Canned: Journalist Reportedly Axed for Story About Prez and ‘Far Left’ Environmentalists
- Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:37pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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A reporter that was put on leave in July after describing some environmental groups as “far Left” and saying that President Obama receives the most BP campaign contributions of anyone on Capitol Hill, has now been fired by WJLA-TV (ABC 7) in the Washington, D.C. area.
According to the Washington Post, the station’s news director, Bill Lord, took exception to veteran reporter Doug McKelway’s July story on environmental protests at Capitol Hill:
In his piece, McKelway said the sparsely attended event attracted protesters “largely representing far-left environmental groups.“ He went on to say the protest ”may be a risky strategy because the one man who has more campaign contributions from BP than anybody else in history is now sitting in the Oval Office, President Barack Obama, who accepted $77,051 in campaign contributions from BP.”
After a brief taped segment updating efforts to cap the BP well, McKelway added that the Senate was unlikely to pass “cap-and-trade” legislation this year, because “the Democrats are looking at the potential for huge losses in Congress come the midterm elections. And the last thing they want to do is propose a huge escalation in your electric bill, your utility bill, before then.”
The Post also reports that McKelway has been outspoken regarding liberal media bias in the past.
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Comments (176)
broker0101
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:12pm…But the Restoring Honor Rally was attended by “87,000, almost exclusively white, mostly old, anti-government, anti-tax, far right wing conservatives:…..How dumb do these people think we are? Wait, don’t answer that.
Report Post »smugsmiley
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:53pmWhich of those is incorrect, darling?
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 3:12pmYou are not anywhere near smart enough to be Smug.
Report Post »smugsmiley
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 3:22pmAnd you are not answering my question.
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 3:36pmOk, let’s start with a crowd estimate of 87,000. Add a 3 or 4 to the front of that and at least you won’t be exposed as a complete imbecile. See, that’s actual smugness: Contented confidence of one’s ability, superiority, or correctness.
Report Post »Juan Gault
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 3:48pmSmugs smiley, Darling, I’d vote for the incorrect contained within,”How dumb do these people think we are?” Emphasis on dumb.
Report Post »smugsmiley
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 3:54pmDarling, if you say “Let’s start with…” I expect you to continue with a few more points! Also, it’s considered good form to back your assertions up in some way. Because confidence in your ideas itself doesn’t cut it. Like so:
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/The-Vote/2010/0830/Glenn-Beck-rally-attendance-calculating-how-many-really-showed-up
Somehow, between 78000 and 96000 sounds a little more reasonable.
And what’s wrong about “almost exclusively white, mostly old, anti-government, anti-tax, far right wing conservatives”? I‘d say that’s a pretty accurate representation of the audience, judging from photos, audio material and videos.
Also, an IMPORTANT part of being smug is being condescending towards the other party.
Darling.
xoxo
broker0101
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:06pmAll I needed was one example to illustrate my point, in spades. Your csmonitor.com analysis is as laughable as you are. Their person-per-sq. foot calculation is completely absurd.
Report Post »Please continue to cling to the patently absurd, Darling.
lucciocuz
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:13pmI’m sure we could put the entire crowd of 8/28 into Yankee Stadium. Why doesn’t someone overlay a picture of the rally and the statium (taken from the SAME altitude, of course) and see which is bigger.
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:13pmDid you report my post, SMUGSLY? Let me know how that works out for you.
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:32pmOOOH, someone succeed in getting one of my posts deleted. NOT the actions of someone winning the argument. In fact, the last desperate act of the obvious loser. That’s game, set, match. Good luck next time, See ya.
Report Post »ltb
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:46pmBroker0101, it’s pretty obvious that you were abused as a child, which evidently is why you derive masochistic pleasure from trying to anger complete strangers. It’s pretty cowardly of you and your attempts to belittle other people merely reveal that you were belittled as a child yourself. Additionally, it’s plain to see that your deluded sense of superiority can only be fed by making others feel more worthless than you feel about yourself. You can’t get back at the person who molested you, or beat you, or the children who tormented you in school, so you come into discussion forums, where you can be anonymous, to vent your anger. It’s a classic case of misplaced aggression. Regardless, I’m sorry you suffered the kind of childhood that apparently caused you to develop into an obnoxious twit, but why don’t you take it somewhere else? If you can go get therapy and learn how to interact appropriately with strangers, I’m sure people in here would welcome you with open arms, but until then, your borderline personality is stinking up the place.
meisterschaft
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 8:13pm“But the Restoring Honor Rally was attended by “87,000, almost exclusively white, mostly old, anti-government, anti-tax, far right wing conservatives…”
That’s because the rest of us exclusively white, mostly YOUNG, anti-government, anti-tax, far right wing conservatives were WORKING to support your sorry butt!
