Confirming the gobsmackingly obvious

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 20, 2010 01:45 PM

The media is filled with left-wing activists.

The race card is the first and last refuge of liberal scoundrels.

The race-card playing liberals in the media tried their best to whitewash Barack Obama’s radical ties to Jeremiah Wright and other race demagogues.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, but it’s always useful to see all the plotting and evidence in writing.

The Daily Caller has the goods on the so-called “JournoList” missives that expose how liberal bloggers and “mainstream” journalists schemed to smear conservatives and any other Obama doubters who raised questions about Wright.

***

Ed Driscoll has a useful video flashback. (h/t: Ed Morrissey at Hot Air)

~ For the latest breaking news, be sure to join Michelle's e-mail list ~

See what others have said

Note from Michelle: This section is for comments from michellemalkin.com's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that I agree with or endorse any particular comment just because I let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with my terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege.

Comments


  1. #1
    On July 20th, 2010 at 1:48 pm, Regulus said:

    We hold these truths to be self-evident, but it’s always useful to see all the plotting and evidence in writing.

    What is there to add to that?

  2. #2
    On July 20th, 2010 at 1:50 pm, Insomniac said:

    As they say, read the whole thing. All your suspicions will be confirmed and then some.

  3. #3
    On July 20th, 2010 at 1:54 pm, letget said:

    Gosh, why didn’t The Daily Caller have this information out at the time of the 2008 election? We all here knew all we needed to know about this bho, from MM, HA, Rush, and so many others, but most other American’s did not have facts. My fear is this bho and team will see to it the internet, Fox, Drudge, and others are not ‘allowed’ to exist in the future for elections.
    L

  4. #4
    On July 20th, 2010 at 1:56 pm, Ragspierre said:

    We often know things that we can’t prove by documentation.

    Now we have the hard evidence of what so many of us knew all along.

    What I did not know is that this was as overt as it now appears it was.

    Most conspiracies are proven with no documents…just the conduct of the parties. This one is truly amazing….

  5. #5
    On July 20th, 2010 at 1:57 pm, scottthong said:

    TIP: For your perusal Ms Malkin, Analogy Zero:

    http://scottthong.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/analogy-zero/

  6. #6
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:16 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    This is what I’ve been saying. In the South, the government has favored blacks over whites all my life. . . while at the same time declaring that I am a racist.

    If a cop shoots a white guy, nothing. If a cop shoots a black guy, it’s the most racist of racist racism and the entire government needs to be sued and punished for it.

    I would discuss how the KKK shootings happened here in he 70′s, but it would appear that I was sympathetic to that ridiculous band of fools. But the only reason we had the KKK shooting was some Jews from New York City (self described socialist party) decided to come to NC and have a ‘death to the klan’ rally in the worst ghetto in the city.

    they had it in the ghetto because they New Yorkers thought they’d be too scared to go there (as though it’s common knowledge that kkk members are afraid of blacks).

    Needless to say, they had their ‘death to the klan’ rally here. The klan showed up with guns and started shooting.

    We STILL to this day have commissions and panels to declare the city of Greensboro responsible and racist. It wouldn’t have happened. It shouldn’t have happened. . . but some yankees came down here to find racism with racism bait. . . and they found it.

    But because they encouraged, solicited, and found it, we are all considered racist.

    God I love the Civil Rights zealots. They make the world a much better place /s.

    I’m just tired of people claiming to be a victim in this country when they just want someone to blame for their own failure.

  7. #7
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:17 pm, RTater said:

    why didn’t The Daily Caller have this information out at the time of the 2008 election?

    The Daily Caller didn’t go online until Jan of this year.

    I suspect you are correct about the rest, though.

  8. #8
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:20 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    do a google search for KKK nazi’s vs. socialist party in Greensboro.

    In that fight, we are supposed to sympathize with the socialist party instigators. I hate talking about it because people think I’m ‘blaming the victim’. But the whole episode was entirely predictable. If I poke a bee hive, I’m gonna get stung and it ain’t the bee’s fault.

  9. #9
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:22 pm, cicerokid said:

    McCain was afraid of the media. Some hero.

  10. #10
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:25 pm, spaceycakes said:

    We have determined what you are; now we’re just haggling over the price.

  11. #11
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:31 pm, rambler said:

    The media has helped the ruling elites to build an agenda on lies, deception, spin, cover-ups, bait and switch, smoke and mirrors. Exactly how did these people think that something beneficial would come out of all their efforts? Did they really think that this was the road to prosperity or did they really want to destroy the country? What did they think was in it for them? What was going to protect them when their usefulness was done? When was this behavior going to violate their sensibilities? Are they that devoid of character that anything goes? The media has created their own death spiral.

