{"id":8364,"date":"2011-02-20T13:21:55","date_gmt":"2011-02-20T21:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bradblog.com\/?p=8364"},"modified":"2011-02-20T16:03:46","modified_gmt":"2011-02-21T00:03:46","slug":"video-hacker-news-network-covers-us-chamber-disinfosmear-plot-because-someones-got-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8364","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: &#8216;Hacker News Network&#8217; Covers U.S. Chamber Disinfo\/Smear Plot (Because Someone&#8217;s Got To)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sad to say the best video coverage so far (though that&#8217;s not saying much as <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8363\">I noted Friday night<\/a>), of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce plot to dishonestly, and perhaps illegally, try and discredit, smear and illicitly undermine their perceived political enemies (such as <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8354\">me and, for some reason, my family<\/a>) comes from HNN. That&#8217;s right, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hackernews.com\/2011\/02\/19\/hnncast-2011-02-18\/\">from the <i>Hacker News Network<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report on the U.S. Chamber plot (and the related BofA\/WikiLeaks plot) is the very first story &#8212; approximately 5 mins &#8212; right at the top of the video&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><embed src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/hM15gqWrFAI%2Em4v\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"250\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/center><\/p>\n<p>See? Was that so hard? [<a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8363#comment-435273\"><i>Hat-tip Jeannie Dean.<\/i><\/a>]\n<p><center><b>* * *<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p><i><b>UPDATE 3:55pm PT:<\/b><\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/grittv.org\/2011\/02\/16\/lee-fang-michael-whitney-conspiracy-tactics-from-the-chamber\/\">GRITtv also covered the story<\/a> in an in-depth discussion with <a href=\"http:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/author\/Lee%20Fang\">ThinkProgress&#8217; Lee Fang<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/my.firedoglake.com\/members\/michaelwhitney\/\">Firedoglake&#8217;s Michael Whitney<\/a> last Wednesday&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><center><embed src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/gdElgqSpKgI\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"400\" height=\"287\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/embed><\/center><\/p>\n<p><center><b>* * *<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<p><i>Previously related at The BRAD BLOG:<\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>2\/18\/11:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8363\">U.S. Chamber Plot Update: Malware, Fake Personas, Government Contracts, Public Shame, Bar Complaints, Media Failures and Other News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2\/15\/11:<\/b> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/BradBlog.com\/Images\/Speaker_Icon_Green_14.png\" border=\"0\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8356\">Special <i>Green News Report<\/i> on the U.S. Chamber Plot <\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2\/14\/11:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8355\">Late Updates on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Plot to Target, Discredit, Defraud Political Enemies<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2\/14\/11:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8354\">U.S. Chamber of Commerce Thugs Used &#8216;Terror Tools&#8217; for Disinfo Scheme Targeting Me, My Family, Other Progressive U.S. Citizens, Groups<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2\/10\/11:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=8351\">Hacked Emails Show U.S. Chamber of Commerce Targeted VelvetRevolution.US, Other Progressive Groups With Massive Disinfo Campaign<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sad to say the best video coverage so far (though that&#8217;s not saying much as I noted Friday night), of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce plot to dishonestly, and perhaps illegally, try and discredit, smear and illicitly undermine their perceived political enemies (such as me and, for some reason, my family) comes from HNN. 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