Media Matters Eric Boehlert: Why Do Conservative Blogs Hate America?
John on October 9, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Remember when it was wrong to question the patriotism of the opposition? Eric Boehlert had this to say about such behavior back in 2007:
Fox news and talk radio and the conservative bloggers, I mean, they were bangin’ those drums very loud. And, everyone in the press could hear it. Not only was it just liberal bias, it was an anti-American bias, an unpatriotic bias and that these journalists were really not part of America.
Back then, apparently, conservative bloggers were questioning journalists patriotism and Boehlert didn’t like it much.
Today, Eric Boehlert turns the tide and asks “Why does the conservative media hate America?” Notice: Not if they do, but why? That sounds a lot like the suggestion of an “unpatriotic bias.” Boehlert couldn’t be that much of a hypocrite could he?
As for the “wave” (that’s the word he chose) of “America bashing” which Boehlert contends is happening, he cites exactly two blog posts as proof. There’s this post at Hot Air and this one at Confederate Yankee. It’s a trend of exactly two points.
But, hey, why bother actually finding a few more examples when the ones you chose are so, well, potent. The Hot Air post in particular includes statement of disbelief from noted right-wingers George Stephanopolous, Ezra Klein and a couple of unnamed White House aides who were convinced they were being punked when they heard the news. Do they hate America too?
Of course the real reason for Boehlert’s phoned in smear is this. The DNC says jump and Eric Boehlert and Media Matters say “How high?”
Exit Question: Is there any real difference between this particular example of a transparently partisan hatchet job and the rest of Media Matters output?
Related: I missed this at Hot Air earlier. Looks like Sen. Boxer got the memo from the DNC as well.
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I don’t even see the point of responding to anything Media Matters, Think Progress, and the rest of the Democratic propaganda op conjures up. They’re never being genuine, it’s all manufactured and feigned outrage ordered by the higher ups in the DNC Ministry of Truth. It’s not meant to be taken seriously, it’s meant to give talking points to the foot soldiers (parrots) who will go around squawking it everywhere they go without question.
It’s regular practice for these sites to take things out of context, purposely infer bigoted meanings out of things that aren’t, and churn out rank hypocrisy like what you have featured here. All dissent is squashed, only the echo shall be heard in the echo chambers that are these sites.
They don’t care if you expose them either, because their sycophants will never go to your site to read your exposé anyways, and if they do, their cognitive dissonance will require them to deep-six it.
Trust me, I spent countless hours trying to talk even a slight bit of sense into people at Think Progress. All that happened was that I was harassed, smeared, berated, and eventually silenced by the administrators – without letting me know. Yes, my comments only showed to myself when I was logged in, something that became apparent when all the smearing and harassment promptly stopped one day.
It’s truly one of the biggest challenges our democracy faces – when citizens of the same country are so far in their own political bunkers that they basically see each other as enemies far more dangerous than external and real threats.
October 9, 2009 @ 5:59 pmONE comment..LOL If this doesn’t prove that this asshat is irrelevant.
Nobody except for the far left nutroots actually cares what anyone from Media Matters says. You anti-American types are just angry because we have REAL passion and hunger on our side, while you guys have to pay ACORN and union members to feign passion.
Good luck in ’10.
October 9, 2009 @ 7:41 pmI was banned by some whale named oliver willis from media matters. I’d ask the idiots on that site questions they couldn’t answer, and was hit with the typical response, “raaaacist!1!” I too give up on those people. They have no interest in truth or fact, unless a particular version of it backs up their worldview. If it doesn’t, they face a complete mental breakdown when exposed to it. Willis is no different. He’s the king of all Obama sycophants, plus, seems to have an unhealthy obsession with jessica alba. All I saw on his blog was rank hypocrisy, disingenuous smears, and a serious lack of intellectual curiosity and open-mindedness. Good Riddance.
October 10, 2009 @ 4:27 amThe right wing isn’t bashing “America”, we’re bashing “Amerika”. We hate “Amerika”. And we will continue bashing “Amerika” until we get our country back.
October 10, 2009 @ 4:37 amIsn’t this the smear site so often used by Olbermann as a source? Websites on the right may be referrenced by people on FOX, but at least they get independent confirmtion, and then ir an opposing view.
Olby?
He uses their stuff with nary a wink, I’m just suprised he doesn’t also use the Democratic Underground, and subway grafetti as well, they have the same kind of credibility.
