I get that Breitbart reports things that are untrue or distorted most of the time — that’s his thing. What I don’t get is how quickly the mainstream media jump on board his Crazytrain, even after they’ve seen the results of his ‘big’ stories like ACORN or Shirley Sherrod. America’s Fourth Estate is broken — it should be called the Hurr Durr Estate.
From The Smoking Gun:
For months, Wolfe and several Twitter sidekicks have excoriated Weiner, 46, in the harshest terms. They have criticized his looks, claimed his marriage is a sham, and accused his wife of having ties to al-Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood. On May 5, Wolfe floated a rumor that compromising photos of a “big time” congressman were in the hands of a “top 5 Right Wing blogger.” He tweeted, “@RepWeiner are you this Congressman?” He reprised this photo rumor in a May 11 tweet.
As the Weiner story began to spread over the weekend–and detractors started accusing him of somehow hacking Weiner’s accounts–Wolfe balked when Breitbart sought to arrange a conference call to discuss how to further exploit and advance “Weinergate.”
In e-mails sent from his Yahoo account, Wolfe asked, “Why does he need to speak with me for this?” and “I’m just not sure why he needs to talk to me. Why is talking necessary?” He also noted that, “I am having major personal problems right now getting worse by the minute.”
The Wolfe At Anthony Weiner’s Front Door
Related:
- YFrog security hole: Weiner was framed, and it was easy
- Jon Stewart outlines the MEDIA FAIL on Weinergate
- Why the Right is attacking Rep. Weiner (Clarence Thomas)
