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Liberal Smear Machine is an informal term for the [[Liberal]]  organized tactic of attempting to discredit conservative ideology through the methods of [[media bias]], professor bias, and [[vandalism]] & [[censorship]] of conservative ideas on wikis and blogs.  
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'''Liberal Smear Machine''' is an informal term for the [[liberal]]  organized tactic of attempting to discredit conservative ideology and public figures through the methods of [[media bias]], professor bias, [[vandalism]], [[censorship]] and outright [[slander]] of conservative ideas on wikis and blogs. For decades, the Left has smeared conservatives who strongly and effectively opposed left-wing policies.<ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (January 11, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/print-magazine/item/30980-80-years-of-smears 80 Years of Smears]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 11, 2019.</ref>
  
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One example of the Liberal Smear Machine at work is the immature use of [[Bushisms]] by liberals to attempt to discredit [[President Bush]].
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==2008 Presidential elections==
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:''Main article:'' [[Barack Hussein Obama 2008 Presidential campaign#Tone|2008 Presidential election]]
  
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The [[JournoList]] functioned as a private email list of liberal journalists, educators, and pundits.<ref>[http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/06/on_journolist_and_dave_weigel.html On Journolist, and Dave Weigel], WashingtonPost, June 25, 2010.</ref>  Members of the list planned to insert the [[Democrat]] [[race card]] in stories attacking critics who were hesitant or with reservations in supporting [[Barack Hussein Obama]] as "racist".
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There were also coordinated attacks on [[Sarah Palin]] and her family.<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2010/07/22/when-mccain-picked-palin-liberal-journalists-coordinated-the-best-line-of-attack/print/ When McCain picked Palin, liberal journalists coordinated the best line of attack], The Daily Caller, July 22, 2010.</ref> Also, there were postings to the listserv talking gleefully about how one of the listserv members would love to see the death of [[Rush Limbaugh]].<ref>Noel Sheppard. [http://newsbusters.org/node/40226/print Rush Limbaugh Responds to JournoLister Wishing His Death], Newsbusters, July 21, 2010.</ref><ref name=rush>[[Rush Limbaugh]]. [http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_072110/content/01125108.guest.html Journolisters Want to Shut Down Fox! (and Wish Rush Death, Too)], RushLimbaugh.com, July 21, 2010.</ref>
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==Early leftist smear machines==
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In 1949 the [[California]] State Senate published a report stating,
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{{Cquote|Through their newspapers, magazines, books, symposiums, pamphlets, handbills and analytical publications, the [[Communist]]s train and educate their converts in [[Marxism]]-[[Lenin]]ism-[[Stalin]]ism; and, at the same time, they spread their [[propaganda]] to confuse, disrupt and divide.... Equally important ... is the fundamental requirement for machinery and methods for [[Demonization|attack and smear]]. Anyone who opposes or exposes the Communist conspiracy must be destroyed.
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''A continuous program of [[character assassination]] is conducted by the Communist publication-system designed to discredit anyone who attacks or exposes Communism. Public officials and law enforcement agencies are to be constantly smeared and discredited in the minds of members of mass organizations.'' (emphasis in original)...they are able to organize a propaganda campaign on a few hours notice. They will produce publications, press releases, plant Red propaganda in all media, and circulate resolutions, protests, denunciations and confusing reports on any subject on short notice.<ref>[http://www.usasurvival.org/docs/Davis_Frank_CA_5th_1949.pdf Fifth Report of the Senate Fact-Finding Committee On Un-American Activities], California Legislature, 1949, pp. 544-545.</ref>}}
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==Trump-Russia hoax==
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:{{See also|Steele dossier|Russian collusion hoax}}
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==Kavanaugh smear==
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:{{Main article|Kavanaugh smear}}
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''[[The New Yorker]]'' publicized in March 2012 that [[Brett Kavanaugh]] was the most likely next nominee if a Republican were to win the election.<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/03/26/holding-court</ref>  Within a few months, [[Christine Blasey Ford]] for the first time allegedly told her therapist that she had been fondled at a drinking party and felt threatened. The therapist notes, however, do not name Kavanaugh.
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In the Spring of 2018 [[President Donald Trump]] nominated Judge Kavanaugh to the [[Supreme Court]]. Ricki Seidman, who orchestrated the 1991 [[Clarence Thomas]] smear mapped out the plan to defame Kavanaugh in July 2018: {{quotebox|"Over the coming days and weeks there will be a strategy that will emerge, and I think it’s possible that that strategy might ultimately defeat the nominee."<ref>[https://youtu.be/zRttpJxj59A Begins at 3:20.]</ref>}} Like the attack on Justice Thomas, outrageous last-minute personal smears were intended to force the game into extra innings.
