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Newsbusters wants the obvious explained

October 06, 2009 2:37 pm ET by Eric Boehlert

Actual Newsbusters headline [emphasis added]:

Media Outlets Neglect to Mention that Doctor Photo-Op Was Staged

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    • Author by captfoster2 (October 06, 2009 2:50 pm ET)
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      Since when was NewsBusters anything but a bunch of children who rant and rave about everything they don't like or does not suit their ideology??

      I've mossied on over to NewsBusters before (don't ask why) and have never seen anything but desperate attempts to defend Republicans like Bush and destroy Democrats like Obama.

      If there have been pro-Democrat or Obama stories (other than their finally doing one thing correct in admitting that President Obama's birth certificate is REAL!) please, someone point it or them out.
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      • Author by ProgLib (October 07, 2009 3:58 am ET)
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        absolutely true, capt. newsbusters is filled with a bunch of paranoid nutjobs that just complain about how evil liberals are, and how terrible the "liberal media" is.

        in fact, i went trolling on newsbusters one day, and after like 30 min of ruining their daily circle jerk, they discontinued my account. and during that whole time, not one person had something factual to say in response to my posts. granted, i was trolling, but i threw out so many facts that their heads were spinning. they just replied by welcoming me with cheesy sarcasm that you'd expect from wingnuts who are too insecure to have a sense of humor.

        i dont think they are used to many opposing opinions on that site... and if they are there, they get kicked off. look at media matters... we're always dealing with a few regulars who are wingnuts on here (i.e. pointofview, fairliberal, ?cheney2012?, etc).
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    • Author by goesto11 (October 06, 2009 3:07 pm ET)
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      What were you expecting from an outlet that complains regularly that the President's televised speeches are "too scripted"?
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    • Author by Major Tom (October 06, 2009 3:12 pm ET)
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      I guess they want everything to be in the Sarah Palin 'stream of conscienceness' style.

      By the way, Newsbusters forgot to mention that the guy who wrote that headline specifically wants this administration to fail...
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    • Author by mk3872 (October 06, 2009 3:34 pm ET)
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      Just in the same way Nico Pitney's question from HuffPo was "staged", is that it? BOGUS
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    • Author by thebewilderness (October 06, 2009 5:49 pm ET)
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      Right! Everybody knows that a bunch of doctors or any other citizens can just show up at the White House any day of the week and have a few candid shots taken with the President...Hello.

      Did you know that Whit House press conferences are staged, right there in the press room with the full cooperation of the press?
      Shocking!
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    • Author by newzhound (October 06, 2009 6:37 pm ET)
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      Geez, for some eight years President Bush used US military personnel as props for photo ops and I just don't recall NewsBusters having anything to say about that.

      Active duty military had to complete questionnaires to be admitted to the events.

      Questions were planted in the audience - and that fact was denied until tapes were produced showing the practice sessions.

      Now it's a big deal?
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    • Author by Jen7 (October 07, 2009 1:33 am ET)
         
      Wow. Dim. Dim. Dim.
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