Busted… Soros-Funded Think Progress Caught Pushing Bogus Backlash Story
Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, April 22, 2011, 4:48 PM
Here’s today’s Think Progress headline:
The Soros-funded website even added a famous Norman Rockwell image to their post to make it look like there was an American grassroots revolution brewing.
Not So.
Notice in today’s title they claim Republicans are facing “more backlash” at town hall events. By “more backlash” they are talking about an event earlier in the week when Rep. Paul Baretta (R-PA) was harassed during a town hall meeting. What they don’t tell you is that the heckler was the Carbon County Democrats for Change leader.
At another town hall event in Milton, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan was booed by a small room of leftists who wanted to “tax the rich.” One of the upset constituents said he was a lifelong conservative who wants to tax the rich, expand government and redistribute wealth. Yeah, right.
Today, Think Progress insists its a national trend. One town hall event they reported on was Rep. Robert Dold‘s event in Illinois. Think Progress insisted there was a horrible backlash against the Illinois Republican for voting on the Ryan plan to cut the national debt. That isn’t what Highland Park Patch reported. The Patch reported that it was a very respectful meeting that ended well.
After the meeting, Hartenstein said he was pleased with the dialogue. He said he understands the need for Democrats and Republicans to work together, and explained that is why he pushed Dold to give specific positions and hear the views of the people in the room.
“In the end, I wanted to prompt him to start to be open to other proposals,” Hartenstein said. “She’s (Loos) a perfect example. People are out of work and need jobs,” he added, echoing Dold’s call for economic stimulus and job creation.
So, once again Think Progress was caught fabricating the news.
Sorry, Think Progress, the only grassroots groundswell right now is against more government spending and debt. But, don’t let the facts get in the way of your dishonest reporting.
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BurmaShave commented:
This fake story may augur astroturf protesters at Rupublican Townhalls.
We will see how that works out. Frankly, I can easily imagine a backlash against the astroturfers. LOL
Granny commented:
What part of “flat broke and on the verge of national bankruptcy” do these nincompoops not understand?
SandyfromChesterfield commented:
The problem is the government run media will only show the false headlines.
dwd commented:
If THAT is “backlash”, then what the he!! were the town hall meetings during the Obamacare push?
mg4us commented:
The left media does NOT prefabricate stories. . . no not at all. . . they LIE!!! Just like the Big Liar in the White House!
They DISTORT the facts not prefabricate and out-right LIE.
Remember you cannot spell “LeftIES” without LIES!!!!
Lefties = Lies
Simple!
Ruebacca commented:
I am a life long consevative. I want to chase all the entrepreneurs out of Wisconsin and give golden rice bowl benifits to the marxist state workers. The ideal economy we sholud model is Poland in the 1980′s. Just like Reagen would have wanted.
Mikey commented:
A word of caution about Patch and Patch blogs.
Patch is owned by AOL (AholeL)which just recently bought HuffingGluePost who George Soros is heavily invested in and who influences content now for said AOL.
See how that works?
#1AMERICAN commented:
Soon to be breaking news on ABC…NBC…CBS…in 4, 3, 2, 1, oh wait thats right ODUMBO is our savior
Granny commented:
#7 April 22, 2011 at 5:16 pm
Mikey commented:
A word of caution about Patch and Patch blogs.
Patch is owned by AOL (AholeL)which just recently bought HuffingGluePost who George Soros is heavily invested in and who influences content now for said AOL.
See how that works?
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AOL is also associated with Time, (AOL Time Warner ring any bells?) – every magazine in the country and Disney included. And guess who uses a ton of AOL content these days . . . .
If you guessed Fox News you’re right in one!
Fox is not conservative by a very long shot and haven’t been in some time.
Moonbeam commented:
I have been on AOL for 8 years now. With Huffington Post now the owner, I am looking for another alternative.
tarpon commented:
Truth has no agenda, as Beck says. But lefties, it all agenda all the time.
tommy mc donnell commented:
well there won’t be any democratic politicans getting harrassed at townhall meetings. they don’t hold any. my congressman bill pascrall holds his over the phone. hows that for facing your constituents. anyone think american tass will be accusing these people of being violent and angry?
retire05 commented:
And Think Progress’s reports on all those Democrats holding town hall meetings where their constiuancy is telling them what a good job they are doing are where?
