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 '''Media Matters for America''' is a [[far-left]] activist organization with strong ties to [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Joe Biden]] founded by [[David Brock]].<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/269791-david-brocks-hardball-tactics-worry-clinton-supporters</ref><ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/inside-hillary-clinton-s-big-money-cavalry-n552081</ref> It was created primarily to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/pages/static/media_matters_facts Media Matters Facts], RushLimbaugh.com, Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref> and attack the Clinton organization's opponents. Media Matters has the persistent and unenviable task of undoing and explaining away public perceptions generated by the Clintons' words and actions.
-Brock also works for [[American Bridge 21st Century]], which he co-founded with [[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], a former Lt. Governor of Maryland and eldest child of former US Attorney General and US Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]].  [[Sidney Blumenthal]], the original creator of the [[birther]] movement narrative aimed at [[demonizing]] [[Barack Hussein Obama]] on behalf of the Clinton organization, has also been closely associated with Media Matters.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/26/washington-post-confirms-hillary-clinton-started-the-birther-movement/</ref>
+Brock also works for [[American Bridge 21st Century]], which he co-founded with [[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], a former Lt. Governor of Maryland and eldest child of former US Attorney General and US Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]].  [[Sidney Blumenthal]], the original creator of the [[birther]] movement [[narrative]] aimed at [[demonizing]] [[Barack Hussein Obama]] on behalf of the Clinton organization, has also been closely associated with Media Matters.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/26/washington-post-confirms-hillary-clinton-started-the-birther-movement/</ref>
 Media Matters claims its goal is to highlight what it considers [[conservative]] "misinformation" in mass media organizations. Media Matters operates as a perpetual Clintonesque "war room" by targeting prominent conservative public officials, public television personalities, [[Fox News]], and [[conservative talk radio]].

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−	'''Media Matters for America''' is a [[far-left]] activist organization with strong ties to [[Hillary Clinton]] founded by [[David Brock]].<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/269791-david-brocks-hardball-tactics-worry-clinton-supporters</ref><ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/inside-hillary-clinton-s-big-money-cavalry-n552081</ref> It was created primarily to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/pages/static/media_matters_facts Media Matters Facts], RushLimbaugh.com, Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref> and attack the Clinton organization's opponents. Media Matters has the persistent and unenviable task of undoing and explaining away public perceptions generated by the Clintons' words and actions.	+	'''Media Matters for America''' is a [[far-left]] activist organization with strong ties to [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Joe Biden]] founded by [[David Brock]].<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/269791-david-brocks-hardball-tactics-worry-clinton-supporters</ref><ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/inside-hillary-clinton-s-big-money-cavalry-n552081</ref> It was created primarily to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/pages/static/media_matters_facts Media Matters Facts], RushLimbaugh.com, Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref> and attack the Clinton organization's opponents. Media Matters has the persistent and unenviable task of undoing and explaining away public perceptions generated by the Clintons' words and actions.

	Brock also works for [[American Bridge 21st Century]], which he co-founded with [[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], a former Lt. Governor of Maryland and eldest child of former US Attorney General and US Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]]. [[Sidney Blumenthal]], the original creator of the [[birther]] movement narrative aimed at [[demonizing]] [[Barack Hussein Obama]] on behalf of the Clinton organization, has also been closely associated with Media Matters.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/26/washington-post-confirms-hillary-clinton-started-the-birther-movement/</ref>		Brock also works for [[American Bridge 21st Century]], which he co-founded with [[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], a former Lt. Governor of Maryland and eldest child of former US Attorney General and US Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]]. [[Sidney Blumenthal]], the original creator of the [[birther]] movement narrative aimed at [[demonizing]] [[Barack Hussein Obama]] on behalf of the Clinton organization, has also been closely associated with Media Matters.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/26/washington-post-confirms-hillary-clinton-started-the-birther-movement/</ref>

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 ==Double standards==
