The Silencing (34 page)

83
.
    
Marjorie Kehe, “Kate Zernike on ‘Boiling Mad: Inside Tea Party America,’”
Christian Science Monitor
, October 21, 2010,
http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2010/1021/Kate-Zernike-on-Boiling-Mad-Inside-Tea-Party-America
.

84
.
    
Jennifer Epstein, “Nancy Pelosi Calls GOP Budget ‘a War on Women,’”
Politico
, April 8, 2011,
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/52793.html
.

85
.
    
Amanda Marcotte, “Mad 21st Century Men,”
American Prospect
, March 26, 2012.

86
.
    
Joan Walsh, “GOP’s Economic War on Women about to Explode,”
Salon.com
, September 25, 2013,
http://www.salon.com/2013/09/25/gop’s_economic_war_on_women_about_to_explode
.

87
.
    
Kirsten Powers, “Bill O’Reilly Is Not Sexist,”
USA Today
, September 9, 2014,
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/09/09/kirsten-powers-bill-oreilly-is-no-sexist/15360175/
.

88
.
    
Brad Wilmouth, “MSNBC Hits Limbaugh’s ‘Venom and Hate’ and ‘Anti-Women Crusader’ Cuccinelli,” Media Research Center, November 11, 2013,
http://mrc.org/biasalerts/msnbc-hits-limbaughs-venom-and-hate-and-anti-women-crusader-cuccinelli
.

89
.
    
Aaron Camp, “Ken Cuccinelli, of All People, Comes Out against Electoral College Rigging,”
Daily Kos
, January 26, 2013,
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/26/1182343/-Ken-Cuccinelli-of-all-people-comes-out-against-Electoral-College-rigging
.

90
.
    
Exit Polls—Va. Governor,
New York Times
, 2013,
http://www.nytimes.com/projects/elections/2013/general/virginia/exit-polls.html
.

91
.
    
Michelle Goldberg, “Michelle Goldberg on the Ann Romney Hitler Tempest,” Daily Beast, May 14, 2012,
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/05/14/michelle-goldberg-on-the-ann-romney-hitler-tempest.html
.

92
.
    
Powers, “Bill O’Reilly Is Not Sexist.”

93
.
    
Joe Strupp, “George Will Ohio Campus Appearance Sparks Protests over Rape Column,” Media Matters for America, October 20, 2014,
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/10/20/george-will-ohio-campus-appearance-sparks-prote/201233
; Erin Gloria Ryan, “
Washington Post
Defends George Will’s
Atrocious Rape Column,” Jezebel, June 12, 2014,
http://jezebel.com/washington-post-defends-george-wills-atrocious-rape-col-1590127910
.

94
.
    
Emily Yoffe, “College Women: Stop Getting Drunk,”
Slate
, October 15, 2013,
http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2013/10/sexual_assault_and_drinking_teach_women_the_connection.html
.

95
.
    
James Hamblin, “How Not to Talk about the Culture of Sexual Assault,”
Atlantic
, March 29, 2014,
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/how-notto-talk-about-the-culture-of-sexual-assault/359845/
; Lori Adelman, “Dear Prudence Columnist Publishes Rape Denialism Manifesto Advising Women to ‘Stop Getting Drunk,’”
Feministing
, October 16, 2013,
http://feministing.com/2013/10/16/emily-yoffe-aka-dear-prudence-publishes-rape-denialism-manifesto-tells-women-point-blank-to-stop-getting-drunk-to-avoid-rape/
; Olivia Fleming, “‘Don’t Drink if You Don’t Want to Get Raped’: Female Advice Columnist Causes Backlash with Controversial Opinion on How to Prevent Sexual Assault,”
Daily Mail
, October 17, 2013,
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2465278/Dont-drink-dont-want-raped-Female-advice-columnist-causes-backlash-controversial-opinion-prevent-sexual-assault.html
.

96
.
    
Jed Rubenfeld, “Mishandling Rape,”
New York Times
, November 15, 2014,
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/opinion/sunday/mishandling-rape.html?_r=0
.

97
.
    
Robby Soave, “Liberal Feminists, Stop Smearing Critics as Rape Apologists,”
Reason.com
, November 17, 2014,
http://reason.com/blog/2014/11/17/liberal-feminists-stop-smearing-critics
.

98
.
    
