Ive been interested in watching the level of conservative misinformation that circulates through the media. David Brock More Quotes by David Brock More Quotes From David Brock When I wrote the Anita Hill book I believed everything I wrote was accurate. David Brock accurate hills book Im a former, living, breathing, right-wing conspirator. David Brock former breathing wings Courage, I now see, is a journey involving self-doubt and self-examination, with the end never in sight. David Brock journey self sight I have seen, and I know firsthand, indeed from my own pen, how the organized Right has sabotaged not only journalism but also democracy and truth. David Brock journalism democracy organized Criticizing Fox News has nothing to do with criticizing the press. Fox News is not a news organization. It is the de facto leader of the GOP, and it is long past time that it is treated as such by the media, elected officials and the public. David Brock media organization past The campaign of character assassination waged [against President Clinton] by the right was a singular, unprecedented effort. Nothing like it exists on the left. What I object to on the right is the obsessive hatred, the bigotry, and the personal savaging of their opponents, all achieved through an echo chamber of talk radio, the Internet and Rupert Murdoch's media outlets. That kind of well-funded disinformation campaign has no analog on the left. David Brock echoes media character The truth is that the more responsible the media outlet, the more responsive they are to constructive criticism. David Brock truth-is media criticism Being right doesn’t mean you win. You win by establishing credibility, a relationship, and trust. David Brock credibility winning mean I didn't wake up one day and say, you know, 'Supply-side economics doesn't make sense. David Brock wake-up one-day sides Editors of conservative magazines aren't out trying to raise money. The money is there; the cash reserves are in the bank. David Brock magazines editors trying You get to a point where the factual adjudication doesn’t matter because there are all these other outlets that are far less responsible, all talking about the ad, some of which have a political reason for promoting it. David Brock political matter talking During the '90s the flow of misinformation was established. David Brock misinformation flow He had a really good night, he had never been more under the microscope than he had been tonight. David Brock politics There is not going to be enough money in the system, whether its online or big dollars, to support more than six or eight candidates, there is a disadvantage that Democrats have to raise money to fight each other first before you can raise a war chest to fight Trump. David Brock politics There is a lot less interest among donors on the ideological split as there is imagining the person who is best to stand up against Trump and really take the fight to him and just beat him. David Brock politics Nothing is below Donald Trump, including paying Kathleen Willey’s mortgage so Kathleen Willey could ‘ hit the road and start speaking out on Hillary, ’ kathleen Willey mortgage is Kathleen Willey mortgage that this serial liar is willing to pay for the re-peddling of these unfounded, already-discredited claims. The media needs to ask : Who else is Trump paying ? David Brock politics If Republicans were smart, which is debatable, they would end this farce before it does even more damage to them than it already has. David Brock politics Republicans tend to be more steadfast in their allegiance, and Democrats read one headline in the New York Times and the sky is suddenly falling. David Brock politics It's not a vast right wing conspiracy. It's a right-wing conglomerate, it's more sophisticated, it's well-financed, it's well known. David Brock politics I think it is manufactured, but I think she is doing the right thing by apologizing for it, at a certain point when people won't let it go, you have to address it. David Brock politics