-Despite trying to destroy the lives of conservatives for making controversial or vulgar comments, even if those comments were made many years prior, Media Matters has not made similar efforts against leftists who made extremely vulgar and bigoted comments.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1105098869849903106 Author [[Jack Posobiec]] ]. ''Twitter''. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/1104967903839948800 Arthur Schwartz ]. ''Twitter''. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref><ref>Concha, Joe (March 13, 2019). [https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/433867-selective-outrage-machine-goes-after-tucker-again Selective-outrage machine goes after Tucker, again]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref> Even the president of Media Matters made vulgar and bigoted comments as bad, if not worse, than the comments of those whose lives he had tried to destroy.<ref>Hasson, Peter (March 12, 2019). [https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/12/angelo-carusone-rules-dont-apply/ Media Matters President Wrote Blog Posts About 'Japs,' 'Jewry' and 'Trannies']. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref>
+Despite trying to destroy the lives of conservatives for making controversial or vulgar comments, even if those comments were made many years prior, Media Matters has not made similar efforts against leftists who made extremely vulgar and bigoted comments.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1105098869849903106 Author Jack Posobiec]. ''Twitter''. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/1104967903839948800 Arthur Schwartz ]. ''Twitter''. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref><ref>Concha, Joe (March 13, 2019). [https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/433867-selective-outrage-machine-goes-after-tucker-again Selective-outrage machine goes after Tucker, again]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref> Even the president of Media Matters made vulgar and bigoted comments as bad, if not worse, than the comments of those whose lives he had tried to destroy.<ref>Hasson, Peter (March 12, 2019). [https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/12/angelo-carusone-rules-dont-apply/ Media Matters President Wrote Blog Posts About 'Japs,' 'Jewry' and 'Trannies']. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref>
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 ==Double standards==
-Despite trying to destroy the lives of conservatives for making controversial or vulgar comments, even if those comments were made many years prior, Media Matters has not made similar efforts against leftists who made extremely vulgar and bigoted comments.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1105098869849903106 Author Jack Posobiec]. ''Twitter''. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/1104967903839948800 Arthur Schwartz ]. ''Twitter''. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref><ref>Concha, Joe (March 13, 2019). [https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/433867-selective-outrage-machine-goes-after-tucker-again Selective-outrage machine goes after Tucker, again]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref> Even the president of Media Matters made vulgar and bigoted comments as bad, if not worse, than the comments of those whose lives he had tried to destroy.<ref>Hasson, Peter (March 12, 2019). [https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/12/angelo-carusone-rules-dont-apply/ Media Matters President Wrote Blog Posts About 'Japs,' 'Jewry' and 'Trannies']. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref>
+Despite trying to destroy the lives of conservatives for making controversial or vulgar comments, even if those comments were made many years prior, Media Matters has not made similar efforts against leftists who made extremely vulgar and bigoted comments.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1105098869849903106 Author [[Jack Posobiec]] ]. ''Twitter''. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/1104967903839948800 Arthur Schwartz ]. ''Twitter''. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref><ref>Concha, Joe (March 13, 2019). [https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/433867-selective-outrage-machine-goes-after-tucker-again Selective-outrage machine goes after Tucker, again]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref> Even the president of Media Matters made vulgar and bigoted comments as bad, if not worse, than the comments of those whose lives he had tried to destroy.<ref>Hasson, Peter (March 12, 2019). [https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/12/angelo-carusone-rules-dont-apply/ Media Matters President Wrote Blog Posts About 'Japs,' 'Jewry' and 'Trannies']. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref>
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-'''Media Matters for America''' is a [[far-left]] activist organization with strong ties to [[Hillary Clinton]] founded by [[David Brock]].<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/269791-david-brocks-hardball-tactics-worry-clinton-supporters</ref><ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/inside-hillary-clinton-s-big-money-cavalry-n552081</ref> It was created primarily to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/pages/static/media_matters_facts Media Matters Facts], RushLimbaugh.com, Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref> and attack the Clinton organization's opponents. Media Matters has the persistent and unenviable task of undoing and explaining away public perceptions generated by the Clintons' words and actions.
+'''Media Matters for America''' is a [[far-left]] activist organization with strong ties to [[Hillary Clinton]] founded by [[David Brock]].<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/269791-david-brocks-hardball-tactics-worry-clinton-supporters</ref><ref>https://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/inside-hillary-clinton-s-big-money-cavalry-n552081</ref> It was created primarily to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/pages/static/media_matters_facts Media Matters Facts], RushLimbaugh.com, Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref> and attack the Clinton organization's opponents. Media Matters has the persistent and unenviable task of undoing and explaining away public perceptions generated by the Clintons' words and actions.
