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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMedia Matters' Eric Boehlert: Right-Wing 'Went Bonkers' Over Romney Bullying Story
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/10/media-matters-eric-boehlert-right-wing-went-bonkers-over-romney-bullying-storyMedia Matters Eric Boehlert: Right-wing went bonkers over Romney bullying story
By Eric W. Dolan
Thursday, May 10, 2012 23:16 EDT
Media Matters for Americas Eric Boehlert on Thursday said right-wing bloggers and activists went bonkers over a Washington Post story that accused Mitt Romney of harassing prep school classmates he judged to be too effeminate.
No one questions the accuracy of this story, he remarked to Current TV host Jennifer Granholm. They went bonkers. They said it was a hit job because the Washington Post did a very detailed report on Mitt Romneys youth.
Boehlert noted that many conservatives had complained that the media did not do enough to dig up President Barack Obamas past. Shortly before his death on March 1, prominent conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart had vowed to vet Obama this time.
These are the same right-wing conservatives activists that scream and yell that the press never vetted Obama, they never wrote about his youth, but they did of course, Boehlert said. But now when the Washington Post does a completely accurate, above board, fully-quoted, on the record story about Mitt Romneys youth, its a hit piece. So you cant have it both ways.
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Media Matters' Eric Boehlert: Right-Wing 'Went Bonkers' Over Romney Bullying Story (Original Post)
Hissyspit
May 2012
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gratuitous
(82,849 posts)1. "You can't have it both ways"
Gee, can we get this message through to the popular media? I've had quite enough with the "it's okay if you're a Republican" as the default position, followed up with "both sides are equally guilty" when the default position doesn't quite fly.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)2. Reading this, I just remembered that Breitbart is croaked.
Today has been a pretty good day, overalll.
Tikki
(14,537 posts)3. I wish I could go back in time and tell rmoney to "behave yourself"...
Tikki
deacon
(5,967 posts)4. Well, they can sure dish it out...