{"id":7179,"date":"2010-08-02T23:48:49","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T03:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/?p=7179"},"modified":"2010-08-02T23:48:49","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T03:48:49","slug":"the-lynchburg-tea-party-steps-into-a-smelly-pile-of-media-banning-horsecrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southsidecentral.com\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/02\/the-lynchburg-tea-party-steps-into-a-smelly-pile-of-media-banning-horsecrap\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lynchburg Tea Party steps into a smelly pile of media-banning horsecrap."},"content":{"rendered":"

Good news: Robert Hurt & Bob Goodlatte are speaking at Thursday’s Lynchburg Tea Party meeting<\/p>\n

Bad news: You’re not going to hear what they have to say unless you’re a Lynchburg Tea Party member because they’ve banned the media from attending.<\/p>\n

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Media not invited to Tea Party meeting with Hurt, Goodlatte<\/a><\/p>\n

I purposely stayed away from all news this weekend but found out about this today. Needless to say, I was outraged. I sent a message to Mark Lloyd who immediately called me back and was very nice about explaining the Tea Party’s rationale. I understood his viewpoint but I told him that I strongly disagreed with it because anytime a politician makes a speech, the media should be allowed to cover it. Now that we’re in the election season, it’s even more important for people to hear from the candidates as much as they can.<\/p>\n

I called Robert Hurt’s campaign manager tonight and left a message telling him that in my opinion, it looks poorly upon his candidate when he chooses to speak at an event where the media has been banned by the organizers. I plan on doing the same thing in a phone call to Bob Goodlatte’s campaign tomorrow. <\/p>\n

(Disclaimer<\/strong>: I am the owner\/operator of SouthsideCentral.com and work for Star News Corporation. I make my paycheck covering news like this.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Now let’s go to the “fun yet disturbing” part of this…<\/p>\n

Lynchburg Tea Party site: August 5th Meeting \u2013 Speakers: Hurt & Goodlatte<\/a><\/p>\n

Let’s look at the comments left by “Lynchburg Tea Party”.<\/p>\n

In what way has the media been a friend to the tea party? In NO WAY is the answer to that. We are called Racists. Terrorists. Etc. There will be cameras there. OURS!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dear “Lynchburg Tea Party”: I don’t care one bit about your views. As a member of the media, I would be there to cover what the candidates had to say. The media is there to cover the story.<\/p>\n

The announcment does not say \u201cLynchburg Tea Party \u2018members\u2019 \u201d so if you consider yourself a participant in the TP then come and bring a friend.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dear “Lynchburg Tea Party”: Now it appears that anybody can come as long as they “consider themselves a participant in the TP”? I’m getting confused here. Now there’s a membership requirement?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve asked mark to craft a clarification for you and others. Bring your spouse by all means.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dear “Lynchburg Tea Party”: I get it now. You’re making this up as you go. <\/p>\n

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I strongly suspect that “Lynchburg Tea Party” is Kurt Feigel, who has a frequent habit of dogma-driven outbursts. Anyway, I hope that both Robert Hurt & Bob Goodlatte rethink their commitments to speak in front of this group and any other group that would ban the media. Mark Lloyd is better than this decision and I hope he changes his mind. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Good news: Robert Hurt & Bob Goodlatte are speaking at Thursday’s Lynchburg Tea Party meeting<\/p>\n

Bad news: You’re not going to hear what they have to say unless you’re a Lynchburg Tea Party member because they’ve banned the media from attending.<\/p>\n

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