  12. #12
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:33 pm, Hangfire said:

    When are Blacks and other minorities going to resent the blatant paternalism and patronization of the Left towards them?

    “Helping” minorities is how left-wingers feel superior.

  13. #13
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:40 pm, Ragspierre said:

    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:33 pm, Hangfire said:

    As Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, and many, many others have documented with empirical data…

    the single most catastrophic event in the history of African American families in the U.S. was the “Great Society”.

    It continues today…

  14. #14
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:41 pm, BrianNY said:

    The Daily Caller has the goods…

    This is really good stuff…and adds context to ridiculous statements like these:

    Bob Schieffer: I Didn’t Ask Holder About the Black Panther Thing Because I Didn’t Know About It

    It’s amazing to me how much American Liberals act, behind the scenes, just like America’s enemies.

    I’ve always realized how imperative it is for American Liberals to publicly appear as they are not…but this little glimpse of reality from behind their porcelain veneer smiles and pancake makeup is absolutely breathtaking.

  15. #15
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:47 pm, frostrt said:

    McCain did not help with his repudiation of an ad on his behalf that dealt with the Rev. Wright issue (I personally find it offensive to have to call him (Wright) “Reverend”, but he does, technically, hold that title).

    It should have been pushed much harder than it was, LSM “coverups” be d@@ned.

    I could not vote for a President who attended this church for 20 years, any more than I could vote for anyone who was ever willingly involved, in any way, shape, or form, with the KKK. Same hatred, different flavors, I care not which – they all taste nasty.

  16. #16
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:48 pm, T-Bone said:

    When are blacks and other minorities going to just be people instead of blacks and minorites?

    When they stop getting something for being a black or minority.

    When Oklahoma started giving something to people who were 1/32 Indian, a lot of people became Indians that never considered themselves Indians before. They dug deep into their geneology to get some of the free cheese. Similar to a half black man calling himself black.

  17. #17
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:59 pm, rightisright said:

    McCain was afraid of the media. Some hero.

    What a poor campaign in ’08 for him being such hero…doesn’t bother to expose the worst there is in his opponent. Now the American public suffer from his lack of fight…as the Republic titters on destruction.

  18. #18
    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:11 pm, cicerokid said:

    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:47 pm, frostrt said:
    McCain did not help with his repudiation of an ad on his behalf that dealt with the Rev. Wright issue

    That’s refudiation.

  19. #19
    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:13 pm, frostrt said:

    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:11 pm, cicerokid said:
    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:47 pm, frostrt said:
    McCain did not help with his repudiation of an ad on his behalf that dealt with the Rev. Wright issue
    That’s refudiation.

    ————————————–

    I stand, er, write, corrected.

    On my word usage, not my point. ;)

  20. #20
    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:15 pm, mytake said:

    The sin of slavery in this country continues to destroy us. At what point will we get back to one man( er… …person..PC.. not that there are any women here who don’t include themselves in one “man”)- one vote, pure and simple? Haven’t we suffered enough for past generations’ sins? I can’t take this crap anymore!

  21. #21
    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:16 pm, flmom said:

    It’ll be interesting to see the journolist comments regarding Sarah Palin, we all know there was a co-ordinated attack, just good to see the proof. It’s also proof of the projection theory we often decry on this blog.

  22. #22
    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:22 pm, mytake said:

    Did you happen to see the “black” couple that had a “white”, blue-eyed child. Let’s use this to end the race discussion. We are all one race now.

  23. #23
    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:28 pm, Flyoverman said:

    Message to liberals on this site:

    Before you make a snarky comment about how skewed and unfair these observations are, you might ask how accurate this behavior was and is by someone who worked on Hillary Clinton’s Presidential campaign.

    These same media darlings protected Obama during the primaries and did all they could to sabotage Hillary’s campaign.

  24. #24
    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:31 pm, frostrt said:

    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:22 pm, mytake said:
    Did you happen to see the “black” couple that had a “white”, blue-eyed child. Let’s use this to end the race discussion. We are all one race now.

    —————————————

    I read about them. Dad doesn’t question whether he’s the father (not to the news, anyway), and both parents apparently do not have any white or mixed-race anscestry. The only thing they can think of is that genes for lighter skin skipped a few generations (they have two other dark-skinned children) and ended up in this baby.

    Anyhoo, it does serve as a reminder that skin color is, well, only skin deep.

  25. #25
    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:39 pm, Ragspierre said:

    We are all one race now.

    This is news…!?!?!?

    It is called “the Human race”.

    My children taught me years ago that we are not white, but “peach”. It was proven with their crayola box…

    So I’m a person of color, too!

