Right Wing Journalism Watch: House GOP Leader Pulls Column From Breitbart “News”

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Prior to the launch of “Breitbart California” this weekend, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who has been writing a column for Breitbart “News,” was highly enthusiastic about it.

“This weekend’s launch of Breitbart California is a testament to his legacy of holding our public officials accountable for their actions,” McCarthy said in a statement last week. “I look forward to the voice of reform-minded Californians being represented without bias as Breitbart California launches.”

And now, a day after the launch of “Breitbart California” with its grossly offensive Photoshopped images, Rep. McCarthy is pulling his column from the website.

“We didn’t condone them,” Matt Sparks, a McCarthy spokesman, told the Los Angeles Times, about the images. “We thought it was the right thing to do to ask for the column to be removed.”

“The images are inappropriate,” another spokesman, Mike Long, told ABC News.

Nicely done, Breitbrats! Keep up the excellent work.

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1 Skip Intro  Apr 8, 2014 3:15:59pm

McCarthy is what passes for a moderate Republican in California.

2 mr.fusion  Apr 8, 2014 3:19:29pm

In all fairness to Rep. McCarthy, how could he have ever known that a Breitbart website would post offensive and sexist images and content? There was literally no precedent for this whatsoever

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3 dog philosopher  Apr 8, 2014 3:21:42pm

i’d say lay down with dogs, but the gop goes straight to laying down with the fleas

4 Rocky-in-Connecticut  Apr 8, 2014 3:22:32pm

the neanderthal set dominating the right wing these days reminds me of that old tale about the Wolf and Scorpion crossing a river. you know- the one where the wolf helps the scorpion cross the river but ends up getting stung anyway -but not before the Wolf asks “Why did you sting me? Now we’ll both drown?”

And the scorpion responds with “I can’t help it. It’s in my nature.”

Same thing with the paleo-cons. Why do they behave like neanderthals? They can’t help it. It’s in their nature.

5 dog philosopher  Apr 8, 2014 3:34:34pm

re: #4 Rocky-in-Connecticut

Why do they behave like neanderthals? They can’t help it. It’s in their nature.

6 Amory Blaine  Apr 8, 2014 3:48:05pm

Voucher students post gain in math, reading; still lag public schools

This is curious:

A growing number of taxpayer-funded private schools posted little to no data at all — either because parents chose or were encouraged to opt their children out of taking the state tests.

In the state’s three voucher programs, 368 students did not take the exams because of parent opt outs: that’s 2.7% of the 13,601 students in tested grades at voucher schools.

Four private schools saw 100% of their taxpayer-funded voucher students opt out of the tests: Hillel Academy in Milwaukee, Sheboygan Area Lutheran and Sheboygan Christian, and St. Joseph Catholic School in Kenosha.

At Pius XI High School in Milwaukee, 102 of 107 voucher students opted out of the exams.

All but one of the 38 voucher students in 10th grade at St. Thomas More High School did the same. Ditto for almost half of the 90 voucher elementary students at Tamarack Waldorf School in Milwaukee.

Only about 0.1% of public school students opted out of the exams, or 578 students statewide out of 432,594 students in tested grades. Public schools get marked down on their state report cards if less than 95% of students take the exams.

The number of opt outs should not be growing if we are to reach some kind of parity.

7 Patricia Kayden  Apr 8, 2014 3:52:42pm

Has Boehner or McConnell condemned Breitbart for its sexist depictions of Pelosi? The media should be asking Republican leaders if they support having their Democratic colleagues depicted in such demeaning photos.

8 Targetpractice  Apr 8, 2014 3:53:32pm

re: #6 Amory Blaine

Voucher students post gain in math, reading; still lag public schools

This is curious:

The number of opt outs should not be growing if we are to reach some kind of parity.

Sorta hurts the argument that vouchers help students get better educations and gives parents better options than “failing” public schools if you deny them information that would influence their choices.

9 nines09  Apr 8, 2014 3:55:16pm

Mc Carthy must have thought that stink was the water treatment plant? He didn’t know? Right. Sure. Uh huh. Yep.

10 Romantic Heretic  Apr 8, 2014 3:55:37pm

re: #7 Patricia Kayden

Has Boehner or McConnell condemned Breitbart for its sexist depictions of Pelosi? The media should be asking Republican leaders if they support having their Democratic colleagues depicted in such demeaning photos.

