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MSM, Left Attempting to “Birtherize” the Tea Party Movement
Written By : SusanAnne Hiller

In the past few weeks we have seen much more concentrated coverage of the tea partiers than I’m sure the Left can stomach and frankly, would love to wish away. The obsessive coverage of the tea party movement is clearly timed, organized, and coordinated in its execution and proves very interesting. Let me explain.

It seems most MSM outlets now cannot stop talking about the tea partiers. The grassroots movement went from no coverage, to minimal coverage, to the front page. Why? Is it because the MSM all of a sudden realizes there were huge marches on Washington and throughout the country? Of course, not.

The media coverage was virtually non-existent when an estimated 1.2 million people showed up in DC last September. Even Robert Gibbs said he was unaware of the mega-march. Remember, the media actually tried to say the huge crowd was for Ted Kennedy’s funeral procession and continually lied about the attendance numbers.

So now why all of the interest in the tea partiers?

The administration, in tandem with the MSM and the Left, is attempting “birtherize” the tea party movement in order to discredit it from the mainstream. They turn to the MSM to execute the classic Alinsky Rule 13 to pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it and Alinsky Rule 5 to use ridicule man’s most potent weapon.

In addition, to “birtherize” something is to relentlessly pursue a movement to the point of shame if you become a part of it. This is similar to a person being “Palinized,” but that specifically refers to the MSM and Left’s malicious, destructive, defamatory, and slanderous assault on an individual and their family.

To explore this a bit further, let’s look at birtherism. Birthers actually started on the Left with the questioning the birthplace of John McCain and him qualifying as a natural born citizen. This article outlines the press coverage of the McCain birther issue quite well. The Senate even passed a resolution affirming McCain was a natural born citizen. But, there was no branding of the Left’s inquiries as being loony, unprecedented, crazy, and delusional. They had legitimate concerns, which the Senate dealt with.

Even though Obama did publish an electronic copy of a short form certificate, he still did not release the long-form certificate like McCain did. The double standard led to the conspiracy theories that continue to morph and smolder. And Obama sealing all of his personal information further fanned the flames of these theories.

In addition, due to the great lengths and expense Obama has gone to keep the information from being released, coupled with his first executive order signed (on January 21, 2009–his first full day in office) further sealing past, present, and incumbent presidential records, most logical people would come to the conclusion that Obama was indeed hiding something. You could even say that the birthers were and are using Alinsky Rule 4 against Obama–make the enemy live up to its own set of rules. Enter, more conspiracy theories and the subsequent attack on the Left-branded birthers.

Now, I don’t want to make this a birther issue. I’m just stating some detailed background information to make my point. The MSM continually ignored the Obama birth certificate story–unlike the McCain birther story. Were they afraid of what they would find on their beloved candidate? After all, we are talking about a media that can spot a new ring on Jennifer Aniston’s finger from afar.

After almost a year of silence on the Obama birth certificate issue, the MSM finally broke. So why the sudden 180 on the issue? There was story after story, interview after interview. So much press coverage, but why, especially after so much silence.

The answer is because the birther movement had traction and momentum that the administration, MSM, and Left had to contain through a coordinated Alinsky-style attack using Rules 5 and 13–quite effectively. The overall target was the movement, but they effectively personalized it by making Orly Taitz the face of the movement.

Now, if you mention the issue you are labeled a freak and mocked by people on both sides of the aisle. I’d have to say mission accomplished and all within a couple of weeks. Talk about efficient and successful.

Now, we look at the same MSM breaking point with the tea party movement. The MSM tried to smother the movement last summer at the town hall meetings, but that didn’t work. Now, the MSM and Left are in full attack mode; they have no option but to confront and tear down this movement through any means. They continue to cover the tea partiers as far-right violent activists–to no avail–so expect the attacks to continue for some time. They are manufacturing stories, which are easily debunked. It seems anyone who has ever raised their voice in public are violent tea partiers. If you are white, you are labeled a racist; if you dissent, you are un-American. Activists on the Left are now suggesting the tea partiers be sent to camps–would those camps be reeducation, concentration, or labor camps?

