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The Drudge hype falls flat


Comments (20) By DYLAN BYERS | 10/3/12 1:54 AM EDT
DENVER, Colo. -- One night before the first presidential debate, conservatives Matt Drudge, Sean Hannity, and Tucker Carlson hyped footage of a five-year-old speech by then-Sen. Barack Obama, widely covered at the time, in which the presidential candidate suggested the George W. Bush administration was discriminating against the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

But when footage finally aired on Hannity's Fox News program and on Carlson's Daily Caller website at 9 p.m., following hours of aniticipation spurred by Drudge's promise of controversy and Hannity's promise of a "bombshell", it fell flat.

"What’s the ‘So what’ of this video? I don’t think it’s going to really go anywhere,” Republican Rep. Allen West said on Fox News.

“I don’t think this particular speech is definitive," said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, though he added that it was at least a "reminder" of Obama's "pattern of dishonesty."

If the footage failed to impress, it may be because Sen. Obama's remarks were widely covered -- by Carlson, by Fox News, and by the mainstream media -- when they were made on June 5, 2007.

"Barack Obama was talking about a quiet riot today. And no, it was not a reference to a 1980s heavy metal band, unfortunately," Carlson, who hosted his own program on MSNBC until 2008, reported at the time. "The senator waded into the controversial waters of race during a speech Hampton University in Virginia. He said the Bush administration has done little to quell a brewing storm among some black Americans. He compared the current tension to what fueled the L.A. riots in the wake of the Rodney King verdict."

"Senator Obama today said the Bush administration has done nothing to defuse what he calls a quiet riot among black Americans, a riot he suggests is ready to erupt," Fox News host Brit Hume reported. "Obama said African American resentments and frustrations are building, especially, he said, because so many blacks from New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are still displaced 21 months after Hurricane Katrina. Obama warned against conditions similar to those in Los Angeles 15 years ago."

The speech was also covered by CNN, NBC News, ABC News, The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and the Chicago Sun-Times, among others. Parts of the speech -- specifically, Obama's introduction of his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright -- would also be mentioned by reports in 2008.

But Hannity and Carlson said the full 40-minute footage of Obama's speech was notable because it included parts of the speech not included in the 2007 reports, most of which were based on prepared remarks and a compressed version of the video. The two men faulted the mainstream media -- which presumably includes Carlson and Fox News -- for not covering Sen. Obama's remarks in full.

What the "mainstream media" missed, Carlson alleged, was Sen. Obama "whipping up race hatred and fear" with remarks about how the federal goverment helped victims of 9/11 and Hurricane Andrew (in Florida), but did not help the victims of Hurricane Katrina because it didn't care about them as much. Carlson called those remarks "racial rhetoric designed to make people fearful."

Five years after the fact, and almost four years into Obama's presidency, it may be difficult for the outside observer to understand how a previously reported event could draw so much attention, especially given that it offers few bombshell revelations. The answer isn't Hannity or Carlson -- it's Drudge.

Despite providing only 2 percent of Americans with their campaign news, the Drudge Report continues to carry outsized influence -- because of his brand recognition and, in 2012, because he has a direct line to the Romney campaign. (When Drudge first posted a banner-headline for the video, the link re-directed to the Romney campaign donation page, and was subsequently pulled down.)

At 3 p.m. today, Drudge tweeted, "Curious tape dropping tonight. NOT from MOTHERJONES. Will cause controversy, ignite accusations of racism -- in both directions!", and it was off to the races. The "NOT from MOTHERJONES" meant to suggest the "curious tape" would create controversy to rival the recent footage of Romney telling donors at a private fundraiser that 47 percent of Americans didn't pay income taxes and would never vote for him. Smelling Drudge-level sensation, reporters, including yours truly, spent six hours in heated anticipation -- and all for naught.

In order to sell the video, Hannity resorted to claims that the media "has been trying to hide" the video. He ran the footage next to footage of Obama's famous speech on race and Rev. Wright the following year and said he couldn't tell which Obama was the real Obama. No one seemed to care.

