Memekiller vs. Jake Tapper: The Political Punch

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Tuesday October 16, 2007 · 5:03 PM PDT

2007/10/16 · 17:03

Apparently, Jake Tapper is a man who does not respond well to criticism. Unlike Swampland or CBS's PublicEye, Tapper's blog, PoliticalPunch, is quite selective about what they'll allow to be posted. Here's the thing, though. He doesn't remove things because they're uncivil, but because they demonstrate factual problems with his journalism.

Back when Tapper was reporting non-stop on the Pelosi plane trip scandal that wasn't, I tried to post the press release from the Sergeant at Arms that declared the Sergeant -- not Pelosi -- requested the plane, in direct contradiction of Tapper's assertions to the contrary. He certainly knew this because, as recounted here, he removed numerous efforts by me to post the press release, even going so far as to edit the statement out of a snarky comment they actually posted. Snark was okay, facts weren't. Then, Mike Stark pursued the story and actually managed to get Tapper to respond.

Well, guess what? Tapper's done it again.

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Friday April 27, 2007 · 4:14 PM PDT

2007/04/27 · 16:14

In case you missed it, Knoller defends the press against Bill Moyers devastating documentary. After a blogswarm, he put us critics up to a challenge: what would we have asked at the time? Well, check out this column by Eric Alterman on Oct. 7, 2002, entitled "Just Asking" ( http://www.thenation.com/... ) in which he some questions he wished the cowed news media would ask. Some choice questions:

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Friday February 09, 2007 · 1:58 PM PST

2007/02/09 · 13:58

I have been trying to post that press release from the sergeant-at-arms on ABC's "Political Punch" for the last two days (the posts are moderated). They will print my insults, snark, vitriol, but not the press release. I’ve tried it with and without a link, with and without commentary, with and without snark – they post other people’s unsourcd, fact-free commentary, but not mine. Finally, I wrote the following:

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Thursday May 18, 2006 · 4:27 PM PDT

2006/05/18 · 16:27

Everyone has probably seen the hilarious CEI commercials on Global Warming by now. This "Global Warming is Good for You" spin has been coming for some time. I wrote about it four years ago here. Here's a snippet:

Westbrook's specialty has spawned a near cottage industry of sorts in the Houston area. In this energy capital of America, eager listeners still abound for the message delivered by Westbrook and at least a handful of colleagues: Global warming threats are just so much foolishness, hatched by environmentalists to fuel the fears of the populace.

He himself boasts no more than a master's degree and a career focused on marketing and economics, rather than doctorates or published research in the field. But in this war for the public's collective mind and soul, credentials don't have to get in the way of a worthy crusade against the common enemy called environmentalists.

Westbrook still considers himself a scientist. "A degree's not everything," he says. "Look at Rush Limbaugh. He's only got, what, one and a half years of junior college? And he's smart as a whip."
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Top 10 Headlines on Press Monitoring Revelations

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Monday May 15, 2006 · 9:41 AM PDT

2006/05/15 · 09:41

Now that ABC is reporting http://blogs.abcnews.com/... that the surveillance program is tracking down journalists' sources, I assume we can expect the following headlines:

1) Surveillance Program Sparks Bush Rebound
2) Democrats Fail to Capitalize on NSA Revelations
3) Congress Sees Spying Program 'Fatigue'
4) Washington Post Implicated in Terrorist Investigation
5) Spying Program: Scandal or Our Liberal Bias?
6) Bush Gets Tough on Leakers
7) Hearings on Phone Call Monitoring Could Hamper National Security
8) Bloggers Get Shrill Over NSA Hoo-Haw
9) Benefits of Tapping My Phone MixedLiberal 'Overreaction' Misses Complexity (Joe Klien, Thomas Friedman, Joe Lieberman)
10) Reporting Wrongdoing Dangerous in Time of War

The Banana: Defending the Latest Anti-Terror Tool

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Monday February 20, 2006 · 8:49 AM PST

2006/02/20 · 08:49

Look closely at the object protruding from the man's rear end. What you see is a vital tool in the nation's War against Terror. We're not sure what it is, but if we were to venture a guess, we'd say that is a banana that's been shoved up a man's ass. Let us ponder how it got there. Was there a warrant issued? Did someone present evidence to prove sufficient cause before inserting the banana?

Trust us. It was vital that the banana be there. Obtaining a warrant before inserting the banana would have endangered lives. Every second the banana was resting in a bowl on a table somewhere instead of in this man's bowels were seconds this country could not afford to spare. Our national security depended on that banana being exactly where it is, nuzzled between this man's butt cheeks, halfway to his prostate. To NOT put the banana there would be giving this man exactly what he wanted. Read More

Following transcript NOT scrubbed by morning talk shows

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Sunday January 22, 2006 · 10:25 AM PST

2006/01/22 · 10:25

(The following is a transcript of today's Sunday morning talk show on ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, FOX, CNN and MSNBC.) Read More

Miller: In Bed with her Bosses to the Very End

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Sunday October 23, 2005 · 11:30 AM PDT

2005/10/23 · 11:30

"But Miller is, for now at least, standing firm. Late last week she told NEWSWEEK she had every intention of returning to work. She also did some digging of her own. 'Are you hearing anything about Fitzgerald?" she asked, before quickly hanging up.'"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9787693/site/newsweek /

Hmmm... sounds like Judy's been doing some leg work for a Swift Boat style character assassination. Read More

How the Facts Came to Hate America

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Monday September 05, 2005 · 4:59 PM PDT

2005/09/05 · 16:59

Chris Mooney, the author of Republican War on Science , wrote a rather prescient article about what would befall his hometown of New Orleans if it was hit by a Category 5 hurricane. Regular readers of Mooney's blog have witnessed an increasingly desperate tone as the hurricane approached his hometown, wondering why no one heeded the warnings. Now, the hotel lobbies of Houston where I live are filled with (I never thought I'd say this about Americans) refugees who made it out before the storm. Restive people are being turned away at the Astrodome parking lot as they come looking for food and a roof over their head. It only hints at the chaos that must be happening one state over. Yet, that chaos is familiar. Read More

Kristof Responds

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Saturday March 12, 2005 · 6:31 PM PST

2005/03/12 · 18:31

I have been reading a large number of negative comments about my editorials on liberal blogs lately, and I must admit, I'm a bit baffled by all the anger. I've always done my best to be fair - I go out of my way to paint both sides as equally culpable, even when one is clearly to blame. I struggle to be objective - I'll criticize the Democratic Party for even the slightest infraction. I'm tolerant - I never criticize the Republicans for doing the same.

So I have come to the conclusion that all this animosity must be the result of some misunderstanding between us, so I've decided to take the opportunity to explain myself. If there's one thing I've learned from all my travels through the war torn countries of Africa, it is that there is no division so great that it cannot be healed by polite, friendly dialogue. Read More

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