LOL:DC’s “bad boy reporter” just filed a pretty bad piece of journalism.
Ooops
SHARE
JOSH MARSHALL MARCH 21, 2012, 4:04 PM 56
Bad boy right-wing reporter Jason Mattera confronts Bono for a signature ambush interview.
Alas, it turns out to be a Bono impersonator.
DC’s “bad boy reporter” just filed a pretty bad piece of journalism.
Jason Mattera — editor of Human Events and known ambush interviewer — recently posted what purported to be an interview with U2’s Bono. In the clip, Mattera tries to go after Bono, suggesting the singer moved his charity’s office to avoid higher taxes. Breitbart.com touted the interview — now removed — as a tax dodge by Bono.
But, just one small problem. It wasn’t Bono. It was an impersonator. A representative for ONE, the real Bono’s charity, confirmed to TPM that the legendary Irish singer wasn’t even in the U.S. at the time of Mattera’s “interview.”
Mattera appeared on Sean Hannity’s radio show Tuesday to promote the clip, saying that “Bono” filibusters forever without any actual explanation.” Mattera didn’t respond to TPM’s request for comment, but he told the Washington Post that he “got punked.”
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/03/bono_interview_jason_mattera.php?ref=fpnewsfeed
= new reply since forum marked as read
Fail! It doesn't even look like Bono.
I love it!
but this was posted by the impersonator, himself, apparently:
That "interview" =
Mattera did with Hannity. They are verbally stroking each other. It is even funnier than the "Bono" interview.
Mattera said [paraphrasing] it was absolutely amazing to me that when I asked about him moving money offshore that he told me with a straight face he had no control over that.
interview at the link:
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201203210005