So why rehash the race debate now? Some have suggested that Romney was trying to get into Obama's head ahead of the debate. Others saw it as a dog whistle masking itself as an accusation against a dog whistle (or, as Carlson put it, a "dog siren.")

"This is supposed to make you believe that in this tape from before he was president, Barack Obama is revealing his secret plan to be way more black than he seems to you now," Rachel Maddow, the libearl MSNBC host, said on her show. "This is how he snuck into the White House, right? People didn't know he was this black and if they would have known he was this black, they never would have elected. That's the idea here, right?"

The Obama campaign sees something far less nefarious but far more pathetic afoot.

“In a transparent attempt to change the subject from his comments attacking half of the American people, Mitt Romney’s allies recirculated video of a 2007 event that was open to and extensively covered by the press at the time," Obama campaign press secretary Ben LaBolt said in a statement. "The only thing shocking about this is that they apparently think it’s wrong to suggest that we should help returning veterans, children leaving foster care and other members of Mitt Romney’s 47 percent get training that will allow them to find the best available jobs. If the Romney campaign believes that Americans will accept these desperate attacks tomorrow night in place of specific plans for the middle class, it’s they who are in for a surprise.”

Romney really :lol:
 
This from ABC News:

Full 2007 Video of Obama Emerges of Then-Senator Obama Claiming Federal Discrimination Against New Orleans
Full 2007 Video of Obama Emerges of Then-Senator Obama Claiming Federal Discrimination Against New Orleans - ABC News

previously unreported clips of a five-year-old speech in which then-Senator Barack Obama praised his controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and suggested the federal government discriminated against the victims of Hurricane Katrina.



Yes, UNREPORTED.. the media knew about it and didn't report it.. The Obama campaign sent out a directive on what was to be said about the video and not to show the video, to only quote what Obama decided was ok to quote.. OUR WONDERFUL LIBERAL MEDIA, cover up.. hiding the truth..
 
I'm still wondering how we whites are exploiting blacks? What do they want??? Adult diapers and a charging and feeding for the rest of their lives.

Wow, to you idiots everything about your god is nothing. Chavez would be proud.
 
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More details about how the MEDIA hid the truth of this racist video from ABC news itself, BUSTED

ABC News ran that clip in a March 2008 piece on “World News Tonight with Charles Gibson.” At the time, prepared remarks of Obama’s speech were released by the campaign and a local newspaper posted a nine-minute edited video of the address. What ABC News and many others, including The Daily Caller founder Tucker Carlson, covered at the time was based on that edited video and the prepared remarks.
Full 2007 Video of Obama Emerges of Then-Senator Obama Claiming Federal Discrimination Against New Orleans - ABC News
 
This is a Block Buster, a video from 2007 with Obama showing anger? Is this the best you can do?:lol::badgrin:

Show me something where the O is saying he could give a flip about 47% of the population. Then I will vote for the Mittster...:lol:
 
This from ABC News:

Full 2007 Video of Obama Emerges of Then-Senator Obama Claiming Federal Discrimination Against New Orleans
Full 2007 Video of Obama Emerges of Then-Senator Obama Claiming Federal Discrimination Against New Orleans - ABC News

previously unreported clips of a five-year-old speech in which then-Senator Barack Obama praised his controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and suggested the federal government discriminated against the victims of Hurricane Katrina.



Yes, UNREPORTED.. the media knew about it and didn't report it.. The Obama campaign sent out a directive on what was to be said about the video and not to show the video, to only quote what Obama decided was ok to quote.. OUR WONDERFUL LIBERAL MEDIA, cover up.. hiding the truth..

They didn't report it because IT IS NOT NEWS! OBAMA GETS MAD! Thats it...

Mitt should try to get mad sometime...
 
How did the white community exploit blacks? Why do we have to move our money from the makers to the takers???

