OMG: James O'Keefe's NPR Sting Debunked By Glenn Beck Site
from DailyKos
It should come as no surprise that James O'Keefe is an unethical liar who produces deliberately deceptive videos to smear his political opponents. That's been proven on many occasions. What's surprising is that now even Glenn Beck's web site, The Blaze, is confirming this after having analyzed O'Keef's latest videos attacking National Public Radio.
Scott Baker, Editor-in-Chief of The Blaze, published a fairly in-depth review of O'Keefe's scam wherein he compared segments of the edited version to the original unedited source material. What he found he described in his conclusion as "editing tactics that seem designed to intentionally lie or mislead about the material being presented."
Here are some of the overt misrepresentations O'Keefe manufactured:
1) O'Keefe's edited video portrayed NPR's Ron Schiller as happily willing to take a donation from a Muslim Brotherhood front group. The long-form video downplays the connection to the Brotherhood, and discusses its current status as a moderate, non-violent organization.
2) The edited video portrayed Schiller reacting approvingly in a discussion of Sharia law. The long-form video shows that the response was actually to a different subject entirely. It was just edited in to make it appear as if he was responding the discussion of Sharia law.
3) The edited video portrayed Schiller as hostile to Republicans and conservatives. The long-form video shows him praising the GOP. Those remarks were completely cut out.
4) The edited video portrayed Schiller disparaging the Tea Party as racist. The long-form video shows that those remarks were actually the views of others that was describing.
5) The edited video portrayed Schiller demeaning the intelligence of conservatives. The long-form video shows both him and his NPR colleague defending the intellect of conservatives and even Fox News viewers.
6) The edited video portrayed Schiller asserting that federal funding for NPR was not necessary or desirable. The long-form video shows him going into detail about the necessity of those funds.
(More here.)
It should come as no surprise that James O'Keefe is an unethical liar who produces deliberately deceptive videos to smear his political opponents. That's been proven on many occasions. What's surprising is that now even Glenn Beck's web site, The Blaze, is confirming this after having analyzed O'Keef's latest videos attacking National Public Radio.
Scott Baker, Editor-in-Chief of The Blaze, published a fairly in-depth review of O'Keefe's scam wherein he compared segments of the edited version to the original unedited source material. What he found he described in his conclusion as "editing tactics that seem designed to intentionally lie or mislead about the material being presented."
Here are some of the overt misrepresentations O'Keefe manufactured:
1) O'Keefe's edited video portrayed NPR's Ron Schiller as happily willing to take a donation from a Muslim Brotherhood front group. The long-form video downplays the connection to the Brotherhood, and discusses its current status as a moderate, non-violent organization.
2) The edited video portrayed Schiller reacting approvingly in a discussion of Sharia law. The long-form video shows that the response was actually to a different subject entirely. It was just edited in to make it appear as if he was responding the discussion of Sharia law.
3) The edited video portrayed Schiller as hostile to Republicans and conservatives. The long-form video shows him praising the GOP. Those remarks were completely cut out.
4) The edited video portrayed Schiller disparaging the Tea Party as racist. The long-form video shows that those remarks were actually the views of others that was describing.
5) The edited video portrayed Schiller demeaning the intelligence of conservatives. The long-form video shows both him and his NPR colleague defending the intellect of conservatives and even Fox News viewers.
6) The edited video portrayed Schiller asserting that federal funding for NPR was not necessary or desirable. The long-form video shows him going into detail about the necessity of those funds.
(More here.)
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