Rodan on May 12th, 2009
This is an example of how the Left enforces its views. Specter who flipped to Democrat is attending an anti-Islamist conference. Think Progress which in the past has supported Islamo-Fascist movements now attacks him for going there. They do this to mobilized the Progressive Fascists via blogs to intimidate Specter. Let us see if they succeed.
Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter to speak at ‘anti-Islamist’ conference.
The Washington Independent’s Dave Weigel notes that on May 19, a coalition of conservative legal groups will be hosting a conference titled, “Libel Lawfare: Silencing Criticism of Radical Islam.” Here’s a description of the event:
Islamists have launched a two-pronged effort to suppress free discourse on such subjects as Islam, radical Islam, terrorism, and terrorist funding:
* By filing predatory lawsuits.
* By passing “hate speech” and defamation laws.
Victims of these “lawfare” attacks have included the famous and the obscure, politicians, journalists, analysts and plain citizens. This inhibition has great consequences, for when discussion of Islam and terrorism are limited, radical Islam is empowered and Western civilization is imperiled.
Issues to be discussed on May 19 include: A close analysis of Islamist methods; the possible need for legislation to protect free speech on these topics; a comparison of the situation in Europe and the United States; and ways to prevent the United Nations from curtailing discussion of Islam.
Speakers include Frank Gaffney, Daniel Pipes, and…Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), who will be giving the opening speech.
Let us if Think Progress forces Specter to not attend. Now that he is a Democrat, he will see how hardline they are.
(Cross Posted@ LGF2)
Rodan on April 10th, 2009
It is now apparent that the Center for American Progress is not like by some Leftists. The reason is that before Obama was President,CAP and it’s mouth piece Think Progress was always bashing Bush as a warmonger. Now that has changed. They are now supporting the Iraq war and Afghan surge.
Here are the 2 Articles exposing them:
Rahm Emanuel’s Think Tankers Enforce ‘Message Discipline’ Among ‘Liberals’
What is clear here is that CAP and MoveOn are now basically psuedo-official PR flaks targeting “liberals” to support the White House agenda. This, though, should not come as a shock to those who have closely monitored these groups. They were the primary force behind Americans Against Escalation in Iraqmillions of dollars using Iraq as a political bludgeon against Republican politicians, (AAEI), “a coalition that spent tens of while refusing to pressure the Democratic Congress to actually cut off funding for the war.” Now, according to John Stauber, executive director of the Center for Media and Democracy, the Center for American Progress is now running “Progressive Media which was begun by Tom Matzzie and David Brock in 2008 and now ‘represents a serious ratcheting up of efforts to present a united liberal front in the coming policy wars….’ [These groups] are working hard to push Obama’s policies, including rationalizlng or defending his escalation of the wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan as “sustainable security.”
CAP was anti war, now it is pro war! What a turn around.
Progressive Think Tank Tells Obama to Escalate
The Center for American Progress has positioned itself as a “progressive” Washington think tank, especially suited to channel new thinking and expertise into the Obama administration. It therefore is deeply disappointing that CAP has issued a call for a ten-year war in Afghanistan, including an immediate military escalation, just as President Obama prepares to unveil his Afghanistan/Pakistan policies to the American public and NATO this week.
The Canter for American progress and its mouthpiece Think Progress is Totalitarian in nature. They smear their opponents and attempt to silence. Now they are a mouthpiece for the Obama Administration. Think Pravda would be better suited for their name. When even Leftists label them as fake, that tells you something. CAP is Fascist and is all about power. They stand for nothing.
(Cross posted at LGF2)
Rodan on April 9th, 2009
Think Progress is now accusing the Tea Parties of being Organized by Corporate Lobbyist. Think progress itself which is part of the Center for American progress is itself Lobbysit funded. Let’s laugh at the outrage of Think progress.
