Having previously announced that the National Tea Party Convention would be closed to the press, organizers announced yesterday that they would reverse course. However, the Nashville Post reports that only five media organizations will receive credentials for the entire convention, and they all conveniently happen to be right-wing outlets:They also used the excuse that as "we have set expectations that this is a working convention, we have tried not to make it a media event.”
The five approved outlets are: Fox News, Breitbart.com, Townhall.com, World Net Daily and The Wall Street Journal. All five are widely considered to be Right-leaning organizations.
The press release explains that the requests for credentials have been overwhelming and that to preserve the nature of the event they are limiting press availability.
Right...because Fox News is always so circumspect and diplomatic when it reports the news and they would never turn any event into a media circus.
A media event is exactly what the teabaggers wanted, and by inviting only these right-leaning organizations their message will be tightly controlled and scripted. Ironically, their website currently claims they believe in "Free Speech." I think they should change that to reflect what they really mean - "Free Speech as told by right-wing media outlets."
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