Drudge report, conservative blogger, manipulate story -- dupe volinbham

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lawgator1 said:
You think that a situation where a reporter is told he can't participate in a party/reception and must wait in a cramped space until the speeches begin, and then he can have an interview = "imprisoned" ?

Wow.
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You think I believed the reporter was imprisoned?

Double wow.
 
#52
#52
At least this thread has a soundtrack...

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#53
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lawgator1 said:
You think that a situation where a reporter is told he can't participate in a party/reception and must wait in a cramped space until the speeches begin, and then he can have an interview = "imprisoned" ?

Wow.
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saying he was locked in a closet is the same thing as saying someone is imprisoned?
 
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I guess I just don't understand why you conservatives would defend this type of "reporting." Clearly, the author has a bias against the Obama administration and took quite a bit of license to spin a story to make it appear much, much, much worse than it was. I would think you would feel a little betrayal at being misled like this. Intellectual honesty is not prized by such reporting and I think you really ought to be embarrassed and maybe a little outraged by this kind of fact-twisting to fit an agenda that you share.
 
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lawgator1 said:
The story of the reporter locked in a closet and posted by volinbham?

Uh....

How my wait in a closet almost brought down the White House – Central Florida Political Pulse – Orlando Sentinel
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IOW's on this one occasion he MIGHT have fallen for the same tactic the left routinely uses in their "straight news stories" that you fall for every time? Gotcha.

BTW, I saw a picture of that room. Someone needs to get on the horn to OSHA. There should be fines for housekeeping.
 
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actually there really wasn't that big of a diff. FACT remains that the reporter was put in a closet/storage room. he wasn't "locked up" but at the same time when he tried to come out they told him he couldn't so he had to go back into the room. where's the spin on that LG?
 
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Vol Mania 21 said:
actually there really wasn't that big of a diff. FACT remains that the reporter was put in a closet/storage room. he wasn't "locked up" but at the same time when he tried to come out they told him he couldn't so he had to go back into the room. where's the spin on that LG?
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The guy had two choices. Stay in the room and wait for the speeches and then an interview, or leave. He couldn't be out in the main area with the guests.

I'm sorry. Strained efforts to make it sound like therefore he is "locked up" just sounds totally stupid.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I guess I just don't understand why you conservatives would defend this type of "reporting." Clearly, the author has a bias against the Obama administration and took quite a bit of license to spin a story to make it appear much, much, much worse than it was. I would think you would feel a little betrayal at being misled like this. Intellectual honesty is not prized by such reporting and I think you really ought to be embarrassed and maybe a little outraged by this kind of fact-twisting to fit an agenda that you share.
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I ignored this story for the most part. The real story is that an administration that made a big deal of promising transparency has been anything but transparent.

I would think you would feel a great deal of betrayal over the lack of transparency, failed promises, and absolute hypocrisy on things like Gitmo and communicating with Congress before military action.

Intellectual honesty is not prized by such practices by Obama's Administration and I think you really ought to be embarrassed and maybe a little outraged by this kind of hypocrisy, fact twisting, and inconsistency to fit an agenda that you share.

OTOH, if you were consistent.... you wouldn't be you, would you?
 
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lawgator1 said:
The guy had two choices. Stay in the room and wait for the speeches and then an interview, or leave. He couldn't be out in the main area with the guests.

I'm sorry. Strained efforts to make it sound like therefore he is "locked up" just sounds totally stupid.
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what sounds stupid is the fact that the guy had to be confined to a closet in order to do his job. however you seem to think that's just fine.
 
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Vol Mania 21 said:
what sounds stupid is the fact that the guy had to be confined to a closet in order to do his job. however you seem to think that's just fine.
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can't let the press mingle with the Dem elite while their checkbooks are out. Might give them the impression they belong or something
 
#61
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lawgator1 said:
The guy had two choices. Stay in the room and wait for the speeches and then an interview, or leave. He couldn't be out in the main area with the guests.

I'm sorry. Strained efforts to make it sound like therefore he is "locked up" just sounds totally stupid.
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Well... yeah. He was locked up. Stay in the room or leave and possibly be fired for failing to wait in the room.

