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Democrat Pollster To Megyn Kelly:
Media Guilty Of Corruption Of The
First Order’ For Protecting Obama

Mediaite, by Noah Rothman

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Posted By:KarenJ1, 10/1/2012 9:14:25 PM

Former Democratic pollster Patrick Caddell appeared on Fox News Channel with Megyn Kelly on Monday to elaborate on a talk he gave recently in which he claimed that the media has today become “the enemy of the American people.” Caddell called the media’s deliberate downplaying of certain stories that could damage Barack Obama’s electoral prospects as “corruption of the first order.” “We’re entering territory we have never entered before,” said Caddell. “We’ve never had a situation where the press has purposefully decided to pick up a narrative rom the White House to not tell people things that

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I am absolutely thrilled that Fox is having Pat Caddell on so many shows to continue to expose the extreme corruption in the media. He was also on O'Reilly's show. Fox News reaches millions of people so the word gets out.

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: ilovedogs, 10/1/2012 9:21:22 PM     (No. 8903143)

scary thoughts and he's a brave fella


Reply 2 - Posted by: JHSMom02, 10/1/2012 9:22:00 PM     (No. 8903145)

I'm happy that Caddell is blasting the MSM, but he needs to go on CNN and MSNBC. Appearances on Fox is just preaching to the choir. Most people who watch Fox are conservatives and don't trust the media anyway.


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: Blue-Z-Anna, 10/1/2012 9:22:00 PM     (No. 8903144)

Caddell is a convert from the darkside.

Those who have recovered from the Kool-Aid often become the best advocates of Liberty.


Reply 4 - Posted by: greggojo, 10/1/2012 9:23:22 PM     (No. 8903146)

Caddell is a Democrat but he loves America.


Reply 5 - Posted by: doublesharp, 10/1/2012 9:24:08 PM     (No. 8903147)

We are all impatient to be rid of Obama yesterday but I think R/R is peaking at the right time, kinda like a John Wooden basketball team at tournament time. Tell it like it is Pat!!!


Reply 6 - Posted by: reddfroge, 10/1/2012 9:28:23 PM     (No. 8903156)

Sorry to say, Pat, the MSM has ALWAYS been in the tank for the Libs...now, they just don't even try to hide their bias


Reply 7 - Posted by: greggojo, 10/1/2012 9:36:37 PM     (No. 8903165)

What is really amazing is how many Democrats chose their Party over America. Bill Clinton knows exactly what a failure Barack Obama is, and what a danger Obama is to this country, not just to the economy, but to our national security as well. And what does Clinton do? he endorses Obama and does his best to get him re-elected. Shame.


   

 

  


 
Reply 8 - Posted by: Cleanhousein2012, 10/1/2012 9:54:53 PM     (No. 8903211)

So what? If Romney wins they'll simply become the critical journalists they should be? We've reached the point where only those that follow the rules are penalized.

and it's not that the GOP is defending us.


Reply 9 - Posted by: Charactercounts, 10/2/2012 12:06:44 AM     (No. 8903430)

#2, Pat Caddell will never be invited on those networks now that he is criticizing their corruption.


Reply 10 - Posted by: danu, 10/2/2012 6:24:49 AM     (No. 8903594)

BOR attacked Pat w/ a gobsmackingly moronic array of specious arguments.

Full spin ahead for BOR, but Pat must put up 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt'.

The appeasa-ramabama-media has gone into full psychotic break from reality mode.



Reply 11 - Posted by: Red Jeep, 10/2/2012 7:39:11 AM     (No. 8903676)

The MSM want to be King makers.


Reply 12 - Posted by: Malia2012, 10/2/2012 7:54:16 AM     (No. 8903708)

Pat Caddell is the old fashioned kind of liberal and he's as upset as any of us by the corruption in the "media". As for the rest of the jackal-networks on Cable? Not a chance he will ever be on any of those shows. He would need a body-guard just to get out of his car. Thank you, Pat Caddell!


