{"id":37769,"date":"2012-04-12T13:46:05","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T13:46:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2018-02-05T10:39:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-05T15:39:45","slug":"media_matters_facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/admin.rushlimbaugh.com\/media_matters_facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Matters Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/xhtml1\/DTD\/xhtml1-transitional.dtd\"><br \/>\n<html xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"><br \/>\n<head><br \/>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" \/><br \/>\n<title>Untitled Document<\/title><br \/>\n<\/head><\/p>\n<p><body><\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Matters is a left-wing political operation created to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/MediaMattersFacts1.jpg\"\/>Their model is to create and distribute untrue statements about conservative media, and then use threats of boycotts and business interference to demand that advertisers repudiate programs they target.<\/p>\n<p>Founded by David Brock, Media Matters is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, amidst a growing recognition that its true purpose is political, and increasing demands for it to be treated as a taxable entity in accordance with that.<\/p>\n<h1>\n<p>Overview: The True Story of Media Matters for America&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/articles\/222389\/real-media-matters\/byron-york\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/NRO.jpg\"\/><\/a>&bull; <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/articles\/222389\/real-media-matters\/byron-york\" target=\"_self\">National Review: The Real Media Matters by Byron York <\/a><\/b>&#8211; 10.04.07<br \/>\n<i>The origins of Media Matters for America and the big Democrat party donors who helped Media Matters founder David Brock bring it to life.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&bull; <b><a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2012\/04\/16\/media-matters-targets-revealed-business-wealth-christianity\/\" target=\"_self\">Daily Caller: Media Matters\u00c2\u2019 Targets Revealed: Business, Wealth, Christianity by Vince Coglianese<\/a><\/b> &#8211; 04.16.12<br \/>\n <br \/><i>Daily Caller obtains IRS documents in which Media Matters for America lists enemies.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&bull;<b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/89098113\/Media-Matters-Form-1023-Attachments\"> IRS Document Obtained by Daily Caller<\/a><\/b> &#8211; 04.16.12<br \/>\n<br \/><i>Read for yourself the actual 1023 form filed by Media Matters for America.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&bull;<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbn.com\/cbnnews\/us\/2012\/April\/Media-Matters-Anti-Christian-Agenda-Exposed\/\">CBN News: Media Matters\u2019 Anti-Christian Agenda Exposed by Erick Stakelbeck<\/a><\/b> &#8211; 04.20.12<br \/>\n<i>A look at Media Matters for America\u2019s targeting of people of faith.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&bull; <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/news_and_politics\/chatterbox\/2002\/03\/david_brock_liar.html\" target=\"_blank\">Slate: David Brock, Liar by Timothy Noah<\/a><\/b> &#8211; 03.27.02<br \/>\n  <i>Liberal publication takes a look at the Media Matters for America founder, David Brock and his history of lying.<\/i><br \/>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/2012\/02\/17\/whats-wrong-with-media-matters-founder-david-brock\/\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/Fox.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&bull;<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/opinion\/2012\/02\/17\/whats-wrong-with-media-matters-founder-david-brock\/\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News: What\u2019s Eating David Brock? by Dr. Keith Ablow <\/a><\/b>&#8211; 02.17.12<br \/>\n  <i>Psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow looks into the pathology behind the bizarre behavior of Media Matters for America founder David Brock.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>\u00c2\u2022 <b><a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2012\/02\/12\/inside-media-matters-sources-memos-reveal-erratic-behavior-close-coordination-with-white-house-and-news-organizations\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Caller: Inside Media Matters: Sources, Memos Reveal Erratic Behavior, Close Coordination with White House and News Organizations <\/a><\/b>-02.12.12<br \/>\n  <i>Daily Caller exposes how Media Matters works with the White House and coordinates with news organizations to take down conservative voices. Also detailed is the paranoid nature of Media Matters for America\u2019s founder David Brock.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&bull;<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/ricochet.com\/main-feed\/Some-Explosive-Revelations-About-Media-Matters\" target=\"_self\">Ricochet: Some Explosive Revelations About Media Matters by Tim Groseclose<\/a><\/b> &#8211; 02.14.12<br \/>\n<i>List of disturbing facts about Media Matters for America\u2019s tactics, behavior and goals.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/archives\/2012\/03\/27\/the-plot-to-get-rush\/print\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/TAS.gif\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&bull; <b><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/archives\/2012\/03\/27\/the-plot-to-get-rush\/print\" target=\"_blank\">American Spectator: The Plot to Get Rush by Jeffrey Lord<\/a><\/b>&#8211; 03.27.12<br \/>\n<br \/><i>Examination of the Media Matters for America plot to drive Rush from the air through the Stalinist intimidation of advertisers, including a look into the background of Angelo Carusone, Director of Online Strategy for Media Matters for America.