Will MSNBC's Maddow Excuse Occupy Bomb Plot?: MSNBC host Rachel Maddow repeatedly tried to smear the Tea Party movement with the allegation that it caused violence. See this NewsBusters report--or this Mediaite item, for two of the many, many times she pushed the theme. In the latter case, she suggested that the Tea Party would spur violence in reaction to passage of Obama's health care law--citing one lone fringe head of some militia movement to suggest it was already taking place:
On today's Meet The Press, Rachel Maddow demanded to know whether Dick Armey was a member of a coalition with the Tea Party Patriots, a group she alleges to promote "violence." Moderator David Gregory joined in the cross-examination of Armey, head of Freedom Works.
Today, Maddow's painting with a much finer brush, as opposed to the overly broad one in which she tried repeatedly to smear the Tea Party. Nothing to see here, folks--so what if several individuals who appear to be leaders of the Cleveland Occupy movement were taken down in an alleged plot to blow up a bridge and strike a blow for progressive politics?
Move along, nothing to see here, Cleveland has cancelled its Occupy events. Look at how nice and thoughtful those people are:
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