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Mainecoons
09-06-2012, 09:45 PM
CHARLOTTE, NC — Members of the media have apparently been using “fake” names to buy official Obama gear and contribute to the Obama campaign inside the Time Warner Cable Arena where the President is due to speak in a few minutes. During our travels around the arena, Politicker spotted a souvenir stand in one of the press stands selling T-shirts and buttons supporting President Barack Obama, “Democrats Are Hot” bumper stickers and other official Obama merchandise.
The souvenir stand was in a secure area only accessible to those with a media credential and buying campaign gear means contributing to the campaign, so we asked the woman working the cash register whether anyone at the press stand had been making purchases. Her answers were quite surprising.
The woman working at the souvenir stand told us she hadn’t been “too busy” during the day, but had seen business pick up in the past half hour or so. She then asked us whether we wanted to buy anything. When we informed her that our status as a reporter means we don’t buy campaign gear, she suggested a strategy other members of the media have apparently used to pick up their Obama swag.
“Have you ever thought of making up a fake name? That’s what the other guys do,” she said.
Buying official merchandise at the DNC means making a donation the Obama campaign, an activity that is generally frowned upon for members of the media. The Obama campaign website specifically informs shoppers that purchases amount to donations in its “Frequently Asked Questions” (http://www.barackobama.com/faq/) section where one of the queries is, “Can I receive merchandise without making a donation?”
“The only way to receive items from the 2012 store is by contributing through the official store site at store.barackobama.com,” the site says.


http://politicker.com/2012/09/reporters-using-fake-names-to-buy-obama-swag-at-the-dnc/

Notice the Democrats were all too happy to tell the "journalists" how to cover their tracks by lying.

Very consistent with the rest of their convention.

Carygrant
09-07-2012, 02:05 AM
People attached to all sorts of groups -- and perhaps Political more than others , are prone to these types of deception . Their group membership has taken on great extra connotations , where losses are treated as bereavements and rewards are seen as an affirmation of mind set and world view .
I would only be amazed if such behaviour never existed among obsessives , extremists and fanatics , regardless of group .

patrickt
09-07-2012, 06:07 AM
It's not a big deal. President Obama had a system in 2008 that allowed foreign nationals, such as the Chinese, to send him money anonymously. Now, the shills in the media are catching on.

It is necessary for the shills to pretend they are impartial and unbiased. Everyone knows they aren't but that's the game. If Chris Mathews or Rachel Maddow were actually on record as joining the Socialist Party or the CPA their credibility...oh, wait a minute...they're on MSNBC...never mind. Losing their credibility would be like Sandra Fluke losing her virginity.

DonGlock26
09-07-2012, 06:34 AM
Typical for the "objective" media.

patrickt
09-07-2012, 07:47 AM
My favorite "media" cartoon.

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And this new joke from the "Media for Obama" team.
"Brian Williams, on NBC’s Thursday night coverage of the DNC, unleashed the biggest howler of the night when he told White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett: “You, I guess have to play mistake-free ball now for 60 days, hope for nothing but positive coverage. That's a tall order.”

Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/geoffrey-dickens/2012/09/07/brian-williams-valerie-jarrett-positive-media-coverage-obama-will-#ixzz25mtq6H2s