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03-08-2013, 06:54 PM
Kirsten Powers, Fox Panel Rip ‘Deplorable,’ ‘Ridiculous’ NY Times, MSNBC Over Rand Paul Coverage

by Matt Wilstein | 2:18 pm, March 8th, 2013

Fox News’ Happening Now took on the media reaction to Sen. Rand Paul‘s filibuster Friday afternoon, with host Jon Scott asking contributors Kirsten Powers and Judith Miller about the characterization of the nearly thirteen hour stand as a “political stunt.”

Scott mentioned MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell, who dismissed the filibuster as a “fundraising stunt” near the end of his Wednesday night show and the Wall Street Journal editorial that urged Paul to “calm down.” He also brought up The New York Times‘ apparent reluctance to cover the filibuster, with their first major story hitting papers Friday.

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On The New York Times‘ relative lack of coverage on the filibuster, Powers said the paper’s actions were “deplorable.” And she outright rejected the idea that what Paul was doing had “political” motives behind it. Aside from “someone at MSNBC saying ridiculous things about it being a ‘fundraising stunt,’” Powers said, clearly referring to Lawrence O’Donnell, she felt that “most people agree” that Paul was simply standing up for something “he believes in” and “if there is some political benefit to him so be it.”


read more (w/ video):
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/kirsten-powers-fox-panel-rip-deplorable-ridiculous-ny-times-msnbc-over-rand-paul-coverage/