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Published: 04/17/09

John Ziegler Cuffed, Stuffed for Covering Katie Couric Journalism Award

By  Tommy Christopher and Caleb Howe - Politics Daily
John Ziegler Cuffed, Stuffed for Covering Katie Couric Journalism Award

John Ziegler, the provocateur behind "Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Sarah Palin was Targeted," tried to cover attendees of the Walter Cronkite Awards Dinner, but was met with forcible resistance. Campus police at USC set up a barricade for Ziegler that would have prevented him from having access to attendees. Their rationale was based on classifying Ziegler as a "protester."When he set up near the entrance to the event, the police took action. Here's the video:Full Video: Link: I'm no legal expert, so those police might have had some kind of legal fig leaf for what they did, ...

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Published: 03/16/09

'Hillary: The Movie' to be Judged By Supreme Court, Not Ebert

By  Tommy Christopher - Politics Daily
'Hillary: The Movie' to be Judged By Supreme Court, Not Ebert

You might not have heard of "Hillary: The Movie," but it's about to open for an exclusive engagement with a very finicky audience: The Supreme Court.But the ultimate impact of "Hillary: The Movie" may come at the Supreme Court, where this week justices once again will be challenged to decide how congressional intentions to curb the power of special interest groups can coexist with the First Amendment's protection of free speech. ...Because the movie is partially financed with corporate funds, it fell under restrictions in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 -- as the McCain-Feingold law ...

Published: 02/23/09

HowObamaGotElected.com Releases Movie, Ziegler Does Today Show

By  Tommy Christopher - Politics Daily
HowObamaGotElected.com Releases Movie, Ziegler Does Today Show

John Ziegler, proprietor of the website HowObamaGotElected.com and producer of "Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin Was Targeted," was on the Today Show to promote the DVD release of the film. Ziegler does his trademark interview hijacking routine, with mixed results: (H/T Captain Ed)Lauer does a decent job of maintaining control of the interview, but he lets Ziegler get away with passing himself off as just some filmmaker, rather than a right-wing radio personality with an axe to grind. I haven't seen the film yet, but The Political Machine has covered Ziegler in great detail. ...

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