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To: LindyBill who wrote (433047)	6/25/2011 10:23:01 AM
From: skinowski	7 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 794298

Unbelievably hateful article... Now we know the official narrative: Palin was damaged by an avalanche of accusations of being ignorant and stupid - Bachman, otoh, is a religious fanatic, she is evil, dangerous, and probably insane. And, of course, ignorant and stupid too. I remember the attacks against Reagan were pretty harsh, but it's getting worse. This one is pure poison.

To: LindyBill who wrote (433047)	6/25/2011 2:01:02 PM
From: Whitebeard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794298

Nobody has read Rolling Stone in years, except for the Matt Taibbi articles attacking Wall Street for the national thievery. Owner/editor Jann Wenner is gay, too, which might be a partial reason for the viciousness of the article. I'm surprised it's so obvious a smear. Ham handed.

To: LindyBill who wrote (433047)	6/25/2011 7:51:37 PM
From: Brumar89	4 Recommendations Respond to of 794298

J-prof: I’d fail a student for doing what Taibbi did in Rolling Stone by Jim Romenesko Published June 24, 2011 12:29 pm Updated June 24, 2011 4:43 pm City Pages \| The Awl \| The Cutline In 2006, G.R. Anderson wrote a City Pages cover story (“The Chosen One”) on Michele Bachmann — a piece that Matt Taibbi borrowed liberally from for his just-posted Rolling Stone piece on the presidential candidate from Minnesota. Anderson tells Erin Carlyle: What I will say, as a graduate of the Columbia J-School, and an adjunct at the University of Minnesota J-School, I do know that if a student handed in a story with that particular lack of sourcing, not only would I give it an ‘F,’ I would probably put that student on academic fraud. Rolling Stone executive editor Eric Bates told Abe Sauer that due to space concerns, two of Taibbi’s original notes attributing work to the City Pages piece had been removed. He added that he’d “get some links included in the story online.” Anderson’s reaction: I’m surprised that a publication that I respect so much would actually play so fast and loose with something as simple as citations. I do know that during my course as a reporter for City Pages and other publications, I’ve quoted from Rolling Stone and attributed it to something of the effect of, according to Rolling Stone magazine article. If it was space considerations for Eric Bates, I would tell him that it’s very easy to cut five words somewhere else in the story, and put the five words in that actually cites the source. That strikes me as a basic tenet of good journalism. poynter.org Taibbi’s drive-by Bachmann profile Abe Sauer writes a smart piece in The Awl about the likely effects of Matt Taibbi’s Rolling Stone profile of Michele Bachmann. The profile is the kind of battle-axing of Bachmann that is going to do great pageviews for the magazine but ultimately play right into her hand. It gives Bachmann legitimate evidence that the fabled leftist mainstream media is attacking her. Consequently, it will make her more popular with a base that looks for which conservative leader is being most reviled in the media, and then assumes that person is their best bet. (It's not a coincidence that Tim Pawlenty has completely avoided harsh criticism from the MSM while at the same time being unable to gain traction with Tea Party-influenced primary voters.) He also nails Taibbi as a member of what Rush Limbaugh loves to deride as the “drive-by media.” The piece describes Bachmann’s hometown of Stillwater, Minn., as “a Midwestern version of a Currier & Ives set piece, complete with cozy homes, antique stores — and no black people.” Sauer speaks to several local journalists who take issue with this description, and with good reason. "I can't believe he ever came here," [local blogger Karl] Bremer said. Actually, he didn't: Taibbi confirmed to me that he never set foot in Minnesota for the piece. (Hat tip: Ben Smith) politico.com