Breitbart Bashes CNN ACORN Coverage: Behavior of CNN Head ‘Has Been Despicable’

"The behavior of Jonathan Klein, the president of CNN, has been despicable during this. They continue to impugn [filmmakers] James [O'Keefe] and Hannah [Giles], and they are continuing to tell falsehoods -- that they were kicked out of ACORN offices. And that's the current line that some at ACORN, including Bertha Lewis, continue to push. There are more videos to come, and some -- and in towns that they continue to say that they were kicked out of."

September 18, 2009 at 2:51 pm - Fox News
Dateline: Los Angeles, CA

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Blue Mule   September 18th, 2009 - 2:58 pm

Go Andrew!! awesome job.

Larse   September 18th, 2009 - 3:01 pm

As we all know, Breitbart is a special pile of human excrement here on Bart ;)

Other   September 18th, 2009 - 3:03 pm

Andrew lays down the smacketh!

dude!   September 18th, 2009 - 3:06 pm

Amen, Brother!

Gandhi's Fist   September 18th, 2009 - 3:06 pm

Sticks and stones–Larse. No ideas so go ad hominem–how liberal.

CNN cannot hold it’s head up in any journalistic circle. Even college papers have more probing reportage than this sound-piece for the Dems. BB, those kids, instapundit all scooped the supposed elite, to their everlasting shame.

dude!   September 18th, 2009 - 3:08 pm

@ Larse–hey get yourself some Prep H around your skull where your brain used to be. It’ll feel better . . . .

Cold Warrior   September 18th, 2009 - 3:12 pm

Andrew Breitbart is one of my new heroes, along with the two young film makers.

My other new heroes are those conservatives who are getting involved in the political process at the grass roots level to fill up the fifty per cent of the Republican Party precinct committeeman slots that are currently vacant, thereby transforming the Party into a conservative party.

Go here to learn more about what you can do:

http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com

Thank you.

Cold Warrior

I am only one, but I am a conservative Republican Party precinct committeeman. You can be one, too.

Derrylane   September 18th, 2009 - 3:14 pm

Excellent job in taking out “The Axes of Corruption ” My salute to James and Hannah for a job well executed.

Brother Johnson   September 18th, 2009 - 3:15 pm

When can O’Keefe and Giles start infiltrating the DNC, MSM, and other corrupt organizations?

Marine   September 18th, 2009 - 3:18 pm

My question is who’s next? There are a ton of juicy corruption opportunities out and about right now…who’s next?

Semper Fi

Travis   September 18th, 2009 - 3:21 pm

CNN is part of the Pravda Media Network

“The Voice of The Party”

Trent   September 18th, 2009 - 3:29 pm

Thanks, Andrew! Fantastic!

Eddie   September 18th, 2009 - 3:32 pm

My Hero!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dan   September 18th, 2009 - 3:35 pm

Cbs did a piece on “the attack of Acorn” where was there piece when a news organzation attacked Predident Bush>>>>
Never mind

shane2813   September 18th, 2009 - 3:38 pm

Did you see Rick Sanchez melt down today. He wants to know why the two great journalist won’t go on his show. Earth to Rick Earth to Rick YOU DON’T MATTER ANYMORE!!!! Only FOX NEWS reports on a big story like this and he is wining how come he’s not in the spotlight. Poor little Rick. LOL!!! I can’t believe these IDIOTS!!! The Old Leftist Media is DEAD!!! MARXIST=DEMOCRATS=TERRORIST All the same.

Angry Fletch   September 18th, 2009 - 3:38 pm

Marine,

Who’s next? Check out CDBG. They are the ones who divy out grants for “community development”. Acorn was scheduled to get over 7 billion, the CDBG has an operating budget well over 50 billion. It will take time but a quick glance at what they are/were doing shows shadiness.

Sandi   September 18th, 2009 - 3:39 pm

Keep it up there is lots more slime in the sewer of Washington. More people need to stand up and do the right thing for the Republic… Take our country back from the wicked.

NUKE cnn and their butt buddies at nbc   September 18th, 2009 - 3:43 pm

Ohh thats too bad I guess the libturd MSM sycophants over at mediamatters are all weewee’d up over this blinding expose of truth by Andy Breitbart. Thats right you dirty libturd scum your days are numbered your time is now up and the pathetic dying MSM dinosaurs cant help you now! Your lies and your corrupt leaders of the demonrat party of scandal and shame will no longer be tolerated by the American public any longer. Like andy said this is just THE BEGININING! Get ready for your whole corruptcrat party and the administration that you forced into the oval office through corruption and cheating to be COMPLETLEY ERADICATED! The sleeping giant that is the American voter is now awake and is looking to spill all the liberal blood it can find!

