Topic: WorldNetDaily
WND continues its pattern of lying about President Obama by promoting falsehoods about people Obama has named to government posts. Read more >>
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
New Article: WorldNetDaily Lies About Obama Nominees
Topic: WorldNetDaily WND continues its pattern of lying about President Obama by promoting falsehoods about people Obama has named to government posts. Read more >>
Posted by Terry K.
at 6:47 AM EST
Klein Spreads More Lies About J Street
Topic: WorldNetDaily In a Nov. 29 WorldNetDaily article following up on his previous J Street-smearing attack regarding State department nominee Hannah Rosenthal, Klein falsely claimed that J Street is "pro-Hamas." In fact, as Media Matters notes, J Street merely supports talks between the Israeli government and Hamas. At no point does Klein explain how that makes the group "pro-Hamas."
Posted by Terry K.
at 12:24 AM EST
Monday, November 30, 2009
Newsmax Chief Defends Palin Over Criticism for Reading Newsmax
Topic: Newsmax In his Nov. 30 column, Newsmax president and CEO Christopher Ruddy declared that the "mainstream media" is" simply out of touch with ordinary Americans" and that "the major media establishment lives in a bubble." Ruddy's evidence for this: The media criticized Sarah Palin for reading Newsmax.
Posted by Terry K.
at 7:38 PM EST
Klein Stays Silent on GOP-Khalidi Link
Topic: WorldNetDaily A Nov. 29 WorldNetdaily article by Aaron Klein stated that "the Virginia couple who allegedly crashed a White House state dinner is tied to Rashid Khalidi, a pro-Palestinian professor who excuses terrorism and has been a close associate to President Obama." But, as he did repeatedly during 2008 election coverage, Klein failed to mention that Khalidi also has ties to Republican John McCain: The McCain-chaired International Republican Institute has given more than a half-million dollars to a Khalidi-headed group. Why is Klein so afraid to tell the full truth to his readers about Khalidi's links to Republicans?
Posted by Terry K.
at 11:44 AM EST
WND Threatens to Sue U.N. Over Press Credentials
Topic: WorldNetDaily WorldNetDaily may well be the most petulant news organization on the planet (with Joseph Farah leading by example). A Nov. 25 article declares that WND plans to sue the United Nations "for its refusal, thus far, to issue press credentials for coverage of the global climate-change convention next month in Copenhagen." Farah added, "It takes time to make arrangements to travel to Copenhagen for an extended period, and I began to believe the U.N. was stalling." Read that again: It's not because WND has been refused press credentials. It's because the U.N. is not moving fast enough for WND's credentials to WND's satisfaction. Of course, the U.N. may not be terribly thrilled about granting credentials to a "news" organization whose editor has declared "Death to the U.N.!" and called it "a global criminal enterprise determined to shift power away from individuals and sovereign nation-states to a small band of unaccountable international elites." And the person to whom those press credentials will be issued, Jerome Corsi, isn't exactly a friendly reporter, having already attacked the U.N. for being among the "globalist" organizations plotting to destroy American soverignty. Given that WND's coverage of the Copenhagen summit is pretty much guaranteed to be hostile, why should the U.N. give press credentials to Corsi? Indeed, WND has threatened to provide "substantial negative press coverage" over the press credentials incident -- never mind that WND's coverage would be just as negative were those credentials to be granted. At no point is any evidence offered that the U.N. is obligated to issue press credentials to all comers. Also of note is that WND's lawyer in this threatened lawsuit is Gary Kreep of the U.S. Justice Foundation. Kreep, of course, is among the birther lawyers WND has touted -- without, of course, noting the conflict of interest in promoting the work of a lawyer who also represents WND.
Posted by Terry K.
at 9:09 AM EST
The MRC's Anti-Gay Freak-Out
Topic: Media Research Center WorldNetDaily isn't the only ConWeb component to have issues with gays. The Media Research Center exhibits it as well. A Nov. 25 Culture & Media Institute article by Colleen Raezler declares that it's "selfish" for gays to come out of the closet during the holidays because it's "possibly ruining" those holidays for other members of the family. Raezler also takes jokes by a comedian seriously, taking Kevin Meaney (who name is misspelled throughout as "Meany") to task for claiming that "he came out by descending a staircase in a Speedo singing, 'I am what I am, I am my own special creation' while 'the in-laws are going, ‘lamb of God, take away the sins of the world'" and that he "joked about the ultimate selfishness when he told the panel his tale of trying to save his marriage by asking his wife to 'have a sex change operation.'"
