| − | '''Media Matters for America''' is a far-left activist organization with strong [[Democratic Party]] ties founded by [[David Brock]], created to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers.<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/pages/static/media_matters_facts Media Matters Facts], RushLimbaugh.com, Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref> Brock also works for [[American Bridge 21st Century]], which he co-founded with [[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], a former lt. governor of Maryland and eldest child of former US Attorney General and US Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]]. Media Matters claims its goal is to highlight what it considers [[conservative]] misinformation in mass media organizations. Primarily, they target prominent conservative public officials, public television personalities, [[Fox News]], and [[conservative talk radio]]. | + | '''Media Matters for America''' is a far-left activist organization with strong ties to [[Hillary Clinton]]<ref> founded by [[David Brock]], created to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers.<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/pages/static/media_matters_facts Media Matters Facts], RushLimbaugh.com, Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref> Brock also works for [[American Bridge 21st Century]], which he co-founded with [[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], a former lt. governor of Maryland and eldest child of former US Attorney General and US Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]]. Media Matters claims its goal is to highlight what it considers [[conservative]] misinformation in mass media organizations. Primarily, they operate as a perpetual clintonesque "war room" by targeting prominent conservative public officials, public television personalities, [[Fox News]], and [[conservative talk radio]]. |
| | Within the 90 page 3-year strategic plan Media Matters distributed to its donor base and potential conributors, the document reveals that the non-profit entity has an enemies list which includes organizations like [[Fox News]], [[Cato Institute]], and [[Heritage Foundation]]. The list also targets numerous individuals and executives such as [[Rupert Murdoch]], [[Roger Ailes]], [[Peter Theil]], and [[Richard Mellon Scaife]].<ref>[http://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MMFA-2012-full.pdf Media Matters' Strategic Plan]</ref> | | Within the 90 page 3-year strategic plan Media Matters distributed to its donor base and potential conributors, the document reveals that the non-profit entity has an enemies list which includes organizations like [[Fox News]], [[Cato Institute]], and [[Heritage Foundation]]. The list also targets numerous individuals and executives such as [[Rupert Murdoch]], [[Roger Ailes]], [[Peter Theil]], and [[Richard Mellon Scaife]].<ref>[http://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MMFA-2012-full.pdf Media Matters' Strategic Plan]</ref> |
| − | [[Jamison Foser]] is described on the Media Matters website as having "served as Research Director at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ([[DCCC]]) for the 2002 cycle" and is one of several staffers with connections to the faction of Democratic Party linked to the Clintons. | + | [[Jamison Foser]] is described on the Media Matters website as having "served as Research Director at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ([[DCCC]]) for the 2002 cycle" and is one of several staffers with connections to the faction of [[Democratic Party]] linked to the Clintons. |