Report Post »JD Carp
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:09pmTypical left wing tactics, you don’t like the message, kill the messenger. The leak was a bad thing but nature proved it heals itself and we are too weak to affect it regardless of how we try. Global warming extremists are in denial over the proof their grail to save the earth is not needed, nature provides for itself. Now, as the global warming hoax is further uncovered they feel cheated and inadequate so the answer is attack, attack and attack again. Call the informed populous stupid, ignorant, greedy capitalists even environmental racists (using the r word always works). They have my sympathy. When I think how they must feel when they realize their entire lives, their entire movement, their whole reason for living has been based in a pack of lies and flawed research, they have no other avenue to pursue outside of fighting back with redoubled efforts.
Report Post »jrcess
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:08pmBill Lord should be fired by ABC ! What a miserable *****. What happened to fair news and the right to report like you see it. Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeez
Report Post »Hugh Williams
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:06pmThank God he was fired. We can’t have anyone telling the truth on the News.
Report Post »Star Spankled
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:02pmOkay , TheBlaze and Fox News ,
Report Post »How about it ? Can you put an honest reporter to work ? Let’s find him a job .
He could be your TEA Party correspondent ! :- )
Dana
Posted on September 18, 2010 at 3:07amNot so fast. How long has he been towing the progressive party line? All of these so-called reporters should be kept at arm’s length. They are primarily responsible for the mess we‘re in now because they’ve withheld the truth in order to move forward their progressive agendas.
They were instrumental in this administration coming to power and we should not forget that.
Report Post »beekeeper
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:58pmQuick, someone get Bernie Goldberg on the line – we need his take on this. Bernie has written that the Left simply doesn’t see their own bias, this is a perfect example.
Report Post »bullzi
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:58pmWay to go Doug! I’ll bet Joseph Farrah of WND could put you to work.
Report Post »BinAZ
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:55pmThis Bill Lord shall now be known as the (think “Seinfeld” here) “Truth Nazi”! Something along the lines of:
Report Post »You did not act the way we told you to so…”No job for you!”
bullzi
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:01pmI think it was Soup Nazi
Report Post »fuse0431
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:53pm44 days to the Nov. Elections, Ask everyone you know if they are registered and able to vote…
Report Post »zenyata
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:35pmI am ten months shy of being eighty years old. I tell my friends that if I happen to be in the emergency room on November 2, to please wheel my gurney to the voting booth. People who are partial to the truth need to stick together and get this bunch of socialist/communists out of office so we can put a stop to all this mosque crap.
Report Post »MattyFos
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 3:01pmZENYATA
Report Post »Absentee vote, you can vote early if you absentee…. you know, just incase something happens. One last hoo-rah for you. Go out swinging.
ron the veteran
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:36pmi have asked. and no one who voted for obama except 2 are going to vote for democommies again. i think most americans are awake and ready to vote these losers out. now we need to start a letter campain to every dem in congress and let them know we will demand they all go to jail if they try and pass anything in the lameduck session. burn some trash on their lawn as a warning.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:51amlol Matty…. maybe zenyata is still kicking it pretty good. 80 isnt THAT old.
Report Post »Go out swinging? lol
Deda1
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:53pmNow I know why I no longer watch local 7 news.
Report Post »moelarrycurly
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:53pmHey-give this guy a job!!!
Report Post »tnw71
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:51pmhmmm…they won’t fire those teachers (or even report on it) up in Mass. for taking a field trip to a mosque, but God in Heaven don’t let them catch you reporting the truth.
Report Post »beekeeper
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:01pmI’m sure they will also take the kids to a synagogue, church, mormon temple and a buddhist temple as well as stopping by an athiest’s house, just to make sure the kiddie-poos get all the information fair and balanced.