The Obama administration, MSM, and Left are forced to deal with the tea partiers; even Obama is trying to tie the tea partiers with the birthers. But, you see, the tea partiers are different than the birthers. The tea partiers are Americans from all walks of life. They are freedom-loving people who love their country and now recognize the lies told by Obama during his campaign and see clearly the threat of this radical path this country is on and the absolute intention to ignore the will of the American people.

Only now are the Democrats freely talking about socialism, wealth redistribution/maldistribution, and their socialistic agenda has been unmasked. And Americans who aren’t buying into the bankrupting and destructive policies of Obama and Pelosi are branded as un-American. Really?

Americans are inherently very protective of their rights, liberties, and Constitution and any encroachment of those will be met with a huge pushback. Americans embrace their exceptionalism and it is because of our freedom that we can be exceptional.

Unlike the birthers, whose cause has now become synonomous with conspiracy theories and unexplained obstruction by Obama himself, the tea party movement is rooted in the very principles this country was founded. It is going to be very difficult for the MSM to smear and besmirch this movement through ridicule, manufactered stories, racism, and projecting the false good will of the Democrats and the Left.

The MSM will not let up on a hard and constant smear campaign of the tea partiers for the next several months in light of the upcoming November elections. However, they underestimate American’s love of freedom and victory and they cannot identify with the real faces of the tea party movement–Americans.

Crossposted to RedState

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  • Jack Schite

    Really should have aborted that one

  • Jack Schite

    Oh yes it must be a conspiracy since the movement wasn’t demanding any attention. You folks really are kookoo.

  • Mr_e_m_t

    Jack, your opinion isnt worth consideration since you do not live in the United States, you do not know our laws, our customs, our history. You live in some place far from here where benevolent politicians want to save you from evil corperations, while you earn your high level income getting hummers from your “gf”.
    By the way, using a female pleasure device strapped to your hand does not count as having your “gf” give you a hummer over here.
    Thought you might want to know that since you are obsessed with comparing your countries customs with ours.
    Posting to yourself is also pretty much giveaway to being an attention whore.

  • D-Vega

    Wow. This post is a mess.

    In the past few weeks we have seen much more concentrated coverage of the tea partiers than I’m sure the Left can stomach and frankly, would love to wish away.

    Actually, we can’t stomach it, but we don’t want it to go away.

    Is it because the MSM all of a sudden realizes there were huge marches on Washington and throughout the country? Of course, not.

    Because there aren’t huge marches across the country. There are decent marches, but no where near the numbers the left can generate. Huge according to conservative marches? Yes.

    The media coverage was virtually non-existent when an estimated 1.2 million people showed up in DC last September.

    The only “estimates” that said that were self-serving estimates. A more honest estimate is in the 250K range, if that.

    The administration, in tandem with the MSM and the Left, is attempting “birtherize” the tea party movement in order to discredit it from the mainstream.

    This is nonsense. The Teaists are doing this on their own. The media isn’t giving them those ridiculous signs.

    Now, I don’t want to make this a birther issue. I’m just stating some detailed background information to make my point.

    That is exactly what you are doing. You are giving the birther’s positions credence and then complaining about being birtherized.

    The answer is because the birther movement had traction and momentum that the administration, MSM, and Left had to contain through a coordinated Alinsky-style attack using Rules 5 and 13–quite effectively.

    No, they didn’t. They are a laughing stock. Again, you are defending them.

    It is going to be very difficult for the MSM to smear and besmirch this movement through ridicule, manufactered stories, racism, and projecting the false good will of the Democrats and the Left.

    Yes, it will, because they are doing such a good job on their own, it would be very difficult to make them look even more ridiculous.

