MSM bias: Associating attention whore Ashley Todd to Ron Paul

mrkurtz · 10-24-2008, 09:38 AM

This is getting so old...

First off, Matt Drudge's effect on the political narrative is and has been increasingly waning. In what amounts to somewhat of a hint of desperation, he headlined a story involving a McCain supporter getting attacked by an Obama supporter and getting branded with a "B". It was nearly immediately debunked as just an attention thirsty idiot trying to make news.

http://www.truecrimereport.com/2008/...ory_implod.php

What really bothers me about how this is being presented is stuff like this gem:

Quote:

Todd obviously has a strong interest in politics. She was in Pittsburgh to do some sort of work for the McCain/Palin campaign, and one of her "General" interests on her MySpace profile is "Ron Paul 2008." So -- the joke about "political assassination" makes sense, since she might have ambitions to run for office in the future.

In other words, Oh, so she was a Ron Paul supporter... that figures...

Such utter BS, and it just angers me to no end.

LittleLightShining · 10-24-2008, 09:41 AM

I knew it.

Mini-Me · 10-24-2008, 09:45 AM

I hate when individual idiots make an entire group of people look bad (and when people play up the guilt by association to no end)...especially when I'm in the group.

MsDoodahs · 10-24-2008, 09:45 AM

Didn't Drudge at one point say something about his vision that his own destiny was tied to Hillary Clinton's?

klamath · 10-24-2008, 09:54 AM

Yeaw one of our best

MikeStanart · 10-24-2008, 10:00 AM

I feared this last night. I knew she was a previous RP supporter, and if indeed this was a Hoax, the MSM would tie this to "oh she's a crazy RP supporter".

10-24-2008, 09:41 AM	#2
LittleLightShining Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 6,384	I knew it. __________________ "I am aware that many object to the severity of my language; but is there not cause for severity? I will be as harsh as truth, and as uncompromising as justice . . . I am in earnest-- I will not equivocate-- I will not excuse-- I will not retreat a single inch-- And I WILL BE HEARD." --William Lloyd Garrison Unless you put me on ignore Only you can ignite freedom fires!-- phill4paul I don't live to fight. I fight to live.

10-24-2008, 09:45 AM	#4
MsDoodahs Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chappell Hill, Texas Posts: 10,317	Didn't Drudge at one point say something about his vision that his own destiny was tied to Hillary Clinton's? __________________ Why can't everybody else leave everybody else alone?

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10-24-2008, 09:45 AM	#3
Mini-Me Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,208	I hate when individual idiots make an entire group of people look bad (and when people play up the guilt by association to no end)...especially when I'm in the group.

10-24-2008, 09:54 AM	#5
klamath Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,064	Yeaw one of our best

10-24-2008, 10:00 AM	#6
MikeStanart Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 1,228	I feared this last night. I knew she was a previous RP supporter, and if indeed this was a Hoax, the MSM would tie this to "oh she's a crazy RP supporter".