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''[[The Washington Post]]'' first published Blasey Ford's allegations in a letter under an anonymous op-ed byline. The op-ed named Kavanaugh as one of the boys at the drinking party in high school.  Sen. [[Dianne Feinstein]] did not ask the FBI to investigate when she received the letter in July 2018, held it for two months during hearings, then passed the anonymous slanders along to ''WaPo'' when the regular hearings ended.<ref>https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dianne-feinstein-falsely-claims-gop-blocking-fbi-probe-of-kavanaugh-allegation/</ref><ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/msn/how-feinstein-is-conspiring-to-destroy-kavanaugh/ar-AAAuxh9</ref> In the interim Blasey Ford was directed by unknown operatives to take a polygraph test in August 2018. The allegations were withheld by Feinstein and the Democrats from the [[FBI]] during the FBI's pre-hearing investigation and vetting process.<ref>https://hotair.com/archives/2018/09/18/lindsey-graham-ford-no-intention-coming-forward-whyd-take-polygraph-early-august/</ref>
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Then, during the period in which the Senate Judiciary Committee delayed the vote 10 days to accommodate Blasey Ford's testimony, the ''[[New Yorker]]'' published an allegation Kavanaugh exposed himself at a drinking party at [[Yale]] to a female classmate.<ref>https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/senate-democrats-investigate-a-new-allegation-of-sexual-misconduct-from-the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaughs-college-years-deborah-ramirez</ref> The ''New Yorker'' wrote: {{quotebox|"The magazine contacted several dozen classmates of Ramirez and Kavanaugh regarding the incident...''The New Yorker'' has not confirmed with other eyewitnesses that Kavanaugh was present at the party."}} The accuser did give the ''New Yorker'' six names to support her claim.  Six witnesses Deborah Ramirez stated could substantiate her accusation.  And when the ''New Yorker'' interviewed them, '''''all six''''' said it never happened, 100% of the evidence discovered by the ''New Yorker'' refuted the claim, yet the ''New Yorker'' still published the article.
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[[Creepy porn lawyer]] Michael Avenatti all week long before the extra hearing publicly announced he was in contact with an anonymous accuser who claimed Kavanaugh participated in drug-induced gang rapes in college.<ref>https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dn0mJm8WsAAX2kI.jpg</ref> A woman phoned him claiming he was 51 years old and was victimized by Kavanaugh and his friend. She gave Avenatti a phone number of another male friend who then confirmed all the allegations. Avenatti promised to bring forward the accuser before the Thursday hearing. The story was repeated by [[ABC News]], [[CBS News]], [[PBS]], [[USA Today]] and other mainstream outlets.
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Avenatti called the alleged accuser back 10 times. He asked her to go on ''Anderson Cooper 360''. She has reticent. He then offered her $20,000 for a one-on-one interview with Poppy Harlow of [[CNN]].
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The night before the hearing, Avenatti was exposed to have been [[hoax]]ed by two [[troll]]s on [[4ch]] using burner phones.<ref>https://amp.dailydot.com/layer8/michael-avenatti-4chan-prank-claim/</ref>
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==Other examples==
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*In January 2019, the mainstream media, left-wingers, and many [[token conservative]]s rushed to judgment against [[Covington kids|a group of Catholic students]] wearing [[MAGA]] hats, claiming they harassed an [[American Indian]] activist when the activist actually harassed them in a publicity stunt.<ref>Multiple references:
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*Pollak, Joel B. (January 20, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/20/critics-covington-maga-critics-push-back-against-portrayal-of-catholic-high-school-as-racist-to-native-american/ Critics Push Back Against Media Reports Covington Catholic High School Students Racist Toward Native American Drummer]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Lim, Naomi; Chaitin, Daniel (January 20, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/rush-to-judgment-new-details-emerge-on-native-american-elders-standoff-with-maga-hat-wearing-teens Rush to judgment? New details emerge on Native American elder's standoff with MAGA-hat-wearing teens]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Richardson, Valerie (January 20, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/20/nathan-phillips-confronts-teens-maga-hats-march-li/ New video shows Native American man confronting Catholic teens with MAGA hats at March for Life]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Richardson, Valerie (January 21, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/21/nick-sandmann-nathan-phillips-video-sparks-targeti/ Questions arise over whether Catholic teens were targeted by Native elder with activist history]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Chamberlain, Samuel (January 20, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/us/kentucky-student-seen-in-viral-confrontation-with-native-american-speaks-out Kentucky student seen in viral confrontation with Native American speaks out]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Richardson, Valerie (January 20, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/21/catholic-teen-viral-video-condemns-outright-lies/ Catholic teen in viral video condemns 'outright lies,' feared adults sought 'larger conflict']. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*[https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/covington-catholic-students-full-statement-on-encounter-with-native-america Covington Catholic student’s full statement on encounter with Native American protestor]. ''LifeSiteNews''. January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Pollak, Joel B. (January 20, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2019/01/20/covington-catholic-high-school-student-nick-sandmann-i-was-not-going-to-become-angry-i-am-a-faithful-christian/ Covington Catholic High School Student Nick Sandmann: ‘I Was Not Going to Become Angry … I Am a Faithful Christian’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Smith, Kyle (January 20, 2019). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/01/nathan-phillips-lied-the-media-bought-it/ Nathan Phillips Lied. The Media Bought It.] ''National Review''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Caplan, Joshua (January 22, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/22/washington-post-correction-nathan-phillips-was-never-deployed-to-vietnam/ Washington Post Correction: Nathan Phillips ‘Was Never Deployed to Vietnam’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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Phillips rejected meeting with the students and continued slandering them:
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*Stieber, Zachary (January 22, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/native-american-activist-rejects-meeting-with-covington-students_2774731.html Native American Activist Rejects Meeting with Covington Students]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.</ref> The media engaged in character assassination and falsely smeared the students as "racists" and "bigots,"<ref>Multiple references:
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*[https://video.foxnews.com/v/5992146931001/?playlist_id=5198073478001#sp=show-clips Tucker: Covington students smeared by media]. ''Fox News Video''. January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Freiburger, Calvin (January 22, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/tucker-carlson-slams-bigoted-mainstream-media-for-destroying...mocking-covi Tucker Carlson slams ‘bigoted’ mainstream media for ‘destroying…mocking’ Covington boys]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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*Starnes, Todd (January 21, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/covington-catholic-high-school-students-smeared-by-mainstream-media-lies-dont-expect-an-apology Covington Catholic High School students smeared by mainstream media lies -- Don't expect an apology]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Duke, Selwyn (January 21, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/item/31247-media-shamelessly-frame-covington-kids-for-scorn-and-abuse Media Shamelessly Frame Covington Kids for Scorn and Abuse]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Soave, Robby (January 20, 2019). [https://reason.com/blog/2019/01/20/covington-catholic-nathan-phillips-video The Media Wildly Mischaracterized That Video of Covington Catholic Students Confronting a Native American Veteran]. ''Reason''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Kurtz, Howard (January 21, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/reckless-media-inflame-buzzfeed-mess-slander-catholic-students-at-protest Reckless media inflame BuzzFeed mess, slander Catholic students at protest]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Van Maren, Jonathon (January 21, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/anti-trump-media-touts-fake-news-to-whip-up-mob-against-pro-life-kids.-they Anti-Trump media touts fake news to whip up mob against pro-life kids. They should be ashamed]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Houck, Curits (January 21, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/covington-catholic-story-a-total-disaster-for-liberal-medias-credibility Covington Catholic story a total disaster for liberal media’s credibility]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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*Flood, Brian (January 22, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/media-treatment-of-covington-students-way-worse-than-kavanaugh-coverage-critic-says Media treatment of Covington students ‘way worse’ than Kavanaugh coverage, critic says]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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*Berry, Susan (January 22, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/22/report-networks-spend-19-minutes-smearing-catholic-teens-58-seconds-march-life/ Report: Networks Spend 19 Minutes Smearing Catholic Teens, 58 Seconds on March for Life]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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Double standards by ''The New York Times'':
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*Adams, Becket (January 24, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/new-york-times-gives-friendlier-coverage-to-actual-hate-group-than-maga-teens New York Times gives friendlier coverage to actual hate group than 'MAGA'-teens]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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*Nolte, John (January 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/24/new-york-times-blistered-for-sympathetic-portrait-of-black-nationalists-who-taunted-covington-kids/ New York Times Blistered for Sympathetic Portrait of Black Nationalists Who Taunted Covington Kids]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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*Kraychik, Robert (January 21, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/21/limbaugh-nro-pushed-covington-hoax-to-win-approval-of-the-mainstream-media/ Limbaugh: NRO Pushed Covington Hoax to Win ‘Approval of the Mainstream Media’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Ernst, Douglas (January 21, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/21/ben-shapiro-rips-manufactured-media-lie-against-co/ Ben Shapiro rips 'manufactured media lie' against Covington Catholic High School boys]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Williams, Thomas D. (January 24, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/24/rabbi-media-attacks-maga-boys-motivated-anti-christianism/ Rabbi: Media Attacks on MAGA Boys Motivated by ‘Anti-Christianism’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 28, 2019.