Media Matters Analyst Out After Controversial Criticisms About Israel
- Posted on April 7, 2012 at 10:31am by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Media Matters' MJ Rosenberg announced Friday he was leaving the organization. (Image source: Washington Free Beacon)
Media Matters for America’s controversial analyst MJ Rosenberg is leaving the liberal media watchdog site and starting his own blog, saying he doesn’t want to see the organization face “possible harm” because of his “critical writings about Israel.”
“My presence here is being used in an effort to shut Media Matters up,” Rosenberg wrote in a farewell post Friday.
Rosenberg has been extremely critical of Israeli policies and referred to Jews who support Israel as “Israel firsters,” a term that has been used by anti-Semites who accuse Jews of having “dual loyalties,” according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Rosenberg said of Media Matters: “This is an incredibly successful organization. (Just ask Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh — or Rupert Murdoch, for that matter — about its impact). But the last thing I want to do is allow the right to use my support for a reinvigorated Middle East peace process to distract Media Matters from its primary mission: fighting for truth in the media.”
As Big Journalism pointed out, Rosenberg has called out Jewish members of Congress for their support for Israel, and recently tweeted of Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.): “I wonder if any candidate in either party other than Joe L would slobber over Israel if it wasn’t for the $. Actually I don’t wonder.”
Rosenberg made news last month after he accused the Drudge Report of “incitement” for posting what he thought was a phony photo of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in February.
“Racist demagogue Drudge continues to run photo of some kid, not Trayvon for incitement purposes,” he tweeted.
The photo was in fact Martin, dressed in a white tank top and noticeably older than the initial photos circulated.
“Mixed up Drudge photo of Trayvon w Michelle Malkin’s. Malkin’s is an admitted fake. Drudge? Don’t know. Sorry,” Rosenberg tweeted several hours later. He followed it up with another post that said: “Malkin apologized for fake #Trayvon photo. I apologize for mixing up her photo with one Drudge used.”
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Comments (52)
crypticguise
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 5:46pmMedia Matters should have their 501c3 yanked by the IRS. They are a propaganda arm of the Democratic Party and work for them.
Report Post »RougeFastFingers
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 6:15pmYou forget who runs the IRS these days.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 6:35pmHarvard is full of Socialists willing to be ScapeGoats!
Report Post »SerikFox
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 9:40pm@Rougefastfingers It‘s Erik the Awful’s descendents, right? lol (Anyone here a fan of Ray Stevens?)
Report Post »techengineer11
Posted on April 8, 2012 at 5:32pmIsn’t Rosenberg a Jewish name?
Seriously we’ve reached a place in America that if one offers criticism of Israel you have to be fired or removed from your position? Really now? Is AIPAC that powerful? Are there that many people in our Media Congress and White House that depend upon Jewish money?
This is utterly sick and disgusting!
Report Post »DMONIC
Posted on April 8, 2012 at 9:10pmThe current admin is full of snakes. Know how to get the snakes out of the shadows and into daylight? Gasoline, lots of it and a match. Although, I personally prefer napalm. Problem solved.
Report Post »MetalPatriot
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 5:14pmWhat’s with the Jews that hate Israel?
Where do these kind of people come from? Mars?
He declares his desire for “truth in media” but only seems to extend itself to truth as he sees it.
Report Post »GeoInSD
Posted on April 8, 2012 at 2:01pmThey all belong to the “Israel Hating Jews Club” whose president is George Soros. But that doesn’t explain why. Frankly, I don’t understand why Jews tend to be staunch Democrats, as anti Jew and anti Israel that the Dem Party tends to be.
Report Post »pwatkins
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 4:44pmI guess the truth will come from mediamatters now huh?…yeah right. I am not so sure I am going to believe the truth from them if I ever see or read it.
Report Post »bullcrapbuster
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 4:43pmThe battle that is raging is not between races or religions,it is between truth and error,good and evil,freedom and slavery,God and the devil.There can be all races, colors and creeds on either side. God will inspire, encourage and protect those of us on the side of truth but the fight is ours to win or lose depending on our faith or lack of faith in him. The enemy is not unified and neither are we. Time to put aside petty differences and look at the bigger picture. I believe that this is shaping up to be the big battle before the return of our lord and savior. Our cause is just,truth is our greatest weapon. We pray for peace but we are prepered to defend our freedom,our families and our right to worship God according to our concience.
