Media Matters claims it is dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the media.
But they don’t stop at fact checking. They work at trying to silence conservative news and talk outlets altogether.
They recently organized professional activists to punish businesses that advertise on The Rush Limbaugh Show.
These people tied up phone lines and bombarded websites, Facebook pages and Twitter accounts to try and keep real customers from getting through.
Mark Stevens appeared on the Fox Business Channel on Varney & Co. to describe how he’s being targeted by Media Matters for America and related groups for advertising on Rush Limbaugh’s show.
He said that this is not a boycott. It’s terrorism. It’s a small number of people trying to make themselves sound like a large number of angry customers who are never going to patronize the business again. But they’re not. They’re Democrat operatives.
Stevens reported he received 40,000 e-mails about his decision to continue advertising his business on Rush’s show. Thirty-eight thousand of them were supportive. Two thousand were critical.
RUSH: “You ever notice, folks, when a conservative does not like a talk show, they change the channel. They don’t watch. That’s why these left-wing networks don’t have much audience. But when a leftist doesn’t like a talk show, they scream, “Racism, elitism, bigotry, homophobia,” and then they start demanding censorship. That’s exactly who they are and what they do.”
If you’re looking for bias, you don’t need to travel far into Media Matters background. They are supported by progressives connected to the Democratic Party, including Hillary Clinton, George Soros, MoveOn.org, the New Democrat Network, and the Center for American Progress.
“Conservatives used to take it, but we’re not going to take it anymore.” Andrew Breitbart
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For more on the Rush ads and Carbonite, plus a list of Rush sponsors (and contact information) who pulled their ads in sympathy with or due to pressure from Leftist Thuggery, go to http://spectator.org/archives/2012/03/05/rally-for-rush/
Rush Limbaugh used the words “slut” and “prostitute” to describe a woman, Sandra Fluke, who went before Congress in an attempt to force someone else to pay for her contraception.
The appropriately-named Ms. Fluke, though apparently fully at ease publicly demanding subsidies for her private sex life, came down with a massive case of the vapors upon hearing Mr. Limbaugh’s comments.
After being revived with smelling salts, she proclaimed, while fanning herself repeatedly, that Mr. Limbaugh’s comments were an effort to “shut her up.”
No, Ms. Fluke, they were not. His comments were an effort to introduce you to a concept that is sadly unfamiliar to many of my generation: shame.
And you ought to be ashamed. Your entire argument is based on the idea that women are such moronic sex-maniacs that, unless someone else freely provides every form of birth control known to man, we’ll all be popping out babies like crack-addled Pez dispensers.
It is you, Ms. Fluke, not Mr. Limbaugh, who has been demonstrating a clear case of misogyny and anti-feminism.
I don’t disagree with Mr. Limbaugh’s apology, especially since he made it clear the he was apologizing not for the message, but the packaging.
But I’m not about to string the man up by his thumbnails for calling Ms. Fluke sexually-charged names when she’s the one who brought up her sex life in the first place — again, in the context of trying to force other people to pay for it.
And I’m especially inclined to cut the man some slack, considering all this came around the same time as the death of one of his most accomplished colleagues and a bomb scare at his own home.
It takes a deeply good person to apologize when
A.) He should be the last one apologizing, and
B.) The person to whom he is apologizing is the sort of shameless hack who will almost certainly use it as a weapon against him.
Mr. Limbaugh, you have more than earned my respect.
The past fortnight has really been a microcosm of what Barack Obama is really about.
The media went off in an orgasmic explosion this morning, practically wetting themselves to jump on the “story” about Rush Limbaugh calling Georgetown Law student/professional activist Sandra Fluke a slut.
Now, in the interest of fairness, I will say that I think Mr. Limbaugh made a poor choice of words in the matter. The proper term for a person who expects his or her sex life to be subsidized by, well, anyone, is “whore.” But I digress.
Not one to miss a moment like this, our dear President reportedly called Ms. Fluke personally to make the sad, sad puppy dog eyes with her over the phone. (I guess asking her over for a beer would have raised too many eyebrows.) And in so doing, we find Mr. Obama yet again offering his Presidential condolences to someone who, in all actuality, owes us a massive apology.
