Hypocrisy at “Media Matters”
The Leftist “Media Matters” is trying to get newspapers to stop carrying columns by Ann Coulter. They are urging their members to ask their local newspaper why they carry her columns. And that is fair enough. Anybody and everybody is free to criticize their local newspaper. More people should do so.
But “Media Matters” are denying that they are doing exactly what they are doing:
“Media Matters does not contest, nor do we seek to eliminate, Ann Coulter’s right to write and say what she believes. Nor do we contest or seek to eliminate the rights of news organizations to promote her views by running her columns or hosting her on television. We simply urge them to reconsider whether their decision to do so serves their readers and viewers.
So if the local paper said: “Yes. We have reconsidered and we think her columns are great” that would be all that “Media Matters” wants? Not very likely! They are running a campaign to prevent her from being heard and just denying that they are does not reverse that reality. But sailing under false colors comes as second nature to Leftists, of course.
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Posted by JonJayRay on March 29, 2007 4:11 am
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What you’re conveniently (and dishonestly) leaving out is that
(first) you’re mischaracterizing Media Matters (or, more precisely,
a contributor to Media Matters in an email to regular readers) is
asking for, which is an expression of disapproval and/or an explanation
from whatever media source for an explanation as to why they may
have chosen to retain Coulter’s column. What you’re leaving out
next is that MM’s response to support for Coulter is exactly what
you’ve called “not very likely”–that is, support for the media
source’s right to publish what it chooses–just as MM has the right
to criticize it for doing so–and just as STACLU has the right to
criticize MM. So, if there’s any hypocrisy being practiced, it’s
being practiced on both sides.
Sorry guys. I had to remove you from my blogroll because I couldn’t find the link back to mine. Just wanted to let you know.
I’m not sure of what link you are referring to…or blogroll.