They’ll never give an honest answer though because the honest one would be, “You’re goddamn right we support it. We have to keep our base riled up.”

11 Charles Johnson  Apr 8, 2014 3:57:16pm
12 thedopefishlives  Apr 8, 2014 3:57:57pm

re: #11 Charles Johnson

What’s he rabbiting on about?

13 Targetpractice  Apr 8, 2014 3:59:54pm

re: #10 Romantic Heretic

They’ll never give an honest answer though because the honest one would be, “You’re goddamn right we support it. We have to keep our base riled up.”

Oh, they’ll give some mealy mouthed bit about how they’re “appalled” and how it is “degrading,” but they won’t actually do anything to draw Breitbartian ire upon themselves like condemning it.

14 wrenchwench  Apr 8, 2014 4:02:16pm

re: #11 Charles Johnson

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“Get off my LAN!”

15 Skip Intro  Apr 8, 2014 4:05:27pm

re: #7 Patricia Kayden

Has Boehner or McConnell condemned Breitbart for its sexist depictions of Pelosi? The media should be asking Republican leaders if they support having their Democratic colleagues depicted in such demeaning photos.

I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting if I were you. “They all do it”, doncha know?

16 Skip Intro  Apr 8, 2014 4:10:13pm

Florida Man Burns Down His Apartment to Kill the Bugs

gawker.com

17 sattv4u2  Apr 8, 2014 4:11:46pm

re: #16 Skip Intro

>Florida Man Burns Down His Apartment to Kill the Bugs

[Embedded image]

gawker.com

UPSIDE

he won’t have to wash the curtains come spring cleaning time!

18 Varek Raith  Apr 8, 2014 4:13:18pm

re: #16 Skip Intro

19 RealityBasedSteve  Apr 8, 2014 4:13:51pm

re: #16 Skip Intro

>Florida Man Burns Down His Apartment to Kill the Bugs

[Embedded image]

gawker.com

His girlfriend was heard saying “I’m going to McDonalds, you want a shake?”

What is it about Florida?

RBS

20 wrenchwench  Apr 8, 2014 4:14:40pm

re: #18 Varek Raith

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Helpful neighbor:

21 thedopefishlives  Apr 8, 2014 4:15:45pm

re: #19 RealityBasedSteve

His girlfriend was heard saying “I’m going to McDonalds, you want a shake?”

What is it about Florida?

RBS

Florida: The only state to have its own Fark tag.

22 sattv4u2  Apr 8, 2014 4:15:53pm

re: #20 wrenchwench

Helpful neighbor:

[Embedded image]

Optimist Of The Year Award candidate

23 b.d.  Apr 8, 2014 4:17:44pm

WE INVENTED COMPUTER ENCRYPTION, YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT!

24 palomino  Apr 8, 2014 4:18:10pm

re: #19 RealityBasedSteve

His girlfriend was heard saying “I’m going to McDonalds, you want a shake?”

What is it about Florida?

RBS

Just a few ideas:
1) Oppressive heat (which leads to temporary insanity…only partially joking)
2) Oppressive humidity (similar effects to #1)
3) A large growing population; relatively high population density
4) North Florida is basically Alabama
5) South Florida is basically NY, but with a lot more of #1 and 2
6) Poor mental health care?

25 b.d.  Apr 8, 2014 4:18:44pm

re: #22 sattv4u2

Optimist Of The Year Award candidate

Is Optimist Of The Year a prestigious award? If so, then Edward Snowden should totally win it.

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26 Ming  Apr 8, 2014 4:21:23pm

re: #7 Patricia Kayden

Has Boehner or McConnell condemned Breitbart for its sexist depictions of Pelosi? The media should be asking Republican leaders if they support having their Democratic colleagues depicted in such demeaning photos.

You make a very important point. The Republican Party has taken “party first, country last” to a whole new level. I’m confident that Vladimir Putin is fully-aware of this.

It’s very important that hateful people from Rush Limbaugh, all the way down to the mini-Breitbarts, be roundly condemned by the mainstream.

27 Justanotherhuman  Apr 8, 2014 4:35:16pm

re: #11 Charles Johnson

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The Dudebros™ are such smug little upstarts, aren’t they?