I’m referring, of course, to what Sarah Palin brilliantly dubbed the President’s “naive apology to savages” in Afghanistan. For anyone who was stuck under a rock as these events unfolded, here’s the short version: Our troops in Afghanistan disposed of desecrated Korans – desecrated, I might add, by Taliban prisoners they were holding – in the manner proscribed by Islam, which is burning them. For our troops’ heinous act of respecting the religious traditions of a country in which people are still trying to kill them, there were riots in the streets and some of our troops were murdered by Afghani soldiers. In what has got to be the most dickless move of the 21st century, President Obama apologized. And when his initial apology precipitated more riots and more murders of our troops, he apologized again.
What was the definition of insanity again?
Now, I live on a military base. My husband is in no immediate danger of deployment, but I do have two neighbors who were recently deployed to Afghanistan, leaving wives and children back home. Another neighbor is expecting her husband to be home soon. I spent some time chatting with one of those wives, a friend of mine, yesterday, and found out that she won’t even ask her husband if he’s near all the rioting. She’s already dealing with some mild insomnia, you see, and has no desire to make it worse.
These are good people, brave men – one of whom, judging by the bumper sticker, actually voted for the guy whose spineless, pantywaist penchant for inappropriate apologetics has now put him and his comrades-in-arms in even more danger of coming home in a box.
Just when I thought my indignity meter could go no higher, Obama dropped another bomb on the military in the form of his budget proposal, in which he outlines his desire for enormous increases to Tricare premiums for veterans, active duty military, and their families.
It was back during the New Deal era that companies started offering benefits as part of employee compensation packages, mainly as a way to get around FDR’s arbitrary salary caps; as such, it is now common for people to take a lower-paying job because the benefits make up for the cut in pay. It’s no secret that military personnel receive a fraction of the take-home pay that they would be getting in the private sector, but this is offset somewhat by housing benefits and Tricare, the military health care program. (Also, the fact that the military paid for your training in the first place.)
Anyone who’s had to deal with the labyrinth of red tape that is Tricare can tell you that it’s not ideal. This is not because of incompetence – these aren’t graduates of BillyBob’s Online School of Self-Medicatin’ or anything – it’s the result of the unholy trinity of massive bureaucracy, lots of patients, and cushy, cushy job security. My most recent experience in military healthcare was actually pretty decent, but previous ones have ranged from facepalm-worthy to out-and-out infuriating. It’s a pretty clear-cut case of “You get what you pay for” — and now the Dumb Bastard wants to jack up premiums by up to 300% while cheerfully whistling past his union buddies??
(As an aside: my favorite question that I got from ObamaCare supporting friends was, “Well, Tricare is better than nothing, right?” Yes. Yes it is. And dog food is better than starving; that doesn’t mean you force everyone onto the Purina diet.)
In one of the speeches Michelle Obama gave on the 2008 campaign trail, she promised something to the effect of, “Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual.” I think we can count this as a promise kept …
NOTE: I am cutting this off far enough in, but before the end so you’ll be hooked and just HAVE to go visit Angela’s blog to read the rest. It’ll pump up her numbers. While you’re there, surf around. She’s a tremendous writer!
I didn’t much feel like posting today,but what the hell.
Every day seems to bring new outrages as I edge closer to the brink of sanity.
BARRY’S BUDGET ELIMINATES FUNDING FOR DC OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP (VOUCHER) PROGRAM
I have always maintained this is a huge missed opportunity for Republicans to point out that democrats insist inner city kids be condemned to a failed school system to crush any hope they have of breaking the cycle of poverty they languish in under the tyrannical thumb of liberals and their handmaidens in the Teachers Union.
Did I just write that?Damn. http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/13/presidents-budget-eliminates-funding-for-d-c-opportunity-scholarship-program/
REPUBLICANS RETREAT ON PAYROLL TAX CUT
They worry they’d be blamed for raising taxes.Why are these craven cowards even there?To get their share of the goodies,that’s why.They should come right out and say they’re comfortable being in the minority since leadership takes a little effort.Pussies. http://thehill.com/homenews/house/210441-gop-retreats-on-tax-cut
ON FEB.12,1809 OUR 16TH PRESIDENT,ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS BORN.
Ting,I’m chartreuse with envy that you got to see Sarah live.I watched on CSPAN and like the crowd there I got a little impatient with all the stuff they had to do before she spoke.I sat there watching her deliver her awesome message and kept asking myself:WHY THE HELL ISN’T SHE OUR CANDIDATE?????
People backing Newt claim he could beat Obama in a debate.Sarah would gut him like a salmon.If the media thinks they’ve intimidated her into shutting up they better think again.
