| − | Mattera gave an excellent speech at [[CPAC]],<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvlL_lDk4ko Mattera At CPAC: This Is Our Woodstock, But Our Women Are Beautiful & We Don't Snort Cocaine]</ref> explaining the need to recapture the youth vote and that he has a book available called ''[[Obama Zombies]]'' by publisher Simon and Schuster. He made national headlines when [[New York Times]] reporter Kate Zernike tried to smear his speech as racist,<ref>[http://bigjournalism.com/jmattera/2010/02/22/the-new-york-times-should-terminate-character-assassin-zernike/ The New York Times Should Terminate Character Assassin Zernike, BigJournalism.com by Jason Mattera, February 22nd, 2010]</ref><ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2010/02/19/nyt-brooklyn-accent-raaaaacist/ NYT: Brooklyn accent = RAAAAACIST!, MichelleMalkin.com, February 19, 2010]</ref> claiming it sounded like a "Chris Rock" impersonation. Mattera called for her resignation<ref>[http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/clay-waters/2010/02/22/kate-zernikes-smear-victim-jason-mattera-calls-her-firing-retraction-ny Kate Zernike's Smear Victim, Jason Mattera, Calls for Her Firing, Retraction From NY Times]</ref><ref>[http://minx.cc:1080/?post=299829 Conservative Author Uses Racist "Chris Rock Voice" to Threaten and Slur Steny Hoyer]</ref> and [[Andrew Breitbart]] talked about the incident at the conference, calling Zernike "a despicable human being". | + | Mattera gave an excellent speech at [[CPAC]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvlL_lDk4ko Mattera At CPAC: This Is Our Woodstock, But Our Women Are Beautiful & We Don't Snort Cocaine]</ref> explaining the need to recapture the youth vote and that he has a book available called ''[[Obama Zombies]]'' by publisher Simon and Schuster. He made national headlines when [[New York Times]] reporter Kate Zernike tried to smear his speech as racist,<ref>[http://bigjournalism.com/jmattera/2010/02/22/the-new-york-times-should-terminate-character-assassin-zernike/ The New York Times Should Terminate Character Assassin Zernike, BigJournalism.com by Jason Mattera, February 22nd, 2010]</ref><ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2010/02/19/nyt-brooklyn-accent-raaaaacist/ NYT: Brooklyn accent = RAAAAACIST!, MichelleMalkin.com, February 19, 2010]</ref> claiming it sounded like a "Chris Rock" impersonation. Mattera called for her resignation<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/clay-waters/2010/02/22/kate-zernikes-smear-victim-jason-mattera-calls-her-firing-retraction-ny Kate Zernike's Smear Victim, Jason Mattera, Calls for Her Firing, Retraction From NY Times]</ref><ref>[http://minx.cc:1080/?post=299829 Conservative Author Uses Racist "Chris Rock Voice" to Threaten and Slur Steny Hoyer]</ref> and [[Andrew Breitbart]] talked about the incident at the conference, calling Zernike "a despicable human being". |
| − | Mattera approached VP [[Joe Biden]] and asked him if he “regret[s] using a rape reference to describe Republican opposition to the president’s bill.” <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/25/reporter-who-bugged-biden-they%e2%80%99re-suggesting-that-my-credentials-get-yanked-for-rape-question/#ixzz1btpNF2aD Reporter who bugged Biden: ‘They’re suggesting that my credentials get yanked’ for ‘rape’ question, Daily Caller, October 25, 2011]</ref> Biden was not too happy and this whole event was captured on video, which went viral. Biden’s office has asked the U.S. Senate Press Gallery to investigate Mattera in an attempt to get his press credentials being revoked. Mattera added. “This is the Chicago way and they can bring it on. Bring it on. I’m a credentialed member of the media and I have a little something-something called the First Amendment on my side.” | + | Mattera approached VP [[Joe Biden]] and asked him if he “regret[s] using a rape reference to describe Republican opposition to the president’s bill.” <ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2011/10/25/reporter-who-bugged-biden-they%e2%80%99re-suggesting-that-my-credentials-get-yanked-for-rape-question/#ixzz1btpNF2aD Reporter who bugged Biden: ‘They’re suggesting that my credentials get yanked’ for ‘rape’ question, Daily Caller, October 25, 2011]</ref> Biden was not too happy and this whole event was captured on video, which went viral. Biden’s office has asked the U.S. Senate Press Gallery to investigate Mattera in an attempt to get his press credentials being revoked. Mattera added. “This is the Chicago way and they can bring it on. Bring it on. I’m a credentialed member of the media and I have a little something-something called the First Amendment on my side.” |