</ref> while self-righteous pundits and liberal activists made racist<ref>https://twitter.com/MZHemingway/status/1087343295964041216</ref><ref>Bomberger, Ryan (January 22, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/those-pro-life-covington-catholic-teens-werent-the-racists Those pro-life Covington Catholic teens weren’t the racists]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.</ref> and nasty attacks against them<ref>Multiple references:
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*Delingpole, James (January 20, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/20/delingpole-left-wing-and-the-right-attack-kids-to-demonstrate-virtue/ Delingpole: Left-Wing (and the Right) Attack Kids to Demonstrate Virtue]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Wong, Kristina (January 21, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/21/pundits-condemning-covington-kids-backtrack-after-seeing-fuller-video/ Pundits Condemning Covington Kids Backtrack After Seeing Fuller Video]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Richardson, Valerie (January 23, 2019). [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jan/22/jim-carrey-covington-catholic-teens-painting-label/ Jim Carrey posts painting of Covington Catholic teens with label 'baby snakes']. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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*Kirkwood, R. Cort (January 24, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/31289-muslim-rep-defamed-convington-boys-in-now-deleted-tweet-what-will-congress-do Muslim Rep Defamed Covington Boys in Now-deleted Tweet. What Will Congress Do?] ''The New American''. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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*Perkins, Tony (January 25, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/covington-shows-that-sorry-is-not-in-the-lefts-vocabulary Covington shows that ‘sorry’ is not in the left’s vocabulary]. ''LifeSiteNews'' (from the ''Family Research Council''). Retrieved January 26, 2019.
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A rush to judgment from the [[establishment]] conservative media:
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*Nolte, John (January 21, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/01/21/fake-news-never-sleeps-national-review-falls-for-more-anti-trump-media-hoaxes/ Fake News Never Sleeps: National Review Falls for More Anti-Trump Media Hoaxes]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Caralle, Katelyn (January 21, 2019). [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/conservative-press-apologizes-for-saying-students-harassed-a-native-american-protester Conservative press apologizes for saying students harassed a Native American protester]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Lawler, Phil (January 21, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/covington-catholic-incident-a-black-eye-for-the-pro-life-movement Covington Catholic incident a black eye for pro-life leadership]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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*Freiburger, Calvin (January 24, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/rush-limbaugh-unloads-on-conservative-media-orgs-that-joined-anti-covington Rush Limbaugh unloads on conservative media orgs that joined anti-Covington bandwagon]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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Several Roman Catholics caved to the Left rather than defend their students:
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*Barillas, Martin M.; Baklinski, Pete (January 21, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/covington-bishop-continues-to-condemn-catholic-students-despite-videos-prov Covington bishop continues to ‘condemn’ Catholic students, despite videos proving innocence]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Williams, Thomas D. (January 22, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2019/01/22/catholic-leaders-refuse-to-retract-slander-of-school-boys-at-march-for-life/ Catholic Leaders Refuse to Retract Slander of School Boys at March for Life]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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*Abbott, Matt C. (January 21, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/priest-calls-march-for-life-reprehensible-over-covington-catholic-hoax Priest calls March for Life ‘repulsive’ over Covington Catholic hoax]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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*McLean, Dorothy Cummings (January 22, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-covington-bishop-speaks-of-corrective-action-offers-no-apology Covington bishop speaks of ‘corrective action’, offers no apology to mistreated boys]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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*Hichborn, Michael (January 22, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/fr.-james-martin-is-a-hypocrite-to-condemn-covington-boys-while-preaching-b Fr. James Martin is a hypocrite to condemn Covington boys while preaching ‘bridge-building’]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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*Brown, Michael L. (January 24, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/were-christians-who-condemned-covington-boys-virtue-signaling-to-the-left Were Christians who condemned Covington boys virtue signaling to the left?] ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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*Mikelionis, Lukas (January 26, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/us/covington-bishop-apologizes-for-prematurely-condemning-students-in-viral-incident-with-native-american-elder Covington bishop apologizes for prematurely condemning students in viral incident with Native American elder]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