28 Floral Giraffe  Apr 8, 2014 4:42:56pm

re: #14 wrenchwench

“Get off my LAN!”

Said while waving your cane?
///sorta

29 b.d.  Apr 8, 2014 4:43:38pm

re: #27 Justanotherhuman

The DudebrosTM are such smug little upstarts, aren’t they?

The are so full of themselves that they never bothered to pay attention to the mistakes made by their elders and now they are falling right into them.

Pulling rookie mistakes without learning humbling lessons equals inevitable failure

30 b.d.  Apr 8, 2014 4:45:11pm

Be careful of those connecting flight airports Glenn

31 Swift2991  Apr 8, 2014 4:48:06pm

If you watch the careers of the great PR con men, they spend a lot of their time taking down stories. But it’s out there. But of course, why that’s poor taste! I had no idea. Next week he’s back.

32 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 8, 2014 4:49:24pm
33 sattv4u2  Apr 8, 2014 4:53:49pm

re: #32 Backwoods_Sleuth

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starnewsonline.com

34 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 8, 2014 4:53:53pm
35 Tigger2  Apr 8, 2014 4:56:29pm

re: #34 Backwoods_Sleuth

Marine shot and killed at Camp Lejeune gates

I don’t know what the Country is coming to when one service member can’t even trust their fellow service members.

36 Justanotherhuman  Apr 8, 2014 4:57:35pm

re: #30 b.d.

Be careful of those connecting flight airports Glenn

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Straight flight from BA to Berlin; he thinks Germany won’t hassle him, and they might not.

Meantime, too cowardly to fly to his home former country.

37 Killgore Trout  Apr 8, 2014 4:59:09pm

His peek-a-boo skills are strong but hide and seek on the professional level is going to be difficult
Pak baby charged with murder in hiding

38 Justanotherhuman  Apr 8, 2014 5:00:20pm

This is very sad, but at the same time, I don’t blame her for really thinking it over. Who needs the kind of aggravation from the rightwing she will get?

Clinton Weighing 2016 Run, But Soured By Political Dysfunction

nbcnews.com

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said she is considering a presidential run in 2016, but her time watching Washington gridlock from afar as secretary of state has soured her to the political process.

“I am obviously flattered and deeply honored to have people ask me and people encourage me. And I am thinking about it,” Clinton said in response to a question about a future presidential run.

(snip)

“I would be the first to say we’re having a political period of, frankly, dysfunction,” she said. “I saw it from afar as secretary and it was disheartening and even embarrassing to see people arguing about letting us default on our debt.”

39 Killgore Trout  Apr 8, 2014 5:03:51pm

re: #38 Justanotherhuman

This is very sad, but at the same time, I don’t blame her for really thinking it over. Who needs the kind of aggravation from the rightwing she will get?

Clinton Weighing 2016 Run, But Soured By Political Dysfunction

nbcnews.com

Hillary Clinton on Tuesday said she is considering a presidential run in 2016, but her time watching Washington gridlock from afar as secretary of state has soured her to the political process.

“I am obviously flattered and deeply honored to have people ask me and people encourage me. And I am thinking about it,” Clinton said in response to a question about a future presidential run.

(snip)

“I would be the first to say we’re having a political period of, frankly, dysfunction,” she said. “I saw it from afar as secretary and it was disheartening and even embarrassing to see people arguing about letting us default on our debt.”

Meh, She’s seen plenty of dysfunction before. Her husband was impeached, things are pretty bad today but I’m not so sure this is anything terribly new.

40 GeneJockey  Apr 8, 2014 5:05:48pm

re: #27 Justanotherhuman

The DudebrosTM are such smug little upstarts, aren’t they?

The man doesn’t live who can call a Firefly an upstart!

41 Justanotherhuman  Apr 8, 2014 5:06:52pm

Unfortunately, we have a lot of cloud cover tonight, so may not be able to see it; I just checked. Could only see half the moon quite by accident.

‘Opposition’ will make Mars big and bright Tuesday night

wral.com

42 klys  Apr 8, 2014 5:07:28pm

re: #41 Justanotherhuman

Unfortunately, we have a lot of cloud cover tonight, so may not be able to see it; I just checked. Could only see half the moon quite by accident.

‘Opposition’ will make Mars big and bright Tuesday night

wral.com

They say it’s opposition, but I know the truth.