Do the crime; do the time!   September 18th, 2009 - 3:46 pm

Yeah, great job James and Hannah. Of course if you did your little secret filming in Maryland, you broke the law and should be charged accordingly. I know that Andrew will not mind this, being a right wing law-and-order type of guy that he is. Since their actions were illegal, they can probably be sued as well.

Oh, what tangled webs we weave…

WTF??   September 18th, 2009 - 3:48 pm

BREITFART, the CNN of the internet.

Phen Kirk   September 18th, 2009 - 3:56 pm

Isn’t it great that the MSM refuses to report and their fellow socialists/communists have no idea what is coming at them. Had the stings been reported, all over the news, the stings would only have worked a few times. Keep blacking out the news MSM help clean up America!!

notinmycountry   September 18th, 2009 - 3:59 pm

Mr. Breitbart, THANK YOU! You need to become a journalism professor then maybe, just maybe we would start seeing some truth in journalism instead of a bunch of talking heads or mouthpieces for the gov. Again, we appreciate you and your convictions and ideals.

Niles Lesh   September 18th, 2009 - 4:10 pm

Woah ! Big KUDOS to Andrew Breitbart and all who worked on these stories(Scott & Liz) this was one of the best journalistic efforts I have ever seen it reminiscent of the early days of 60 minutes.

The brilliant move of with holding all the tapes until ACORN mounted their offensive response was pure genius !

Is good to see someone actually use their own tactics against them

ohhh I just got chill !

Breitbart has snatched the pebble from Drudge report’s hand

horsefeathers, inc.   September 18th, 2009 - 4:24 pm

Dear WTF??,

Thank you for your insightful and thought-provoking commentary on this issue. We look forward to your participation in more spirited debates in the future.

Brietfart! How clever!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Alshire’s 5th Grade Class
Annandale, VA

independent_1   September 18th, 2009 - 4:25 pm

Andrew Breitbart is a outstanding journalist, in the mold of Ed Murrow.

Gandhi's Fist   September 18th, 2009 - 4:26 pm

@Niles

You’ve got that right. Now the legitimate press has to plan ahead for just what the liberal media will do to prop up their guy. Genius is the word, never mind the early days of 60 minutes how about Edward R. Murrow!

I did forget Scott and Liz, they too are defining new media and I like what I see!

NADLER DEFENDS ACORN   September 18th, 2009 - 4:43 pm

Article quoted on biggovernment.com:

” “As Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee charged with defending the Constitution, Nadler spoke out on the House floor against the Republican Amendment, delivering the following statement:

“Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A little while ago, the House passed an amendment to the bill that we were considering that says no contract or federal funds may ever go to ACORN, a named organization, or to any individual or organization affiliated with ACORN. Unfortunately, this was done in the spirit of the moment and nobody had the opportunity to point out that this is a flat violation of the Constitution, constituting a Bill of Attainder. The Constitution says that Congress shall never pass a Bill of Attainder. Bills of Attainder, no matter what their form, apply either to a named individual or to easily ascertainable members of a group, to inflict punishment. That’s exactly what this amendment does.

“It may be that ACORN is guilty of various infractions, and, if so, it ought to be vetted, or maybe sanctioned, by the appropriate administrative agency or by the judiciary. Congress must not be in the business of punishing individual organizations or people without trial.

“That’s what this Amendment did. It is flatly prohibited by the Constitution, and once we ignore the Constitution we ignore constitutional principles. Whatever one may think of the subject matter or the organization, the Constitution and the ban on Bills of Attainder are there for the protection of all of our liberties. It is unfortunate that we passed this, and I hope it is removed in the conference committee.” ”

________________

Oh shut up, you big fat HOG! It is because of SELF-SERVING CREEPS LIKE YOU that our country is going down the tubes!

http://theblogprof.blogspot.com/2009/03/jerold-nadler-d-ny-one-of-children-of.html

http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2006/06/19/ba_nadler01.jpg

Larse   September 18th, 2009 - 4:50 pm

@Gandhi’s Fist
“I did forget Scott and Liz, they too are defining new media and I like what I see!”

