Video Flashback: Liberal Media Defended Weiner by Slashing Andrew Breitbart

As NewsBusters' Lachlan Markay pointed out , the Weinergate scandal showcased a variety of liberal media conspiracy theories. One of the most prevalent theories focused on besmirching conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart, who broke the story wide open Monday with a series of posts on BigGovernment.com featuring lewd photos of Rep. Anthony Weiner. “Look, Breitbart is a proven liar, okay?” bellowed MSNBC anchor Cenk Uygur on June 1. “He doctored the Shirley Sherrod tapes. He's done this over and over again. Why would anybody take this fool seriously?” [Video after page break] Uygur was far from the only media figure to assault Breitbart's credibility to defend Weiner:

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