Watching you people spin is scary.
 
As long as Blacks aren't willing to help themselves....Who really is to blame?


Hey black man...How about building a business and teaching your children right and wrong. O'nooo's that's racist. Why do you demand free shit?

I look at the black world and I fear for the future. This isn't a mindset that's good for America.

Really? Are you serious or just auditioning for next month's Klan meeting?
 
This from ABC News:

Full 2007 Video of Obama Emerges of Then-Senator Obama Claiming Federal Discrimination Against New Orleans
Full 2007 Video of Obama Emerges of Then-Senator Obama Claiming Federal Discrimination Against New Orleans - ABC News

previously unreported clips of a five-year-old speech in which then-Senator Barack Obama praised his controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and suggested the federal government discriminated against the victims of Hurricane Katrina.



Yes, UNREPORTED.. the media knew about it and didn't report it.. The Obama campaign sent out a directive on what was to be said about the video and not to show the video, to only quote what Obama decided was ok to quote.. OUR WONDERFUL LIBERAL MEDIA, cover up.. hiding the truth..

They didn't report it because IT IS NOT NEWS! OBAMA GETS MAD! Thats it...

Mitt should try to get mad sometime...

You're embarassing yourself.. The article states they reported ONLY what the Obama campaign told them.. Completely WRONG and goes against EVERYTHING the media is suppose to stand for. Secondly, the Media don't get to determine what is news and what's not.. NOR DO YOU LIBS.. Give America unedited news, period and let Americans decide. I don[t need you and the liberal media filtering the truth for me!
 
As long as Blacks aren't willing to help themselves....Who really is to blame?


Hey black man...How about building a business and teaching your children right and wrong. O'nooo's that's racist. Why do you demand free shit?

I look at the black world and I fear for the future. This isn't a mindset that's good for America.

Really? Are you serious or just auditioning for next month's Klan meeting?

You can't stand the truth. We have become a society of cowards and liars that can't stand to be honest. 72% of black men knock up there woman and then leave....This is why the black youth have 5 times the murder rate per person.

Face this fact or go hide. Do what ever.
 
All Obama did in that speech was point out that the Federal Response to Katrina and rebuilding NOLA was disgraceful.

Is there anyone arguing that it wasn't?
 
As long as Blacks aren't willing to help themselves....Who really is to blame?


Hey black man...How about building a business and teaching your children right and wrong. O'nooo's that's racist. Why do you demand free shit?

I look at the black world and I fear for the future. This isn't a mindset that's good for America.

Really? Are you serious or just auditioning for next month's Klan meeting?

You can't stand the truth. We have become a society of cowards and liars that can't stand to be honest. 72% of black men knock up there woman and then leave....This is why the black youth have 5 times the murder rate per person.

Face this fact or go hide. Do what ever.

:lol::lol::lol::lol: Please tell me that you are the prototypical Republican! PLEASE!
 
Really? Are you serious or just auditioning for next month's Klan meeting?

You can't stand the truth. We have become a society of cowards and liars that can't stand to be honest. 72% of black men knock up there woman and then leave....This is why the black youth have 5 times the murder rate per person.

Face this fact or go hide. Do what ever.

:lol::lol::lol::lol: Please tell me that you are the prototypical Republican! PLEASE!

Wow,

You can't stand the truth straight from the CDC. Even CNN will admit to these facts.

You people are really screwed up...I'd suggest getting some help.

70% of black children were born out-of-wedlock (bastards)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr55/nvsr55_01.pdf
The highest number of ANY race.
http://www.cis.org/illegitimate_nation.html
 
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One interesting point about this video though is that it reminds voters how shabbily the Bush administration treated New Orleans before, during and after Katrina. Mitten is campaigning to be another Dubya.

Delicious.
 
Matthew,

Can you post a link to your scientific analysis that shows how negroes are less developed mentally and culturally than are Caucasians and Asians. We all clearly need a reminder.

Thanks.
 

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