BIG LOL: Politico SO Eager To Smear Obama-They Leaped & Ended Up In A Pile Of Foolishness!!!

[kpete]

Wisconsin Local 1848
Yup, they mistook the Wisconsin state flag as being the flag of Wisconsin Local 1848.

The right wing propaganda site Politico was so eager to try to do a smear job on President Barack Obama and his visit to Milwaukee today that they failed to look before they leaped and ended up landing into a pile of foolishness with both feet:



http://cognidissidence.blogspot.com/2012/02/wisconsin-local-1848.html

Once they realized how stupid they looked, they deleted the post (which appears to be a common thing for Republicans).

But thanks to the power of Google Cache, you can see it for yourself.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?hl=en&output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=cache:http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/02/wh-flies-labor-flag-in-milwaukee-114554.html&pbx=1&oq=&aq=&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf

[Scuba]

1. Oh my god, that's too funny...

... our State flag should be familiar to these asshats!

Reminds me of the "Obama flag" in 2008 that turned out to be the Ohio State flag.

[babylonsister]

2. Rec'd. So glad someone caught this! nt

[bullwinkle428]

3. More ammo for the next time a wing-nut friend of yours whines about the "liberal media".

[Enrique]

4. wow she led the story with that "insight"

and Politico let it get published. How embarrassing, and how revealing.

[SemperEadem]

35. that's because no one who works there knows anything

they're all told what to write, what to think, what to say.

If anyone there knew anything--even knew how to ask a question like "whose flag is that?", they'd have found out. Those are the wages of not being intellectually curious. You cannot think for yourself... you only react to what you hear.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

5. I would think that that would actually help Obama

not with the righties of course but the unions. Still, it's clear that Politico is NOT President Obama's friend.

[Enrique]

8. I agree

it's a "smear" to say Obama's on the side of labor? What have we come to?

[Proud Liberal Dem]

9. Indeed

Republicans have been especially busy demonizing unions since 2011. Based on what's been happening in Wisconsin, Ohio, and, now, Indiana, I sincerely hope it blows up in their faces..........big time!

[JNelson6563]

6. lolz "Unsend! Unsend!!!"

Idiots.

[Enrique]

7. and by the way, it's not a smear to say he's on the side of labor

a lot of people WANT Obama to be seen as siding with the unions in their fight against Walker. There's nothing in the story that says Obama's perceived taking sides is a bad thing, in fact she might very well have seen it as a good thing.

[Saving Hawaii]

45. That was my take. She basically recites admin talking points for the rest of her blurb.

Classic Politico, but I doubt it was meant as a smear.

[ProSense]

10. Hilarious!

Too many people searching for negative spin.

The author clearly isn't objective, and should have done some basic research.

Why on earth would the WH fly a local union flag? Was the event at that union's headquarters?

[Enrique]

11. I don't see why not

unions are legitimate organizations, they're not clandestine, they're not nefarious. And as the article says, the jobs he's talking about are unions jobs, so it would be relevant.

[ProSense]

14. This

I don't see why not

unions are legitimate organizations, they're not clandestine, they're not nefarious. And as the article says, the jobs he's talking about are unions jobs, so it would be relevant.

...has nothing to do with the legitimacy of unions. It isn't "relevant," it was the Wisconsin state flag. This is a screw up by Politico.

[Enrique]

16. I don't think Obama is as anti-union as you think he is

he has not appeared anywhere in front of a large union flag like this, as far as I know. But the idea of him doing so sometime in the future is not a preposterous idea to me. I don't think it's likely, he shows no sign of doing so, but it could happen. It's not utterly inconceivable, as you say it is, when you ask, "why on earth would Obama appear with a union flag?" Again I ask, why not?

[alfredo]

13. That "union" flag will pass through my in box dozens of times in the next few months. Truth

doesn't matter if it reinforces the right wing bias.

[Cali_Democrat]

29. "Too many people searching for negative spin"

I don't even see how Obama speaking in front of a union flag would even be "negative".

Quite the contrary. It would only help him.