Spontaneous Uprising? Corporate Lobbyists Helping To Orchestrate Radical Anti-Obama Tea Party Protests
Despite these attempts to make the “movement” appear organic, the principle organizers of the local events are actually the lobbyist-run think tanks Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Works. The two groups are heavily staffed and well funded, and are providing all the logistical and public relations work necessary for planning coast-to-coast protests:
– Freedom Works staffers coordinate conference calls among protesters, contacting conservative activists to give them “sign ideas, sample press releases, and a map of events around the country.”
– Freedom Works staffers apparently moved to “take over” the planning of local events in Florida.
– Freedom Works provides how-to guides for delivering a “clear message” to the public and media.
– Freedom Works has several domain addresses — some of them made to look like they were set up by amateurs — to promote the protests.
– Americans for Prosperity is writing press releases and planning the events in New Jersey, Arizona, New Hampshire, Missouri, Kansas, and several other states.
Ha ha ha ha, This is the Pot calling the Kettle Black. Here’s the truth about Think progress.
Think Progress exposed
More than 2.5 million people read pages of Think Progress every month. Quite a staggering number, and something free-market minded Americans should pay close attention to.
While some in mainstream communication realms might not see this as a significant story, many more of us are starting to uncover the dark agenda that drives the left wing propaganda machine at Think Progress.
What are the Origins of Think Progress?
Here is what we know…
1) Think Progress is a Project of The Center for American Progress Action Fund
The Center for American Progress Action Fund is a “progressive” think-tank. Their “partner” is The Center for American Progress, a non-profit organization under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue code.
The Center for American Progress is ran by former Clinton chief of staff John Podesta. That’s right… Think Progress is essentially a tool of the Clinton machine.
In fact, George Soros and Halperin recruited Harold Ickes — chief fundraiser and former deputy chief of staff for the Clinton White House — to help organize the Center.
With this in mind, it’s interesting to notice the Center’s use of Think Progress to attack John McCain, when they won’t lift a finger to send negative attention to Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton.
So much for “non-partisan”.
2) The Bloggers are Far Left Operatives
Faiz Shakir, the editor at Think Progress, is also the Research Director at the Center for American Progress. Faiz has previously worked as a Research Associate for the Democratic National Committee, as a Legislative Aide to Sen. Bob Graham (D-FL) on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, and as a communications aide in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.
Amanda Terkel is Deputy Research Director at the Center for American Progress and serves as Managing Editor for The Progress Report and Think Progress at the Center for American Progress. Terkel also worked in the Office of Liberal Democrat Senator Charles E. Schumer.
Also working as editors/writers/bloggers for Think Progress are Satyam Khanna, Matt Corley, Benjamin J. Armbruster, Ali Frick, Matthew Duss, Brad Johnson, Sarah Dale and Igor Volsky.
Not surprisingly, every one of the above individuals are on the payroll of either the Center for American Progress or the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
3) New Sub-Blogs ATTACKERMAN and WONK ROOM
Wonk Room is pretty much ran by the same ilk that edit the main Think Progress site. But Attackerman has a different background when it comes to blogger-in-chief. As Konservo points out, Spencer Ackerman runs Attackerman, supposedly covering National Security Issues. As Konservo mentions, Ackerman works for The Washington Independent, who, ironically is owned by the Center for Independent Media.
The Center for Independent Media is ran by a group of wealthy tech liberals and Democrat party operatives/campaign consultants. These folks aren’t messing around either. As mentioned above, the groups involved in this progressive/liberal ring of propaganda sites are also tied to Media Matters, the Soros funded liberal attack machine.
Just how active and aggressive are these groups in using the internet to spread their agenda? According to Shot in The Dark, the Center for Independent Media has been working to hire liberal/progressive bloggers in the state of Minnesota. An e-mail sent out via the Center for Independent Media makes it clear that the Soros machine is hiring a left wing army aimed at bringing free-market/limited-government advocates to their knees.
Read the full e-mail here.
Have no doubts, Think progress is not independent, not non-partisan, and not in any way a center of the political isle source of information. Instead, the site is a vessel through which the Soros money machine can funnel its left wing agenda.