There is no one–no one in the Republican party that can command an audience the way she can.It takes a lot to completely disembowel somebody and seem so polite about it.She even got in a dig at the establishment GOP by saying some Tea Party members WILL have leadership positions next session.
I’ve read elsewhere the last few days that there is a possibility of a brokered convention and Jeb Bush might be drafted.We don’t need another Bush right now but can you imagine Gov. Palin coming out the winner?The sound of liberal heads exploding would be the stuff dreams are made of.It’s more than we can hope for,but we know she’ll be heard from again soon.
I saw the Occubaggers trying to disrupt her speech and were shouted down by folks shouting USA!USA!
Dana Loesch,who gave a great speech of her own,followed these rodents outside.
WHITNEY HOUSTON WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE BATHTUB OF HER HOTEL ROOM LAST NIGHT.DRUGS WERE PRESENT.
THE GRAMMY SHOW IS SCRAMBLING TO TURN IT INTO A MEMORIAL.
God blessed her with fame,fortune,and a powerful voice that had few,if any peers.What a waste.
This is her last performance.
I am always glad to see people sharing their thoughts here.Hopefully it will get more lurkers to get off the bench and get in the game.
I promise I will try not to be whiny,grumpy,cynical,depressing or bitchy….no guarantees
OK,CHRISSY:HERE’S THE STORY
When I was about 23 my sister and her roommate(cute,as I recall)decided to have a Halloween party.The caveat was men had to be dressed as women and vice versa.Frankly,I never wanted my vice versa.I wanted to use one of my mom’s dresses(she was a big woman) but she talked me into putting on one of my sister’s dresses.She borrowed a wig from her neighbor and gave me one of her bras with the…uh… ‘foam rubber enhancements’.I think they were called “falsies.” I put on a pair of sis’ pantyhose,but they only came up to the top of my thighs so I had to keep reaching down to yank them up.Why did people give me funny looks when I did that?I was driving a 1971 Barracuda with vinyl seats and tried driving without sitting all the way down because they were cold as hell.
There I was,smoking cigars and shooting pool trying to look as macho as possible under the circumstances.It’s really a challenge to play nineball with foam rubber missiles always in your way.Anyway,sis’ neighbor staggers in not in costume,and starts watching me.As my grandma would put it,he was so drunk he didn’t know if he was afoot or horseback.Finally,he came over and said, ‘who are you,sweetheart?’
I told him I was twice the man he’ll ever be and more woman than he’ll ever get.I decided it would be better to leave the party early than to have this creep wake up the next morning thinking a girl beat his ass.Although I still appreciate a beautiful woman in heels,that was my first and only foray into the twisted world of crossdressing.That’s it.True story.
FIRST,THEY CAME FOR THE CATHOLICS
There was a discussion on the radio this morning about Bozo cutting off Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements to non-compliant Catholic hospitals.Judging from the initial outrage Barky may have bitten off more than he can chew.
I wasn’t feeling well this morning when I got home,so I decided to take a little nap that ended up being over 4 hours(about what I usually get at night).I wasn’t going to post at all,but decided somebody might stop by here.GP,I can’t tell you how glad I am that you’re here.You have such a wealth of knowledge to share you’re a real asset to our merry band.
I KNOW YOU’VE ALL SEEN THIS AD NAUSEUM,BUT IT TICKLES ME TO SEE A WOMAN HAND THE HALF-BREED HIS HEAD
RUSH:THE REAL BARACK OBAMA SHOWS UP ON THE TARMAC IN ARIZONA
NEW FILM SKEWERS CHICAGO TEACHER’S UNION,EXPLAINS STAKES OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS
‘Godfather’ Emanuel standing next to Karen ‘moving mountain’ Lewis looks like the number 01.
Grab your favorite drink and get comfortable–my cup runneth over.Over my shirt,my pants,the keyboard and the desk.Damn,that coffee’s hot.
Tonight the Pharaoh speaks to his subjects.They all marvel at his oratorical skills.Personally,his voice is like dragging a sled down a dry sidewalk. Unfortunately I will miss the show due to previous committments.I plan to arrange the spices in the cupboard in alphabetical order.
