Politico Admits Fabricating A Hit Piece On Ben Carson

[NrM]

 

There were at least five major problems with the story:

• The headline was completely false
• The subhed was also completely false
• The opening paragraph was false false false
• The substance of the piece was missing key exonerating information
• The article demonstrated confusion about service academy admissions and benefits

But other than that, A+++ work, Kyle Cheney and Politico.

 

 

http://thefederalist.com/2015/11/06/politico-admits-fabricating-a-hit-piece-on-ben-carson/

 

 

Have at it Libs.

[Jason]

Racists!

[mtangelsfan]

the other carson thread 8 pages, this one will be less than one.

[NrM]

the other carson thread 8 pages, this one will be less than one.

 

And this is why ethical Journalism doesn't exist anymore.

Edited November 8, 2015 by Poozy

[nate]

the other carson thread 8 pages, this one will be less than one.

 

did you read the article?

[Spirit]

And this is why ethical Journalism doesn't exist anymore.

 

 

Ethical journalism doesn't exist anymore because people on a baseball message board won't drive the comments up on this thread? 

[NrM]

Ethical journalism doesn't exist anymore because people on a baseball message board won't drive the comments up on this thread? 

 

Yes. 

Well no....

well sortof...

 

The article in question created outrage and was shared everywhere. Poltico got the clicks.

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/3rs2ac/ben_carson_admits_fabricating_west_point/

No one cares that the scumbag journalist lied, acted in bad faith, and was unethical...

Edited November 8, 2015 by Poozy

[Vegas Halo Fan]

As much goofy stuff as Carson says on his own, there isn't a need to make things up.

[RallyMo]

the other carson thread 8 pages, this one will be less than one.

Why do you think a thread that discusses what is being discussed in another thread that is already 8 pages long would be less?

Ludicrous!

[RallyMo]

As much goofy stuff as Carson says on his own, there isn't a need to make things up.

Yep.

[Blarg]

So why the hatchet piece? What was the authors motivation to fabricate a story to discredit the man?

[Spirit]

So why the hatchet piece? What was the authors motivation to fabricate a story to discredit the man?

 

 

Racism 

[Crampknees]

None of this really matters unless he gets a voice coach. 

[Tank]

Yes. 

Well no....

well sortof...

 

The article in question created outrage and was shared everywhere. Poltico got the clicks.

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/3rs2ac/ben_carson_admits_fabricating_west_point/

No one cares that the scumbag journalist lied, acted in bad faith, and was unethical...

The purpose of stuff like this sometimes is simply to get an idea into people's heads, like "I can see Russia from my house." It becomes something people remember, regardless of its truth, and it never seems to go away. Ten months from now you'll still hear people repeating how Carson lied to get into West Point because it's stuck in their memory, truth be damned.

[Glen]

Hogwash. Sideshow Ben has already given enough ammo that this will be a footnote in his campaign, truth be told.

[Blarg]

Glen, the fact remains a well read website promoted a pure lie in order to smear a candidate they disapprove of. Glossing over it condones the behavior.

[Adam]

Red is right. Carson's campaign is all about lining up a media career a la the huckmeister and juneau tits

[Amazing Larry]

+1 for the use of Juneau tits.

[Glen]

Glen, the fact remains a well read website promoted a pure lie in order to smear a candidate they disapprove of. Glossing over it condones the behavior.

I don't disagree with that. I disagree that 10 months from now we'll still be talking about Ben Carson and scholarships.

[Blarg]

The goal was to remove him before any election by whatever means necessary. The author wasn't on any ten month plan.

[nate]

I am sure one of the other Republican candidates encouraged this story.

[Spirit]

We all know what kind of pull the GOP candidates have with media outlets like Politico. 

[Tank]

Hogwash. Sideshow Ben has already given enough ammo that this will be a footnote in his campaign, truth be told.

 

maybe he has (the pyramids comment will be regurgitated for a long time), but the fact remains, the media acted irresponsibly and deliberately published something that wasn't true. what kind of crappy state of affairs inside their planning sessions causes something like to happen? and the impact this carries is not easily disgarded by people who are looking for reasons not to support someone. 

 

al gore created the internet.

i can see russia from my house.

he was really born in kenya!

vast right wing conspiracy.

etc.

 

people remember these things, and they kill candidates. 

 

if carson burns out, let it be because he did it to himself, not because a magazine with a wide reach deliberately published lies about him.

[Glen]

It will be, and that's my point.

Edited November 10, 2015 by Glen

[mtangelsfan]

Glen doesn't really have a problem with this because, well, Carson is a Christian Conservative.