You made me LOL!!! :D

Nadler Says Cutting Acorn Funding is "UNCONSTITUTIONAL"   September 18th, 2009 - 4:56 pm

Don’t kid yourselves: People like Jerry Nadler will see to it that Acorn funding continues.

http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2006/06/19/ba_nadler01.jpg

Quote from POLITICO.COM (used under educational fair use):

“Nadler: ACORN ban unconstitutional

Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), chairman of subcommittee on the Constitution, makes the case that the bill, if it’s ever signed into law, may not stand up to court challenges.

The ACORN bill, he claims, is essentially a “bill of attainder,” a measure targeted to benefit or penalize an individual or group which is prohibited in the Constitution, Article 1, Sections 9 and 10.

In a floor speech tonight, Nadler said:

“A little while ago, the House passed an amendment to the bill that we were considering that says no contract or federal funds may ever go to ACORN, a named organization, or to any individual or organization affiliated with ACORN. Unfortunately, this was done in the spirit of the moment and nobody had the opportunity to point out that this is a flat violation of the Constitution, constituting a Bill of Attainder. The Constitution says that Congress shall never pass a Bill of Attainder. Bills of Attainder, no matter what their form, apply either to a named individual or to easily ascertainable members of a group, to inflict punishment. That’s exactly what this amendment does.”

“It may be that ACORN is guilty of various infractions, and, if so, it ought to be vetted, or maybe sanctioned, by the appropriate administrative agency or by the judiciary. Congress must not be in the business of punishing individual organizations or people without trial.” ”
_______
KIND OF MAKES YA WONDER WHAT FAVORS NADLER HAS RECEIVED FROM ACORN, “DON’T IT”???!!!

Nadler's Creepiness Goes WAY BACK   September 18th, 2009 - 4:59 pm

NADLER… isn’t he the same fat jerk (who’s now slimmed down a mite) who defended CLINTON & THE BLUE DRESS EPISODE?

rich   September 18th, 2009 - 5:26 pm

Journalism is alive again! Infiltrate CNN, and the rest of them. Who knows, maybe Larse will lose his job at MSNBC!

Jason   September 18th, 2009 - 5:55 pm

All hail the Courageous O’Keefe and Giles and the Ingenious Mr. Breitbart! I mean it. I used to check CNN and all the other mainstream media just to see what stories were shaping the day’s events. Now I check them (against Fox News, Drudge Report, and foreign media) to see what they’re ignoring. CNN et al, you’re on notice: I no longer consider you relevant. You’re certainly not objective.

FastFacts   September 18th, 2009 - 5:57 pm

No one can say that what Breitbart is saying is false. Every time you listen to CNN’s coverage of this topic it is bias, on the side of those braking the law, and constantly bashing those that did the research to find out what ACORN really is. For those who still don’t believe that ACORN is corrupt just look at the huge vote in order to cut ACORN’s funding in both houses of Congress. They would not do this without investigating the matter. If you still don’t believe what is happening check out the coverage of ACORN on Breitbarts site or a non-partisan watchdog like http://www.americanparchment.com. They have an archive on all the article that came out at: http://www.americanparchment.com/library/acorn.html.

Gandhi's Fist   September 18th, 2009 - 6:35 pm

You’re welcome for the laughs Larse, but seeing the liberal media has–just now–woken up to the story and how outraged America is at them, I think it will be yours truly laughing out loud in the end.

BTW: Is that you posting proclamations of your gayness, trollness and questionable lineage? Hard to tell when they add the “smiley punctuations”. I’ve inspired some of that myself and on that count I can “LOL”.

Commieobamie   September 18th, 2009 - 7:05 pm

These two (kids) are the best reporters I’ve seen in the past 20 years!
Keep up the EXCELLENT work!

Larse   September 18th, 2009 - 8:08 pm

@Gandhi’s Fist
“BTW: Is that you posting proclamations of your gayness, trollness and questionable lineage?”

