Last night Drudge implied Michelle Obama broke campaign law, now Chicago's NBC affliate. . .

[wndycty]

. . .is reporting it as fact in their morning news updates.

Drudge mentioned that the Chicago Sun-Times interviewed a guy who talked to Michelle Obama and he said said "She was telling me how important it was to vote to keep her husband's agenda going."

As you know Drudge who I will not link to put up the siren and the red type claiming she broke campaign law and as a result NBC5 in Chicago is running the story in heavy rotation, without any first hand reporting.

It should be noted the Chicago Sun-Times called the who thing "a very, very minor kerfluffle."

The press and it is taking what Drudge says as fact is just sickening.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

1. Drudge = POS. Who gives a flyin' fuck what puke he spews?!

[wndycty]

2. Because it gets picked up by mainstream media outlets who spread it as fact

:kick:

[Mimosa]

26. True...and that's because many 'reporters' are LAZY. n/t

[golfguru]

27. 27 Million hits every day on his web site could be one reason?

That is more than people listening to fatso puke Limbaugh.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. What law did she supposedly break?

:shrug:

[brendan120678]

4. Politicking inside a polling place...

Allegedly this happened inside where voting was taking place.

[okieinpain]

18. wow, if that's the law then there are a whooooole bunch of okie's

that are in trouble, that stuff goes on all the time where i vote. i remember in 08 this the polling lady told this elderly gentleman "no sweetie, the republicians are on this side", and helped him mark his ballot.

[Blue Owl]

7. Remember how the M$M called out Karl Rove for violating the Hatch Act?

Me neither.

[GSLevel9]

5. yeah it's all over the radio this morning...

and on a normal radio show, not some whack-job show.

It sounds like she certainly broke the law, possibly without knowing it.

You have to look at the intent... there was absolutely NO INTENT to influence or break any law so I think it's about as serious as doing 37 in a 35 zone...

[wndycty]

11. Broke the law? Its 2nd hand reporting of what a voter said Michelle told him. . .

. . .and he wasn't quoting her directly.

We don't know what she said, we don't know what he said and we don't know if he was quoting her directly or paraphrasing what she said.

[GSLevel9]

12. then I'm sure there'll be a WH denial issues soon... right? ;)

[DeschutesRiver]

14. Sorry to Drudge and the right wing, but Michelle Obama isn't that dumb

I'm not buying what they are trying to sell.

Esp. given the "just before an election" timing.

[Blue Owl]

6. More GOP desperation

:boring:

[opihimoimoi]

8. Its the "GOTCHA ...NIT PICKING" Style of the GOP.... thats their MODE

Denigration distortion deception etc is the GOP's traits

[RagAss]

9. The courts will hear this case right after the War Crimes trial of the Cheney Regime.

[jillan]

10. Give me a break!! Isn't that exactly what the voters were told in 2004 by the war criminals that

were in office at that time?? Hehe we're fighting terrorists hehehe we can't change horses in the middle of a stream

Poor Michelle - she didn't even want to go out on the campaign trail because of what they did to her last year :(

[sadbear]

13. Ratings bonanza, that's all that matters in the media

[Gidney N Cloyd]

15. Unfortunately Chicago TV news budgets are so bare, they're almost down to 'rip and read'

The more expensive old guard talent is being let go, they're using pooled video, and the few remaining reporters are spending time doing their own camera work and editing instead of researching their stories better.

[Bitwit1234]

16. AND we have a supreme court judge Clarence Thomas

that attends and helps his wife fund an organization that is working to get the president of this country and the laws a legally elected congress help pass out of office. NOW THAT'S WHAT THEY SHOULD BE REPORTING ON.

[Bitwit1234]

17. PS I really really think someone with a lot of money should

go after these people.

[rocktivity]

19. The only red-type story about Obama they have there now

Refers to his half-brother marrying a teenager.

:evilgrin:
rocktivity

[IggleDoer]

21. In another Drudge post ...

... he reported that the FLOTUS at a cheeseburger.

Oh, the horror!

[wndycty]

22. A 19 year old teenager. . .

. . .:kick:

[karynnj]

20. self delete

[Drunken Irishman]

23. IMPEACH MICHELLE!

:eyes:

[MadMaddie]

24. He said...she said...

rumors, innuendos that's all the Repug party has.

This is what I hear...."A black woman was in the voting booth and committed a crime"! Sorry but it's the truth.

Laura B did similar things and no one said shit.

[southernyankeebelle]

25. I stopped reading his blog a very long time ago. He gets money based on the number

of clicks he gets to his website. I love being Drudge free zone. You all should try it. Stop feeding the idiot.

[golfguru]

28. Will Michele's arrest be on TV?

:sarcasm: