"Opportunist Arianna Huffington Reverts to True Colors"

[Cha]

"Well, now she’s done it.

As if many of us haven’t been saying for years that Huffington is a fake Progressive, an opportunist in it for the money and fame, she had to go and prove us right, or at least make us feel like we were dead on right.

Arianna Huffington, formerly the Queen of the Liberal Political Kingdom online, has hired Conservative ideologue Andrew Breitbart, the same guy who spends so much of his time colluding with known con artist James O’Keefe, worked as an editor for the notorious Matt Drudge, worked for Ms. Huffington previously as a researcher, and helped her to launch The Huffington Post.

She not only hired him, she allowed him to use her site, her front page, to defend James O’Keefe’s latest scam video which targets NPR, a scam which resulted in a vote by the 112th Wingnut Congress to defund NPR".

http://www.politicalruminations.com/2011...olors.html

Huffy just gave the big finger to the left but if they're tearing down President Obama you can bet she's a useful tool.

[Born_A_Truman]

I never bought into her "progressive" phase. And, while I have read HP if I followed a link to a news story or in a post, I have never gone there directly. I never understood why Bob Cesca wrote for her.

[The Capitol Punisher]

(03-22-2011 10:57 PM)Born_A_Truman Wrote:  I never bought into her "progressive" phase. And, while I have read HP if I followed a link to a news story or in a post, I have never gone there directly. I never understood why Bob Cesca wrote for her.

It does not seem as though Cesca is independently wealthy. Sometimes, you just need a job. I know from the outside looking in, it's easy to think you shouldn't ever work for someone you don't 100% align with, but the reality is that unless you're insanely lucky or independently wealthy, you work for whomever will give you the best platform (to build you future career) and money to pay the rent.

[nofurylike]

3/24/11

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum..._blog.html

After standing by Andrew Breitbart yesterday, the Huffington Post has made the decision to yank him from their highly-trafficked front page, in the wake of some vicious comments Breitbart has since made about former White House adviser Van Jones, a HuffPo spokesman confirms to me.

HuffPo had come under increasing criticism for giving Breitbart a major platform from groups like Color of Change, which argued that he has a history of racially-charged and factually-challenged political activism that has no place on a reputable news and opinion site. While Breitbart will still be allowed to post at HuffPo, the decision to yank him from the front page and downgrade his visibility effectively gives the critics what they’d asked for.

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UPDATE II: Color of Change hails the decision in a statement:

“ColorOfChange.org applauds The Huffington Post’s decision to no longer give Andrew Breitbart a prominent platform for his so-called ‘journalism’. Breitbart, whose entire career is built upon ‘reporting’ lies and falsehoods disguised as news, should have never been given the opportunity to present himself as a legitimate journalist or opinion-maker ....

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i am disgusted and enraged that he has not been completely banned. unbelievable trash, his comments about Van Jones ...

[Cha]

(03-27-2011 12:51 AM)nofurylike Wrote:  3/24/11

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum..._blog.html

After standing by Andrew Breitbart yesterday, the Huffington Post has made the decision to yank him from their highly-trafficked front page, in the wake of some vicious comments Breitbart has since made about former White House adviser Van Jones, a HuffPo spokesman confirms to me.

HuffPo had come under increasing criticism for giving Breitbart a major platform from groups like Color of Change, which argued that he has a history of racially-charged and factually-challenged political activism that has no place on a reputable news and opinion site. While Breitbart will still be allowed to post at HuffPo, the decision to yank him from the front page and downgrade his visibility effectively gives the critics what they’d asked for.

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UPDATE II: Color of Change hails the decision in a statement:

“ColorOfChange.org applauds The Huffington Post’s decision to no longer give Andrew Breitbart a prominent platform for his so-called ‘journalism’. Breitbart, whose entire career is built upon ‘reporting’ lies and falsehoods disguised as news, should have never been given the opportunity to present himself as a legitimate journalist or opinion-maker ....

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i am disgusted and enraged that he has not been completely banned. unbelievable trash, his comments about Van Jones ...

Wow, nofurylike, thanks for the update! It's stupid that huffnpuff is keeping notsobreitbart around but at least his ugly face is gone from the front page. I remember signing Color For Change's petition to get him off and my comment didn't hold anything back..the words racist bigot were definitely involved.

We all made a difference!

[nofurylike]

(03-27-2011 01:49 PM)Cha Wrote:  Wow, nofurylike, thanks for the update! It's stupid that huffnpuff is keeping notsobreitbart around but at least his ugly face is gone from the front page. I remember signing Color For Change's petition to get him off and my comment didn't hold anything back..the words racist bigot were definitely involved.

We all made a difference!

yes! "We all made a difference!" thank you for bringing me around to that precious aspect of this, Cha!!

i am glad to hear you were so direct and blunt in your comments on the petition! "racist bigot" is entirely the fact!

you come up with excellent - and therapeutic - nicks for those ... is there an adequate word?? monstrosities? demons? see? there isn't a word. those nicks say it all!!

[Cha]

(03-28-2011 01:01 AM)nofurylike Wrote:  

(03-27-2011 01:49 PM)Cha Wrote:  Wow, nofurylike, thanks for the update! It's stupid that huffnpuff is keeping notsobreitbart around but at least his ugly face is gone from the front page. I remember signing Color For Change's petition to get him off and my comment didn't hold anything back..the words racist bigot were definitely involved.

We all made a difference!

yes! "We all made a difference!" thank you for bringing me around to that precious aspect of this, Cha!!

i am glad to hear you were so direct and blunt in your comments on the petition! "racist bigot" is entirely the fact!

you come up with excellent - and therapeutic - nicks for those ... is there an adequate word?? monstrosities? demons? see? there isn't a word. those nicks say it all!!

I can see Kona's point too..aol-arianna made a business decision by taking breitbart off the front page..they couldn't give a crap what his views are. Still they're others like me who won't go to aolhuff now because arrianna is a snow job and breitbart is on the second page so we'll see what happens.

If I google for research and there's a choice for huff I'll find another source.

[jaxx]

I'm with you nofurylike. Until they ban him they are supporting his blatant bs. Brietbart is dirt.

[nofurylike]

(03-27-2011 05:21 AM)jaxx Wrote:  I'm with you nofurylike. Until they ban him they are supporting his blatant bs. Brietbart is dirt.

yes! in that way, they state their vile prioritie$$!

yes, dirt! that is a word i was just reaching for. he is dirt.

thank you, jaxx!

[NJMaverick]

No shock here. Arianna never left her right wing roots. She was just great at misleading supposed liberals to think she had anything of value to say.

[RoyGBiv]

(03-27-2011 06:04 AM)NJMaverick Wrote:  No shock here. Arianna never left her right wing roots. She was just great at misleading supposed liberals to think she had anything of value to say.

Out of curiosity, did Huffington ever actually say anything on the website itself? I saw her giving a lot of interviews, but I don't immediately recall having read anything of hers that expressed an opinion.

The site itself has always been crap. Their blatant click-coveting publishing tactics were/are annoying to say the least. I hate linking there in the off chance someone does post something worth reading. Given the model for acquiring "guest" authors, it's bound to happen. I think I recall reading a number of pieces by Al Franken there.

I wish the notable people and quality authors who offer their pieces up for basically nothing to the site would quit it. That would reduce its influence right quick.

[azmouse]

With Arianna it's all about $$$$, and nothing will get in the way of that. She'll say anything and do anything to keep the money flowing in. No principles at all.

[KonaKane]

"HuffPo had come under increasing criticism for giving Breitbart a major platform from groups like Color of Change, which argued that he has a history of racially-charged and factually-challenged political activism that has no place on a reputable news and opinion site"

And therefore absolutely appropriate for the shyte pile called Huffington Post. They should have let him stay there.

[nofurylike]

(03-27-2011 02:19 PM)KonaKane Wrote:  "HuffPo had come under increasing criticism for giving Breitbart a major platform from groups like Color of Change, which argued that he has a history of racially-charged and factually-challenged political activism that has no place on a reputable news and opinion site"

And therefore absolutely appropriate for the shyte pile called Huffington Post. They should have let him stay there.

very good point, KonaKane.
it does underline who they are, that he is there. and he is still there, just off the front page ... for now.

[Cha]

(03-27-2011 02:19 PM)KonaKane Wrote:  "HuffPo had come under increasing criticism for giving Breitbart a major platform from groups like Color of Change, which argued that he has a history of racially-charged and factually-challenged political activism that has no place on a reputable news and opinion site"

And therefore absolutely appropriate for the shyte pile called Huffington Post. They should have let him stay there.

To be sure to let everyone know what they're really about but they're too sneaky for that. aol-arrianna made a business decision to take brietbart off the front and slither him somewhere else.