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March 30, 2011
THE NBPP 'STORY' -- CODA.... Wait, you mean the right hyperventilated about a pointless story for years, and the whole trumped up controversy was completely baseless? Actually, yes, that's exactly what happened.
Remember, folks like Fox News' Megyn Kelly practically committed her legitimacy as a media professional to the seriousness of this story. Can we assume she'll be equally assiduous when it comes to explaining to viewers that she spent years chasing a story that didn't exist? Indeed, even real news organizations should feel pretty silly this week. Simon Maloy noted that the Washington Post ran at least 20 articles and opinion pieces that referenced this "controversy" just last year, "including a 2,600-word front-page piece detailing the case and the allegations of J. Christian Adams, the bogus story's chief agitator." The fact that the story has been proven baseless, again, received 350 words on page A4 today. Well, at least congressional Republicans who took this seriously will finally realize this was a colossal waste of time, right? No, I'm afraid that's not quite the case either: Conservatives, including Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), "are showing no signs they'll let the issue drop." Why let reality and definite evidence stand in the way of a perfectly dumb story? —Steve Benen 3:00 PM Permalink | Trackbacks | Comments (16)
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Fox News' Megyn Kelly practically committed her legitimacy as a media professional to the seriousness of this story a token wager at best. Posted by: zeitgeist on March 30, 2011 at 3:05 PM | PERMALINKThis story is perfect for the conservative mythology of victimhood. To a conservative a couple of angry looking black guys standing next to a voting place in the projects is EXACTLY the same as Jim Crow. Posted by: Archon on March 30, 2011 at 3:06 PM | PERMALINK"Fox News' Megyn Kelly practically committed her legitimacy as a media professional to the seriousness of this story." Zeitgeist beat me to it..... BWHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA! What legitimacy? Posted by: eeyore on March 30, 2011 at 3:12 PM | PERMALINKYou're kidding, right? This report just proves they are covering it up (at least that will be their response). Posted by: martin on March 30, 2011 at 3:16 PM | PERMALINKYes faced with FACTS, the right wing crazies will then respond with what they BELIEVE as if they are equal points... Posted by: SYSPROG on March 30, 2011 at 3:24 PM | PERMALINK"Why let reality and definite evidence stand in the way of a perfectly dumb story?" Because it is useful propaganda, a gift that keeps on giving for the Racist Right. -Santa Claus has also been definitively debunked, yet each year he is trotted out to threaten misbehaving children and sell a ton of useless sh*t to the gullible rubes. Posted by: DAY on March 30, 2011 at 3:35 PM | PERMALINKPaul was here? Nice take-down again, mod! Look, in Conservative World: So, they must prevent black people from voting, or congregating near a polling place, lest they displace the white people who deserve either the vote, or to be sitting/standing there in the first place. Just curious - is there any report/statement that says what these guys were trying to do? Everything I have seen was about voter intimidation but it could have been protecting voters from Republican intimidation. Can anyone point me to an interview with the NBPs? Posted by: Th on March 30, 2011 at 4:02 PM | PERMALINK
You should have your eyes checked kevo or perhaps you are just being a douche. My understanding is his handle is pronounced "See You In Da Gulag" And no I am not his sockpuppet. [it wasn't kevo, it was our resident four year-old poopy troll Paul Jacobsen sock-puppeting him - mod.] Posted by: gocart mozart on March 30, 2011 at 4:14 PM | PERMALINK"folks like Fox News' Megyn Kelly practically committed her legitimacy as a media professional" Don't you know you're supposed to warn people before saying things like that? Now I've got coffee all over my keyboard, sprayed out of my nose in laugther. For shame. Posted by: retr2327 on March 30, 2011 at 4:20 PM | PERMALINKConservatives, including Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), "are showing no signs they'll let the issue drop." And they won't stop any of their pet myths until this country has been converted to some kind of Monarchy or bizarre Fascist dictatorship. Posted by: -syzygy- on March 30, 2011 at 4:50 PM | PERMALINKPaul, You've been publicly humiliated, yet you continue to butt your head against the wall. The fact that the story has been proven baseless, again, received 350 words on page A4 today. -- Steve Benen Wiping egg off your face is a messy process, but doesn't require a whole lot of paper. Posted by: exlibra on March 30, 2011 at 6:29 PM | PERMALINKHaving egg on your face shows you are republistoopid and there is no wiping it off if you want to stay republistoopid. Posted by: Schtick on March 30, 2011 at 7:54 PM | PERMALINKSince when does a DOJ "investigation" prove anything? There have been many such investigations over the past decade and I can't say that any of them proved anything to me. In this case, I happen to agree with the DOJ conclusion, but that's a long way from taking something to trial and proving it to the satisfaction of the courts. Posted by: Malcolm on March 30, 2011 at 11:09 PM | PERMALINK
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