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&bull; <b><a href=\"http:\/\/spectator.org\/archives\/2012\/02\/21\/is-media-matters-obamas-waterg\" target=\"_self\">American Spectator: Is Media Matters Obama\u2019s Watergate? by Jeffrey Lord<\/a><\/b>&#8211; 02.21.12<br \/>\n<BR \/><i>Comparison between the Obama White House coordination with Media Matters to destroy opponents and the infamous Nixon enemies list. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>&bull;<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/legalinsurrection.com\/2012\/03\/media-matters-astroturfed-the-limbaugh-secondary-boycott\/\" target=\"_blank\">Legal Insurrection: Media Matters Astroturfed the Limbaugh Secondary Boycott by William A. Jacobson<\/a><\/b> -03.15.12 <br \/>\n<i>Angelo Carusone, Director of Online Strategy for Media Matters for America, fabricates a boycott to intimidate Rush Limbaugh advertisers and feed the media a false narrative.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&bull;<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.frontpagemag.com\/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=27298\" target=\"_self\">Frontpage Magazine: Media Matters: Hillary\u00c2\u2019s Lap Dogs by John Perazzo<\/a><\/b> -07.10.07<\/p>\n<p>  <i>How Hillary Clinton, George Soros and the Center for American Progress created Media Matters with the goal of stifling conservative speech.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&bull;<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/frontpagemag.com\/2011\/07\/21\/the-desperation-of-media-matters-2\/\" target=\"_self\">Frontpage Magazine: The Desperation of Media Matters by Ben Shapiro<\/a><\/b> -07.21.11<\/p>\n<p>  <i>A look into the fraudulent nature of Media Matters for America\u00c2\u2019s tax-exempt status.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/stories\/0312\/74307.html\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/Politico.jpg\"\/><\/a>&bull; <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/stories\/0312\/74307.html\" target=\"_blank\">Politico: &#8216;Rush Limbaugh Show\u2019 responds to Brock by Brian Glicklich<\/a><\/b> -03.21.12 <br \/>\n<i>An op-ed written by the Rush Limbaugh Show to counterbalance the lies of Media Matters for America and their founder, David Brock.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&bull; <b><a href=\"http:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2012\/04\/06\/mj-rosenberg-out-at-media-matters\/\"_blank\">MJ Rosenberg out at Media Matters by Vince Coglianese<\/a><\/b> -03.21.12 <br \/><i>MJ Rosenberg, the head foreign policy voice at Media Matters forced to resign after his virulent anti-Semitism was revealed by conservative media.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&bull; <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/Big-Journalism\/2012\/04\/18\/Media-Matters-Boehlert-Anti-Semitism\">Media Matters\u00c2\u2019 Eric Boehlert Downplayed Genocidal Anti-Semitism by Ben Shapiro<\/a><\/b> -03.21.12 <br \/><i>Senior Fellow Eric Boehlert, one of the faces of the organization, has a dicey record when it comes to Israel and the Jews.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/Big-Journalism\/2012\/03\/22\/Rush-Media-Matters\"><img class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/Breitbart.jpg\"\/><\/a>&bull; <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/Big-Journalism\/2012\/03\/22\/Rush-Media-Matters\" target=\"_blank\">Breitbart: Media Matters &#8220;Unamerican Assault on Limbaugh&#8221; by Ben Shapiro<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n  <i>Media Matters underestimates the strength of Rush\u2019s audience. <\/i>-03.22.12<\/p>\n<p> &bull;<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/Big-Government\/2012\/04\/20\/Media-Matters-Anti-Christian\" target=\"_self\">Breitbart: Media Matters Fights War on Christians by Ben Shapiro<\/a><\/b> -04.20.12<\/p>\n<p>  <i>Media Matters for America\u00c2\u2019s foundational IRS documents \u00c2\u2013 and they show that Media Matters was constructed as a weapon against Christians.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> &bull;<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/Big-Journalism\/2012\/04\/18\/Media-Matters-NRA\" target=\"_self\">Breitbart: Get Ready for Media Matters War on the NRA by Ben Shapiro<\/a><\/b> -04.16.12<\/p>\n<p>  <i>Media Matters prepares an assault on your Second Amendment rights.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> &bull;<b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/Big-Journalism\/2012\/04\/19\/Media-Matters-Oliver-Willis\" target=\"_self\">Breitbart: Media Matters\u2019 Oliver Willis Wants Pro-Israel Liberals &#8216;Marginalized\u2019 by Ben Shapiro<\/a><\/b> -04.17.12<\/p>\n<p><i>An examination of Oliver Willis, a research fellow at Media Matters. Willis is an anti-Israel extremist with a soft spot for anti-Semitism.<\/i><HR><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=37767\">Check Out The Daily Caller\u2019s Continuing Series&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/?page_id=37767\"><img class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/live-rush-limbaugh.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/DC-Media-Matters.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Untitled Document Media Matters is a left-wing political operation created to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers. Their model is to create and distribute untrue statements about conservative media, and then use threats of boycotts and business interference to demand that advertisers repudiate programs they target. 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