It’s aliens.

43 sattv4u2  Apr 8, 2014 5:08:16pm

re: #37 Killgore Trout

His peek-a-boo skills are strong but hide and seek on the professional level is going to be difficult
Pak baby charged with murder in hiding

Jeeez Louise !!

44 Charles Johnson  Apr 8, 2014 5:08:37pm

re: #27 Justanotherhuman

The DudebrosTM are such smug little upstarts, aren’t they?

He’s another egotistical wanker, unable to even conceive that someone else might know the incredible things he knows. All of the people connected to Edward Snowden are such insufferable little spoiled shits.

45 GeneJockey  Apr 8, 2014 5:08:43pm

re: #39 Killgore Trout

Meh, She’s seen plenty of dysfunction before. Her husband was impeached, things are pretty bad today but I’m not so sure this is anything terribly new.

Well, when Clinton was President, yes, they impeached him, but they also actually worked together on some things, and the House GOP leadership actually led, rather than wringing its hands.

46 Backwoods_Sleuth  Apr 8, 2014 5:11:10pm

re: #44 Charles Johnson

He’s another egotistical wanker, unable to even conceive that someone else might know the incredible things he knows. All of the people connected to Edward Snowden are such unappealing little spoiled shits.

They don’t need no stinkin’ PGP keys. They have their own special sekrit keys.
//

47 Killgore Trout  Apr 8, 2014 5:11:29pm

re: #43 sattv4u2

Jeeez Louise !!

Yeah, that’s a real story.

48 Justanotherhuman  Apr 8, 2014 5:12:23pm

GG promoting book that dumps on Pres Obama and MSNBC; will gladly and completely endorse parts that might make him look good.

49 sattv4u2  Apr 8, 2014 5:12:39pm

re: #47 Killgore Trout

Yeah, that’s a real story.

The things WE fret over!

50 Mattand  Apr 8, 2014 5:16:37pm

re: #48 Justanotherhuman

GG promoting book that dumps on Pres Obama and MSNBC; will gladly and completely endorse parts that might make him look good.

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Jesus, the amount slobbering fanboi worship he got from Chris Hayes, and GG is still flogging the “They’re no different than Fox” bullshit.

Glenn’s kinda like what would happen if a libertarian gets bombarded by gamma rays in a Marvel comic book..

51 b.d.  Apr 8, 2014 5:18:16pm

re: #48 Justanotherhuman

GG promoting book that dumps on Pres Obama and MSNBC; will gladly and completely endorse parts that might make him look good.

[Embedded content]

Oh joy, more DudeBro, libertarian claptrap wearing the lefter than thou mask.

MSNBC has shilled for Obama’s wars, defended the administration’s illegal spying programs and failed to hold our broken political system accountable. Medium Blue serves as a primer to help navigate the ultimate futility of our distinguished liberal media.

52 Killgore Trout  Apr 8, 2014 5:19:51pm

re: #49 sattv4u2

The things WE fret over!

Yeah, there’s a whole lot of nervous 8 year olds in Iraq
Iraq ready to legalise childhood marriage

Children under nine years old could be legally married and wives forced to comply with sexual demands under newly tabled legislation described by critics as a setback for women’s rights

53 sattv4u2  Apr 8, 2014 5:20:19pm

re: #52 Killgore Trout

{sigh}

54 Justanotherhuman  Apr 8, 2014 5:23:16pm

re: #48 Justanotherhuman

An entire chapter devoted to Manning and Snowden! GG mentioned on pages 44, 76!

amazon.com

Published by Counterpunch Books, so you decide. : )

55 dog philosopher  Apr 8, 2014 5:23:56pm

Field Poll: Californians like Obama much more than rest of nation does

just the opportunity for a little california hate from the freepers

California, the Dumbass State.

Many love and worship the devil. they sit in a circle in the dark and burn a small candle and rock back and forth.

Yes unfortunately they can not only export liberals to other states like Colo and Texas, but the replacement “immigrants” make the state even more liberal than it was.

right on the money.California,dumbest state in the union.then comes New York.

Probably accurate. Remember, California is home to a third of the Nation’s welfare recipients. And that number is several years old, it is probably higher now.

What are the numbers without the illegals included?

What percent of the population of California is Mexican - or former Mexican?