 Brock also works for [[American Bridge 21st Century]], which he co-founded with [[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], a former Lt. Governor of Maryland and eldest child of former US Attorney General and US Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]].  [[Sidney Blumenthal]], the original creator of the [[birther]] movement narrative aimed at [[demonizing]] [[Barack Hussein Obama]] on behalf of the Clinton organization, has also been closely associated with Media Matters.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/26/washington-post-confirms-hillary-clinton-started-the-birther-movement/</ref>
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 Brock is a self-proclaimed fabricator of lies who strong-armed sources that didn't agree with him.<ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20711 Media Matters: Defaming Journalists, Getting Sued], by Catherine Moy, ''Human Events'', 05/15/2007.</ref> While writing ''Blinded by the Right'',<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_23_119/ai_94639741/pg_1 Slime-master: inside the 'vast right-wing conspiracy' - Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative] - Book Review, Christian Century, Nov 6, 2002 by Gary Dorrien.</ref> Brock was hospitalized in a mental facility where he spent time in a "quiet room" and "had delusions, he thought people were trying to kill him," according to the Drudge Report.<ref>http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2002/05/22/20020522_143906_brockb.htm</ref>
-In February 2012, the [[Daily Caller]] ran a story outlining Brock's "erratic behavior" based on sources within his organization and Media Matters' close coordination with the Barack Obama White House and liberal news organizations.<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2012/02/12/inside-media-matters-sources-memos-reveal-erratic-behavior-close-coordination-with-white-house-and-news-organizations/ Inside Media Matters: Sources, memos reveal erratic behavior, close coordination with White House and news organizations]</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/13/reports-media-matters-head-coordinates-with-white-house-builds-super-pac/ Reports: Media Matters head coordinates with White House, builds super PAC]</ref>
+In February 2012, the [[Daily Caller]] ran a story outlining Brock's "erratic behavior" based on sources within his organization and Media Matters' close coordination with the Barack Obama White House and liberal news organizations.<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2012/02/12/inside-media-matters-sources-memos-reveal-erratic-behavior-close-coordination-with-white-house-and-news-organizations/ Inside Media Matters: Sources, memos reveal erratic behavior, close coordination with White House and news organizations]</ref><ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/13/reports-media-matters-head-coordinates-with-white-house-builds-super-pac/ Reports: Media Matters head coordinates with White House, builds super PAC]</ref>
 Brock outlined his lies and conversion to liberalism in his 2002 book, ''Blinded By The Right.'' He launched Media Matters in 2004 after conferring with Hillary Clinton.
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 In a Twitter post by MJ Rosenberg, he called Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a "terrorist".<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2011/05/20/media-matters-honcho-attacks-israel-aipac-calls-netanyahu-terrorist/ Media Matter's MJ Rosenberg tweets, calls Israel PM Netanyahu a "terrorist"]</ref>
-At a gathering of pro-Israel supporters held at the University of Pennsylvania in early February 2012, noted liberal Democrat and high-profile lawyer Alan Dershowitz was quoted as saying that Media Matters could cost Barack Obama the 2012 presidential election.<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/m-alan_dershowitz_says_media_matters_could_cost_obama_the_election.html Alan Dershowitz Says Media Matters Could Cost Obama the Election]</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/13/reports-media-matters-head-coordinates-with-white-house-builds-super-pac/ Reports: Media Matters head coordinates with White House, builds super PAC]</ref>