What, that was the only trip planned? Why? What makes a mosque so special that taxpayer funds are used to show it to school age children? (I didn’t realize we started teaching religion in the public schools, esp. up in MA.)
Report Post »Thunderhead
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:51pmI‘m sure he won’t be unemployeed for long.
Report Post »glittersky
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:51pmHopefully Fox snatches him up soon. Wouldn’t the libs who fired him be jealous then? I mean then his reporting will actually be seen by more than just a few people. :)
Report Post »carol m
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:49pmExcuse me, but don’t you need a little thing called just cause to fire someone. Where is the just cause here? He as a reporter told a story, there were facts in the story so what is the problem. Obama should be the one sticking up for this guy, but it will never happen. What a sad state of affairs we are in when facts will get you fired. How sneaky of ABC to make the guy wait a month without pay till the controversy quited down before they let him go. We should all call ABC and flood their lines over this.
Report Post »v.o.t.e.
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:55pmdon’t need just cause for “at will”employees–fyi
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:29pmyou dont call abc. you call all of the advertisers who sell on their channel. and you tell them youll stop buying their stuff if they continue to advertise on abc. if enough people call theyll pull their adds
Report Post »Dennisgl
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 7:44pmI don’t know who advertises on ABC, NBC or CBS because I dont watch them!
Report Post »meisterschaft
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 8:02pmHey V.O.T.E – I don’t think we know all the facts here, I bet there is more to the story. Besides, there are legal limitations upon the employer’s ability to terminate. FYI.
Anyway, this guy is wayyyy better off not working for ABC
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:48amWhere’s the ACLU on this???????????????????
Report Post »v.o.t.e.
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:48pmlets see how the msm covers this story
Report Post »Debrabate
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:05pmthat’s easy…. they wont.
Report Post »brandonhxc
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:48pmWow I pick up this station where I live in PA and watch ocasionally. I don’t know who this reporter is but from what I hear, he’s telling the truth. Is the station silencing the truth or are there other factors trying to silence this guy?
Report Post »TBTNK9
Posted on September 18, 2010 at 9:08amI, too, watch this station (when I take the time to watch a local news broadcast), and am disgusted by the firing of this journalist. I thought WJLA was one of the better stations because they picked up a lot of the WUSA people after they were taken over by liberals years ago, but it appears they also leave a lot to be desired in the objectivity department.
Report Post »PATRIOTMAMA
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:48pmIt’s about DAMN time we heard a reporter tell the truth and report on the facts. THANK YOU! I’ll pray that you are given a better job. God honors those who speak the truth remember. ;-) You’re much better off without them anyway. Hey maybe there is an opening here at The Blaze. All you gotta do is keep telling the truth and reporting facts. You should check into it. ;-)
Report Post »wingedwolf
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 7:06pmAmen! Add my prayers for a better job for this reporter to PATRIOTMAMA’S!!!!!!
Report Post »Musicqueen
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 7:58pmYou speak the truth. And very well, also.
Report Post »Weetsie
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:45pmHey Glenn, Here’s another REAL reporter looking for a job. Maybe even Fox News!
Report Post »Awakened One
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 5:13pmHe can start by doing an expose’ on his own firing by ABC. That would make a sweet news piece to start a new career without having to check in with the progressive spin doctors.
Report Post »Baron
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 6:12pmI agree with the awakefnone. Have him Glenn Beck show and O’Rielly
Report Post »Tatum
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:45pmDon’t mess with Der Fuhrer Obama.
Report Post »Libby Tarian
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 3:00pmI heard Clinton just messed with the obama. He was on Jon Stewart’s show.
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:45pmWhat? He actually got fired for telling the truth and what his eyes can see. This should prove that there is a media bais. I guess if you want to be promoted you have to lie?
Report Post »ron the veteran
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:24pmdid you really need more proof that they are lieing sacks of mule droppings
Report Post »eddie333
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:45pmHire this guy for The Blaze TV!
Report Post »JD Carp
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:10pmHire me for the Blaze!
Report Post »DntFrgtToLaugh
Posted on September 18, 2010 at 4:11amHire this guy at The Blaze or at Fox
Can You Hear Us Now? Washington!