It’s the Granola State! Why should anyone be surprised? Once you get past the fruits and nuts, there’s nothing left but flakes.

make sure yer kid doesn’t use any software, watch movies, or eat fruit

56 b.d.  Apr 8, 2014 5:25:03pm

re: #50 Mattand

Jesus, the amount slobbering fanboi worship he got from Chris Hayes, and GG is still flogging the “They’re no different than Fox” bullshit.

Glenn’s kinda like what would happen if a libertarian gets bombarded by gamma rays in a Marvel comic book..

LOL

Chapter 3: Chris Hayes, the exception to the rule.

Really!

57 Charles Johnson  Apr 8, 2014 5:25:18pm
58 Charles Johnson  Apr 8, 2014 5:27:06pm
59 Justanotherhuman  Apr 8, 2014 5:28:33pm

OMFG, these people are nothing if not incestuous.

60 b.d.  Apr 8, 2014 5:30:39pm

re: #58 Charles Johnson

Hey Jacob!

Here’s an encrypted message for you:

F*ck off.

61 Justanotherhuman  Apr 8, 2014 5:32:23pm

Just in case you don’t know who “FreedomofPress” is…

pressfreedomfoundation.org

“Will it go ‘round in circles, does it fly high like a bird up in the sky…”

62 Skip Intro  Apr 8, 2014 5:33:08pm

re: #55 dog philosopher

right on the money.California,dumbest state in the union.then comes New York.

Of course, those two “dumb” states rank #1 and #3 in in the country in GDP from 2005-2009, which is surprising considering how much Freeper World Headquarters in Fresno drags down the rest of the state.

63 GeneJockey  Apr 8, 2014 5:34:01pm

re: #55 dog philosopher

Field Poll: Californians like Obama much more than rest of nation does

just the opportunity for a little california hate from the freepers

California, the Dumbass State.

Many love and worship the devil. they sit in a circle in the dark and burn a small candle and rock back and forth.

Yes unfortunately they can not only export liberals to other states like Colo and Texas, but the replacement “immigrants” make the state even more liberal than it was.

right on the money.California,dumbest state in the union.then comes New York.

Probably accurate. Remember, California is home to a third of the Nation’s welfare recipients. And that number is several years old, it is probably higher now.

What are the numbers without the illegals included?

What percent of the population of California is Mexican - or former Mexican?

It’s the Granola State! Why should anyone be surprised? Once you get past the fruits and nuts, there’s nothing left but flakes.

make sure yer kid doesn’t use any software, watch movies, or eat fruit

Or anything imported that comes through our ports.

64 GeneJockey  Apr 8, 2014 5:38:14pm

re: #62 Skip Intro

Of course, those two “dumb” states rank #1 and #3 in in the country in GDP from 2005-2009.

Unpossible! Surely those two havens of Conservatism, Alabama and Mississippi must lead the nation in GDP per capita! They have low taxes, no regulations, and they shoot anyone who says ‘Union’.

EDIT: Oh, wait. Forgot the sarc tags.
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65 dog philosopher  Apr 8, 2014 5:43:16pm

re: #64 GeneJockey

Unpossible! Surely those two havens of Conservatism, Alabama and Mississippi must lead the nation in GDP per capita! They have low taxes, no regulations, and they shoot anyone who says ‘Union’.

Percent of Households with Cash Public Assistance Income, 2008

Source: U.S. Census

1 Alaska 6.1%
2 Maine 4.8%
3 Michigan 3.4%
3 Washington 3.4%
5 Oklahoma 3.3%
6 California 3.2%
6 Pennsylvania 3.2%
8 Hawaii 3.1%
8 Minnesota 3.1%
10 New York 3.0%
11 Vermont 2.9%
12 Connecticut 2.8%

66 palomino  Apr 8, 2014 5:58:09pm

re: #52 Killgore Trout

Yeah, there’s a whole lot of nervous 8 year olds in Iraq
Iraq ready to legalise childhood marriage

Good thing we fought a decade long war to “liberate” them.

If only that alleged liberation included rights like not being forced into marriage as a child.

67 Bulworth  Apr 9, 2014 6:56:32am
“I look forward to the voice of reform-minded Californians being represented without bias as Breitbart California launches.”

Yeah, let’s look at all that “without bias” at Breitbart.


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