+At a gathering of pro-Israel supporters held at the University of Pennsylvania in early February 2012, noted liberal Democrat and high-profile lawyer Alan Dershowitz was quoted as saying that Media Matters could cost Barack Obama the 2012 presidential election.<ref>[https://www.americanthinker.com/2012/02/m-alan_dershowitz_says_media_matters_could_cost_obama_the_election.html Alan Dershowitz Says Media Matters Could Cost Obama the Election]</ref><ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/13/reports-media-matters-head-coordinates-with-white-house-builds-super-pac/ Reports: Media Matters head coordinates with White House, builds super PAC]</ref>
 ==Media Matters and Gun Control==
-Media Matters is a staunch supporter of anti-gun legislation over the years and writes frequently on the subject on its website.<ref>[http://mediamatters.org/ MediaMatters.org]</ref>  In fact, Media Matters has taken $400,000 in donations from The Joyce Foundation specifically for the purpose "to support a gun and public safety issue initiative"<ref>[http://www2.guidestar.org/ The Joyce Foundation 990 Tax Filing for 2010 - Page 130]</ref>  Over the years The [[Joyce Foundation]] has actively supported gun control programs and has donated tens of millions of dollars to numerous anti-gun initiatives.<ref>[http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/program-grants-list-3?rr=1&OrderBy=Amount&OrderAsc=0 Joyce Foundation Program Grants: Gun Violence]</ref>  Barack Obama served on the board of Joyce Foundation from 1994 to 2002.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/25/obama-years-ago-helped-fund-carbon-program-pushing-congress/ Obama Years Ago Helped Fund Carbon Program He Is Now Pushing Through Congress,] By Ed Barnes, March 25, 2009. FoxNews.com.  See also [[Enron scandal]] for information on carbon trading.</ref>
+Media Matters is a staunch supporter of anti-gun legislation over the years and writes frequently on the subject on its website.<ref>[http://mediamatters.org/ MediaMatters.org]</ref>  In fact, Media Matters has taken $400,000 in donations from The Joyce Foundation specifically for the purpose "to support a gun and public safety issue initiative"<ref>[http://www2.guidestar.org/ The Joyce Foundation 990 Tax Filing for 2010 - Page 130]</ref>  Over the years The [[Joyce Foundation]] has actively supported gun control programs and has donated tens of millions of dollars to numerous anti-gun initiatives.<ref>[http://www.joycefdn.org/content.cfm/program-grants-list-3?rr=1&OrderBy=Amount&OrderAsc=0 Joyce Foundation Program Grants: Gun Violence]</ref>  Barack Obama served on the board of Joyce Foundation from 1994 to 2002.<ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/03/25/obama-years-ago-helped-fund-carbon-program-pushing-congress/ Obama Years Ago Helped Fund Carbon Program He Is Now Pushing Through Congress,] By Ed Barnes, March 25, 2009. FoxNews.com.  See also [[Enron scandal]] for information on carbon trading.</ref>
-Ironically, recent reports have revealed that the personal assistant to Media Matters founder and Chairman David Brock hypocritically carries a concealed Glock handgun when he goes out in public, for his protection.<ref>[https://hotair.com/archives/2012/02/15/media-matters-took-600k-for-gun-control-while-carrying/ Media Matters took $600K for gun control while carrying?]</ref><ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/16/brock-and-glock-armed-men-guarded-media-matters-boss-as-took-400000-gun-control/ Brock and the Glock: Armed men guarded Media Matters boss as he took $400,000 gun control donation]</ref>  Washington, DC is known as having some of the strictest gun carrying laws in the United States, so carrying a legally concealed weapon within that city would be extremely rare for a private citizen.
+Ironically, recent reports have revealed that the personal assistant to Media Matters founder and Chairman David Brock hypocritically carries a concealed Glock handgun when he goes out in public, for his protection.<ref>[https://hotair.com/archives/2012/02/15/media-matters-took-600k-for-gun-control-while-carrying/ Media Matters took $600K for gun control while carrying?]</ref><ref>[https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/16/brock-and-glock-armed-men-guarded-media-matters-boss-as-took-400000-gun-control/ Brock and the Glock: Armed men guarded Media Matters boss as he took $400,000 gun control donation]</ref>  Washington, DC is known as having some of the strictest gun carrying laws in the United States, so carrying a legally concealed weapon within that city would be extremely rare for a private citizen.
