http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3403557Husb2Sparkly (1000+ posts) Sat Jun-07-08 05:10 PM
Original message
There's a metastisizing cancer in 'news' reporting - Politico
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Right wing funded. Blandly reported. Oh so subtle. Seemingly safe. Seemingly even handed. Their staff everywhere a cable show needs a 'non-partisan' 'reporter'.
Of late, they're being treated as a mainstream news organization akin to AP (awful in their own right) or Reuters or McLatchey or the Times.
I mean, what the ****?
Why not Markos at Daily Kos? Or Huffington? Or our own DU?
They are sneaking this asshole organization into the 'mainstream' to replace the now exposed FOX News.
He (?) has several threads going about various rants but this one shows his complete lack rationality.
Anyone care to guess what his point was?

babylonsister (1000+ posts) Sat Jun-07-08 05:12 PM
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1. I agree for the most part, only because the founders (Van der hei,
someone else) used to work for the WaPo, or some similar org. So they're deemed fair and balanced even when their work often gives lie to that.
Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Sat Jun-07-08 05:19 PM
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3. Yeah they are clearly a rw hackery
and that was obvious when they were set up. "Why not Markos at Daily Kos? Or Huffington? Or our own DU?" - well because that would be actual independent analysis and opinion and Politico is all about appearing to be what it isn't. Politico is a deliberate sham intended to be a false front blogosphere authority.
No..it is because those that wish to have an audience who aren`t crazy can`t include you.

Pretty dead thread but Husbs really seems to be searching for something today.