Thursday morning lapdog media hack James Rainey tweeted out a link to his ridiculous new Los Angeles Times anti-conservative hit piece.

Like many of his lapdog media littermates, Rainey thinks he’s quite the clever one. Clearly he overestimates himself.

In promoting his misleading slam on conservatives who balked at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 2009 report on “rightwing extremism,” Rainey sought to draw in readers by mentioning Twitchy founder/CEO Michelle Malkin and Rush Limbaugh.

But of course, Rainey saw no reason to actually link to Malkin’s post that spelled out why the DHS report was ” a sweeping indictment of conservatives.” He’s a “real journalist” and she’s “just a blogger.”

Rainey also didn’t bother quoting relevant passages from the DHS report. That would mean readers could judge for themselves whether the agency targeted conservatives. Can’t have that, can we?

Unfortunately for Rainey, Malkin called him out on Twitter:

.@LATimesrainey You use my name as traffic bait? Why don't you LINK to my FULL April '09 blog post==> http://t.co/sxpaqmn9 — Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 9, 2012

Links are hard when you’re a partisan hack.

.@LATimesrainey Why don't u quote the SPECIFIC passages in DHS report that were OBVIOUS references to #teaparty mvmt==> http://t.co/sxpaqmn9 — Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 9, 2012

.@LATimesrainey U know how to hyperlink. Why don't u link the blog post you quoted from & let ppl read for themselves? http://t.co/sxpaqmn9 — Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 9, 2012

Boom! Nothing like a good ol’ fashioned public shaming, especially when the target is so deserving (and easy to hit).

Pathetically, Rainey tried to get away with simply tweeting a link to Malkin’s post.

Obviously Rainey didn’t realize Malkin fights like a girl.

.@LATimesrainey You need to link it at the LATimes website, where you are misleading readers about my post & about the DHS report. — Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) August 9, 2012

And … this round goes to Michelle Malkin.

.@MichelleMalkin link now embedded in my post http://t.co/PiLMXAP2 about fear-mongering on Homeland Security's look at right-wing — James Rainey (@LATimesrainey) August 9, 2012

The dreaded hyperlink of shame! Will Rainey ever recover?