    I know the Tea Partiers are a variety of different people, but please don’t whine about people pointing out the amount of kooks that exist there are well. Zombie made a career out of it with the anti-war marches, and all is fair.

    The Birthers are clearly a part of the Tea Party movement. You can either stand with them, or condemn them. But don’t insult people’s intelligence by suggesting they are separate and this has all been dreamed up by the media.

  • Mr_e_m_t

    Love it either way. MSM and obamatons are spreading the news that obama has never shown a valid Birth Certificate, and more people are asking why not?
    At first i thought he was just being a sneaky commie and would later show it in full glory saying “here it is, jokes on you idiots”
    Now, he is trapped, after all this hooplah if he did show it, everyone is going to say, what the fuck took you so long, and how did you even get nominated for senator when no one ever bothered even looking into whether you had valid US citizenship?
    Seriously he has no choice but to never show any of his credentials, ever.
    Egg will be on everyone’s faces if he ever does since everyone has claimed “yeah it was looked into… no not by me, someone else did it and i believe obama when he told me so.”

    Enjoy your strawman president. He is the biggest do nothing ever to succeed in America, only to turn around and bite the hand that HANDED him everything he asked for with out breaking a sweat.

  • D-Vega

    Love it either way. MSM and obamatons are spreading the news that obama has never shown a valid Birth Certificate, and more people are asking why not?

    No, that’s the Birther position. He has shown a valid BC, and met Constitutional requirements.

    Its the Birthers who are making up their own standards, which he would never be able to meet, since it’s not about the BC.

    It’s about discrediting Obama and making him seem like not a valid President. When he is.

    Birthers need to face reality and deal with it.

  • Mr_e_m_t

    No, that’s the Birther position. He has shown a valid BC, and met Constitutional requirements.

    Funny, Dept of Health in Hawaii states his records are sealed by his request, and will remain so.
    Where the hell do you get that he has shown his Birth Certificate?
    I’m only going by what Obama has stated, which is a fake Birth Certificate, and what is stated by the DoH in Hawaii.
    You got something that makes them into liars?

  • D-Vega

    The “stated” BC is not fake, EMT.

    Or should I call you “Birther”?

  • http://networdblog.blogspot.com/ Christopher_Taylor

    There’s four reasons why the press and the left (but I repeat myself) are going berserk about the Tea Party movement:

    1) they feel emboldened after the Government Health Insurance Takeover act passed
    2) polling shows that Obama’s support among blacks is waning, and the Democratic Party cannot lose that huge majority black vote or they can’t win elections.
    3) they want to provide cowardly Democrat congressmen cover for not meeting with their constituents because the Tea Party is so dangerous
    4) they need to demonize any dissent or disagreement with Democrats in an attempt to shift public opinion away from Republican candidates before November.

    So in lieu of reasoned arguments and substantive positions opposing the Republicans and the Tea Party, they start screaming lies and accusing the movement of racism, murderous intent, and being monsters.

    Actually, President Obama hasn’t shown a valid Birth Certificate, but I don’t really care one way or another about that topic. Even if he was somehow proved to be not a natural US Citizen does anyone think he would be then hurled from office? Seriously?

  • Mr_e_m_t

    The “stated” BC is not fake, EMT.

    Or should I call you “Birther”?

    Posted by D-Vega

    Ouch, the sting of the words from a commie fascist loving socialist obamaton who dared call me… birther.
    How will I ever live with such a stigma upon me?
    How could I have ever DARED question the credentials of someone… who never showed any credentials…
    If i had only been so smart as to take a politicians word at face value and ate every word spoon fed to me I could be smart as duh-vega.
    Alas… I shall just have to suffer for not being a mindless obamaton.
    Either way, rest content obamaton, obama will never willingly allow any of his credentials to see light of day.

  • D-Vega

    Actually, President Obama hasn’t shown a valid Birth Certificate,

    Yes, he has CT. A short-form BC is a valid BC. The original, signed BC is not required for the Presidency, nor required for most official processes.

