To Ezra Klein: Partisans Play on the Political Field, not Reporters

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Ezra Klein is an idiot.  I don't care what school he went to or how he supposedly understands policy writing for the Washington Post.  He doesn't understand a few rules of Political life.  

 

And he will probably end up in jail after 2013 because of his failures. One word: RICO. (But I did warn him here, here and here) 

 

Now, let me write this Ezra Klein in simple language because he continues to thread a needle that is long past fallen.  

 

Partisans are on the political field to convince voters to support their candidate or issue.  They can use whatever means possible, whether by use of Bloggers (not "Journalists"), speeches, or debates on or off the Hill. 

 

Partisans raise funds (see above and reference "Southland Fundraiser") and defend candidates.  Occasionally, they have a throwdown with a partisan of the other side and try to get him or her off the Political board.

 

Now what do reporters or journalists do on the Political field?

 

They report what people of both parties do.  Reporters listen to speeches and quote them.  They make the inaccessible, accessible to those who don't partake of the Political field annually. 

 

Reporters do not set "narratives," or put their weight on the scales during Election season.  Look at Rathergate to see when that happens. 

 

Now, I hear you yell, what about Andrew Breitbart?  Simple.  He is a partisan copying your role.  Ezra Klein opened the door with the Journolist, now Breitbart is the whirwind of that effect. 

 

If I was Ezra Klein, I would leave the political stage quickly.  We on the Right are ready to go after every Journolister come next January.  And again after 1/20/13.  Ezra Klein can write about food and cooking, jail time awaits him if he remains on the Political stage. 

 

Now, I am a partisan.  I am helping my people in Los Angeles, including candidates, activists and Bloggers.  It's my right.  Partisans set the tune, reporters just write down the notes.  When reporters jump to the other side of the field, people get hurt.  Like Shirley Sherrod.  (By the way, has Anderson Cooper tripped over himself defending a Conservative? NO)

 

My question: When will Ezra Klein go to jail? 

 

 

 

Multiple Blowbacks

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Yesterday was the type of  News day that caused a lot of Political bloggers (especially from the Left side of the blogosphere) to forget how the story started.

First, revelations in the Daily Caller about how the JournoListers tried to influence the news narrative about Revrend Wright.   (And even more this morning) As I said before (here and here), Ezra Klein better lawyer up soon. It is not the journalists job to create any "narrative,' during any election season, it is the partisans job.  All the journalist (and opinion ones as well) has to do is report the facts.  In a two party system, know people in both parties to confirm rumors or heresay.  I'm not talking technological singularity here, I'm talking social networking.


Even on my facebook, I have partisans on both sides to see and understand what they have to say.  If a lowly Blogger in Los Angeles can do it, why can't ivy educated reporters do it?      

Now let's talk about the BIG blowback news story: Shirley Sherrod, Andrew Breitbart and the NAACP.

If the NAACP or NOW had ever picked up the phone to support or understand the Tea partiers, Conservatives or Republicans, Shirley Sherrod  would not have lost her job and the Left would be looking for another head on the pike. 

Again, it's all about social networking. 

The NAACP started the fight by going against the Tea Partiers.  Then they gained a scalp. 

In return, Andrew Breitbart put the NAACP and the Obama adminsitration in an untenable position.  After both groups fired Brown, then the rest of tape came out, and both looked foolish.  Score one for Breitbart.

I repeat again: since July 3, 2009, we folks on the Right are playing by "Chicago Rules," the same stuff that was done to Bush, Cheney, McCain and Palin.  Our moderates have no power, the country club Republicans are standing aside, we are playing by the same rules the Left set up.

Turns out they don't like it. 

How to stop the Blowbacks?

Simple, I have yet to meat a partisan Democrat in office or on TV try to treat their oppenents like Americans who disagree.  We on the Right are from Hell itself according to MSNBC and the MSM.  All these Democrats have to do is play by the Golden Rule.  Is that hard?  Apparantly so.

My question: Will the NAACP ever pick up the phone when the Repubklicans are the majority on Capitol Hill next year?