Apparently, shutting down Ezra Klein’s JournoList listserv wasn’t enough to kill it. I spotted it lumbering through the dense undergrowth of the MSM just today. Over at Newsweek, former JournoLista Ben Adler recycles the talking points of former JournoLista Greg Sargent of the Washington Post. To appreciate what’s going on here, a bit of background is necessary:

Last week, Greg Sargent was thrilled over Obama’s pro-Cordoba House speech, saying it would go down as one of the President’s finest moments. When Obama changed his tune the next day, Sargent was at pains to explain how the clarified position definitely did not represent a walk back. Defending the President had an added benefit. It allowed Sargent to avoid climbing down from his own over-the-top Obama cheerleading. It was a win-win in theory, though in actual fact his argument wasn’t convincing.

Now, a week later, Ben Adler jumps in to sweep the whole episode under the rug saying, “it looks as if everyone may have overreacted.” He then offers this sentence full of weasel words restating Greg Sargent’s arguments [emphasis mine]: (more…)

So, thanks to the Daily Caller, more emails are emerging from “Journolist,” that secret list of liberal media hacks – and guess what, they’re about Sarah Palin.

And surprise: they aren’t positive!

First, they focused on how the media could help Obama beat McCain, after Sarah was picked as a running mate.

Jonathan Stein from Mother Jones loved the idea that the pick should be labeled sexist.

He writes: “That’s excellent! If enough people – people on this list? – write that the pick is sexist, you’ll have the networks debating it for days. And that negates the SINGLE thing Palin brings to the ticket.”

Thank God he capitalized “single!”

But my fave? Politico reporter Ben Adler, now at Newsweek, writing,

“… doesn’t leaving sad baby without its mother while she campaigns weaken that family values argument?”

Maybe so Ben, although I wonder how you know her baby is “sad.” Perhaps you could share your expertise in this area, douchebag.

So, here’s what we’ve learned so far from the leaked emails: (more…)