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	In another connection, MSNBC and NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss is married to [[Afsaneh M. Beschloss]], a [[Ford Foundation]] Trustee and Media Matters supporter.<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/dwohl/2012/01/31/morris-beschloss-george-soros-the-most-dangerous-man-in-america/ It's Father Versus Son as Morris Beschloss Declares George Soros "The Most Dangerous Man in America"]</ref>		In another connection, MSNBC and NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss is married to [[Afsaneh M. Beschloss]], a [[Ford Foundation]] Trustee and Media Matters supporter.<ref>[http://biggovernment.com/dwohl/2012/01/31/morris-beschloss-george-soros-the-most-dangerous-man-in-america/ It's Father Versus Son as Morris Beschloss Declares George Soros "The Most Dangerous Man in America"]</ref>
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		+	==Double standards==
		+	Despite trying to destroy the lives of conservatives for making controversial or vulgar comments, even if those comments were made many years prior, Media Matters has not made similar efforts against leftists who made extremely vulgar and bigoted comments.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1105098869849903106 Author Jack Posobiec]. ''Twitter''. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/1104967903839948800 Arthur Schwartz ]. ''Twitter''. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.</ref><ref>Concha, Joe (March 13, 2019). [https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/433867-selective-outrage-machine-goes-after-tucker-again Selective-outrage machine goes after Tucker, again]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref> Even the president of Media Matters made vulgar and bigoted comments as bad, if not worse, than the comments of those whose lives he had tried to destroy.<ref>Hasson, Peter (March 12, 2019). [https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/12/angelo-carusone-rules-dont-apply/ Media Matters President Wrote Blog Posts About 'Japs,' 'Jewry' and 'Trannies']. ''The Daily Caller''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref>

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-'''Media Matters for America''' is a [[far-left]] activist organization with strong ties to [[Hillary Clinton]] founded by [[David Brock]].<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/269791-david-brocks-hardball-tactics-worry-clinton-supporters</ref><ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/inside-hillary-clinton-s-big-money-cavalry-n552081</ref> It was created primarily to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/pages/static/media_matters_facts Media Matters Facts], RushLimbaugh.com, Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref> and attack the Clinton organization's opponents. Media Matters has the persistent and unenviable task of undoing and explaining away public perceptions generated by the Clinton's words and actions.
+'''Media Matters for America''' is a [[far-left]] activist organization with strong ties to [[Hillary Clinton]] founded by [[David Brock]].<ref>https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/269791-david-brocks-hardball-tactics-worry-clinton-supporters</ref><ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/inside-hillary-clinton-s-big-money-cavalry-n552081</ref> It was created primarily to censor conservative media through blacklisting and intimidation of advertisers<ref>[http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/pages/static/media_matters_facts Media Matters Facts], RushLimbaugh.com, Accessed November 23, 2012.</ref> and attack the Clinton organization's opponents. Media Matters has the persistent and unenviable task of undoing and explaining away public perceptions generated by the Clintons' words and actions.
 Brock also works for [[American Bridge 21st Century]], which he co-founded with [[Kathleen Kennedy Townsend]], a former Lt. Governor of Maryland and eldest child of former US Attorney General and US Senator [[Robert F. Kennedy]].  [[Sidney Blumenthal]], the original creator of the [[birther]] movement narrative aimed at [[demonizing]] [[Barack Hussein Obama]] on behalf of the Clinton organization, has also been closely associated with Media Matters.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2015/09/26/washington-post-confirms-hillary-clinton-started-the-birther-movement/</ref>
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 Within the 90-page three-year strategic plan Media Matters distributed to its donor base and potential contributors, the document reveals that the non-profit entity has an "enemies list" which includes organizations like [[Fox News]], [[Cato Institute]], and [[Heritage Foundation]].  The list also targets numerous individuals and executives such as [[Rupert Murdoch]], [[Roger Ailes]], Peter Theil, and [[Richard Mellon Scaife]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/MMFA-2012-full.pdf Media Matters' Strategic Plan]</ref>
-Further deviating from its tax exempt status, a recently discovered internal strategy memo from Media Matters Senior Fellow Karl Frisch to David Brock and Eric Burns, suggests that Media Matters "hire private investigators to look into the personal lives of Fox News anchors, hosts, reporters, prominent contributors, senior network and corporate staff,” as well as "look into contracting with a major law firm to study any available legal actions that can be taken against Fox News, from a class action law suit to defamation claims for those wronged by the network. I imagine this would be difficult but the right law firm is bound to find some legal ground for us to take action against the network.”<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2012/02/13/media-matters-memo-called-for-hiring-private-investigators-to-look-into-the-personal-lives-of-fox-employees/ Media Matters memo called for hiring private investigators ‘to look into the personal lives’ of Fox employees]</ref>
+Further deviating from its tax-exempt status, a recently discovered internal strategy memo from Media Matters Senior Fellow Karl Frisch to David Brock and Eric Burns, suggests that Media Matters "hire private investigators to look into the personal lives of Fox News anchors, hosts, reporters, prominent contributors, senior network and corporate staff," as well as "look into contracting with a major law firm to study any available legal actions that can be taken against Fox News, from a class action lawsuit to defamation claims for those wronged by the network. I imagine this would be difficult but the right law firm is bound to find some legal ground for us to take action against the network."<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2012/02/13/media-matters-memo-called-for-hiring-private-investigators-to-look-into-the-personal-lives-of-fox-employees/ Media Matters memo called for hiring private investigators ‘to look into the personal lives’ of Fox employees]</ref>
 Some claim Media Matters was instrumental in lobbying for the firing of [[Don Imus]],<ref>[http://www.aim.org/special_report/5390_0_8_0_C/ How Hillary's Hit Man Got Imus], Cliff Kincaid, April 17, 2007.</ref> whom they considered a moderate for endorsing [[John Kerry]] for [[United States presidential election, 2004|president in 2004]].<ref>[https://hotair.com/archives/2007/04/17/video-tammy-bruce-exposes-far-left-outlets-hit-list-on-everyone-to-their-right/ Video: Tammy Bruce exposes far-left outlets’ hit list on everyone to their right,] ''FOX News'', April 17, 2007.</ref> Imus was targeted by the liberal Left for criticizing Senator [[Charles Schumer]] and most notably, the constant rebuke of former First Lady and at the time Senator Hillary Clinton.
