New York Times Southern-based reporter Adam Nossiter relayed a disturbing story about racism and anti-Semitism in a House primary in Memphis, "Race Takes Central Role in a Memphis Primary." But which party's primary? That's the one thing missing from Nossiter's Thursday piece -- the word "Democrat."
In the culmination of a racially fraught Congressional campaign in Memphis, a black candidate is linking her liberal-leaning white primary opponent in Thursday's contest, Representative Steve Cohen, to the Ku Klux Klan in a television advertisement.
Mr. Cohen's campaign said it was an unusually direct effort to inject race into the contest.
The advertisement for the challenger, Nikki Tinker, juxtaposes Mr. Cohen's picture with that of a hooded Klansman, and criticizes Mr. Cohen for voting against renaming a park in Memphis currently named for the Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Ku Klux Klan founder.
Credit Nossiter -- who is hypersensitive to signs of racism among Southern Republicans -- for covering this story. (One flier circulated in Memphis read: "Why do Steve Cohen and the Jews Hate Jesus?")
But to which political party do Tinker and Cohen belong? Robert Stacy McCain noticed the word Democrat is nowhere to be found, although you can infer it from Nossiter calling Cohen a "media-friendly liberal," and similar clues. Still, why no (D)? It's a pretty basic piece of information, and Nossister has never hesitated to point the finger at Republicans when he thinks they're playing the race card.
—Clay Waters is the director of Times Watch, an MRC project tracking the New York Times.
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August 7, 2008 - 16:12 ET by mitchfloridaIt's called not wanting to damage the Democratic Party "brand".
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August 7, 2008 - 21:24 ET by candanceYou have to love the verbal acrobatics employed in the article. "Yeah, they're just these two nondescript people...one is black and one is white...running for Congress...not much else to mention."
If Tinkler was Republican, not only would they identify her as such in the headline, they would then name other random Republicans who "might be affected" by the story, remind readers of Republican scandals from thirty years ago, and find some clever way to imply that Cohen really is a Klan sympathizer.
Oh man Clay.... My
August 7, 2008 - 21:31 ET by bigtimerOh man Clay....
My husband and I watched this report this morning on one of the channels, either msnbc, CNN of Fox, anyway, they did not mention the party or that it was the same party..you know the DEMOCRAT party...I had to tell him Cohen was a dem too....
Thank goodness for the internet or I wouldn't of known about all of this earlier.
The msm biased, hypocrites, agenda driven...oh say it isn't so.
Of course they don't give a Tinker's damn.
....Just had to throw that in there...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
A Bit Off-Topic, But...
August 7, 2008 - 21:55 ET by Wildcatter1980...I thought I read somewhere that the recent House resolution with regard to apologizing for slavery, etc., was perhaps in part made to help Cohen in his campaign vs. Tinker. If anyone has any further information about this, can you share it with us, please? Thanks.
wildcatter
August 7, 2008 - 22:06 ET by candanceCohen himself introduced that bill specifically to boost his image among minorities. The bill contains an assertion that black people still suffer from effects of the Jim Crow era. You can read more details here.
Thank You
August 8, 2008 - 20:14 ET by Wildcatter1980Thank you, candance.
THIS...... is a real howler!
August 8, 2008 - 06:20 ET by MrShyFirst off, a good morning to my NB brethren (I'm off to bed soon... :p)
Secondly, looks like I WON'T be doing that freelance gig at the NY Times, but still waiting to hear back.
But this..... THIS is unreal:
http://www.nytimes.c...
Mr. Cut His Nuts Off continues to be given a platform, and by our esteemed friends at the NY Times. They sneak his "op-ed" in as a letter to the "Letters to the Editor" section.
Unreal.
Man, what a total Obama/Dem-shilling rag. And I won't even start with their front page treatment of the latest "Grim Milestone of 500 Deaths" in Afghanistan.
Disgusting, corrupted, liberal-promoting rag.
* * * SOCKS THE CAT '08 * * *
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This primary is
August 8, 2008 - 07:07 ET by AlgerHissThis primary is entertaining as it depicts one leftist trying to out-leftist another leftist.
Which is important as this district is one of those where the voting populace reliably votes 90% hard left.
Rochester, Minnesota: A Fem_Leftist City!