   

 



 
Reply 13 - Posted by: suejeanne, 10/2/2012 7:55:54 AM     (No. 8903711)

Pat Caddell is great - I am glad he is at least on Fox but I get annoyed with the people even on Fox who keep interrupting him - like Hannity - such egomaniacs, they have to always be the absolute center of attention.


Reply 14 - Posted by: raspberry, 10/2/2012 8:02:20 AM     (No. 8903729)

Caddell reminds us the first responsibility of the press is WATCHDOG OF GOVERNMENT. It is not LAPDOG of government. That is what we were taught in journalism school. And yes #8 they watch only when Republicans are in office. This is the degree of press corruption--now absolute in the MSM.


Reply 15 - Posted by: southernboy, 10/2/2012 8:04:25 AM     (No. 8903733)

Yeah. I keep thinking about the 'fiscal cliff' looming on January 1st. If Obie is re-elected (heaven forbid!) it will be a simple thing for Obie to step in at the last minute and 'save America' from certain disaster. If R/R wins, Obie and the crew will still be in power through Jan 1st, they'll let it all fall and the Republicans will be the fall-guys. After all, it happened on 'their watch' and the media will be on 'full watchdog' status pointing that out. A Republican administration will be 'Palinized' and 'Bushed' non-stop. Absolutely unbelievable!


Reply 16 - Posted by: steveW, 10/2/2012 8:25:02 AM     (No. 8903775)

Corruption means illegality, not just bias or ethical shades of gray. The media involved in covering-up Obamagate (his entire "presidency" is a scandal) are surely breaking the law, by whatever legal standards of honesty and transparency businesses are bound to abide by. Or aren't they anymore?

I'm getting so tired of the complaining about these petty criminals as they lie about President Precious every hour of the day. Where are the lawsuits?! The pile of evidence to indict them could reach from here to Mars.


Reply 17 - Posted by: Maybeth, 10/2/2012 8:26:02 AM     (No. 8903776)

I am certainly in agreement with the posters above who state that CNN and MSNBC would never invite Caddell as a guest. He is too honest and knows of what he speaks.
.... Democrats and the propagandist Old Media can't have people discovering the TRUTH from a fellow Democrat.

Many thanks to Pat Caddell, a Democrat who cares about saving the United States of America from the most certain Maraxist dictatorship toward which we are heading.


   

 

  


 
Reply 18 - Posted by: dolphin, 10/2/2012 8:59:50 AM     (No. 8903847)

We are living in a mediacraty.


Reply 19 - Posted by: Felixcat, 10/2/2012 9:20:38 AM     (No. 8903896)

If Obama gets re-elected, the media will be in for a big surprise as Obama will no longer have any use for them and any stories that might be even remeot;ey critical of him will result in the FCC coming afte them.

Congress has basically reneged on its responsibility as one of the three branches of government to rein in an out-of-control president. The press* was all we had left and for the most part - they too are complicit in this matter.

* - I don't consider O'Reilly a member of the press - just watch how he defended Hillary Clinton last week with Pat Stein ove rthe incidents in Libya. Disgusting.


Reply 20 - Posted by: Farmwife1, 10/2/2012 9:27:11 AM     (No. 8903900)

My respect for Mr. Caddell skyrocketed after watching his video speech. He was fired up for this country!


Reply 21 - Posted by: stryker714, 10/2/2012 9:31:24 AM     (No. 8903904)

After Obama's coup fails, and we clean house(in more ways than one), we should make sure that certain media "journalists" are included in the new "deck of cards". This will include: Williams; Maddow; Odonnell; Matthews; Stephanopoulis; etc. After all, they are guilty/complicit in treason and we remember what the traditional penalty is for treason. Patriots are coming after alll of them. It won't be hard-most are clustered in DC and NYC.


Reply 22 - Posted by: joeyinempirestate, 10/2/2012 9:43:57 AM     (No. 8903931)

Matthews used to be friends with Caddell, but no more, since Pat refused to join the 0 fellatio-thon.


