I think I found why Dana Milbank has been so Nutty lately, check out...

[Up2Late]

this post, over at Democrats.com. Apparently, Milbank has been getting some Ugly e-mail from some RW Nut who is claiming to be coming from Democrats.com (or at least that's where Milbank thinks it coming from.

So Bob Fertik (I think that the guy who started Democrats.com) posted a very long thread of the angry e-mail, Dana Milbanks has been sending in response to Bob's requests for a simple correction.

<http://www.democrats.com/node/5071#trackbacks>

[Burried News]

1. Can you imagine how much of this kind of stuff they pull?

Wonder if he will expose it in a column.

[Up2Late]

8. It just makes me mad that he's blaming the Left for this

I guess their is still a lot going on that we hare at DU don't know about.

[sybylla]

2. I figured he was just another journalist on the chimp's payroll

But it doesn't matter. Either way, he's turned what is supposed to be the unvarnished truth of a news report into a personal battle. If the WP had any credibility, they'd fire his ass for doing it.

[Up2Late]

10. I agree, that was my first thought after that DSM/Conyers story

At the very least, he should take a Vacation or leave of absence, and the Washington post needs to set up some sort of system for filtering out that sort of vile personal attack e-mail.

[bklyncowgirl]

3. So who's been flooding Milbank with anti-semitic e-mails?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[Democrat 4 Ever]

4. I hate that Milbanks is getting anti-semitic e-mail but surely

a Washington Post reporter/columnist knows enough about the "internets" to realize that wackos come out of the woodwork when given the opportunity to correspond anonymously. If he is getting threats turn it over to the proper authorities for investigation but don't paint an entire group of people because of the actions of a few. And it seems he just arbitrarily decided that these emails are coming from the left. Prove it if you are going to accuse it.

And I would bet the over all number of email that Milbanks received about this - those anti-semitic remarks were a small minority of emails he received. How about discussing the valid criticisms instead of hiding behind a few hate spewing whack jobs as an excuse to ignore his misinformation and hack reporting?

Milbanks you choose to perform on a national stage, get a thicker skin, quit whining, and address the real issue of you biased work.

[Up2Late]

7. I have a fairly good Idea what group (groups) are behind this...

...and plan to write to MilBank.

I've been researching Media deception lately, and ran across a truck load of info yesterday at the Southern Poverty Law Center web site when I searched their site for "The Barnes Review."

They are an organization dedicated to History Revisionism, Holocaust Denial, and most recently, 9/11 History revisionism, and Anti-Bush e-mailings, disguised at LW hate mail, but actually coming from an Extreme RW group.

They have also been producing the site TBRNews .org, which reportedly reports "insider info" and make undocumented claims that target the "angry LW" activists, and have fooled a lot of people, including here.

Now you are probably thinking, Why would the Extreme RW be sending * Hate filled e-mails? The Extreme RW (neo-Nazi/History revisionist) are Furious with * regarding his continued support of Israel.

Bing!:think:

Here are a few of my post from yesterday that hold some very good info and replies on this type of info:

On The Barnes Review :
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=1868429>

On The Southern Poverty Law Center's 2004 Active Hate Group Report:
<http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=3905939&mesg_id=3905939>

[MsTryska]

17. TBRNews eh?

wasn't that the blog with the "voice from the whitehouse" or whatever?


nice work digging up some dirt.....

[Up2Late]

18. Thanks, Hey! I know you!

Yesterday was a very good day for me (research wise).

Now if I can just get someone to pay me to do this sort of thing.

[MsTryska]

19. heh......

i know the feeling. Maybe Libraries hire us researching types.

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

5. Anybody else remember the Aaron Brown/MWO thing?

Same thing happened. Media Whores Online suggested that readers write him to thank him for something, I don't remember what. He took a big hissy fit and claimed he was getting all kinds of hate mail.

MWO asked him to show them the hate mail and it turned out to be just a few among many, many complimentary letters.

I was one of the many people who wrote to him and suggested that maybe some freepers or other right-wingers were trying to poison the well, but he wrote back in a very-high handed way and said "You don't really believe that." -- like we were all just automatically to be branded as low-down, hateful extremists instead of just regular people.

Then MWO asked people to send in the complimentary letters they had written and there was page after page of them. There must be some dirty tricksters coming from somewhere on the right who are trying to discredit the blogs.

[Up2Late]

12. No, I missed that one, when was that happen?

You say: "...There must be some dirty tricksters coming from somewhere on the right who are trying to discredit the blogs.

That absolutely right I just replied to one of the other posters (above I think) with some links, I invite you to check out those also.

[SpaceCatMeetsMars]

15. Awhile back, maybe 2002,

if I had to take a stab at guessing when it was.

[DemonFighterLives]

6. I can't believe the extent that Milbanks will go to

to play out his personal battles in an important Newspaper. Also, that Getler and the rest of his management support his aweful reporting of the Downing Street Minutes meeting.
I feel sorry for any hate mail he is getting, but at the same time think he is digging his own grave. Quit digging Dana, get to the bottom of the anti-semitic tormentor and start reporting the news without tying it to your personal battles.

His Editor and himself should have retracted where they blame Democrats.com and also tell us how sorry he is for making fun of Conyers and the meeting.

[Up2Late]

13. Exactly, he should take a break from his job and...

...do some real research into what's going on.

[fishnfla]

9. Obvioulsy he has lost any semblance of objectivity

or fairness or accuracy or honesty.

Which means he has a huge problem with the truth.

For a journalist, this should be a career ender.

[MadisonProgressive]

16. fishinfla - I think I remember you from a Packer website

Either zbuds or X4.

Am I right??

[fishnfla]

21. Yeah that was me, nice catch!

check your PM's :hi:

[dogday]

11. I just posted a great article he wrote about Soldier's Funerals

and how our wonderful Politicians are scarce to show up at their funerals and our illustrious leader has never been to one funeral of one soldier that died for his lying war...

[Up2Late]

14. I think that the #1 problem I have with * and his Stupid War.

The fact that he is too much of a coward to not only serve in the Active Air Force when he had the chance, but that when he took us to War on a Lie, he's too much of a coward to attend even ONE Soldiers funeral. A war that He started.

[Up2Late]

20. I'm about half way through with an e-mail to Dana Milbank and I'm...

...going to invite him to read this thread, so if you want to send him a message, here's you chance, but try to be nice.

Maybe he'll join our on-line community and see that most of us are very nice, normal people.

[DemonFighterLives]

22. Send him here or send us there

We (dems) are not out for trouble nor do we like war. We only require the truth.

Hi Dana if you see this, please get on our side again.
:hi:

[Straight Shooter]

23. I have something to say to Mr. Milbank.

1. Objectivity is a virtue in journalism.
2. Grow a thicker skin.

[Zen Democrat]

24. Dana Milbank is Skull & Bones -- enough said.