  • D-Vega

    EMT, you are proof positive that the Birther movement and Tea Partiers share constituents.

    Call me what you like, it only illustrates it more.

    I can only hope this self-discrediting behavior continues.

  • http://networdblog.blogspot.com/ Christopher_Taylor

    Actually while it can substitute legally for the original birth certificate, it isn’t a true birth certificate because it leaves off considerable information which voters are curious about. No document of any kind is required to be the president but the resolute refusal to release almost any information whatsoever about Obama’s past is pretty telling and is grounds for some curiosity. At least, if you aren’t a drooling sycophant.

  • H_Zinn

    Heh, Tea Bagger Party is made up of retirees and the unemployed. LOTS of time on their hands.

  • Mr_e_m_t

    Haven’t heard of a “tear bagger” party.
    Heard about a coffee bagger party.
    Those twits are funny.

    Meantime, if you are referring to Tear Partists and what makes them…
    I am a working medical professional. My colleagues; doctors, nurses, firemen, emt’s, etc., are about 90% tea party and conservative.
    My family and friends made up of farmers and ranchers are tear party/conservatives.
    Ever herd what happens when you assume, zinn?
    I can make a better argument about democrats being out of work freeloaders and con artists.

  • http://networdblog.blogspot.com/ Christopher_Taylor

    Vega: there are some truthers in the Tea Party movement too. Does that discredit the movement? Feel free not to answer because of the uncomfortable territory that takes you.

  • D-Vega

    Actually while it can substitute legally for the original birth certificate, it isn’t a true birth certificate because it leaves off considerable information which voters are curious about.

    Irrelevant, as “considerable information voters are curious about” is not required for squat.

    Especially when its voters who aren’t voting for him anyways. That amounts to opposition actively trying to put doubt in people’s minds about his legitimacy.

  • StanInFtWorth

    Especially when its voters who aren’t voting for him anyways.
    Posted by D-Vega 2010-04-01 17:15:41

    I thought Obama was everyone’s president, not just President to the people that voted for him, Vega.

  • D-Vega

    Vega: there are some truthers in the Tea Party movement too. Does that discredit the movement? Feel free not to answer because of the uncomfortable territory that takes you.

    You tell me, CT. Because I know what you guys were saying about the left-wing kooks. I know how Zombie would be sure that he took the most offensive kooks at the anti-war marches (which in truth had at times millions marching) in order to discredit the cause.

    So you tell me, are the kooks reflective of the group?

  • D-Vega

    I thought Obama was everyone’s president, not just President to the people that voted for him, Vega.

    He is, Stan. The Birthers are the ones who are claiming he is not their President.

    Just because he won’t give in to strange demands to his opposition, it doesn’t mean he is saying he’s not your President.

  • StanInFtWorth

    Just because he won’t give in to strange demands to his opposition, it doesn’t mean he is saying he’s not your President.
    Posted by D-Vega 2010-04-01 17:26:17

    I never said Obama said that, Vega. I said that YOU said it.

    Having trouble keeping up today?

  • StanInFtWorth

    So you tell me, are the kooks reflective of the group?
    Posted by D-Vega 2010-04-01 17:23:49

    CT Asked you first, Vega. Are you incapable of answering a simple and direct question?

  • D-Vega

    I didn’t say he wasn’t your President. I said why should he give into demands to people who wouldn’t vote for him anyways.

    And no, Stan. They are not reflective of the larger groups. However, they are a PART of both of our respective political pools.

  • StanInFtWorth

    And no, Stan. They are not reflective of the larger groups. However, they are a PART of both of our respective political pools.
    Posted by D-Vega 2010-04-01 17:42:28

    Well, you are imporving, Vega. It only too asking you twice for you to answer a simple question. Perhaps in a few more years, you’ll be able to do it the first time the question is asked instead of trying to divert attention.