Posted by Terry K.
at 12:27 AM EST
Sunday, November 29, 2009
WND Falsely Smears Another Obama Nominee
Topic: WorldNetDaily WorldNetDaily's Aaron Klein is keeping up the false smears against Obama administration appointees, having found a new victim to attack. A Nov. 26 article by Klein carried the headline "Obama appoints anti-Israel lobbyist to anti-Semitism post," referring to Hannah Rosenthal, nominated by the State Department as anti-Semitism envoy. The headline has since been changed (without letting readers know about the change), but the Google cache of the original is here, and a screenshot of the original is at the end of this post. The smear is an apparent reference to Rosenthal's affiliation with the advocacy group J Street. But J Street isn't "anti-Israel"; in fact, as Media Matters details, J Street describes itself as "the political arm of the pro-Israel, pro-peace movement" and states that it "represents Americans, primarily but not exclusively Jewish, who support Israel and its desire for security as the Jewish homeland, as well as the right of the Palestinians to a sovereign state of their own - two states living side-by-side in peace and security." The group has also been praised by such Israeli leaders as Shimon Peres and Tzipi Livni. Which, of course, is precisely Klein's problem. As a far-right Jewish activist who's sympathetic to Kahanist extremists, Klein doesn't like anyone who's even remotely liberal (like Peres and Livni). Klein has previously smeared J Street as "a far-leftist Mideast activist organization," and he claims here, as he has before, that the group has been "accused of working against the Jewish state" (omitting, of course, that those accusations come from right-wingers). Klein also claimed that Rosenthal's "writings suggest Israel's policies are to blame for anti-Semitism," specifically citing comments attributed to Rosenthal in a 2002 Jewish Telegraphic Agency article. In fact, in context, as Media Matters points out, the comments do not imply that. Further, while Klein referenced an open letter from Anti-Defamation League national director Abe Foxman to Rosenthal disagreeing with an op-ed Rosenthal had writtendescribing a pro-Israel rally being "dominated by narrow, ultraconservative views of what it means to be pro-Israel" (remember, Klein is an ultraconservative), he failed to note that Foxman has endorsed Rosenthal's nomination. This is sloppy, biased writing, even by Klein's standards. Don't expect a correction because WND doesn't do corrections unless they're threatened with a lawsuit (or lose one).
Posted by Terry K.
at 10:05 PM EST
WND Anti-Gay Agenda Watch
Topic: WorldNetDaily WorldNetDaily has another anti-gay freak-out in the form of a Nov. 26 article by Drew Zahn, under the headine, "High school performs 'gay' musical on Thanksgiving." Well, not quite. As Zahn writes, the Massachusetts high school in question was only performing scenes from its upcoming production of a show called "Falsettos," which Zahn describes as "a tale about a bisexual father torn between his family and his 'gay' lover." Zahn's article is essentially a rewritten press release and blog post from the anti-gay group MassResistance, which explains the alarmism. An editor's note on Zahn's article claims that "Falsettos" contains "profane, lewd and possibly racist material." It's not explained what the "racist" material is supposed to be, unless it's the song "Four Jews In A Room Bitching," which in context is at most about stereotypes, not racism. (WND columnists' support for pre-1965 immigration policies formed under the influence of racism and eugenics, on the other hand...) Despite WND editor Joseph Farah's apparent edict that his reporters should be "getting other points of view," "interviewing those with whom you disagree," and "representing honestly the opinions of others," Zahn makes no apparent effort to contact school officials for their response. Then again, Farah's edict may apply only to reporters who write about WND, not to those who work for it.
Posted by Terry K.
at 10:39 AM EST
Tim Graham Tries, Fails At Mind-Reading
Topic: NewsBusters Tim Graham just can't stand that anyone is allowed to say nice things about Michelle Obama, it seems. In a Nov. 27 NewsBusters post, Graham takes umbrage at Washington Post fashion writers praising Michelle Obama's appearance by stating that her "ensemble announced that no-holds-barred, Hollywood-style sexy glamour had arrived in Washington." Graham huffed: "Left unsaid (but implied): Laura Bush was a sexless, paint-by-numbers wallflower." Huh? How does he know what the Post writers were "implying"? He doesn't. Graham seems to be unaware that pretending to read people's minds is not media criticism. Graham seems to have some kind of bizarre anti-Obama complex. Perhaps he should seek some professional help.
Posted by Terry K.
at 12:30 AM EST
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Horowitz Makes More Extreme Attacks on Obama
Topic: Horowitz We've detailed how David Horowitz has flip-flopped and embraced the kind of outrageous attacks on President Obama he once criticized. Horowitz does it again in a Nov. 26 Newsmax article, which began as a promotion of his new book about his late daughter but quickly descended into vicious attacks on Obama:
Really? ALL progressives support genocidal regimes? Please. Do you realize how wild-eyed and silly you sound, David?