[Surya Gayatri]

12. Gang of right-wing hitmen trying to pass themselves

off as the "reputable, go-to news blog". Their editorial bias is as blatant as a Mack truck. SG

[jberryhill]

15. Remember when they couldn't identify the Ohio state flag?

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/015233.php

On the October 15 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Bob Grant said: "[W]hat is that flag that Obama's been standing in front of that looks like an American flag, but instead of having the field of 50 stars representing the 50 states, there's a circle?" He then said: "Is the circle the 'O' for Obama? Is that what it is?" Grant later said: "[D]id you notice Obama is not content with just having several American flags, plain old American flags with the 50 states represented by 50 stars? He has the 'O' flag. And that's what that 'O' is. That's what that 'O' is."

[renate]

22. Yes, but I'm sure Bob Grant issued a retraction as soon as he realized his mistake

His eagle eye probably also caught the fact that Obama had altered the number of stripes/original colonies to five. Obama was trying to rewrite history--but the American Revolution belongs to the Tea Party! Outrage! Horror!

[countryjake]

37. Sure do! Potentate in '08!

[tanglefoot]

17. Yes, I am a member of Wisconsin Local 1848 - UNITED WISCONSIN

What a bunch of idiots.

[hfojvt]

18. that is hilarious

but even funnier is the idea that Obama would be on the side of working people.

If it was true, why would Pokitico think it was a bad thing?

I will state straight up what side I am on. I am on the side of the majority, of the working people in the bottom 80%.

[annabanana]

19. teh stoopid.. it hurtz. . . .n/t

[Beartracks]

43. It Burns!!!

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[AtomicKitten]

20. Politico is giving PolitiFact a run for their money as purveyors of horseshit.

[spanone]

21. k&r...

[MatthewStLouis]

23. Oh God, they are idiots! n/t

[grahamhgreen]

24. I wish it were the union flag.

[GeorgeGist]

25. Why do you and Politico think that Obama ...

showing support for unions would be a smear, but supporting Master Lock isn't?

[malaise]

27. Sweet

[SidDithers]

28. Bio for Donovan Slack...

http://www.politico.com/reporters/DonovanSlack.html

Donovan Slack is a reporter.

Sid

[Historic NY]

32. Her bio is as lacking as her brain.....

[jberryhill]

38. Except for the "a reporter" part, that bio is mostly correct

[rocktivity]

44. DUzy!

rocktivity

[likesmountains 52]

41. Now that is really funny!

[grantcart]

30. Local 1848 lol

[Bruce Wayne]

33. Wisconsin Brotherhood of Chumpstumpers Local #1848

[Oldtimeralso]

42. No it is not the Wisconsin Brotherhood of Chumpstumpers Local #1848

It is the Wisconsin Brotherhood of CheeseCutters Local #1848

[pacalo]

34. Priceless example of media bias.

[Tarheel_Dem]

36. K&R

[rustydog]

40. Republicans! they still haven't gotten the fact the tv cameras and digital recorders

R E C O R D shit they say and do!
No, we didn't take it out of context, you said it! No we aren't prejudiced, you said it.

Can the entire GOP really be this freaking stoopid?

[MagickMuffin]

46. "Manufaturing" looks like they need editors or spellcheck

Manufaturing what is that

[DocMac]

47. Manufaturing?

When a man eats a lot during Spring and Summer to store enough fat for Winter hibernation.

[madokie]

48. I haven't trusted politico since day one, I'm happy to know I'm not the only one

Out of nowhere they just appeared one day. I suspect it has the workings of rover

[MagickMuffin]

53. Yeppers, not only did they appear out of nowhere

They were ALL over CSPAN. And Mike Allen, well what can one say about Mike Allen except

Who KNEW: Allen is the son of conservative journalist and John Birch Society member Gary Allen.

Something Wicked This Way Comes!

[LeftinOH]

49. "Wisconsin local" what? Pipefitters? Muleskinners? A state name and

a number to not amount to the name of ANY union. What a dumbass. Donovan Slack is an idiot.

[lunasun]

51. Love your 'O' flag if that's what that 'O' is .....hmmm

[eyewall]

50. To republicans, it won't matter that it's a stupid mistake.

They'll believe the entire message of the Politico piece, especially the inference that President Obama is intentionally dissing Gov Walker by flying a union flag. Facts don't matter in that world.

[drynberg]

52. ALL TOGETHER NOW...

freedom is slavery, war is peace and ignorance is strength...(especially the last if you're a RePuG) Shame on Politico, the cowards should have at least apologized...figures, chickenshits!