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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Agree. The JUJ is an extremely liberal and biased group, with its own agenda. It's the same thing as using Breitbart as a source is trying to defend a comservative position. [/quote]

JUFJ (the correct acronym) took the time to talk to those who were actually involved. Are you accusing them of lying? [/quote]

I am not the immediate PP.  But, I do think it is certainly possible that JUFJ was (a) selective in who they spoke to about the event and/or (b) selectively shared what was recounted to them about the event.

You seem to be accepting that the reporter was lying, or at least quite biased in the events he/she recounted.  Why do you seem to think this is possible from the reporter, but not JUFJ?

Obviously any person or org can be biased, but I would tend (other things being equal) to trust a WaPo reporter rather than an organization with a clear agenda -- whether that be JUFJ or some conservative organization.

I find it quite interesting how here it seems to be the left (and I am no conservative) crying about fake news from the main stream media. [/quote]

One of the fallacies of conservatives is their belief that the "mainstream media" is liberal. The mainstream media is corporate and its biases are toward the status quo. Ask Bernie Sanders how he feels about the mainstream media.

The Washington Post has a very troubling history in its coverage of local politics. By necessity the reporter was selective in his reporting. He obviously couldn't, and didn't, report very second of the tour. I can't believe that would even be a question in your mind. [b]For whatever reason, the reporter concentrated on making White and his staff look like dunderheads or worse.[/b] All you have to do is read the article to understand why White would have been upset by the reporter's presence. How would you feel about being accompanied by someone you believed was going to make you look bad (and subsequently did exactly that)? [b]Therefore, it is easy to believe the scenario presented by the JUFJ.[/b] On the other hand, what evidence is there to suggest that White left because of anti-Semitism? The Washington Post doesn't even make that allegation.
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This really has nothing to do with liberal/conservative and the question of media bias.

You are still accepting that the Post reporter was looking to make White bad -- rather than reporting on what White did, which made him look bad.  If he didn't act as a "dunderhead," your word, then there would have been nothing for the Post reporter to report about.  If he had simply gone through the tour, it could have just as easily been a fluff piece on him trying to learn and make amends.

And, no, of course the reporter did not report every second of the event.  But neither did JUFJ.  They chose to recount (anonymously I believe) statements more supportive of White.

You find it easy to believe the scenario presented by JUFJ because you agree with their politics and would like their version of events to be true.  That doesn't necessarily mean their version is not, in fact, correct, but please acknowledge that your world view is heavily influencing who you choose to believe here.  And I will acknowledge that others are biased against JUFJ and that will lead them to more readily credit the Post's account.

As for me personally, I am not sure who to believe. [/quote]

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