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Dispatches from the Cold Civil War: When New Media Meets Old

August 12, 2010 - 4:24 pm - by Ed Driscoll

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“If you are part of the free press and actually expose a political scandal, you will suffer for it in this country. It is intolerable to those in the media that young people, independent people who have access to YouTube could possibly have all that power. We’re just obscure nobodies, yet we can actually influence Congress.”

– James O’Keefe, speaking to the American Chesterton Society; video online here.

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That’s also a topic that Steve Green, Bill Whittle and Scott Ott explore in the latest edition of their Trifecta show on PJTV. Stick around to the end — the “County Law” snippet is a riot.

And on the flip-side, “Media Steps Up Defense Of Obama,” Dan Riehl writes:

It seems when Politico’s Roger Simon went to bat for Obama against his base, it wasn’t an isolated act. Below is Stephanopoulus via BreitbartTV. The memo has gone out. I’m quite serious when I say, they are only going to allow this guy to fall so far before they step in for him to the fullest extent they are able. They have too much invested in him to allow him to fail without a fight. And if the GOP takes Congress, there will be a new demon in town by 2012.

ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos details the “achievements” of the Obama Administration during an interview on Good Morning America. “That’s quite a legislative record, isn’t it?”

Sounds like a variation on the “Comeback Kid” scenario I had mentioned back at the start of June.

Filed under: Liberal Fascism, Oh, That Liberal Media!, The Future and its Enemies, The Long Tail, The New, New Journalism

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2 Comments, 2 Threads

  1. 1. wormme

    Speaking of new media, Mr. Driscoll, aren’t you pretty sharp at video, green screen effects, etc.?

    Maybe sometime you advanced A/V producers could share tips and advice (programs, techniques) with us wannabees who’d like to join in. I’m planning on spending a few grand soon to set up a home studio.

    But, regardless, thanks for your current efforts!

    August 12, 2010 - 10:02 pm   Link to this Comment
  2. 2. John

    Steph was on the left of the advisers in the Clinton White House, but it was as a member of the (admittedly shrinking) prim and proper left, that looks aghast at when those with less self-control on their side of the ideological spectrum start treating their guy in the White House like he’s some Republican.

    Given a choice between ideological purity or maintaining power, folks like George or Roger Simon will take half a loaf to make sure they still own the bakery three years from now.

    August 12, 2010 - 10:14 pm   Link to this Comment