   

 



 
Reply 23 - Posted by: Butch59, 10/2/2012 10:10:14 AM     (No. 8903981)

Just a reminder. Pat Caddell is one of the last conservative Dims. Like Zell Miller. The Dim party of today in not the party of yesteryear. There was a time when some of the Dims actually loved the U.S.A. But in today's climate, virtually all of them are "progressives" and are nothing more than socialists. As such, I'm going to cut Caddell some slack. Plus I agree with him.


Reply 24 - Posted by: Nan, 10/2/2012 10:14:29 AM     (No. 8903993)

Applauding Patrick Caddell.


Reply 25 - Posted by: Nan, 10/2/2012 10:25:53 AM     (No. 8904015)

Wow, how uplifting to hear someone actually get out there and tell the truth.


Reply 26 - Posted by: starboard, 10/2/2012 10:26:22 AM     (No. 8904019)

I don't despise all Democrats. just the corrupt and dishonest ones, which comprises about 99%. There are a few good ones. One that comes to mind is Evan Byah. Watch for him in the future.
It's the Democrat party, not the Republican party, that needs an intervention. If they don't turn themselves around from this socialist ideology, they are finished as a party. I would not be surprised to see a couple of new parties sprout up in the years ahead. How about a true conservative party?


Reply 27 - Posted by: M Stuart, 10/2/2012 10:30:58 AM     (No. 8904031)

Pat Caddell has always been willing to listen to all points of view. It's very unusual that people claw themselves back from the dark side. They usually slide toward it.

Pat is unlike Bob Beckel who said the other day after the events of 9-11-12 that President Precious's foreign policy was a success. Bob Beckel earns his salary for being The Five's Resident Fool.

Agree BOR made a fool of himself on the interview. I watch Bill a lot, but I have to use the DVR. That way I don't have to yell, and I get to watch Dennis Miller twice.


Reply 28 - Posted by: IDestroyObamasGoons, 10/2/2012 11:09:47 AM     (No. 8904108)

#7

Bill Clinton's role in this election is despicably shameful. He has basically thrown any pretense of spousal responsibility away by planting his nose up Obama's butt. After the way Obama treated Hillary in the '08 primaries, a real man would have stood up to the lousy weasel and kicked his skinny butt from here to next week.


Reply 29 - Posted by: roger h. cook,MD, 10/2/2012 11:13:20 AM     (No. 8904121)

Thanks Pat you have guts to alert the world of what has happen to our "free perss" or should it be called Obama-demicrat-socialist press.The media is controled by the far left billiobairs.


Reply 30 - Posted by: hoopsfan, 10/2/2012 11:15:02 AM     (No. 8904124)

Kudos to Pat Caddell for speaking out. He is a Democrat I admire and respect, joining Joe Lieberman on a very short list.

By the way, one more vote for Bill O'Reilly having become a hopeless, pompous bore. As a previous poster indicated, the only way to watch that show now is to record it and then go to segments with guests like Brit Hume, Charles Krauthammer, Dennis Miller, etc.


Reply 31 - Posted by: Jebediah, 10/2/2012 11:22:51 AM     (No. 8904145)

Caddell has been out there from the very beginning-------but one of his major gripes is that the Romney campaign doesn't listen to him, or anyone else of any party or persuasion. E.G. there have been so many times where a quick response ad on t.v. (and Romney supposedly had $ as well, but apparently his donors are drying up in disgust) would be a major move, but the Romney campaign has been SO careful that they never ever did anything.....God forbid they offend. I agree with Caddell, and personally can't even face the debates, because, though cautious, Romney is putting ALL his eggs in the debate basket, with a Press out there that will minimize any positives-------VERY RISKY. And if he drags defeat from the jaws of victory, with such a horrendous opponent, I personally will never forgive the man!