Report Post »weneedrubio
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 4:30pmI guess this is the jew Obama is actually helping, he sure isn’t helping the honest ones. This guy needs to have his ass kicked, what a lying schmuck.
Report Post »dutchy
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 4:17pmThis MJ Rosenburg is a despicable human being, and of course he’s in the photo sitting with no one other than Hussain Obama. http://www.tellthetruth.org
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 3:34pmThere are people that use their money for good such as jobs for others. If the others do well they can, with a lot of incentive, go on to be a boss or just enjoy his job and life. Those like Media Matters use it foremost for evil to ruin or bring harm to others. Israel has gone through a lot and has always been strong and faithful and deserves more then what our President and others are giving to them. God Bless the USA and Israel
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 3:41pm………………”to distract Media Matters from its primary mission: fighting for truth in the media.” There’s an oxymoron.
Report Post »1Haole_Boy
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 3:05pmMedia Matters is a diversion to what is about to happen in November! The Spectre of the Biggest voter Fraud in the History of the World!!
Report Post »__In a Democracy, the people are sovereign by their suffrage and that we must have strict rules pertaining to those who are the ones who have this suffrage in the same way we need to know the name of the sovereign in a monarchy. These are the observations of Montesquieu in his treatment “The Spirit of Laws.” He goes on to note that when the Athenians caught a stranger participating in their affairs such as suffrage, he is put to death.
__Eric Holder and Barack Obama are suing all states who wish to vet voters prior to going into the voting booths which are historically the primary ingredient in stealing an election!!
**Impeach and remove Eric Holder now as well as Barack Obama!! Obama may lose by citizen votes but may very well win with the aid of illegal alien as well as deceased individuals which I believe is very likely!! We need to stop listening to blowhards like Neil Boortz!!
MCDAVE
Posted on April 8, 2012 at 1:24amthey have also hired a spanish co to count the votes in 2012….Obama is on track to steal this election….
Report Post »Dave In Arizona
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 2:17pmSo, Rosenberg is “leaving the liberal media watchdog site and starting his own blog…“ Is that PC phraseology for ”Media Matters fired my butt“ or ”Media Matters has thrown me under the bus”?
Report Post »Sdegan
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 2:04pmMedia Matters is a propaganda machine: http://conjectureandconsequence.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/the-secular-west-and-israel/
Report Post »Carrieann1
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 12:56pmREGARDING :
THATSITIVEHADENOUGH
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 12:12pm
You said it. I’m Jewish, and I’d love to slug both of them.
YOU COULDN’T HAVE SAID IT ANY BETTER — (BY THE WAY …… I LIKE YOUR MONIKER…..I FEEL THE SAME WAY !!)
Report Post »Tom70
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 12:38pmMedia Matters is Soro‘s baby and Obama is his aborted son who love’s Jews who hate Israel.
Report Post »db321
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 12:55pmHas anyone heard for Soros lately.
Report Post »AmazingGrace8
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 1:54pm@db321
Even Soros can be embarrased too, so he is hiding-out from the public for awhile because of the “old-duffers-blue-shorts” incident. He thinks he blew his image as just being a regular ole’fuddy-duddy and not the “god-like-I-rule-the-world” image he personifys. Image is everything when you are trying to “topple-nations”. Hey, rethink that Soros. Wolf in sheep’s clothing…hey harmless ole’man wearing blue shorts….that might work to his advantage.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 3:43pmIs he still alive?
Report Post »BV FROM TX
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 9:30pmDB321 – go to sorosfiles.com and see how Murdock is throwing Fox News reporters under the bus to try to get Soros off his back. They just hired Jesse Jackson’s daughter along with Sally Kohn from Soros-group and Jehmu Greene from Acorn. It is going to backfire on Murdock for not standing up for his employees and his viewers. Fox is no better than the other leftist MSM now. I only watch Hannity and only seldom then. I do not need any more lies and propaganda, much less Chicago mafia tactics.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 12:20pmHillary will probably put him to work at the State Department if things don’t work out with his blog.
