PATHETIC: The State of Today’s Elite Journalism

Dear Readers: As I sense that Sarah Palin’s bus tour is the true beginning of her national campaign, you will find more mentions of her on this site (as seems appropriate from the news). This is NOT a “tea party” endorsement — I will be linking to members of the San Diego Local Order of Bloggers, who offer differing views on the Republican primary contenders.

Today’s topic features another edition of Team Palin vs the Elite Media. In this corner, we have Andrea Mitchell — who managed to locate the one Rolling Thunder organizer who did not realize the group formally invited Sarah Palin to their Memorial Day event. In the other, Team Sarah — who was contacted by a retired board member, Michael DiPaolo, who had connections in Alaska and got Palin to agree to attend. Mitchell used her ignorant contact to prepare another trite hit-piece on Palin.

In Mitchell’s rush to paint Palin as a media-hog, she failed take some basic investigative actions. First, there seems to be no call to Team Palin to determine from whom Sarah received an invitation. Secondly, if there had been that call, Mitchell could have talked to DiPaolo to confirm the story. I suggest that Mitchell get someone with less anti-Palin sensibilities to review her work involving the former Alaskan Governor in the future: she obviously lacks a professional sense of detachment on this particular subject.

Fire Andrea Mitchell, indeed.

If this false report is what passes for professional journalism today, Palin has nothing to worry about on her bus tour to the White House. However, if this is reflective of the depth of reporting on other subjects, this is disturbing indeed.

Mitchell’s report shows why the public is increasingly skeptical of the “unexpected” news issued from the elite agencies — such as “housing numbers” and unemployment numbers (which are clearly over 10%, despite the machinations of the White House; in fact, there is a brand new media meme — UNEMPLOYMENT IS THE NEW NORM). This is why one of the biggest contributions of the Tea Party is the cadre of citizen journalists who are now very experienced at fact-checking our “betters”.

Hey Mitchell — haven’t you ever heard of Rathergate?Here is our equivalent to this story: one of Hot Air’s readers knows Ted Shpak, your main source of this particular Palin smear. This commenter indicated that Ted Shpak — is a good buddy of Chris Dodd and he came to Richard Blumenthal’s defense when he was exposed. Look at the pictures of Blumenthal when he was at the VFW hall Shpak is standing there with the other veterans.

There is more on Shpack — click HERE.

Tea Party activists — doing the job the Ruling Class Media just won’t do.

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San-Diego Local Order of Bloggers: News and Views

B-Daddy has some thoughts on Palin and the Tea Party views of 2012 candidates.

Left Coast Rebel has some thoughts about Rick Perry.

Beers with Demos has a list of some must-read “INCONVENIENT THRUTHS” and some news about the weather-disasters in the Midwest.

Shane Atwell reports on Texas caving on its anti-TSA-grope bill.

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