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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Rat fucker Brock rings his little bell and Hillary's peeps start drooling [View all]PufPuf23
(9,677 posts)36. The wiki on David Brock is worth a read as a jumping off point.
Last edited Wed Apr 6, 2016, 02:38 AM - Edit history (1)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brock"David Brock (born November 2, 1962) is an American political operative, author, and commentator who founded the progressive media watchdog group Media Matters for America.[1] He has been described by Time magazine as one of the most influential operatives in the Democratic Party [2] He had been a journalist during the 1990s[3] who wrote the book The Real Anita Hill and the Troopergate story, which led to Paula Jones filing a lawsuit against Bill Clinton.
Brock began his career as a right-wing investigative reporter, but in the late 1990s switched sides, aligning himself with the Democratic Party, and in particular with Bill and Hillary Clinton. In 2004, he founded Media Matters for America, a non-profit organization that describes itself as a "progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media."[4] He has since also founded super PACs called American Bridge 21st Century and Correct the Record, has become a board member of the super PAC Priorities USA Action, and has been elected chairman of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).[5][6]
The Nation has described Brock as a conservative journalistic assassin turned progressive empire-builder;[6] National Review has called him a right-wing assassin turned left-wing assassin;[7] and Politico has profiled him as a former right-wing journalist-turned-pro-Clinton crusader.[5]"
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"In 2001, Jonah Goldberg wrote in National Review that while Brock has been hailed by liberals for 'coming clean,' they would never really trust him. He quoted reporter Jill Abramson as having said that the problem with Brocks credibility is that once you admit youve knowingly written false things, how do you know when to believe what he writes?[12] Similarly, The Guardian referred in 2014 to residual unease among some liberal operatives that Brocks conversion story fits into a pattern of opportunism and self-promotion rather than ideological transformation.[29] Observing in 2015 that Brock had admitted to mudslinging before, The Daily Beast noted a difficulty in dispatching fears he would do it again.[4]
Brock's claim that the Clintons have never committed any wrongdoing has received criticisms from many, including fellow Democrats, who have cited instances of abuse.[58] His methods have been described by many as overly-personal and without boundary. As such, Brock has been criticized for his lack of an ideological goal and his place as a character assassin.[4]"
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How could someone knowingly hire such a creep?
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Rat fucker Brock rings his little bell and Hillary's peeps start drooling [View all]
morningfog
Apr 2016
OP
Yep. Nothing and then a cue from Brock, BNR, Daily Beast or DailyNewsBin and then a million posts..
revbones
Apr 2016
#24
I remember how I used to laugh at Republicans using the exact same talking points to attack
revbones
Apr 2016
#38
Could explain why a lot of them who were so critical of Hillary 8 years ago
Art_from_Ark
Apr 2016
#115
People do like to hunt, especially in places like Wyoming. Did Hillary flip flop on that too?
jillan
Apr 2016
#18
Jake Tapper must be part of the CONSPIRACY!!!!!! He was the first to ask Bernie about it.
geek tragedy
Apr 2016
#9
David Brock doesn't work for the Clinton campaign. It would be illegal for them to share internal
geek tragedy
Apr 2016
#14
You should make copies of all your documentation and forward them to the national press
geek tragedy
Apr 2016
#21
Your argument is that someone is being overpaid for what they contributed? Really? LOL.
Electric Monk
Apr 2016
#46
Interesting that you try to carry an argument by just asking questions. Always asking the other
rhett o rick
Apr 2016
#71
Perhaps, you'd better call the FEC with all your insider knowledge of illegal coordination.
1StrongBlackMan
Apr 2016
#90
LOL ... I don't know that you understand the ironic weight of that response.
1StrongBlackMan
Apr 2016
#105
Perhaps?!? But I would've sworn you are part of the Bernie "revolution.
1StrongBlackMan
Apr 2016
#112
There are only a couple of which I am aware. The others just follow the bells.
morningfog
Apr 2016
#13
Seriously, the biggest tombstoned ratfuckers were full of bile and crazy CT theories.
bettyellen
Apr 2016
#20
What you are describing is mob rule and those that participate are cowards.
rhett o rick
Apr 2016
#30
There is no justification for mob rule. If WillyT violated the rules we have a system
rhett o rick
Apr 2016
#59
I like to pretend that banning a poster holding racist sentiments is mob rule too.
LanternWaste
Apr 2016
#67
Brock and/or Hillary are using a red laser dot to play with her supporters
passiveporcupine
Apr 2016
#22
When someone wants something so bad they can taste it, they will say and do anything to get it.
hobbit709
Apr 2016
#45
I would prefer to be discussing real issues. So why doesn't Bernie put an end to this controversy,
Nye Bevan
Apr 2016
#51
Sure, right after Hillary puts an end to the controversy about her speech transcripts.
nichomachus
Apr 2016
#68
Clinton is going to look ridiculous when he releases the returns quickly, and she continues
Marr
Apr 2016
#61
David Brock, whose SuperPAC and propaganda site she coordinates with directly.
morningfog
Apr 2016
#66