It sounds like that this is routine practice other than the "accommodations" but your insenuation that he could have just left with no consequences IS stupid.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I guess I just don't understand why you conservatives would defend this type of "reporting." Clearly, the author has a bias against the Obama administration and took quite a bit of license to spin a story to make it appear much, much, much worse than it was. I would think you would feel a little betrayal at being misled like this. Intellectual honesty is not prized by such reporting and I think you really ought to be embarrassed and maybe a little outraged by this kind of fact-twisting to fit an agenda that you share.
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Stories are spun by any number of agendas.

Most here can read through the story to get at the real message.

As for exaggeration/intellectual dishonesty didn't you just infer that anyone that considers him being effectively "locked" in by the advisors as akin to "imprisonment"? I mean c'mon man which side of accuracy are you on here?
 
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sjt18 said:
Well... yeah. He was locked up. Stay in the room or leave and possibly be fired for failing to wait in the room.

It sounds like that this is routine practice other than the "accommodations" but your insenuation that he could have just left with no consequences IS stupid.
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Where are you getting this? He was going to be fired? What? See, now you are just making stuff up.
 
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volinbham said:
Stories are spun by any number of agendas.

Most here can read through the story to get at the real message.

As for exaggeration/intellectual dishonesty didn't you just infer that anyone that considers him being effectively "locked" in by the advisors as akin to "imprisonment"? I mean c'mon man which side of accuracy are you on here?
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I agree they can be spun. But I look at the original post and the title and the contents of that thread and I do not FOR ONE SECOND believe that you "saw through" what was going on there.

You bought into it, hook, line, and sinker. As irritated as I am by the falsity of it, your frustration ought to be 1o times more intense than my own given that you were tricked into a) believing it, and b) perpetuating it.
 
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lawgator1 said:
I agree they can be spun. But I look at the original post and the title and the contents of that thread and I do not FOR ONE SECOND believe that you "saw through" what was going on there.

You bought into it, hook, line, and sinker. As irritated as I am by the falsity of it, your frustration ought to be 1o times more intense than my own given that you were tricked into a) believing it, and b) perpetuating it.
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that's stupid. most people on here read the report and the majority of ppl in this thread said he wasn't technically locked up. he had a choice, he could've left and missed the story he was suppose to cover. or he could sit in a closet for at least an hour and not come out until told to. which is what i think most of the people have a problem with
 
#66
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lawgator1 said:
I agree they can be spun. But I look at the original post and the title and the contents of that thread and I do not FOR ONE SECOND believe that you "saw through" what was going on there.

You bought into it, hook, line, and sinker. As irritated as I am by the falsity of it, your frustration ought to be 1o times more intense than my own given that you were tricked into a) believing it, and b) perpetuating it.
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You are completely wrong. Another of your assumptions.

Your thread title said I was duped which is a falsehood. Yet it's in the title so clearly you are perpetuating exaggerations and lies to advance your agenda.
 
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volinbham said:
You are completely wrong. Another of your assumptions.

Your thread title said I was duped which is a falsehood. Yet it's in the title so clearly you are perpetuating exaggerations and lies to advance your agenda.
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Then I respectfully submit that you might consider being be more careful with your thread titles. Go back and look at what you wrote.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Where are you getting this? He was going to be fired? What? See, now you are just making stuff up.
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He was THE pool reporter. If he left then NO ONE was there to record the event. He would have been guilty of leaving his job assignment.

I know in your world people can probably do whatever they want whenever they want. But in the productive world, you fire people for leaving their job posts without permission or eminent danger of personal harm.
 
#71
#71
This is a comedy... LG is accusing people of being dupes while all the while playing an absolute dupe for liberal politicians.
 
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Didn't read either article.

....but if it is true that the reporter was told he could leave the room but give up an interview and would have to leave, then he stayed in the closet/room/prison on his own accord....and any insinuation he was told he couldn't come out is completely false. He had the choice. His access was limited. No different than any other administration.
 
#74
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lawgator1 said:
I agree they can be spun. But I look at the original post and the title and the contents of that thread and I do not FOR ONE SECOND believe that you "saw through" what was going on there.

You bought into it, hook, line, and sinker. As irritated as I am by the falsity of it, your frustration ought to be 1o times more intense than my own given that you were tricked into a) believing it, and b) perpetuating it.
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Your thread titles have always been 100% accurate?There is no way you are serious with 99% of what you write.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Then I respectfully submit that you might consider being be more careful with your thread titles. Go back and look at what you wrote.
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As far as being fair, I don't know anyone on this board more fair and level headed than Volinbham. Of all the people to call out, you call him out? Seriously?
 
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