Famous liberal declares a personal war against Media Matters

Who is Alan Dershowitz?

Dershowitz has been described by Newsweek as America's "most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual rights."[1] He was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 1979, and in 1983 received the William O. Douglas First Amendment Award from the Anti-Defamation League for his work on civil rights.[18] In November 2007, he was awarded the Soviet Jewry Freedom Award by the Russian Jewish Community Foundation.[19] In December 2011, he was awarded the Menachem Begin Award of Honor by the Menachem Begin Heritage Center at an event co-sponsored by NGO Monitor.[20] He has been awarded honorary doctorates in law from Yeshiva University, the Hebrew Union College, Monmouth University, University of Haifa, Syracuse University, Fitchburg State College, Bar-Ilan University, and Brooklyn College.[1] In addition, he is a member of the International Advisory Board of NGO Monitor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Dershowitz

And he has thrown down the gauntlet against the far-left biased Media Matters... “Not only will [the Media Matters controversy] be an election matter, I will personally make it an election matter,” What' his complaint?

The odious ‘Israel first’ libel

This false accusation of disloyalty to country was a central tenet of Nazism, Stalinism and other anti-Semitic regimes. Today, it is the mantra of Jew haters and neo-Nazis.

So who is spouting this hateful rhetoric today?

I first came across some of these vile quotes about “Israel firsters” and “dual loyalty” on an actual neo-Nazi website. Surprisingly, however, they were attributed not to the usual suspects, but to a spokesman for Media Matters, a hard left Democratic media attack and watchdog group that started out as an antidote to Fox News, and that still has close connections to the Obama White House.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/odio ... zz1ngfSUdK

The Democrats are in serious trouble. They've lost Alan Dershowitz. November will be a bloodbath.

Occassionally, Douchowitz gets one right.

I think many more people care about gas prices and the lack of jobs in the Obama economy than some obscure organization.

FredHayek wrote: I think many more people care about gas prices and the lack of jobs in the Obama economy than some obscure organization.

Obscure?

Inside Media Matters: Sources, memos reveal erratic behavior, close coordination with White House and news organizations.

A group with the ability to shape news coverage is of incalculable value to the politicians it supports, so it’s no surprise that Media Matters has been in regular contact with political operatives in the Obama administration. According to visitor logs, on June 16, 2010, Brock and then-Media Matters president Eric Burns traveled to the White House for a meeting with Valerie Jarrett, arguably the president’s closest adviser. Recently departed Obama communications director Anita Dunn returned to the White House for the meeting as well.

It’s not clear what the four spoke about — no one in the meeting returned repeated calls for comment — but the apparent coordination continued. “Anita Dunn became a regular presence at the office,” says someone who worked there. Then-president of Media Matters, Eric Burns, “lunched with her, met with her and chatted with her frequently on any number of matters.”

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/12/insid ... z1ngtjnm2r

No Fred... they are not obscure... and as a non-profit, if they are working with the Obama Administration on shaping news coverage, it's actually a crime. Read the full report.

What percentage of Americans know about Media Matters? 5%?

FredHayek wrote: What percentage of Americans know about Media Matters? 5%?

Fred... it doesn't matter if no one knows of them... it's the damage they are doing to the public forum. Why don't you read the article I linked to and then tell me if they matter? Maybe you prefer 1984 styled manipulation of the truth?

The Liberals GOP Twin wrote: Maybe you prefer 1984 styled manipulation of the truth?

You shouldn't talk about Fox News that way. rofllol

JSG wrote:

The Liberals GOP Twin wrote: Maybe you prefer 1984 styled manipulation of the truth?

You shouldn't talk about Fox News that way. rofllol

I wasn't... but your point is valid... Fox certainly does it's fair share of manipulating the news. Now that we've got over the Lady Jazzer "they do it too!" moment, do you have any opinion on the purposeful anti-Semitic campaign at Media Matters?

No, I don't. There are more important issues facing the country today.

I consider The Daily Caller the right-wing equivalent of Media Matters. And I consider anyone who thinks they know how the next election is going to end up, i.e, "a blood bath", an idiot.

JSG wrote: No, I don't. There are more important issues facing the country today.

I consider The Daily Caller the right-wing equivalent of Media Matters. And I consider anyone who thinks they know how the next election is going to end up, i.e, "a blood bath", an idiot.

I'll cut to the chase... what do you think about Israel? (I can sense these things).