  • http://networdblog.blogspot.com/ Christopher_Taylor

    So you tell me, are the kooks reflective of the group?

    That’s sort of my point, but you seem to think they are.

  • http://TheNixonTape.Blogspot.Com Dick_Nixon

    I know how Zombie would be sure that he took the most offensive kooks at the anti-war marches (which in truth had at times millions marching) in order to discredit the cause.

    Vega, are you Charles Johnson in drag by chance? Zombie took the pictures from those events out in plain sight, not at the back of the pack.

  • http://PatriotPost.US bthewolf

    Posted by H_Zinn
    2010-04-01 16:18:44

    I’m a Tea Party Member and I have 2 jobs, So your post = EPIC FAIL. Of course you talk about tea-baggers to insult us, but that just makes you an asshole too scared to offer actual criticism since their is little to truly criticize.

    You and Jack Auff, do the same thing and offer nothing constructive just inults and attepmts at personal destruction. But it’s failing because people are sick of being insulted by the likes of you, and Pelousi, Reed, and Odrama.

  • Pac_Norwest_Dave

    Sorry to interrupt here, but I can’t let something pass. The COLB provided on-line by Mr. Obama can not “substitute legally for the original birth certificate” (with apologies to Christopher_Taylor).

    The document referred to, on it’s own, cannot be used to obtain a drivers license in Hawaii, much less a Social Security number or passport. It does not contain the name of the hospital, delivery doctor, his signature, the legal father and mother or other essential information needed to determine legal place of birth. It is a “non-document”.

    Further, it was routinely issued to children of up to 2 years of age and to children not physically born in Hawaii. All that was necessary was that close relatives were permanent residents of the state and were willing to state the child was born in Hawaii.

    More than this document would be required for proof of actual birth in Hawaii (or the US).

  • Sallyven

    Ms. Hiller, you make some interesting points, but the truth is, “birtherism” is not a “conspiracy theory,” but rather a real Constitutional issue. This is the reason so many Tea Partiers, who are striving to be “Constitutionalists,” are considered “birthers.”

    True “birtherism” is not about the birth certificate, but rather the Constitutional definition of “natural born” citizen, as required by Article 2 for the Presidency. Obama has admitted, on his own campaign website, his dual citizenship at birth, because his father was Kenyan, and never naturalized as a US citizen.

    “Birthright citizenship” is the granting of US citizenship to a child born in the US of non-US citizen parents, whether they were here legally, temporarily, or illegally. George Will addressed the issue in a recent editorial, and the Heritage Foundation, with experts such as Dr. John Eastman and Edwin Meese, have written that this practice, as well as the practice of allowing dual citizenship, have become common in the past 50 years or so, but are actually not constitutional.

    Ask a Constitutional expert about the controversy over “birthright” and “dual” citizenship, then ask them whether the founders, basing their ideas on the notion of “consent”, would envision automatic citizenship to the child of a foreigner who never naturalized, much less consider this child “natural born” and more eligible for future Presidency than a “citizen” eligible only for Congress, just by virtue of being born here.
    Tea Partiers who understand the Constitution realize that Obama is not a natural born citizen, even if he was born on the steps of the Capitol.

    It is rather the Democrats and the MSM who have painted the “birthers” as conspiracy theorists, combined with Obama’s arrogant lack of transparency. The birth certificate is nothing but a distraction. Obama is a Constitutional professor, surely he knows the difference between “US citizen,” a “native-born” citizen, and a “natural born” one. Go back and look at his words, both written and stated, on this issue, since the campaign. He has never stated once that he is a “natural born” Article 2 citizen.

    It is very frustrating to see Conservative columnists such as you agreeing with the Dems and the MSM on this issue, instead of doing some real research to understand what the controversy is truly about.

    When you marginalize the “birthers,” you have fed right into the Dem’s hands. Last time I checked, they weren’t giving Conservatives advice that was worth taking. Why do you insist on taking this advice and siding with them about the “birthers?”

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