Oh, wait, Democrats aren’t holding town hall meetings. They are all home on vacation, hiding under their desks in their local offices, afraid to meet with the public. The Democrats don’t want to hear what those “little” people (who elected them) have to say about how they are trying to drive our nation off a cliff, Themla and Louise style.
At least Republicans are willing to get out among the voters and listen to what they have to say. Not so with the cowardly Democrats.
jimg commented:
You know, it’s always backlash with these guys.
People who opposed Obamacare were going to be on the receiving end of a backlash.
63 House seats later, I’m still waiting.
Gov. Walker and the Wisconsin Republicans were going to receive a backlash. After pouring millions of dollars into a state Supreme Court race that was essentially a referendum, I’m still waiting for that backlash.
Of course, it’ll be more backlash coming when the Republican senators aren’t recalled, and some Democratic ones might be.
Now, it’s this backlash … which appears to be nothing more than a bunch of loudmouth leftists causing a scene.
Let ‘em scream about backlash. That way they’re not paying any attention to what’s really happening out there.
a former democrat commented:
I’m assuming these people don’t realise that fewer and fewer people watch or trust the LSM, and rely more and more on the internet for news, real un-faked news.
Old One commented:
The democorrupt party & their Gyorgy Schwartz alias Soros propaganda minions fit the mold of the Obumunists and his letist & libturd useful idiots & use exactly the words, tactics, and operating techniques that George Orwell described & exposed in his scathing satires on the socialist statism of the Soviet Union under Stalin and nazi Germany.
If you have never read 1984 & Animal Farm or not done so recently its time for a refresher reading.
Uggy parfait commented:
Sicko: Obama is calling Republicans ‘radicals’ in the same genre as terrorists.
LarryBrasfield commented:
What’s really funny about this exposed ruse is how it reveals LibTard thinking. Being sheep-like in their world-view formation, they imagine that all they have to do to influence the attitudes of non-LibTards is promote the idea that enough other people disapprove of whatever message or person has landed in their sights. Then, in their imaginary world, the undecided will disapprove, without any specific rational basis for that attitude. What they can never understand, (at least while remaining LibTardian), is that non-LibTards either have better reasons for what they do believe, or need better reasons to form belief. It is only LibTards that can succumb to the sort of ruse that “ThinkProgress” is promoting.
tommy mc donnell commented:
#17…right, more and more i feel like i’m living in 1984.
gastorgrab commented:
Availability Cascade (Wikipedia):
The driving mechanism ordinarily involves a combination of informational and reputational motives. Individuals endorse the perception partly because they base their own beliefs on the apparent beliefs of others.
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Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification [Paperback]
http://www.amazon.com/Private-Truths-Public-Lies-Falsification/dp/0674707583
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dunce commented:
Even if the story were true, the libs set the paradigm of ignoring those who did not vote for them along with the fools who did.
LimoLibsStink commented:
0bama:
Ah, crap! Another of my cronies got busted!
I am so angry that I will have to cut short my crappy Texas tour and personally handle this mess. I have got to contain this situation! I don’t want Soros investigated for Tax Fraud!
I have ordered Axelrod to yank Barney Frank out of his Fund Raising Bathhouse in San Francisco and put in the back of my limousine. Next, I have order George Soros to report to the back seat of my limousine for some 0bamacare!
Let me be clear, Barney Frank is going to make Soros butt very Sore! Soros’ butt will be bleeding so badly that not even a pillow between his legs will stop it. I am so mad that I may even give Soros a personal Wedgie without grease!
Rev-up the limousine so the screams from that jaded Jew Soros will not be heard! I cannot answer any more questions. Good Day.
Militant Conservative commented:
Most people have taken the red pill. This is not going to end well.
prepare
powder is dry
Illinois conservative commented:
They tried to say the same thing about U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, too, but here’s the worst that came from that TownHall about Medicare and Social Security: http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2011/04/kinzinger-answers-seniors-concerns-about-social-security.html