  26. #26
    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:43 pm, frostrt said:

    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:39 pm, Ragspierre said:
    We are all one race now.
    This is news…!?!?!?

    It is called “the Human race”.

    My children taught me years ago that we are not white, but “peach”. It was proven with their crayola box…

    So I’m a person of color, too!

    —————————————-

    From the mouths of babes . . .

  27. #27
    On July 20th, 2010 at 4:02 pm, Dexter Alarius said:

    On July 20th, 2010 at 2:25 pm, spaceycakes said:
    We have determined what you are; now we’re just haggling over the price.

    Where are the Churchills of today?
    sigh.

  28. #28
    On July 20th, 2010 at 4:02 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On July 20th, 2010 at 3:39 pm, Ragspierre said:
    We are all one race now.
    This is news…!?!?!?

    It is called “the Human race”.

    My children taught me years ago that we are not white, but “peach”. It was proven with their crayola box…

    So I’m a person of color, too!

    Tommy Chong (holding a glass wrapped in a table napkin in a suggestive manner): Ain’t it a peach!

  29. #29
    On July 20th, 2010 at 4:02 pm, Leatherneck said:

    BLT, and G.D.A. Wright said only white folks can be racists.

    You bunch of evil white demons.

  30. #30
    On July 20th, 2010 at 4:13 pm, stillontheroad said:

    It is called censorship by omission — a great and time honored tactic of Marxist/Socialist/Democrats. The ole, the country is falling apart but the media will report a 75% increase in tractor production.

  31. #31
    On July 20th, 2010 at 4:14 pm, iamsaved said:

    The liberals are going to play the race card over and over. At some point, the target of their attacks is going to have to pull a Ronald Reagan with a “there you go again” rebuttal and quit trying to defend themselves.

    Conservative just have to keep pointing out that it’s the liberals that continually bring up the race card.

    Look at the circus the race accusation has had on the so-called Tea Party spokesmen, who by the way, don’t speak for me. I didn’t know the Tea Party had any official hierarchy or appointed spokes people.

  32. #32
    On July 20th, 2010 at 4:19 pm, Speakup said:

    Confirming the gobsmackingly obvious
    By Michelle Malkin • July 20, 2010 01:45 PM

    Yea Ma’am! And in a cosmically shocking manner, getting worse in an obvious and significant way, noticeable, in rapidly diminishing internet information availability as we speak.

  33. #33
    On July 20th, 2010 at 4:34 pm, Ron said:

    We hold these truths to be self-evident: by their fruits ye shall know them. And applied to the MSM, it’s clear they’re in the sack with Barry. Remember Chris Matthews’ leg…

  34. #34
    On July 20th, 2010 at 4:41 pm, frostrt said:

    On July 20th, 2010 at 4:34 pm, Ron said:
    We hold these truths to be self-evident: by their fruits ye shall know them. And applied to the MSM, it’s clear they’re in the sack with Barry. Remember Chris Matthews’ leg…

    —————————————-

    Yup, Chrissie publicly admitted that Obama was “turning him on”, so to speak. It’s the most blatant thing I’ve ever seen.

  35. #35
    On July 20th, 2010 at 4:50 pm, spaceycakes said:

    So I’m a person of color, too!

    I’m black/I’m black
    I’m pink/I’m pink
    I’m Rinso white
    I’m in-vis-i-ble.
    –from Hair

  36. #36
    On July 20th, 2010 at 5:17 pm, Ragspierre said:
  37. #37
    On July 20th, 2010 at 6:42 pm, ThackerAgency said:

    For a current update of NAACP at work in this state, TODAY, the president of the NAACP (a preacher, natch) went to the capital to get arrested for protesting an end to BUSSING (a federal mandate struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional several years ago).

    He’s afraid we’ll go back to segregated schools (even though the school districts haven’t been drawn yet).

    A few years ago, they were going to boycott schools in Greensboro for failing to teach the kids. Seriously, this is how they say racism is terrible. If we can’t figure out how to make black kids learn in school, then we are racist and they are going to boycott.

    This is what the government down here spends 75% of the time dealing with. NAACP saying somebody is racist and they sue. It’s pathetic. But hey, the media loves a story about racism whether or not its valid.

  38. #38
    On July 20th, 2010 at 7:17 pm, plymouthacclaim said:

    Mr. Holder, the American people are not afraid of an honest dialog about race. We just know that if we try to have one, liberals will accuse us of being racist to avoid said dialog.

  39. #39
    On July 20th, 2010 at 8:10 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    What I did not know is that this was as overt as it now appears it was.

    I once witnessed a Congressional aide burn through two cell phone batteries on a multi-hour call to build the talking points for the plan against Gingrich. Wouldn’t surprise me if members of the press were also on the call.