Report Post »piecolorado
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:43pmMaybe this guy could get a job working for The Blaze.
Report Post »ooshibooboo
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:46pmI like that idea!! We should heed the warning though…..this is a sign of things to come.
Report Post »Tatum
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:49pmor FOX. Somewhere when people tell the truth.
The MSM is just like ‘Goebbels’ German politician & Reich Minister of Propaganda for the Nazi.
They tell you what they want you to know. Not the truth.
THE NAZIS WERE ON THE LEFT NOT THE RIGHT.
Report Post »Joseph
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:15pmHere here! But what do you exspect, it was ABC “Average Buddies for Communisim”
Report Post »DarthHubrys
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 12:08amI was about to suggest the same thing! Look this guy up Mr. Baker he could be a good addition to the team.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 1:46amI always thought ABC was “Americans Brainwashed by Communism”
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:43pmhey msnbc your next
Report Post »luvamerica
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 5:37pmA friend of mine works at NBC and she told me that employees there have been forewarned – they are NOT to receive and/or send any emails (work email) that are deragatory in any way about Obozo or his administration – or they will be FIRED. She had to tell me as I often would send her such emails.
Report Post »meisterschaft
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 8:06pmNice….what the HELL happened to the first amendment rights?? What kind of country do we live in that we can’t criticize the very government that works for us! Besides, the first amendment was specifically designed to protect the rights of the people speaking out against the government. I bet anyone that gets fired for this “slandering” can sue sue sue, and WIN big!
Report Post »Max jones
Posted on September 18, 2010 at 11:16amGlenn’s chalkboard had on it ,one day, “the four dynasties” . He explained how they are used by the progressives. The mass media is one of them.
Report Post »taxedenuf
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:43pmThis is what you get in the MSM if you dare tell the truth instead of spouting the propaganda line of the DNC.
Report Post »Freelancer
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:41pmWe can’t have anyone speaking the truth…. YOU’RE FIRED!
henryclay
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 1:51pmGlenn should check him out and if all is well hire him for the Blaze!!!!
Report Post »REVEL
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:03pmI second that motion. If you get fired for doing the right thing then we should always find a place for the do-gooders who follow their priciples. Don’t be ashamed of it. Stand up for what you believe in. You will prevail!!! We all will!!!
Report Post »VegasGuy
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:07pmSounds like this could be the work of Mark Lloyd, the FCC Diversity Czar appointed by Obama. I wonder if he threatened the station’s FCC license?
Report Post »kralspaces
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:44pmABC News is about to disappear anyway and Doug will have a head start on the other news reporters to find another venue.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 2:57pmlisten to when they describe how they are going to kill the well……sounds like the plan obama is using to kill AMERICA
Report Post »martnee777
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 3:34pm@kralspaces, could you say that again, you know, the part about ABC News disappearing. I got such a thrill running up my leg. woooo hoooo
Report Post »sweetbees
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:00pmHenryclay….you read my mind!!! :)
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 4:59pmHe should have known better than report the truth with the dimwitocrats in charge.
Report Post »Blue Eyez
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 7:27pmEXACTLY! How dare you work for THIS company and actually speak the truth. Just WHO authorized this?? Love it!
Report Post »meisterschaft
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 7:52pmMotion accepted, next order of business!
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on September 17, 2010 at 10:50pmhenryclay.. I have to third that idea since someone already seconded it.. this guy is a hero on the WRONG station.. the only way this would have been better is if it was on NBC..
Report Post »B-24 Liberator
Posted on September 18, 2010 at 6:07amWorking in the news biz as I do, I can almost guarantee that there’s more to this than simply one incident. There is probably a significant history of personality and professional conflict between this reporter and his boss. I’ve even heard of stories where an anchorman threw a chair at a well-deserving news director. This was probably the last straw.
Having written that, it wouldn‘t surprise me to learn someone in the White House pulled this ND’s string.
Report Post »NJONY
Posted on September 18, 2010 at 6:52pmEigher Glenn or FNC.
Report Post »downwithbigbro
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 9:47amDoes this actually surprise you? Honestly….
Report Post »ajay58us
Posted on September 19, 2010 at 3:40pmFox can use him!
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