Emily Yoffe, “Emily Yoffe Responds to Her Critics,”
Slate
, October 18, 2013,
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2013/10/18/rape_culture_and_binge_drinking_emily_yoffe_responds_to_her_critics.html
.

99
.
    
Ben Smith, “Media Matters’ War against Fox,”
Politico
, updated March 27, 2011,
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51949.html
.

100
.
  
Lloyd Grove, “Was Reporter Sheryl Attkisson Too Right-Wing for CBS?,” Daily Beast, October 29, 2014,
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/10/29/was-reporter-sharyl-attkisson-too-right-wing-for-cbs.html
.

101
.
  
Matt Gertz, “After Criticizing Journalists Who Are Too Close To Politicians, Sharyl Attkisson Parties With Darrell Issa,” Media Matters for America, November 7, 2014
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/11/07/after-criticizing-journalists-who-are-too-close/201495
;
Dylan Byers, “Sharyl Attkisson Resigns from CBS News,” Politico, March 10, 2014,
http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2014/03/sharyl-attkisson-to-leave-cbs-news-184836.html
.

102
.
  
“Was a Former CBS Correspondent Hacked by the Government?,” MSNBC, November 7, 2014,
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-interviews-sharyl-attkisson-355291203735
; Part 2: “The Cynic’s Case against Sharyl Attkisson,” MSNBC, November 7, 2014,
http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-cynics-case-against-sharyl-attkisson-355289667971
11-7-2014.

103
.
  
Matthew Yglesias, “Boyer Plate,”
American Prospect
, November 17, 2003,
http://prospect.org/article/boyer-plate
.

104
.
  
Ibid.

105
.
  
“Who Is Fox News’ Peter Boyer,” Media Matters for America, January 24, 2014,
http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/01/24/who-is-fox-news-peter-boyer/197730
.

106
.
  
“Biography: Peter Boyer—Correspondent,” PBS,
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/peterboyer.html
.

107
.
  
Ron Fournier, “On Deadline: Obama Walks Arrogance Line,” Associated Press, March 17, 2008, available at
DemocraticUnderground.com
,
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5123462
.

108
.
  
Julia, “Late Night FDL: the Enemy of Your Enemy Might Not Be Your Friend,” Firedoglake, March 28, 2008,
http://firedoglake.com/2008/03/28/late-night-fdl-the-enemy-of-your-enemy-might-not-be-your-friend/
.

109
.
  
Eric Boehlert, “The AP Has a Ron Fournier Problem,” Media Matters for America, July 22, 2008,
http://mediamatters.org/research/2008/07/22/the-ap-has-a-ron-fournier-problem/144113
.

110
.
  
MrBurns17, “AP Conservative Shill Ron Fournier: Biden Pick Shows Lack of Confidence,”
Daily Kos
, August 23, 2008,
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/08/23/573459/-AP-Conservative-shill-Ron-Fournier-Biden-pick-shows-lack-of-confidence
.

111
.
  
dday, “No Excuses: Ron Fournier Needs to Be Recused or Fired: Huge Update,”
Daily Kos
, August 23, 2008,
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/08/23/573650/-No-excuses-Ron-Fournier-needs-to-be-recused-or-fired-HUGE-UPDATE
.

112
.
  
“AP: Stop the Anti-Democrat, Pro-McCain Bias,”
MoveOn.org
,
http://pol.moveon.org/call/?cp_id=797&tg=508.532
.

113
.
  
Jane Hamsher, “Action: Tell AP to Remove Ron Fournier from the Presidential Beat,” Firedoglake, August 23, 2008,
http://firedoglake.com/2008/08/23/action-tell-ap-to-remove-ron-fournier-from-the-presidential-beat/
.

114
.
  
“Remove Ron Fournier,” Firedoglake,
http://action.firedoglake.com/page/speakout/fournier
.

115
.
  
Ron Fournier, “What if Obama Can’t Lead?,”
National Journal
, July 31, 2013,
http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/what-if-obama-can-t-lead-20130731
.

116
.
  
Ron Fournier, “Why I’m Getting Sick of Defending Obamacare,”
National Journal
, February 11, 2014,
http://www.nationaljournal.com/white-house/why-i-m-getting-sick-of-defending-obamacare-20140211
.

117
.
  