Reply 32 - Posted by: Jebediah, 10/2/2012 11:26:25 AM     (No. 8904153)

And as to Bill Clinton, the primal pragmatist, if Obama is re-elected Hillary can come in in 2016 and run....if Romney wins he may go for a 2nd term (especially if he is successful!) and Hillary, now in her late 60's, will be too old to run. Bill doesn't give d---- about America---he cares about Clinton.


Reply 33 - Posted by: vwlarry, 10/2/2012 11:32:02 AM     (No. 8904163)

As a liberal young man in the 1970s, I admired Pat Caddell for his honesty and integrity.

As a conservative older man in 2012, I still admire Pat Caddell for his honesty and integrity. He's a good man, consistently.


Reply 34 - Posted by: nevernaught, 10/2/2012 12:19:15 PM     (No. 8904302)

It is the Media's main thrust right now to fool Republicans, Independents and even Democrat opposition into thinking that Obama is leading in all polls, the objective being getting people depressed and not showing up to vote. I believe that most conservatives and anti Obamaites have been identified and their opinions ignored by the pollsters. It is easy in a computerized world to get any result you want.

If Obama was really leading this race, he wouldn't be campaigning seven days a week. His lies so much now that the MSM is hard pressed to cover it all up. I love this country, but if Obama wins, I have my Island all picked out. So do the rest of my family and friends. That Obama cell phone hag bothered me to no end.


Reply 35 - Posted by: dman, 10/2/2012 1:09:14 PM     (No. 8904424)

We all know of the problems with the LSM. The questions are whether Romney will confront it a la Gingrich, and whether someone (Rupert and Roger?) will counter with less biased on-air broadcast news programming. Now for a brief "commercial":

A reminder to check out "Campaign Insiders" streamed Monday mornings on live.foxnews.com. Archived versions are available on the site, if you can't stream it live. There's another live session carried on FNC Sunday afternoons, but the online version is more comprehensive. Pat Caddell, Doug Schoen and John LeBoutillier put on one of the more informative political shows around. It can be accessed via your computer, Roku, Xbox, PS3, or whatever internet streamer you have. Programming overall is quite good on this site, and definitely worth a look.


Reply 36 - Posted by: GreatPlains, 10/2/2012 1:15:47 PM     (No. 8904447)

Newspapers and other media forms are no doubt expecting to be bailed
out should Obama be re-elected.
Don't be surprised when he throws billions at them .
Another example of the complete corruption and dishonesty
of the media was on display this weekend.
The headlines blared that the US death toll in Afghanistan had reached 2000.
The Obamaphone and low information voters
no doubt assumed that all the deaths happened during the Bush years
when the media anti war movement was at it's apex.
The dishonest and corrupt media refused
to tell the public this weekend
that the majority of those 2127 deaths
have occurred in ..just.. the.. last... 45 months
since Valerie Jarrett
became the de facto Commander in Chief
and ordered
our troops to surrender to protect Afghanistan Muslims.
The Obama/ Jarrett / Holder pro Taliban Rules of Engagement
jeopardized the life of every
soldier and Marine in Afghanistan.
It is unconscionable and near criminal for the media
to have given Obama cover this way.
9/11/2001-January 20 , 2009 US casualties
in Afghanistan -630.
January 20, 2009 to the present-
1497 deaths and climbing.
For every 20 soldiers that died in Afghanistan,
Obama played a round of golf.


Reply 37 - Posted by: Flyball dogs, 10/2/2012 1:57:10 PM     (No. 8904549)

No. 7. With all due respect, I don't think a term used to describe WJC is "shame.". By definition, shame Is a feeling of humiliation. . . Caused by a consciousness of wrong behavior. And we all know, Bill said his behavior was "inappropriate," --- not wrong. Nothing is "wrong" anymore. Just "inappropriate.". The misuse of words started with him and will end with the Flying Monkeys in the White House.