  40. #40
    On July 20th, 2010 at 8:32 pm, BOB said:

    I wonder if the media conspired to minimize anything else that might be damaging to the Messiah……his obvious ineligibility to be president perhaps?

    Sorry, we’re still keeping that one under wraps because it’s the only one that really matters.

  41. #41
    On July 20th, 2010 at 9:47 pm, BadIdeaGuy said:

    For your amusement, here are a select few of the Society For Professional Journalism’s Code of Ethics:

    Journalists should:

    — Test the accuracy of information from all sources and exercise care to avoid inadvertent error. Deliberate distortion is never permissible.
    — Diligently seek out subjects of news stories to give them the opportunity to respond to allegations of wrongdoing.
    — Identify sources whenever feasible. The public is entitled to as much information as possible on sources’ reliability.
    — Always question sources’ motives before promising anonymity. Clarify conditions attached to any promise made in exchange for information. Keep promises.
    — Make certain that headlines, news teases and promotional material, photos, video, audio, graphics, sound bites and quotations do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context.
    — Never distort the content of news photos or video. Image enhancement for technical clarity is always permissible. Label montages and photo illustrations.
    — Examine their own cultural values and avoid imposing those values on others.
    — Avoid stereotyping by race, gender, age, religion, ethnicity, geography, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance or social status.
    — Support the open exchange of views, even views they find repugnant.
    — Distinguish between advocacy and news reporting. Analysis and commentary should be labeled and not misrepresent fact or context.
    — Distinguish news from advertising and shun hybrids that blur the lines between the two.
    — Recognize a special obligation to ensure that the public’s business is conducted in the open and that government records are open to inspection.

    By the way, the only way to make the “journolist” wrongs right is to release EVERYTHING. (not going to happen, of course)

  42. #42
    On July 20th, 2010 at 9:49 pm, BadIdeaGuy said:

    Ready for some more from the Code of Ethics? I can’t stop laughing reading these:

    — Recognize that private people have a greater right to control information about themselves than do public officials and others who seek power, influence or attention. Only an overriding public need can justify intrusion into anyone’s privacy.
    —Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived.
    — Remain free of associations and activities that may compromise integrity or damage credibility.
    — Disclose unavoidable conflicts.
    — Be vigilant and courageous about holding those with power accountable.
    — Deny favored treatment to advertisers and special interests and resist their pressure to influence news coverage.
    — Clarify and explain news coverage and invite dialogue with the public over journalistic conduct.
    — Encourage the public to voice grievances against the news media.
    — Admit mistakes and correct them promptly.
    — Expose unethical practices of journalists and the news media
    .

  43. #43
    On July 21st, 2010 at 1:43 pm, pete said:

    There is a bigger battle here between old and new power structures. One structure hoards information and achieves its goals through coercion. The other distributes information and achieves its goals through cooperation.

    Which one do you think JournoList is?

    More here…

    The JournoList Scandal: Old Media tactics offend but should not surprise

  44. #44
    On July 26th, 2010 at 11:19 am, ITookTheRedPill said:
  45. #45
    On July 26th, 2010 at 11:22 am, ITookTheRedPill said:

    The video below is from March 2007, but it explains the JournOlisters perfectly…

    Evan Sayet explains how and why people like the Journ”O“listers choose what stories to write about, and how to write about them.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaE98w1KZ-c

You must be logged in to post a comment.


Accents, politics, and double standards

February 6, 2012 11:19 AM by Michelle Malkin

129 Comments

Jim Moran, racist pig

February 3, 2012 09:45 AM by Michelle Malkin

242 Comments

Global Warmists Seek to Flush Out ‘Denier’ Meteorologists

January 30, 2012 04:09 PM by Doug Powers

104 Comments

Cloudy with a chance of fiery death

Gingrich Tells South Carolina Man He’d Talk to Al Sharpton

January 21, 2012 04:26 PM by Doug Powers

60 Comments

Meet We Much

Editor’s Note of the Day

January 18, 2012 02:36 PM by Michelle Malkin

82 Comments

Obama’s “Razist” Lobbyist Moves Up

January 13, 2012 06:29 AM by Michelle Malkin

233 Comments

Left Kind of Upset With Politifact’s ‘Lie of the Year’ Choice

December 20, 2011 01:41 PM by Doug Powers

73 Comments

“Throw grandma from the cliff” blowback

MTV Ditches ‘Choose or Lose’ Slogan

December 19, 2011 10:59 AM by Doug Powers

100 Comments

Chose and lost?


Categories: Media,Media Bias,Race Hustlers,Race relations

Follow me on Twitter Follow me on Facebook