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 ==Boycotts==
-Media Matters has led numerous harassment campaigns targeting companies and organizations that advertise on conservative commentators' television and radio shows, in attempt to remove the commentators from the airwaves. While some of these attacks, including an attack against [[Glenn Beck]] when he was a Fox News anchor, have been quite successful, others, like their attacks on [[Rush Limbaugh]] and [[Sean Hannity]], have been largely unsuccessful.
+Media Matters has led numerous harassment campaigns targeting companies and organizations that advertise on conservative commentators' television and radio shows, in an attempt to remove the commentators from the airwaves. While some of these attacks, including an attack against [[Glenn Beck]] when he was a Fox News anchor, have been quite successful, others, like their attacks on [[Rush Limbaugh]] and [[Sean Hannity]], have been largely unsuccessful.
-==The MSNBC–Media Matters Connection==
+==Influence==
-Media Matters for America is a very popular source of information within [[MSNBC]]’s prime time lineup.  Some might argue MSNBC is a ''de facto'' mouth piece for the organization.<ref>[http://bigjournalism.com/sright/2011/07/12/media-matters-propaganda-watch-the-tax-exempt-research-department-of-msnbc-martin-bashir-edition/ Media Matters Propaganda Watch: The Tax-Exempt Research Department of MSNBC, Martin Bashir Edition]</ref><ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2012/02/12/inside-media-matters-sources-memos-reveal-erratic-behavior-close-coordination-with-white-house-and-news-organizations/ Inside Media Matters: Sources, memos reveal erratic behavior, close coordination with White House and news organizations]</ref>
+Media Matters is very influential within the media and left-wing political figures.<ref>Carlson, Tucker (March 13, 2019). [https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-were-becoming-an-authoritarian-society-and-the-group-in-charge-is-coming-after-fox-news Tucker Carlson: We're becoming an authoritarian society - and the group in charge is coming after Fox News]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved March 13, 2019.</ref>
 In prime time alone, since 2005 Media Matters has either been booked as a guest and/or mentioned on the network nearly 200 times.  Media Matters has been particularly popular with MSNBC's producers during the last 2 years.
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 Since its inception, they've received over $50 million in contributions from several sources including wealthy liberal activists such as [[George Soros]]<ref>[https://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/1010/Soros_gives_1_million_to_Media_Matters.html "Soros gives $1 million to Media Matters"], Politico.com October 20, 2010</ref> and hedge funds.<ref>[http://nymag.com/news/media/david-brock-media-matters-2011-5/index3.html "If I Take Down Fox, Is All Forgiven?"], By Jason Zengerle, ''New York Magazine'', May 22, 2011</ref>  Left-wing foundations have also been a rich source of funding as well, accounting for over $17 million in donations.   Below are the list of foundations who've helped to fund Media Matters over the years.  The data is culled from publicly available tax filings made by these foundations as of October 25, 2011.
 '''Top Foundations Donating Funds to Media Matters for America Operations''' (> $50,000):<ref>[http://www2.guidestar.org/ Guidestar database of IRS filings filed by non-profit organizations]</ref>
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