Reply 38 - Posted by: belwhatter, 10/2/2012 2:11:07 PM     (No. 8904586)

Is there anywhere in the Constitution that specifically disallows any government legislation from being passed in the lame duck transition period? If not, I would be in favor of a suspension of all government legislation during this so called lame duck period and /or, implementing the swearing in of the new president and congress immediately following ratification of the elections. As of now, there is too much time for real mayhem to occur.


Reply 39 - Posted by: Dodge Boy, 10/2/2012 8:31:51 PM     (No. 8905502)

Get him om NPR, ABC, NBC, SeeBS, their affiliates, who else? Agree that face time on Fox is preaching to the choir. Take it to those sheep still asleep at the switch.



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On Friday, Sean Hannity brought Pat Smith, mother of the late Sean Smith, on his radio program. The 34-year-old information management officer was one of four Americans murdered in the Benghazi embassy attack on September 11, 2012. In the chilling interview, a distraught Ms. Smith, in tears, pleaded for answers and spoke of the efforts to silence her. Ms. Smith first relayed how her son, prior to the attack, requested additional security in advance and warned the State Department: He did tell them, ahead of time, he typed it into his little typewriter over there,

Vanishing workforce
weighs on growth

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Washington Post, by Jim Tankersley    Original Article
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Put out an all-points bulletin: Millions of Americans have gone missing from the workforce. Every month that those would-be workers are gone raises the odds that they might never come back, dimming the prospects for future economic growth. The vanishing trend is more than a decade old, but it accelerated during the Great Recession. Throughout 2012, economists held out hope that it had stopped. But then came Friday’s jobs report, and hopes were dashed. The Labor Department reported that the U.S. labor force — everyone who has a job or is looking for one — shrank

Obama critic apologizes for
his ´poorly chosen words´
on gay marriage

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The Hill [Washington DC], by Alexandra Jaffe    Original Article
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Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, considered by some to be a potential Republican contender for president, apologized to Johns Hopkins University for the "poorly chosen words" he used in expressing his opposition to gay marriage last month.“I am sorry for any embarrassment this has caused,” Carson said in the letter, reported in New York Magazine.(Snip) "Although I do believe marriage is between a man and a woman, there are much less offensive ways to make that point. I hope all will look at a lifetime of service over some poorly chosen words.” Carson will remain as commencement speaker at Johns Hopkins,

The Secrets of Princeton
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New York Times, by Ross Douthat    Original Article
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Susan Patton, the Princeton alumna who became famous for her letter urging Ivy League women to use their college years to find a mate, has been denounced as a traitor to feminism, to coeducation, to the university ideal. But really she’s something much more interesting: a traitor to her class. Her betrayal consists of being gauche enough to acknowledge publicly a truth that everyone who’s come up through Ivy League culture knows intuitively —

Is going gluten-free
healthier for everybody?

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The Week, by Staff    Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog- 4/7/2013 11:28:27 AM     Post Reply
Gluten-free diets are all the rage, but they can be dangerous if not done right. What is gluten? It´s the spongy complex of proteins, found naturally in wheat, rye, and barley, that gives elasticity to dough and allows it to rise. When flour is moistened and either kneaded or mixed into dough, gluten molecules form an elastic, microscopic latticework that traps the carbon dioxide produced when yeast ferments, causing dough to inflate like a hot air balloon. Baking hardens the gluten, which helps the finished product keep its shape. Wheat — and gluten — is ubiquitous in the American diet.

Beyonce, Jay-Z celebrate 5th
anniversary in Havana, Cuba

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Los Angeles Times, by Nardine Saad    Original Article
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Beyonce and Jay-Z celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in Cuba this week. The couple, who married on April 4, 2008, took in the sights of Old Havana, visited a school, dined on a rooftop terrace and strolled the fan-filled streets in their island best.(snip).The power couple declined to answer journalists´ questions about their visit to the island nation, but some outlets are reporting that the moguls are there as tourists, though that would be illegal because of the half-century embargo the U.S. has on the Communist country. However, the Miami Herald said Washington has issued special licenses for


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