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*Williams, Thomas D. (January 26, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/01/26/covington-bishop-says-bullied-making-statement-maga-boys/ Covington Bishop Says He Was ‘Bullied’ into Making Statement About MAGA Boys]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
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*Kirkwood, R. Cort (January 26, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/31305-one-ky-bishop-apologizes-for-denouncing-covington-catholic-boys-a-second-doubles-down One Ky. Bishop Apologizes for Denouncing Covington Catholic Boys; a Second Doubles Down]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
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*McLean, Dorothy Cummings (January 21, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/mainstream-medias-blatant-slander-of-covington-kids-shows-why-the-world-nee Mainstream media’s blatant slander of Covington kids shows why the world needs pro-life media]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Chretien, Claire (January 21, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/rand-paul-local-congressman-stand-with-covington-kids-a-brutal-lesson-in-so Sen. Rand Paul defends Covington kids: They’re ‘taking all sorts of abuse they do not deserve’]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Murphy, James (January 22, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/31266-some-in-twitter-mob-delete-or-apologize-for-tweets-about-covington-students Some in Twitter Mob Delete or Apologize for Tweets About Covington Students]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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*Duke, Selwyn (January 28, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/31312-covington-and-killing-conservative-dissent Covington and Killing Conservative Dissent]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 28, 2019.</ref> and they called for violence against them, all based solely on contrived and manipulated [[fake news]] opinion pieces disguised as "news" churned out by the liberal media to fit its narrative.<ref>Multiple references:
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*Bokhari, Allum (January 21, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/01/21/twitter-allows-verified-calls-for-violence-against-conservative-high-school-kids/ Twitter Allows ‘Verified’ Calls for Violence Against Conservative High School Kids]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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*Stieber, Zachary (January 22, 2019). [https://www.theepochtimes.com/journalist-who-called-for-death-of-covington-catholic-students-fired-from-job_2774671.html Journalist Who Called for Death of Covington Catholic Students Fired From Job]. ''The Epoch Times''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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*Laila, Cristina (January 20, 2019). [https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/01/hollywood-producer-calls-for-covington-catholic-kids-to-go-screaming-into-the-woodchipper/ Hollywood Producer Calls For the Murder of Covington Catholic Kids: ‘Go Screaming – Into the WOODCHIPPER’]. ''The Gateway Pundit''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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Twitter refused to remove death threats against the students from its site:
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*Hall, Alexander (January 24, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-refuses-to-remove-insane-vicious-death-threats-against-covington-st Twitter refuses to remove insane, vicious death threats against Covington students]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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*Barillas, Martin M. (January 22, 2019). [https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/covington-catholic-high-school-closes-for-safety-after-students-receive-dea Covington Catholic high school closes for ‘safety’ after students receive death threats]. ''LifeSiteNews''. Retrieved January 22, 2019.</ref>
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==Further reading==
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*[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=10352 Chip Berlet: Leftist Lie Factory], By Chris Arabia, FrontPageMagazine.com October 16, 2003.
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==See also==
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*[[Anita Hill]]
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*[[Politics of personal destruction]]
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*[[Political cards]]
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*[[Liberal intolerance]]
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*[[Dan Savage]]
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*[[Rachel Maddow]]
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*[[Media Matters for America]]
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*[[List of Communist publications]]
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[[Category:Liberal Traits]]

