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Daily Kos Issues Retraction Of Infowars/Poplawski Smear
ADL, other blogs and websites should follow suit
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 Another
left wing news website has issued a retraction pertaining to
attempts to assign blame to Alex Jones for being an influence
in the tragic shooting of three Pittsburgh police officers on
Saturday.
The Daily Kos had joined the chorus of mostly
left wing blogs and news sites in following the
ADL's attack on Alex Jones, Infowars and Prisonplanet
over the appalling incident at the weekend.
Now, following an earlier clarification from
the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and a retraction from the
Raw
Story website, a Daily Kos contributor with the
handle fcvaguy,
has added the following update to his original piece:
Based on a correction/retraction on RawStory,
I have reason to doubt the information reported by the ADL
with respect to Alex Jones and Infowars or PrisonPlanet. In
fact, evidence points to the contrary; that Alex Jones has
spoken strongly against hate speech similar to that spoken
by Richard Poplawski. Therefore, in fairness, I've removed
any references in this diary with respect to Alex Jones and
the websites Infowars or PrisonPlanet.
It now follows that the ADL should also issue
a retraction of their initial comments, the original source
from which other blogs and websites took their lead.
Other notable blogs such as Little Green Footballs
and Media Matters should also follow the example set by Raw
Story and Daily Kos in issuing retractions.
As we announced in our previous article, we will
consider taking further action should full and frank retractions
not be forthcoming.
(Article continues below)
The Daily Kos writer himself states in his opening sentence:
"Some of us over the past few days have been
working together "sleuthing" the internet for anything
related to Richard Poplawski."
What this translates as is that he and others
slapped together whatever they could find from googling "Poplawski"
in an effort to bolster their own preconceived notions and agendas.
Unfortunately that does not constitute journalism and in sensitive
cases like this one it very often leads to slander and libel.
Upon discovering a handful of comments previously posted by
Poplawski in the comments sections of our website, these individuals
immediately played fast and loose with the truth as part of
an orchestrated smear campaign.
They attempted to to classify Infowars as an outlet for “hate
speech”, a notion that was instantly discredited (without
us even having to respond) by the fact that the ADL’s
own website admitted that Richard Poplawski held views that
opposed those of Alex Jones and his dedicated staff of writers.
In reality, Poplawski was just another of the throngs of Neo-Nazis
that attack us on a daily basis.
Besides, should we now go into every murderers house and obsessively
investigate what books they read, and then blame the murder
on that?
This whole lamentable situation highlights how an advanced
culture of blame has gotten out of control and is being actively
used by some groups and so called media outlets as a way to
dismiss diversity of opinion and instigate a crack down on free
speech.
The Daily Kos has even had the temerity to flip the situation
and
attack Glenn Beck a second time, for attempting
to respond to the accusations uncovered by the "research".
"Because it’s all about him, right? How self-absorbed
can one man possibly be?" Jed Lewison writes.
No Jed, it has nothing to do with Glenn Beck. You were the
ones who attempted to make it about Glenn Beck, so don't then
go blaming Glenn Beck for responding to your accusations of
blame for a multiple murder.
And no, I am not defending or agreeing with Glenn Beck, this
is not about Glenn Beck, in case that needs explaining to you
AGAIN.
No rational person can condone the views or actions of Richard
Poplawski, but to attempt to use such deplorable events as a
way of attacking those you do not agree with is beyond pitiful.
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