Dershowitz Bloviates, Says Media Matters Could Become Rev. Wright Of 2012 For Obama

[Purveyor]

Liberal Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz says Media Matters could become the Rev. Jeremiah Wright of 2012 for the Obama campaign if the White House and the Democratic Party don’t clearly distance themselves from the organization.

“Well I think if swing voters in the pro-Israel community had any idea how extreme Media Matters was on issues of Israel and supporters of Israel, they would regard Media Matters as another, you know, Rev. Wright,” Dershowitz told The Daily Caller.

“And for many, many in the pro-Israel community, it would be a game changer.”

Dershowitz went so far as to suggest that Media Matters’s rhetoric on Israel, particularly from Media Matters Action Network senior fellow M.J. Rosenberg, is similar to what one would find on a neo-Nazi website.

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http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/14/alan-dershowitz-media-matters-could-become-rev-wright-of-2012-for-obama/

I was hesitate on posting this article from the 'Daily Caller' but I do think it is important to know what 'they' are saying...

[wryter2000]

1. I guess Obama must have been a member of the Media Matters Church

And listened to David Brock's sermons...or not.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. Reporting the truth (re: Israel)

is now equated with being anti-Israel? Since they don't seem able to win them over to their side the old fashioned way (i.e. give them good reasons to vote FOR them), the Republicans seem to be making a calculated and concerted effort to drive a wedge between Obama and jews, blacks, latinos, women, Catholics so that at least even though they won't vote for them, they won't help Obama win re-election either.

Fortunately, their campaign to turn all of these sources of support against Obama doesn't seem to be working quite so well..........

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. Obama Derangement Syndrome on OVERDRIVE!!!

[Renew Deal]

4. What does Media Matters have to do with Obama?

[DCBob]

6. The RWingers claim the WH is in cahoots with Media Matters.

If you want to hear their dumb viewpoint watch InsanityHannity tonight. On the way home today I was listenting to his moronic radio show about this issue. I dont think they have any evidence but they think they do.

Its sounds like Media Matters is doing a great job. Thank goodness we have them on our side.

[Renew Deal]

7. Media Matters does a great job

And I've never seen anything like what Dershowitz describes, but I don't look at that site often and if I do it's usually about politics, not I/P issues.

[DCBob]

8. I think the attacks show that Media Matters is doing something right.

The RWingers are getting nervous.

[Major Hogwash]

11. Yeah, or else ol' Doughnut Breath wouldn't have mentioned them.

I have no idea why he even brought them up because they sure as hell aren't a pro-Nazi site.

[Johnny2X2X]

5. Desparation

They are grasping at straws, the writing is on the wall 9 months out and it's an ugly story for the GOP. They're going to throw everything but the kitchen at the wall and see if anything sticks.

They're down to weak garbage like this. They're last hopes are being pinned on gas prices going through the roof and killing the economy.

[One of the 99]

9. FAUX has been attacking MM of late

with the aide of right wing websites like Daily Caller and Mediaite. I'm sure they'll try to link anything negative about MM to the President and the left as a whole. Nothing really new about that.

[PlanetBev]

10. I say this as a Jew

What a load of horseshit....nobody listens to this asshole anymore.

[DonCoquixote]

12. I know many Jews hate the RW

and because of that, I try to temper myself, but I will confess this.

If folks like Brietbart, Dershowitz, Lieberman, Cantor and others represented all the Jews I knew, I could see myself becoming anti-semitic.

Fortunately, I know there are the Naomi Kliens, Naom Chomskys, and others here at DU that shows the golden side of Judaism. Shalom to you all!

[Bake]

13. Dersh is so conflicted. Is he liberal, or is he pro-Israel?

He just can't decide. Sucks to be him.

Bake

[leftynyc]

14. It's only a conflict in your mind

I'm liberal and very pro-Israel and feel no conflict whatsoever.

[yellowcanine]

15. Media Matters is the new Planned Parenthood/Acorn.

Republican Obama guilty by association agent.

[Yavin4]

16. And Obama Should Take Political Advice from a Man Who Defended OJ Simpson on Murder Charges

Ummmmm okay.