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Liberal Smear Machine is an informal term for the liberal organized tactic of attempting to discredit conservative ideology and public figures through the methods of media bias, professor bias, vandalism, censorship and outright slander of conservative ideas on wikis and blogs. For decades, the Left has smeared conservatives who strongly and effectively opposed left-wing policies.[1]

2008 Presidential elections

Main article: 2008 Presidential election

The JournoList functioned as a private email list of liberal journalists, educators, and pundits.[2] Members of the list planned to insert the Democrat race card in stories attacking critics who were hesitant or with reservations in supporting Barack Hussein Obama as "racist".

There were also coordinated attacks on Sarah Palin and her family.[3] Also, there were postings to the listserv talking gleefully about how one of the listserv members would love to see the death of Rush Limbaugh.[4][5]

Early leftist smear machines

In 1949 the California State Senate published a report stating,

“ Through their newspapers, magazines, books, symposiums, pamphlets, handbills and analytical publications, the Communists train and educate their converts in Marxism-Leninism-Stalinism; and, at the same time, they spread their propaganda to confuse, disrupt and divide.... Equally important ... is the fundamental requirement for machinery and methods for attack and smear. Anyone who opposes or exposes the Communist conspiracy must be destroyed.

A continuous program of character assassination is conducted by the Communist publication-system designed to discredit anyone who attacks or exposes Communism. Public officials and law enforcement agencies are to be constantly smeared and discredited in the minds of members of mass organizations. (emphasis in original)...they are able to organize a propaganda campaign on a few hours notice. They will produce publications, press releases, plant Red propaganda in all media, and circulate resolutions, protests, denunciations and confusing reports on any subject on short notice.[6]

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Trump-Russia hoax

See also: Steele dossier and Russian collusion hoax

Kavanaugh smear

Main article: Kavanaugh smear

The New Yorker publicized in March 2012 that Brett Kavanaugh was the most likely next nominee if a Republican were to win the election.[7] Within a few months, Christine Blasey Ford for the first time allegedly told her therapist that she had been fondled at a drinking party and felt threatened. The therapist notes, however, do not name Kavanaugh.

In the Spring of 2018 President Donald Trump nominated Judge Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Ricki Seidman, who orchestrated the 1991 Clarence Thomas smear mapped out the plan to defame Kavanaugh in July 2018:
"Over the coming days and weeks there will be a strategy that will emerge, and I think it’s possible that that strategy might ultimately defeat the nominee."[8]
Like the attack on Justice Thomas, outrageous last-minute personal smears were intended to force the game into extra innings.

The Washington Post first published Blasey Ford's allegations in a letter under an anonymous op-ed byline. The op-ed named Kavanaugh as one of the boys at the drinking party in high school. Sen. Dianne Feinstein did not ask the FBI to investigate when she received the letter in July 2018, held it for two months during hearings, then passed the anonymous slanders along to WaPo when the regular hearings ended.[9][10] In the interim Blasey Ford was directed by unknown operatives to take a polygraph test in August 2018. The allegations were withheld by Feinstein and the Democrats from the FBI during the FBI's pre-hearing investigation and vetting process.[11]

Then, during the period in which the Senate Judiciary Committee delayed the vote 10 days to accommodate Blasey Ford's testimony, the New Yorker published an allegation Kavanaugh exposed himself at a drinking party at Yale to a female classmate.[12] The New Yorker wrote:
"The magazine contacted several dozen classmates of Ramirez and Kavanaugh regarding the incident...The New Yorker has not confirmed with other eyewitnesses that Kavanaugh was present at the party."
The accuser did give the New Yorker six names to support her claim. Six witnesses Deborah Ramirez stated could substantiate her accusation. And when the New Yorker interviewed them, all six said it never happened, 100% of the evidence discovered by the New Yorker refuted the claim, yet the New Yorker still published the article.