Report Post »Mateytwo Barreett
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 12:19pmIs it just me, OR is the Lyin’ King “transforming”? I have noticed a change in facial expression. There is no longer a passive mask, but on of controlled disdain. “Thank Allah, I only have to put up with these for another seven months- grant me the strength!
Report Post »rambosharley
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 12:05pmIt really hits home when you see a FAR LEFTIST, SELF HATING JEW, COMMIE PIG sitting next to our COMMIE presbo. CRAP, a picture speaks a thousand words!
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 12:12pmYou said it. I’m Jewish, and I’d love to slug both of them.
Report Post »COFemale
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 11:57am“Rosenberg said of Media Matters: “This is an incredibly successful organization. (Just ask Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh — or Rupert Murdoch, for that matter — about its impact)”
Yeah, BULLIES sometimes do get their way. Media Blathers is a useless piece of rag ran by bloggers who can’t find a real job. Most are probably high school dropouts with no college education and those who have one, are communist – socialist – marxist and self-hating Jews. Yep that is what I call a successful organization – NOT!
Report Post »cuinsong
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 11:56amHe is not being well received by MM readers so he is going to take his marbles to another sand box where people like him can blurt out any rubbish they can think of to try & destroy Israel!
Report Post »These people are such small minded hypocrites they can’t understand why we do not see them as lofty soothsayers of wisdom!
Instead we see a feeble minded individual attempting to spread deception & lies for their own ends!
Very sad indeed.
These songs are for people like this called
“The Devils Song” http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10789987
“Diversity” http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_11826046
Jaycen
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 11:54am“My presence here is being used in an effort to shut Media Matters up,” Rosenberg wrote in a farewell post Friday.
Mr. Rosenburg, please stop your whinging. Every thing anyone says on Fox News is used by your oganization to shut up Fox News. What’s your point?
Report Post »justangry
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 11:34amI don’t know guys. I’m really starting to notice an alarming trend here. The state of Israel does have flaws like every other country. Not being able to point them out without fear of losing everything seems awful dangerous. Marty Shot says Hitler did some good things and loses her baseball team. Mel Gibson gets drunk and says some stupid crap and his career is over. Helen Thomas says European Jews should go back to Europe and she’s canned. Now a Jewish fella gets the boot because he critizes Israel. I don’t necessarily agree with any of those statements, but REALLY don’t think people should lose everything because they speak out against what they think is wrong. If for no other reason this type of overreaction seems to be fueling true anti-Semitism.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 3:06pmI don’t think it was solely because of his comments on Israel. I think he stretched the rubber band too far and it snapped back in his face.
It will be interesting to see how his own blog does.
One thing that has been interesting is the amount of in fighting among the party of peace and love. Keith O and Current TV comes to mind. And now this.
Report Post »hogtrashhd
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 11:12amunfortunately where there’s one there are thousands.. like cockroaches..soo many self hating people
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 11:54amI don’t know this Rosenberg guy, but do you think he hates himself?
Report Post »Overton Window
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 11:07amWhen you get a taste of your own medicine, it is a bitter dose. It is a shame that people have been so “dumbed-down” that they believe anything Media Matters reports.
Report Post »anotherGDlefty
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 12:07pmWith a name like Overton Window I can only assume that you have never seen the media matters website.
Report Post »Ask Glenn how well using his own words in order to highlight the lunacy that his FOXPAC show was becoming worked out.
If you guys can’t stand hearing and reading what your own news sources are saying and trying to pass it off as actual news that is your problem.
Media matters and myself have no interest in censorship. Keep saying what you FOXPACers say and we will keep posting it and politically moderate people will continue to see the complete disconnect from reality that is being spewed.
The story of the Obama face flag on this site is a great example of your “values”.
Many want to go burn this persons house down because of their politics.
That should upset normal people more than face flag.
strawberry411a
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 11:04amThe American jewish community is an enigma.
Report Post »Inlightofthings
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 10:52amMedia Matters – much less than it used to thanks to the alphabet news.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 10:54ammedia matters is all about getting people to shut up.
Report Post »MikeinIdaho
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 10:52amAnd another self-hating Jew-for-Soros gets thrown under the bus. I love it!
Report Post »georgepatton
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 1:50pmDitto!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on April 7, 2012 at 10:47amSo one more shill for Media Matters self generating propagandist machinery leaves? The darkness just moves to another spot then.
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