No, those are my many many faker fans. They post more than “I” do now! :D What is funny is that sometimes they agree with me while trying to mock me :D But really, the more Larses the better. When it really matters, you “know” who it is from :D

I do have to give Andrew one bit of credit here though. At least he is actually trying to comment and add to the discussion ‘himself’ here rather than just copy and pasting other’s news work into WordPress like dumb monkey bloggers on apples. Google News does that without human help through software… Andy is actually willing to go out into the light of day occasionally and take a bit of personal responsibility himself for his position. Maybe we can get Andy to drag Matt Drudge out of his bunker someday and bring him along too…

Hooter   September 18th, 2009 - 8:13 pm

Keep it up CNN and your viewers will continue to move to FOX… You are your own worst enemey

Poor CNN   September 18th, 2009 - 9:44 pm

This is what REALLY bothers them:

Prime Time
FNC – 3,238,000viewers
CNN— 1,054,000 viewers
MSNBC –1,123,000 viewers
CNBC – 259,000 viewers
HLN – 813,000viewers

5PM
Glenn Beck– 3,065,000 viewers
Situation Room—753,000 viewers
Hardball w/ Chris Matthews—650,000 viewers
Fast Money—210,000 viewers
Prime News–256,000 viewers

Consrvativ_KDH   September 18th, 2009 - 10:06 pm

CNN = COMMUNIST NEWS NETWORK

CBS = COMMUNIST BROADCASTING SYSTEM

ABC = ALWAYS BEEN COMMUNIST

NBC = NOTHING BUT COMMUNISTS

SurroundedByZombies   September 18th, 2009 - 11:49 pm

Corporate media doesn’t control what you think.
Corporate media controls what you’re allowed to think about.
Pull the plug on the damn idiot box and boycott the bastards!

Nattylite   September 19th, 2009 - 12:43 am

What amazes me most is how these two kids infiltrated this organization and caught all of the corruption on video. Hannah and James should be given medals. Lets face it, they go into the worst parts of these cities and expose this stuff. I’ve never seen a hooker on any cop show that looked like Hannah or a skinny white pimp. Mr Breitbart, you sir are a true hero for this unveiling of tax dollars being wasted. My guess is future video may show something along the lines of drug trafficking. Good job Andy, Hannah and James!

WHY MSMEDIA WON'T COVER THESE STORIES...   September 19th, 2009 - 2:38 am

Here is the reason that the so-called “mainstream” media is NOT covering ANY story that is UNFLATTERING to the current Regime: The newspapers and network news shows are all IN TROUBLE, due to the rise of the Internet. Very few people subscribe to papers any more, and most people get their news from the Internet now.

THEREFORE, the “mainstream” media (or, as Beck now refers to them, the “new fringe media”) is NOT GOING TO BAD-MOUTH THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE THEY ALL PLAN TO ASK FOR AND HOPE TO RECEIVE A *BAILOUT* to try to save their sorry a$$e$. Some of them probably have ALREADY received handouts & bailouts, and they will NOT jeopardize this government goodies by bad-mouthing the Administration. Further, the Administration is delighted with this situation, because NO BAD NEWS WILL EVER BE BROADCAST ON TELEVISION TO AMERICANS (unless they tune in to FOX News)!!!!

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/24/if-real-journalism-fails-as-a-business-should-government-step-in/

http://www.recovery.gov/?q=node/887

Linsey   September 19th, 2009 - 4:48 am

This Breitbart guy seems to be an alcohol addict… You can see it very plainly in his speech and thoughts here.

Justine   September 19th, 2009 - 10:36 am

Not only is this story being ignored by the mainstream media, it seems the womens rights groups don’t seem to care either. You would think that at least one womens organization would speak out about the under aged prostitution that this group had intended on supporting. It seems the only time you hear from them is in regards to abortion. They should change their names to represent the only thing they really care about.

I care what this group was planning on doing to those poor children. I’m glad it was exposed. If it did nothing else, it sends a message not help a pimp that wants to abuse children. You may have to answer for your evil. Thank you for exposing this. What they did may help protect some children in the future.

hwp   September 19th, 2009 - 1:33 pm

Linsey..it’s 4:48 am. put the bottle down and go on to bed. )jeeeeeez!

Sue   September 19th, 2009 - 1:48 pm

Larse is a true BDDer….earth is flat, hates Jews, no Holocaust, no moon landing….truly awesome to live in your own reality.

Sweetcerise   September 23rd, 2009 - 2:56 pm

Andrew, right on!!!! Your exposing of Acorn and the other media is priceless. I hope people wake up and stand up against the corruption. And I see here every person on this posting who appears to be pro acorn can do nothing but demean you without facts. I think the left always has operated this way, very unfortunate for them….

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