wingnuts go coal crazy: anatomy of a failed smear

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Sunday November 02, 2008 · 2:40 PM PST

2008/11/02 · 14:40

Original post at The S.N.A.F.U. Principle:

How pathetically dumb and desperate is the right wing at this very moment? Pretty damn dumb. Woke up this morning to see Memeorandum linking to a Newsbusters article (your first clue) that reads:

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Monday April 07, 2008 · 3:34 PM PDT

2008/04/07 · 15:34

This is getting good. Scary how a false story gets propelled into news... Here's the time line:

-- On February 7, 2008 the UK based comedy satire site The Daily Squib posts a joke article titled: Ku Klux Klan Endorses Obama. This joke post becomes an "internet rumor" which is pretty quickly sourced and debunked by Snopes.

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Saturday January 19, 2008 · 1:45 PM PST

2008/01/19 · 13:45

And, if so, who is to blame?

Original post at the s.n.a.f.u. principle.

Noticed two related stories on the Media Bistro News Feed that were actually placed together without irony or comment:

AP Has Written Britney Spears' Obituary (Us)
The Associated Press began preparing Britney Spears' obituary within the past month. "We are not wishing it, but if Britney passed away, it's easily one of the biggest stories in a long time," AP entertainment editor Jesse Washington said. "I think one would agree that Britney seems at risk right now." AP: Four paparazzi arrested for chasing Britney.

There is a great deal going on here, which I'd like to comment upon.
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Saturday February 03, 2007 · 3:57 PM PST

2007/02/03 · 15:57

Cross posted at The S.N.A.F.U. Principle.

I've an online friend who is convinced that the Conservative attitude towards global warming is stuck in neutral not because they are in denial but because they are simply too dumb to get it.

And, I've been resisting this perspective for awhile, but of late find myself leaning into it with a bit more interest. It's a harsh assessment to be sure, but it does have some merit. Conservatives just don't get the science. And, evidence of this fact is piling up all around.

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Monday October 02, 2006 · 5:37 PM PDT

2006/10/02 · 17:37

Douglas Rushkoff alerts us that Robert Anton Wilson, the man who literally inspired the name of my blog (The S.N.A.F.U. Principle) and what it means, and the mind behind some pretty seminal books, needs our help because his "infirmity and depleted finances have put him in the precarious position of not being able to meet next month's rent."

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Osama's Ghost Haunts America

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Saturday September 23, 2006 · 6:43 PM PDT

2006/09/23 · 18:43

Election season is upon us once again. That means that the right-wing is gearing up big time to launch yet another "October Surprise". We've seen this before of course. But, that doesn't mean that the faithful, obedient and scared Kool-Aid drinkers won't respond as Karl Rove knows they will.

The two most handy and time honored election time fear and disinfo campaigns are: "Is Osama bin Laden dead?" and "Where's the Nuke?"

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Catapulting the Propaganda of "Path to 9/11"

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Monday September 11, 2006 · 8:53 AM PDT

2006/09/11 · 08:53

Soviet dictator Josef Stalin was a movie fan who understood how cinematic entertainment could be used to soldify power by manipulating the perspective of the masses via the power of story. The American political and media landscape is by no means immune from the practice of historical revisionsim via the cinema for the benefit of those in power. (Or the castigation of those in power.) Although, it must be said, there is no reason to suspect that our current leader is behind the scenes actively manipulating the cinematic process like a modern day Jonathan Shields.

That task is left to his adoring clutches of wannabe Hollywood moguls.

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Red State posts scenes from "Path to 9/11"

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Saturday September 09, 2006 · 10:12 PM PDT

2006/09/09 · 22:12

The right wing site Red State has posted the contraversial scenes from "Path to 9/11" in Quicktime format.
(Warning: They load six QT files onto the single page, it will load but slowly.) They give full credit for the videos to the Christian Values Coalition, who have also posted the scenes.

Of course, it goes without saying that both Red State and Christian Values Coalition are violating copyright law and could face serious fines and or imprisonment for bootlegging the movie and posting it on the internet. It's a Federal crime to do this actually.

Just sayin'....

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"Path to 9/11" is Prime Time Propaganda....

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Tuesday September 05, 2006 · 6:20 PM PDT

2006/09/05 · 18:20

...meant to confirm the beliefs of true believers and convert the uniniatated with fear and disinformation. And, its marketing campaign mirrors efforts by conservative Christians to convert and save young people with Christian themed movies...

Follow the bouncing ball... (more)

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propaganda vs propaganda

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Monday August 07, 2006 · 9:42 AM PDT

2006/08/07 · 09:42

Crossposted at The S.N.A.F.U. Principle

Wingnuttia is atwitter and aghast that a photographer has been caught altering photos in a propaganda drenched war zone. It is imperative not to get hung up on the particulars of the Photoshopping, although both Sadly No! and Bob Harris make salient points worth noting.

The real meat of the story here is how it was reported and how it has developed into a familiar propaganda campaign wielded with agile skill by the rightie bloggers and the conservative news outlets. It plays into their common themes: The media is liberal, liberals are terrorists. All of them. First, some background:

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Next Stop: Iran and Syria

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Friday July 28, 2006 · 12:34 PM PDT

2006/07/28 · 12:34

Crossposted at The S.N.A.F.U. Principle

As current events heat up, it is important to keep some very simple facts in perspective. It is easy to get caught up in the minutae.

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It's World War 3! Vote GOP!

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Monday July 17, 2006 · 10:12 AM PDT

2006/07/17 · 10:12

Crossposted at The S.N.A.F.U. Principle

Apparently, the GOP and their bootlickers in the right-wing noise machine have settled upon their fear strategy to rally the base for the upcoming elections. It's World War 3 folks! So, rmember, if you elect a Repubican, the Apopolypse will be held off and if you don't.... hoooo boy! It's World War 3! Vote GOP!^TM Read More

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