Posted by Terry K.
at 10:52 AM EST
Updated: Saturday, November 28, 2009 11:05 AM EST
Obama Derangement Syndrome Watch, WorldNetDaily Division
Topic: WorldNetDaily
-- Craige McMillan, Nov. 19 WorldNetDaily column
-- Robert Ringer, Nov. 20 WorldNetDaily column
Posted by Terry K.
at 1:24 AM EST
Friday, November 27, 2009
Sheppard Touts Truther-Promoting Russian Channel
Topic: NewsBusters A Nov. 26 NewsBusters post by Noel Sheppard touts how "Russia Today did a far better job of detailing what happened at Britain's Climate Research Unit and how the global warming debate is impacted by it" than CNN has. Sheppard touts Russia Today again in a Nov. 27 post, claiming it "has been doing an outstanding job of reporting the growing ClimateGate scandal." But does Sheppard really want to be doing that? Russia Today, Wikipedia tells us, is an English-language digital TV channel sponsored by the state-owned Russian news agency RIA Novosti. CBC News reports that there are doubts about its editorial independence, pointing out that it doesn't criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin and quoting a Russian observer who called it "very much a continuation of the old Soviet propaganda services." Russia Today has also run numerous reports promoting conspiracy theories about 9/11. Who knew Sheppard liked state-owned, conspiracy-mongering propaganda outlets?
Posted by Terry K.
at 3:24 PM EST
Updated: Friday, November 27, 2009 3:25 PM EST
WND Still Lying About Obama's Grandmother
Topic: WorldNetDaily A Nov. 25 WorldNetDaily article on Barack Obama's grandmother, Sarah Obama, "making the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, the Hajj," repeats numerous false claims about her and Barack Obama. Unruh writes that "WND's Jerome Corsi reported in the April issue of Whistleblower that eyewitnesses and a translator claim Sarah Obama stated her famous grandson was born in Kenya, further fueling speculation Barack Obama is ineligible to serve as president." As we've detailed, those "eyewitnesses" are led by an anti-Obama Anabaptist minister, Ron McRae, whose affidavit can't be trusted -- he mostly cites "common knowledge," not actual evidence, to support his claims about Obama's birth. Further, the claim of McRae and those associated with him is contradicted by another translatot, as we've also noted. Unruh goes on to write of Barack Obama:
Unruh fails as a reporter to fully document the claims he cites. He fails to state that the instances of Obama being a "mosque-attending Muslim" was, as WND previously reported, when he was a child and not relevant to his religion today. Unruh also takes the "Muslim nation" statement grossly out of context; in fact, Obama said, "Whatever we once were, we're no longer a Christian nation. At least not just. We are also a Jewish nation, a Muslim nation, and a Buddhist nation, and a Hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers." It's not that difficult to tell the truth. Why do Unruh and WND seem utterly incapable of doing so when the subject is Obama? The Obama-hate is just too poisonous among Joseph Farah and crew, apparently.
Posted by Terry K.
at 2:00 PM EST
A Cornucopia of Thanksgiving Obama-Hate From Jackie Mason
Topic: WorldNetDaily From Obama-hater Jackie Mason's Nov. 26 WorldNetDaily video:
Mason then tries to backtrack a bit on his hate: "This is not to wish him any harm. I wish him the best of everything and the healthiest life and the happiest life." But then Mason says that Obama shouldn't be president, "and we thank God that it looks like he he's going to lose sooner or later the presidency of the United States." He then adds:
And is the classlessness of Mason's rant didn't drive the point home sufficiently, his video concludes with this image: Yo, Jackie: Hate isn't funny.
Posted by Terry K.
at 12:18 AM EST
Thursday, November 26, 2009
AIM Don't Need No Stinkin' Context
Topic: Accuracy in Media Allie Duzett, in a Nov. 25 Accuracy in Media post, is annoyed that people are complaining that the stolen emails from the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit are being taken out of context by critics -- like Duzett. She defends taking the emails out of context because, in her view she's not: When Phil Jones of the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia admitted in the emails that he had used a “trick” of falsifying the data to get the results he wanted, the context was clear: Jones was writing privately to someone who agreed with the concept of promoting fake data for personal gain. Duzett is ignoring, yes, context: Jones has said that "trick" does not mean what Duzett thinks it means -- which appears nowhere in her post, presumably because she, as someone who is outside the scientific community reading the stolen work of others, has decided that what Jones says he intended is not important. Indeed, Duzett goes on to sneer:
Duzett doesn't Jones' context, apparently. It would interfere with her pitchfork-gathering.
Posted by Terry K.
at 1:40 PM EST
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