# What is Watchdognews dor org? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [March 24, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293 "2024-03-24T19:15:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/1 "2024-03-24T19:15:11Z")
Here is [a link](https://www.watchdognews.org/the-real-truth-controversial-bill-and-hillary-clinton-airport-shooting-03-21-2024/) to a ridiculous story associating Bill and Hillary Clinton with the death of the director of the B&H Clinton airport in Little Rock. The guy was killed when he fired on ATF guys breaking down the door [of his house.](https://apnews.com/article/atf-agent-shooting-little-rock-airport-executive-9443343097c22fdffff3f8963a7b89a5) The article says he was killed at the airport. Is watch dog news some Onion wannabe? Why the heck are they emailing stories to me, a harmless Democrat? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/2 "2024-03-24T19:41:32Z")
I’ve gotten similar random e-mails a few times over the past year or two, from some right-wing “news” site I’ve never heard of, with links to breathless, bullshit MAGA-ish stories about Biden, Hillary, Obama, and other horrible liberals. I’d certainly never signed up for those emails, and I have to guess they harvested my email address from somewhere or other, or bought a mailing list. (For the record, I’m a bleeding-heart liberal. 😉 ) The few that have made it past my spam filter get reclassified as spam, and deleted. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/3 "2024-03-24T20:11:52Z")
At the bottom of their “About” page is the statement “_Watchdog News is owned and operated by Political News._”. Wiki has got nothing on a group called “Political News”, and googling it is next to useless. Watchdog News seems to be a combination of news and editorials designed specifically to draw conservative views. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/4 "2024-03-24T20:26:58Z")
Also, Media Bias Fact Check has absolutely nothing on “Watch Dog News” or “Political News”. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/5 "2024-03-24T20:58:04Z")
The big question here is if this was a no-knock raid where the individual thought it was a home invasion. > Bryan Malinowski, the 53-year-old executive director of the Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, died two days after exchanging gunfire with ATF agents who raided his home at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. His death raises questions about whether he knew he was trading gunfire with federal agents, or if he thought their no-knock raid was a home invasion. > **[ATF SWAT raid that killed Arkansas man raises more questions of excessive...](https://saf.org/atf-swat-raid-that-killed-arkansas-man-raises-more-questions-of-excessive-force/)** > > by Lee Williams Bryan Malinowski, the 53-year-old executive director of the Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, died two days after exchanging gunfire with ATF agents who raided his Note it happened at 6 am–but sunrise is at 7 am. So can someone find a reputable news source which has the details? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/6 "2024-03-24T21:02:14Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > The big question here is if this was a no-knock raid where the individual thought it was a home invasion. > > > Bryan Malinowski, the 53-year-old executive director of the Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, died two days after exchanging gunfire with ATF agents who raided his home at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning. His death raises questions about whether he knew he was trading gunfire with federal agents, or if he thought their no-knock raid was a home invasion. > > [ATF SWAT raid that killed Arkansas man raises more questions of excessive force - Second Amendment Foundation](https://saf.org/atf-swat-raid-that-killed-arkansas-man-raises-more-questions-of-excessive-force/) > > Note it happened at 6 am–but sunrise is at 7 am. > > So can someone find a reputable news source which has the details? There are reputable sources that have the story but I haven’t seen much by way of details. I haven’t seen confirmation it was a no knock warrant or what it was for. > **[Arkansas airport executive director dies after Little Rock home shootout](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/little-rock-arkansas-airport-director-bryan-malinowski-atf-agent-injured-shootout/)** > > The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said agents were trying to serve the warrant just after 6 a.m. at a home in west Little Rock when someone inside the home fired gunshots. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/7 "2024-03-24T21:05:57Z")
Arkansas democrat gazette has a decent article on it. The affidavit is "heavily redacted’ so I don’t what you can glean from that. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/8 "2024-03-24T22:32:45Z")
His wife was present, and I’ve been waiting for a statement from her. None so far. His brother has pointed out that it would have been much easier, and no gunfire would be exchanged, if they had arrested him at his office. He was buying firearms and reselling them at gun shows. Illegally given that there were many and he had no license to resell them. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/9 "2024-03-24T22:47:50Z")
I would think they yelled “ATF! ATF!” and began breaking down the door. I would also think that the door being broken in was what awakened him. LRPD was present, for what that is worth. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/10 "2024-03-24T22:59:24Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > The big question here is if this was a no-knock raid where the individual thought it was a home invasion. I thought the big question was “What is Watchdog News?”. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/11 "2024-03-24T23:48:07Z")
Be careful of how you write it. [Watchdog.org](http://Watchdog.org) redirects to [thecentersquare.com](http://thecentersquare.com), which says it was created to congregate statehouse news. A great goal, although their page seems to skew right. Nothing like the madness of watchdognews, but I wouldn’t go there for news about the wonderfulness of Democrats. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/12 "2024-03-25T00:31:33Z")
Well, yeah. But Things Happened. We digressed. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/13 "2024-03-25T00:45:03Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > His brother has pointed out that it would have been much easier, and no gunfire would be exchanged, if they had arrested him at his office. I can’t imagine that law enforcement would jump the gun and just burst into someone’s house! /heavy sarcasm Watchdognews _sounds_ rightwing just by the name, but that’s likely my own biases talking. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-watchdognews-dor-org/999293/14 "2024-03-25T01:38:00Z")
I share the same bias. My thought, influenced by the Vietnam war when I was eighteen, leads me to the thought that the ATF gets off on breaking down doors and shooting people. dammit.