Tom Kludt, “Ron Fournier Is a Liberal Journalist, According to RNC Chairman,” Talking Points Memo, February 12, 2014,
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ron-fournier-liberal-journalist-rnc-chairman-reince-priebus
.

CHAPTER THREE: ILLIBERAL INTOLERANCE AND INTIMIDATION

1
.
      
“HRC Protests Chick-fil-A Food Truck,” Human Rights Campaign, July 25, 2012,
http://www.hrc.org/press-releases/entry/hrc-protests-chick-fil-a-food-truck
; Cavan Sieczkowski, “Chick-Fil-A CEO Dan Cathy Speaks Out on Gay Marriage Controversy,” Huffington Post, updated March 19, 2014,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/17/chick-fil-a-dan-cathy-gay-marriage_n_4980682.html
.

2
.
      
Lindsay Abrams, “Chick-fil-A: Antibiotic-Free, but Still Pretty Terrible,”
Salon.com
, February 12, 2014,
http://www.salon.com/2014/02/12/chick_fil_a_antibiotic_free_but_still_pretty_terrible/
.

3
.
      
James King, “Chick-Fil-A Flap: Brooklyn Republican Invites Homophobic Chicken Peddler Dan Cathy to Open Restaurant,”
Village Voice
, August 7, 2012,
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/08/brooklyn_republ.php
.

4
.
      
Erin Gloria Ryan, “Chick-fil-A’s Delicious Chicken Sandwiches Are Deep Fried in Hate,” Jezebel, July 18, 2012,
http://jezebel.com/5927029/chick-fil-as-delicious-chicken-sandwiches-are-deep-fried-in-hate
.

5
.
      
Jesse Bering, “The Prideful, Arrogant President of Chick-fil-A,”
Slate
, August 6, 2012,
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/08/chick_fil_a_controversy_why_dan_cathy_s_statements_are_dangerous_.html
.

6
.
      
Dana Musgrave, “Adam M. Smith’s Harasses Rachael Chick-Fil-A’s Hate Group,” YouTube, August 3, 2012,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xdyzb6lBzI
.

7
.
      
Kim Bhasin, “Exec Who Got Fired for Bullying Chick-fil-A Worker Explains What Happened That Day,” Business Insider, August 4, 2012,
http://www.businessinsider.com/former-vante-cfo-adam-smith-apologizes-for-bullying-chick-fil-a-worker-2012-8#ixzz3SXlpWZtD
.

8
.
      
Perry Chiaramonte, “Arizona Chick-fil-A Worker Berated on Viral Video Wants to Meet with Bully,” Fox News, August 7, 2012,
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/08/07/arizona-chick-fil-worker-berated-on-viral-video-wants-to-meet-with-bully/
.

9
.
      
Lucas Grindley, “Chick-Fil-A Not Welcome in a Growing List of Places,”
Advocate
, July 26, 2012,
http://www.advocate.com/business/2012/07/26/chick-fil-not-welcome-growing-list-places
.

10
.
    
Andrew Spencer, “Emory University Dumps Chik-fil-A,” News WSB, March 12, 2013,
http://www.wsbradio.com/news/news/emory-university-dumps-chick-fil-/nWpb7/
.

11
.
    
“University Statement on Chick-fil-A,” Emory University, August 2, 2012,
http://news.emory.edu/stories/2012/08/upress_chickfila_statement/index.html
.

12
.
    
Shane L. Windmeyer, “Colleges Rally to Kick Chick-fil-A Off Campus,”
Advocate
, June 17, 2012,
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-l-windmeyer/chick-fil-a-colleges_b_1790565.html
.

13
.
    
Ibid.

14
.
    
Michele Richinick, “Pope Francis Suggests Gay Marriage Threatens Traditional Families,” MSNBC, January 16, 2015,
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/pope-francis-suggests-gay-marriage-threatens-traditional-families
.

15
.
    
Eliana Dockterman, “Boston Mayor Blocks Chick-Fil-A Franchise from City over Homophobic Attitudes,”
Time
, July 23, 2012,
http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/07/23/boston-mayor-blocks-chick-fil-a-franchise-from-city-over-homophobic-attitude/
.

16
.
    
Hal Dardick, “Alderman to Chick-fil-A: No Deal,”
Chicago Tribune
, July 25, 2012,
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-met-chicago-chick-fil-a-20120725-story.html
.