Hillary Clinton bans pool reporter with a rich history of lies

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Hillary Clinton bans pool reporter with a rich history of lies

by Karoli at Crooks and Liars

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/hillary-clinton-bans-pool-reporter-rich

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Reporters are going a little bit nuts this morning over the Clinton campaign's decision to ban a pool reporter from that bastion of journalistic integrity, The Daily Mail. While I generally frown on banning reporters from anything, this case warrants an exception.

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David Martosko's "professional" background is colorful, to say the least.

Before Martosko was exiled to The Daily Mail, he was the editor of Tucker Carlson's hack site, the Daily Caller. He set about the work of ratfcking with a purpose there, lying about Senator Robert Menendez and hookers in order to try and knock Menendez out of contention.

More of his resumé, via Mother Jones:


Before Daily Caller Editor in Chief Tucker Carlson hired him in 2011—a controversial choice given Martosko's previous arrests and lack of experience in journalism—Martosko spent a decade working for Richard Berman, a longtime PR operative behind a number of industry-backed campaigns. At Berman and Company, Martosko served as the director of research for the Center for Consumer Freedom, a Berman-run nonprofit that opposes new laws on food and beverages. CCF, which is funded by the food and beverage industry, runs Humane Watch, a website that posts derogatory information about the Humane Society of the United States. Martosko was the site's "founding editor." CCF also operates Activist Cash, a website that compiles biographical information on groups and individuals that engage in "anti-consumer activism."



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[leftofcool]

1. Good for her!

[AuntPatsy]

2. Sounds like she did the right thing....

[onecaliberal]

3. I don't see anything wrong with that.

If it happened more often maybe so called journalists would stop being liars.

[Luminous Animal]

4. What I don't understand is why he was approved in the first place.

[Bluenorthwest]

5. Additionally, the Daily Mail regularly publishes outright lies, gets sued for libel and loses

Large cases every year basically. Famous people like JK Rowling and Elton John have sued them for lies, even an activist on a hunger strike sued them for claiming he ate a Big Mac during his fast. They lie. It's wise to avoid them.

[Cha]

6. KICK

[roguevalley]

7. Good. He's gone. Now do something about the belief across the board

that the press is not getting access. They haven't, even the ones that are legit.