The danger of MM is when NBC, or MSNBC uses them, people who aren’t aware of their tricks buy into it. Too many older folks, or young kids are duped, because they just never get another view.
My mother in law was one, till I got her to see that only FOX was carrying the truth on the 912 march on Washington. MSNBC, ABC ws doing the hate mongers (eye roll) are doing it again against our beloved king of kings, will their evil ways ever end, (shudder), cue to the obligatory shot of Matthews and Olby looking disgusted and sad….
MM is a log on the fire to these propagandists, the only answer, is to show people how much the MSM lies to them. One by one,..
I’ve woke up a couple of people, just by showing them, that they get half the news, and are spoonfed opinion.
we can get folks to see, if they’ll just tune in other sources on occasion.
October 10, 2009 @ 5:15 amLet’s have a comparison between liberal bloggers and conservatives bloggers.
Conservative bloggers support
1. The constitution of our country
2. The securing of it’s borders from terrorist and illegal aliens.
3. The free market capitalist system that made our country and economic superpower in the first place.
4. The pledge of allegiance
5.Treating and respecting the American flag with respect, while liberals spit on it and burn it.
6. the men and woman who put on the uniform to defend America.
7. They also see America as a force for good in the world
Liberals on the other hand are the ones who don’t love America.
1. Liberals see the American soldiers as nothing more then baby killers, war monger, storm troopers and mercenaries.
2. Liberals have a problem with the constitution and want to go around it at every turn.
3. Liberals hate free market capitalism. They consider it evil and unjust
4. Liberals hate America being a superpower, and want to bring it down to the level of other countries
5. Liberals are the ones going around the world apologizing for American exceptalism and it’s greatness
6. Liberals can’t stand the pledge of allegiance.
7. Liberals would rather save a mino fish in California then help the lively hoods of American farmers and their families.
8. Liberals as I said before are the ones trying to “change” America. If they truly loved this country, they would accept it for what it is.
9. Liberals believe our country is causing the problems of the world.
So who hates America again? The evidence is damming.
October 10, 2009 @ 5:40 amTyrone waves the flag:
Stop right there! Would be terrific if that was true. But it’s a nosestretcher. For an eight year Republican presidency this past decade, the only “conservatives” who stood their ground for the Constitution were maybe Pat Buchanan, Ron Paul, Justin Raimondo and maybe – that’s a slim maybe – a few others posting commentaries at Anti-War.com. And while the Bush-Cheney gangsters flushed the Constitution down the toilet, scared Americans with their insipidly named “Patriot Act” and then told them to go shopping, so-called “conservative bloggers” (read: fake, phony, self-deluding Hot Air frauds) cheerleaded Dear Leader’s wars, manufactured evidence for more wars, applauded torture, equated 1st Amendment dissent with “treason,” created black sites, pisssed all over habeus corpus, and did it with runaway spending that will take decades to recover.
The sad fact is under Bush-Cheney, the Constitution was the 2nd casualty of war, and with very few exceptions conservative bloggers either stayed suspiciously silent or wanted to see it shredded even further. Y’know, to keep their little children safe.
October 10, 2009 @ 5:28 pmBob Tweed:
Bobbie, and Obama has done WHAT to reverse WHICH of your examples!?
I also got caught up once in MM and a couple of other blogs in that intellectual cesspool.
Total waste of time – once they can’t respond intelligently – they start with the “troll”, “racist”, and other tripe.
No wonder there is no real “discussions” any longer when it is so easy to avoid by clumping all as having less intellect. Teacher lounge policy discussions and elitism has risen to the White House.
Look at the man’s indecisiveness. So far the only things he has been ‘sure’ of is Skippy Gates civil rights were violated and He could over-charm the IOC.
AND, I will never forget the class with which President Bush handled the constant barrage by the Code Pinkers *where are they now* and other constant complainers. Chris Wallace called this Admin “the biggest bunch of crybabies he has ever dealt with in 25 years in DC.”
‘Nuff Said!
October 10, 2009 @ 6:49 pmBob Tweed: Are you sure your last name isn’t Weed. Your post reads like a guy whose been hitting the pipe one too many times. By the way bozo, we waterboarded three people. That’s how hideous we were. You got to give up your heroes – Michael Moore, Bill Mahar and John Stewart. After that, start thinking for yourself.
October 10, 2009 @ 8:25 pm