Creepy porn lawyer Michael Avenatti all week long before the extra hearing publicly announced he was in contact with an anonymous accuser who claimed Kavanaugh participated in drug-induced gang rapes in college.[13] A woman phoned him claiming he was 51 years old and was victimized by Kavanaugh and his friend. She gave Avenatti a phone number of another male friend who then confirmed all the allegations. Avenatti promised to bring forward the accuser before the Thursday hearing. The story was repeated by ABC News, CBS News, PBS, USA Today and other mainstream outlets.

Avenatti called the alleged accuser back 10 times. He asked her to go on Anderson Cooper 360. She has reticent. He then offered her $20,000 for a one-on-one interview with Poppy Harlow of CNN.

The night before the hearing, Avenatti was exposed to have been hoaxed by two trolls on 4ch using burner phones.[14]

Other examples

  • In January 2019, the mainstream media, left-wingers, and many token conservatives rushed to judgment against a group of Catholic students wearing MAGA hats, claiming they harassed an American Indian activist when the activist actually harassed them in a publicity stunt.[15] The media engaged in character assassination and falsely smeared the students as "racists" and "bigots,"[16] while self-righteous pundits and liberal activists made racist[17][18] and nasty attacks against them[19] and they called for violence against them, all based solely on contrived and manipulated fake news opinion pieces disguised as "news" churned out by the liberal media to fit its narrative.[20]

Further reading

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kirkwood, R. Cort (January 11, 2019). 80 Years of Smears. The New American. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ On Journolist, and Dave Weigel, WashingtonPost, June 25, 2010.
  3. ↑ When McCain picked Palin, liberal journalists coordinated the best line of attack, The Daily Caller, July 22, 2010.
  4. ↑ Noel Sheppard. Rush Limbaugh Responds to JournoLister Wishing His Death, Newsbusters, July 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ Rush Limbaugh. Journolisters Want to Shut Down Fox! (and Wish Rush Death, Too), RushLimbaugh.com, July 21, 2010.
  6. ↑ Fifth Report of the Senate Fact-Finding Committee On Un-American Activities, California Legislature, 1949, pp. 544-545.
  7. ↑ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/03/26/holding-court
  8. ↑ Begins at 3:20.
  9. ↑ https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dianne-feinstein-falsely-claims-gop-blocking-fbi-probe-of-kavanaugh-allegation/
  10. ↑ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/msn/how-feinstein-is-conspiring-to-destroy-kavanaugh/ar-AAAuxh9
  11. ↑ https://hotair.com/archives/2018/09/18/lindsey-graham-ford-no-intention-coming-forward-whyd-take-polygraph-early-august/
  12. ↑ https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/senate-democrats-investigate-a-new-allegation-of-sexual-misconduct-from-the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaughs-college-years-deborah-ramirez
  13. ↑ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dn0mJm8WsAAX2kI.jpg
  14. ↑ https://amp.dailydot.com/layer8/michael-avenatti-4chan-prank-claim/
  15. ↑ Multiple references: See also: Phillips rejected meeting with the students and continued slandering them:
  16. ↑ Multiple references: Double standards by The New York Times: See also:
  17. ↑ https://twitter.com/MZHemingway/status/1087343295964041216
  18. ↑ Bomberger, Ryan (January 22, 2019). Those pro-life Covington Catholic teens weren’t the racists. LifeSiteNews. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  19. ↑ Multiple references: A rush to judgment from the establishment conservative media: Several Roman Catholics caved to the Left rather than defend their students: See also:
  20. ↑ Multiple references: Twitter refused to remove death threats against the students from its site: See also:
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