The Press Played Dumb....

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Four words succinctly indict the media hypocrisy covering left and right as latest shown in tea party coverage.
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John Amato at Crooks & Liars sums up the situation of media hypocrisy in covering the tea party convention perfectly:

He cites Eric Boehlert at Media Matters for the deconstruction that distills to:

The press played dumb

It's how they roll.... all of 'em.

Expect more of same when fearmonger in chief "Dick" Chee-knee has his newest closeup moment on This Week Sunday morning.
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crossposted at firedoglake's Seminal

Prairie Recommends: Matthews takes on Politico

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Well, this was just jaw-dropping I can't believe I'm finally seeing this priceless. Jonathan Martin's "well you got us" moment. (Thinkprogress has more)

Chris Matthews' must've had his Wheaties yesterday morning.

He took on Politico and, effectively, the whole right wing sound machine. Inadvertently committing real journalism in the process.

Maybe he's decided he doesn't want that Peabody going to Comedy Central this year.

And maybe he opened the door on the real story: Dick Chee-knee and his circle may be batscheiss crazy war profiteering ideologues, but they can still find media megaphones like Politico to get their story out.
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crossposted at firedoglake's The Seminal

Why they call him Dick.

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Dick Cheney comes back out of his sludgehole to accuse the president of giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

Just in case you were missin' the good ol' days of Senator Joseph McCarthy and Governor George Wallace.
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Prairie Recommends: Andrew Sullivan on Chris Wallace, Propagandist

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Andrew Sullivan's take on the sycophantic propaganda-pushing by toady Chris Wallace sums up the Cheney "interview" on Sunday Fox quite succinctly.

Book sales? Jury nullification? We report...you decide.
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