Yeah Think progress is organic. It’s nothing but a Soros funded Mouth piece for the Leftist-Islamic Alliance. They left themselves wide open for this. What idiots! Most of the Progressive Movement are funded by Corporations run by Rich Globalists-Leftists. If anything, the Left is artificial.
(Cross Posted at LGF2)
Konservo on March 27th, 2009
As James Kirchick notes in Commentary’s Contentions:
Yglesias writes about the Foreign Policy Initiative, a new think tank/advocacy group founded by Bill Kristol and Robert Kagan. He opines:
When I was a kid, I remember hearing that cockroaches would not only survive the sure-to-happen US-Soviet nuclear holocaust, but actually emerge stronger than ever as they devour our irradiated corpses. Similarly, there’s a new think tank in town, headed by Bill Kristol, Robert Kagan, and former Coalition Provisional Authority spokesguy Dan Senor.
The use of the word “cockroach” to describe undesirable persons has a long history, but there’s a specific and ugly context that is most pertinent. In the run-up to the Rwandan genocide of 1994 — in which nearly 1 million people were massacred over the course of just 100 days — “Hutu power” radio stations used the word repeatedly to describe members of the minority Tutsi tribe.
This is exactly right. The Hutu power spokesmen used the radio to spread propaganda and indoctrinate Rwandans with hatred toward Tutsis. Additionally, Hutus who did not follow the extremists were labeled traitors, meeting the same fate as the hundreds and hundreds of thousands of other innocent Rwandans who were killed in the mid-1990s.
Kirchick rightly comments:
As an expert on nearly everything, surely Yglesias is aware of the word’s loaded history.
If this is so, then what would Yglesias have us believe?
It’s obvious. He knows what worked for the Hutus and he’s adopted their method. His targets are clearly “neo-cons.”
Check out this comment:
- kid bitzer Says:
could we just bring back tom delay to hose them all down with roach-killer?
Rodan on December 2nd, 2008
Think Progress always defends Islam. They are silent on how Gays are treated in Islamic nation and seek to silence those that expsoe Islam. The Catholic Church is open season at Think Progress. They now bash the Catholics over their opposition to a bill that would open the door to Gay Marriage worldwide.
Vatican criticized for opposing UN decriminaliztion of homosexuality
Here are the Catholic bashing comments:
Of course the Vatican is disappointed.
They were hoping for the decriminalization of child molestation.
49erDem Says:
Catholics had a lot to do with the passage of Prop 8 in California. Here’s an idea for a new proposition: since there have been, ummm, problems with Catholic priests and children, let’s change the California consitution to read that Catholic priests must stay a minimum of 100 ft away from children at all times.Catholics: you wouldn’t argue with “the will of the majority” would you?
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Fred Says:
I don’t know…..you make an old nazi your pope and then act surprised by this……
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Do you think they would ever say this about Islam?
(Cross Posted: LGF2)
Rodan on December 2nd, 2008
Think Progress is a Leftists-Jihadists propaganda outlet. They openly supported the Mehdi Army and Al-Qaeda in Iraq. They were for Hizballah, Hamas, and Iran. The posters are now calling for hanging Bush. I personally despise Bush since he’s a puppet of the Saudis and Corporatist interests. But I would never call for his hanging.
Here are the comments:
I haven’t been posting here since LGF2 took off. However it’s time to monitor Think Progress again.
(Cross Posted @ LGF2)
Rodan on October 13th, 2008
I haven’t posted recently due to various reasons. Think Progress really bores me and just atatcks everyday.
Why bother with those clowns.
Rodan on September 12th, 2008
Think Progress is now openly giving moral support to the Taliban. Instaed of calling for stronger force agaisnt the enemy, they get happy over more American deaths
2008 marks deadliest year for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
This is a justs disgusts me. Why does this website go unchallenged. Think Progress gives aid and comfort to our enemies. They are evil.
Why not just hang Bush on the tree? He’s been an ornament of the right-wing all along, albeit an ugly one.
PEACE
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:40 am
Just hang Bush, PERIOD. Preferably from the gallows at Nuremberg, that hung his Nazi predecessors.
December 2nd, 2008 at 11:42 am