black President and then using this President's veto power with Africa's(70% on nations in the UN) UN support to rule the white man! As I have said, Charles Manson took off on it! Someone said that Ayers, unlike Manson, has not killed anybody! I say, yet! Because, Ayers said killing was a part of his plan in the 60's. Now, he's put in his black President from Chicago and these New Black Panthers look "Gestapo" to me! We'll know soon, I assure you! Also, I'm sure that Hitler also promised a "fundamental transformation of government" too, making it totally racist! Watch!
Could it be that the Muslim usurper residing in the White House is stoking the fires of racism and instigating race wars that will spread across the country so he can declare a national emergency, martial law and … surely you jest, cancel the November elections? I had never heard diddly squat about racism until this two-bit commie was chosen to office. I say chosen, because I do not believe he was duly elected. The globalists "choose" our presidents. And yes, they gave us the electronic voting media that can be manipulated to suit themselves. Too bad they didn't vet BabyBama and read our Constitution … but shucks now, them thar folks don't need no constitution!
Hang tight Americans. We are going to have to put up with this garbage for a while yet. The Red Media is just starting to double down with the lies and name calling, in fear of the elections. There may not be much of the country left by the time we drive the "progressive" trash out, but out they will go, and we will rebuild our great country without them. If you see a progressive / communist running for an office, even dogcatcher, put them on the next boat to China or Russia or Cuba, whichever.
Newsweek reporter David A. Graham run's interferance for Black Panther's. Surprise, Surprise!!! The main stream media has been conspirator's with the Obama administration from the beginning. If, they would of done their job and actually reported the new's, maybe people would have been better informed about who Barack Hussein Obama, aka, Barry Soetero, and god only know's how many alias this socialist-marxist- usurper has.
A second Tanzanian newspaper named Daima reported in 2006 that Obama was born in Kenya. This is the 2nd such Tanzanian news story of that type to surface this week.
http://www.thepostemail.com/2010/07/15/tanzanian-…