Dopey media whiffs again: No, Dems aren’t “playing politics” by exposing GOP idiocy - By Joan Walsh

[DonViejo]

Beltway has decided that telling voters the truth about Republican obstructionism is cynical trolling. It's a trap

JOAN WALSH

Lazy Beltway pundits have discovered a new Obama scandal: The president is telling his base the truth about how Republicans are making their lives worse, and he must be stopped.

Last week, Obama was accused of ginning up his base’s anger over voting rights: The New York Times reduced his Friday speech on the issue to an effort “to rally his political base,” while the Washington Post depicted the Democrats’ focus on voting rights as mere partisan strategy, calling it the party’s “most important project in 2014.”

Then came the National Journal’s James Oliphant, declaring that “Democrats are giving Republicans a run for their money in practicing the politics of grievance.” Oliphant accused Democrats of cynically exploiting anger over voter ID laws and the failure of bills to hike the minimum wage, reform the immigration system and help women achieve pay equity, for political gain.

Slate’s John Dickerson has topped them all, however, with “Obama trolls the GOP,” his Thursday column accusing the president of lying about the wage gap between men and women in order to win votes. Dickerson is the one doing the trolling, as he sort of admits upfront, blaming the Internet for rewarding columns that call the president names and make an argument without nuance.

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http://www.salon.com/2014/04/17/dopey_media_whiffs_again_no_dems_arent_playing_politics_by_exposing_gop_idiocy/

[1StrongBlackMan]

1. Great OP ...

Ms. Walsh does it again. But this sentence leapt out at me:

Dickerson is the one doing the trolling, as he sort of admits upfront, blaming the Internet for rewarding columns that call the president names and make an argument without nuance.

Sounds a lot like DU these days ... Look at the Greatest Thread Page or GD, om any given day and look at the threads with the highest post count, views and rec count.