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>CREDO Action | more than a network. a movement. > > ><http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6420&id=12151-72596-YuKZ5yx&t=1>Tell >ABC News: Don't give Andrew Breitbart a platform to spread his lies. ><http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6420&id=12151-72596-YuKZ5yx&t=2>Breitbart >is a known liar and serial race-baiter. ><http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6420&id=12151-72596-YuKZ5yx&t=3> >Take action! > > >Clicking here will add your name to this petition: > ><http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6421&id=12151-72596-YuKZ5yx&t=4>Don't >give Andrew Breitbart a platform to spread his lies. > >It's appalling that ABC News' election night coverage will include >notorious propagandist and serial race-baiter Andrew Breitbart, who >only months ago was publicly disgraced for falsely smearing Shirley Sherrod. > >There are plenty of other conservatives who ABC News could turn to >for analysis or commentary. By inviting someone like Breitbart to >participate, ABC News is not only calling its own credibility into >question, it is also serving to rehabilitate the credibility of >Andrew Breitbart and legitimate more of his race-baiting lies. > ><http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6421&id=12151-72596-YuKZ5yx&t=4>I >respectfully request that you rescind your offer inviting Andrew >Breitbart to participate in your Election Day coverage. > ><http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6421&id=12151-72596-YuKZ5yx&t=5> >Click to sign. > > ><http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6421&id=12151-72596-YuKZ5yx&t=8>Click >here to add your name > >Dear Michael, > >One of the most precious assets of a news organization is its credibility. > >So it's appalling that ABC News' election night coverage on Tuesday >will include notorious propagandist and serial race-baiter Andrew >Breitbart, who only months ago was publicly disgraced for falsely >smearing Shirley Sherrod. > >We cannot let this go unchallenged. That is why CREDO is joining >with our friends at Color of Change to put a stop to this and tell >ABC to rescind its invitation to Breitbart. > >There are plenty of other conservatives who ABC News could turn to >for analysis or commentary. By inviting someone like Breitbart to >participate, ABC News is not only calling its own credibility into >question, it is also serving to rehabilitate the credibility of >Andrew Breitbart and legitimate more of his race-baiting lies. > ><http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6421&id=12151-72596-YuKZ5yx&t=9>Tell >ABC News: Don't give Andrew Breitbart a platform to spread his lies. >Click here to automatically add your name to the petition. > >The saga that led to Breitbart's very public identification as a >liar who intentionally stokes racial animosity began when Breitbart >released a heavily edited video of Sherrod, then an official with >the USDA, which Breitbart claimed was "video evidence of racism >coming from a federal appointee and NAACP award recipient." > >In the hit piece Breitbart released, Sherrod (who is black) appears >to be saying that she withheld aide to a white farmer because of his >race. Breitbart's stated purpose for releasing the video was to >defend the Tea Party from charges of racism leveled by the NAACP, >and to further claim that the video showed that the NAACP, Democrats >and the Obama administration were comfortable with black people >discriminating against whites. > >The only problem was that Breitbart lied about what Sherrod actually said. > >The full video of her remarks clearly demonstrated that Sherrod not >only aided the farmer, but was using the story to illustrate how >viewing the situation through the narrow lens of race was the wrong >thing to do. > >As Mark Twain said, "A lie can travel halfway around the world while >the truth is putting on its shoes." That's what happened here. > >After Breitbart's post, the story gained steam as news organizations >breathlessly hyped Breitbart's video before verifying the basic story. > >In the time it took for the truth to get out about the anti-racist >message Sherrod very clearly both said and intended to communicate, >Sherrod was publicly vilified and was fired from her job. > >Multiple news organizations apologized on air and in print for the >egregiously bad way they handled the over-hyped Sherrod incident-all >of which was based on Breitbart's horribly irresponsible video and >the absolutely misleading ways he characterized it. > >It is infuriating and absurd that a news organization, just a few >months later, would give Breitbart another chance to spread his deceit. > ><http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6421&id=12151-72596-YuKZ5yx&t=10>Tell >ABC News: Don't give Andrew Breitbart a platform to spread his lies. >Click here to automatically sign the petition. > >One of the most disturbing implications of Breitbart's participation >is that it was his site that was the launching pad of the mendacious >videos that ultimately led to the collapse of ACORN, an organization >that helped register and turnout voters in poor communities and >communities of color. > >In the last couple of weeks, we have already seen Republicans and >their conservative allies preemptively level wild-eyed accusations >of voter fraud (much of which is laden with racial overtones). This >not only serves to incite the intimidation and harassment of >legitimate voters in communities of color by those who believe the >voter fraud conspiracy theories, it also sets the stage for claims >that Democrats "stole the election" if and when Republican >candidates don't win. > >ABC News has a positive duty to spread true information and fight >the spreading of lies. And that's doubly true when the lies >underscore the deeply harmful notion that people of color are >somehow scheming on a massive scale to subvert our democracy. > >Yet by including the likes of Andrew Breitbart, ABC News is failing >this public duty in huge way. > >By including Breitbart, ABC News is providing him the means to reach >people he would otherwise not reach with a deceitful message that >will seem much more trustworthy than Breitbart deserves. > ><http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=6421&id=12151-72596-YuKZ5yx&t=11>Tell >ABC News: Don't give Andrew Breitbart a platform to spread his lies. >Click here to automatically sign the petition. > >Thank you for working for a better world. > >Becky Bond, Political Director ><http://act.credoaction.com/r/?r=11&id=12151-72596-YuKZ5yx&t=12>CREDO >Action from Working Assets > >P.S ABC has started to backpedal in the face of growing criticism. >On Friday, David Ford of ABC News confirmed to Media Matters that >Breitbart "will be one of many voices on our air" on election night. >But yesterday, the network started to distance itself from >Breitbart. Andrew Morse, executive producer for ABC News Digital, >issued a clearly defensive statement explaining that "Mr. Breitbart >will not be a part of the ABC News broadcast coverage" and that his >contribution will only be aired online at ABCNews.com and Facebook. > >ABC is clearly wavering. We need to put the pressure on so that they >drop Breitbart entirely. ------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! 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