My guess is the speech will go something like this:
‘inherited a mess…worst economy since the Depression…’
‘call on republicans to work with me…blah,blah,…bipartisanship…blah,blah’
‘tax breaks for millionaires…pay their fair share…blah,blah’
‘opportunity for the middle class…blah,blah’
‘renewable energy…blah,blah’
‘job not finished…need more time…blah,blah’
I heard a snippet on the radio this morning that he may have a surprise announcement on energy.Could it be he realizes that he stepped on his own penis when he nixed the Keystone XL deal?His opinion hasn’t changed and certainly won’t.But if Newt is the nominee,he will disembowel him over it,especially if gas prices spike as predicted.
The GOP elitists are pulling that tired ‘date night’ crap to show how they get along.Why don’t they just rent a Howard Johnson’s and get it over with?Because they’re not screwing each other–it’s us.
DEMOCRATS’ THREE YEARS WITHOUT A BUDGET IS ALL ABOUT DECEPTION
Today marks 1,000 days since these yellow rat bastards have offered a budget.You can guess why.
A GOOD (AND LUCKY) NIGHT FOR ROMNEY
I didn’t see the debate–I go to bed too early.From what I’ve read he had Newt on his heels.
He better do something–he’s outspent Newt $7 million to $.0007 million.
OBAMA:ROE V. WADE GIVES DAUGHTERS SAME CHANCE AS SONS FOR ‘FULFILLMENT’
Rant warning!
When this festering piece of shit was a state senator,the Illinois version of the federal Born Alive Infant Protection Act came up in 2001,2002 and 2003.This boil on the buttocks of humanity killed it in committee all three times.There was a nurse who worked,ironically,at Mercy Hospital who testified before congress.I don’t recall her name.I do recall her tears and the way her voice cracked when she spoke of holding a newborn who had survived an attempted abortion and holding him until he quit breathing.Most of these innocent souls were put in a soiled linen closet until they died from neglect.The reasoning this spawn from Hell gave?The mother wanted to get rid of it anyway.Hey,Bamster,don’t want your daughters punished with a baby?Tell them to keep their f…king legs closed!I remember when my first daughter was born.So tiny,so frail,dependent on us for everything.How anyone can put such a precious gift from God in a closet to die is beyond my comprehension.Maybe one of you ladies who’s had children can tell me how you can do that.This,possibly more than anything, is at the root of my complete revulsion for this despicable bastard.
BOEHNER TELLS MEMBERS TO DRESS APPROPRIATELY–YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE
I’d show up in shorts,a Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses carrying a sign: “I’m going to Disney World,too.”
I’m such an asshole.
“The American conservative base has had to put up with being called stupid, racist, greedy and unfair for decades by not only the Democrats but the vast majority of the media. The pent up frustration of these decades is magnified by the fact that George H. W. Bush, Bob Dole, George W. Bush and John McCain would not or perhaps could not confront this.”
A NOTE ABOUT NEWT’S $300,000 FINE FOR ETHICS VIOLATION
In case you forgot–this was the last of 84 ethics violations filed by human pusbag David Bonior.All had been dismissed as frivolous.This is the same tactic the left used on Sarah Palin after she went back to Alaska.The last complaint was about a PAC Newt was connected to funding a college course he was teaching.They made a huge deal out of the fact he had to borrow the money from Bob Dole.A year,one full year later, the ethics committee found no wrongdoing in what he did but by that time the damage was done.Remember when you see these ads on TV that Romney is no better than a democrat.
ILLINOIS SENATOR MARK KIRK(RINO-IL)SUFFERS STROKE
Fearless prediction:democrats will soon be calling for Kirk to step down so our current governor and candidate for an orange jumpsuit can put Obama’s former seat in the hands of the true owners,the democrats.Keep in mind that Tim Johnson,dem. senator from North Dakota, suffered a brain aneurism which left him an invalid.The democrats refused to have him replaced for the rest of his term,almost two years and wheeled him onto the Senate floor when they needed his vote,much like the late and unlamented Robert ‘Sheets’ Byrd.
IMMIGRATION RELEASES ILLEGAL HAITIAN MAN BECAUSE OF OBAMA’S STUPID DEPORTATION RULES.HE THEN SLAUGHTERED THREE INNOCENT PEOPLE.
Hey,GOP–ever hear of Willie Horton?It works if you have the balls to do it.
This sounds just like when McCain surrendered two weeks before the election and told us we had ‘nothing to fear’ from Obama.This is the kind of bullshit we’ve been fed for far too long.
Keep in mind Dumbo gave Petrobras $2 billion for drilling and said we would be their biggest customer.A majority stockholder in Petrobras is George Soros,but that’s purely a coincidence.
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