The Continuing Deflation of Little Green Footballs

Chuck Johnson is at it again. He must be out on a weekend pass. I was compelled to answer the Little Green Monster after I saw him go after James O’Keefe with that same tired wet noodle of a charge he has leveled at so many, calling him a white nationalist. Johnson claimed in an LGF post that “according to a group called ‘One People’s Project,’ ACORN sting filmmaker James O’Keefe was photographed attending a 2006 white nationalist conference titled ‘Race and Conservatism.’”

Sounds terrible, right? Sure, until you get the facts that Johnson doesn’t tell you. When it became clear that it wasn’t a “white nationalist conference,” Johnson tried to slither out of responsibility for his words by saying in a new post: “It’s very clear that I attributed the ‘white nationalist conference’ claim to One People’s Project; that’s what the words ‘according to’ mean.”

Busted! As if it weren’t obvious that in his original post, he was approving of and endorsing what One People’s Project said. But this is typical of Johnson’s weaselly hit-and-run smear tactics.

Meanwhile, Larry O’Connor at Big Journalism uncovered the truth about O’Keefe’s supposed participation in this conference:

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Tags: Ann Coulter, Barrett Brown, Big Journalism, Charles Johnson, CPAC
Posted Feb 5th 2010 at 3:51 pm in Media Criticism, News, Politics | 70674128 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/pgeller/2010/02/05/the-continuing-deflation-of-little-green-footballs/The+Continuing+Deflation+of+Little+Green+Footballs2010-02-05+23%3A51%3A51Pamela+Geller

Obama Funder ‘Jodie Evans’ In White House Visitor Log days after Code Pink Hamas Trip

[Note: This is the latest segment in an ongoing series about Code Pink and its co-founder Jodie Evans. Click here to read earlier articles.]

The name of Obama funder and terrorist sympathizer Jodie Evans turns up twice in recently released White House visitor logs.

Buffy Wicks, center, 2008 photo by St. Louis Argus

The logs show that a ‘Jodie Evans’ met with Buffy Wicks, the Deputy Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement (OPE) on June 19, 2009. The meeting came just days after Evans’ group, Code Pink, visited the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza from May 28th to June 14th and was given a letter by Hamas to deliver to President Barack Obama.

On December 30th, the Obama administration released 25,000 records of visitors to the White House complex from the latter half of September. Mixed in those records were visits from other dates, including two by ‘Jodie Evans’ in June.

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Tags: Andrew Breitbart, Barack Obama, Bertha Lewis, Big Journalism, Bill Ayers
Posted Jan 8th 2010 at 6:07 am in Defense, Featured Story, News, Obama, Politics | 56930114 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/taylorking/2010/01/08/obama-funder-jodie-evans-name-in-white-house-visitor-log-days-after-code-pink-hamas-trip/Obama+Funder+%27Jodie+Evans%27+In+White+House+Visitor+Log+days+after+Code+Pink+Hamas+Trip2010-01-08+14%3A07%3A04Kristinn+Taylor+and++Andrea+Shea+King

‘You Are a Bad, Bad, Bad Journalist’

I couldn’t believe I was having this conversation. It felt like a scene from a movie that conveniently ties plot points together when two critical characters in the storyline share a moment of implausible significance – where the intrepid reporter finally runs his target to ground.

So at first I had trouble getting my words out. “I’m Andrew Breitbart,” I exhaled. Instead of hanging up, Bertha Lewis laughed like someone I would probably like in a different setting – but certainly not in this lifetime now that we are permanently and publicly tied to one another as media-based adversaries.

I knew the awkwardness of the moment would turn into trouble when I started asking her pointed questions and, sure enough, we soon we found ourselves in trouble.

“Did you go to the White House last year?” I asked.

Bertha Laughed heartily.  ”No,” she said.

“Really?” I pushed.

“No. One hundred per cent not. Not this year. Not last year. Not ever,” she stated firmly, all the while maintaining an awkward and ironic joviality that was likely born of the weirdness of our impromptu exchange. (more…)

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Tags: Andrew Breitbart, Bertha Lewis, Big Journalism, journalism, mainstream media
Posted Jan 6th 2010 at 11:24 am in ACORN, Featured Story, Media Criticism | 56306No Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2010/01/06/you-are-a-bad-bad-bad-journalist/%E2%80%98You+Are+a+Bad%2C+Bad%2C+Bad+Journalist%E2%80%992010-01-06+19%3A24%3A03Andrew+Breitbart

Exclusive Audio: Was Bomber Ushered on to Flight 253 Without Papers?

Earlier today, while guest hosting on The Dennis Miller Show, Andrew Breitbart interviewed Kurt Haskell from Taylor, Michigan.  Mr. Haskell was a passenger on the now infamous Flight 253 on Christmas day from Amsterdam to Detroit.  We all know now how this flight ended (with the Flying Dutchman careening across multiple seats to stop a would-be-suicide bomber from exploding the plane and hundreds of innocent lives).  But, Mr. Haskell shared his story of what he witnessed before anyone even boarded the plane.

While waiting in the holding area in the Amsterdam airport, in a room designated for only the passengers of Flight 253, Mr. Haskell saw a well-dressed man of apparent Indian descent accompany a young, poorly attired man of African descent to the boarding gate.  What Mr. Haskell saw and heard next is of seemingly great significance:

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Tags: Andrew Breitbart, Big Journalism, Big Media, Christmas terror attack, CNN
Posted Dec 28th 2009 at 1:08 pm in Defense, Exclusives, News | 53014204 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/sright/2009/12/28/exclusive-audio-was-bomber-ushered-on-to-flight-253-without-papers/Exclusive+Audio%3A+Was+Bomber+Ushered+on+to+Flight+253+Without+Papers%3F2009-12-28+21%3A08%3A04Larry++O%26%2339%3BConnor

The Mediaite 50: Innovators And Influencers Who Shook Up 2009

From Mediaite:

14. Andrew Breitbart, Breitbart.com

Though he’s not exactly a household name, Andrew Breitbart has long been a power player in the sphere of Internet influence and opinion. The former editor of The Drudge Report, and lead researcher and developer for The Huffington Post, Breitbart has since set out on his own, creating a number of sites that both aggregate and report from what he describes as a center right point-of-view. When Breitbart provided an exclusive interview with Mediate this year, he revealed big plans to grow his “Big” network of sites beyond Big Hollywood and Big Government (which he launched this Fall.) Big Journalism is set to launch next January, with more to follow in the coming year.

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Tags: ACORN, ACORN videos, Andrew Breitbart, Big Government, Big Hollywood
Posted Dec 23rd 2009 at 10:41 am in Culture | 5143066 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/publius/2009/12/23/the-mediaite-50-innovators-and-influencers-who-shook/The+Mediaite+50%3A+Innovators+And+Influencers+Who+Shook+Up+20092009-12-23+18%3A41%3A55Publius

‘Thinking Big’: Breitbart Signs Book Deal With Hachette/Grand Central

From the New York Observer:

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Tags: 'Thinking Big', Andrew Breitbart, Big Education, Big Journalism, Drudge Report
Posted Nov 11th 2009 at 12:00 am in News | 318262 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2009/11/11/thinking-big-breitbart-signs-book-deal-with-hachettegrand-central/%27Thinking+Big%27%3A+Breitbart+Signs+Book+Deal+With+Hachette%2FGrand+Central2009-11-11+07%3A00%3A59Andrew+Breitbart