Picking up where the broadcast network evening news shows of last night and yesterday's ABC's Good Morning America left off, Tuesday's "Today" show failed to note the party affiliation of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. NBC News' Natalie Morales had a total of three opportunities to mention that Kilpatrick was a Democrat but failed to do so in two news briefs and one introduction to a Michelle Kosinski story about the mayor's indictment. The show's graphic department also failed to slap a (D) next to Kilpatrick's name simply labeling Kilpatrick as "Detroit Mayor."
The following segment, as it occurred on the March 25 "Today", was typical of the show's Kilpatrick coverage:
NATALIE MORALES: Today Detroit's mayor is facing arraignment on 12 felony charges including perjury. The charges come amid allegations of sex, lies and text messages. More now from NBC's Michelle Kosinski.
[On screen headline: "Indicted, Detroit Mayor Facing Felony Charges"]
MICHELLE KOSINSKI: The mayor in a mug shot. Kwame Kilpatrick was the youngest mayor Detroit ever elected. He once talked about turning the Motor City around. Now the storm of allegations against him of corruption, cover-ups and sexually explicit text-messages has swirled into an indictment.
Story Continues Below Ad ↓KYM WORTHY, WAYNE COUNTY PROSECUTOR: People's lives were ruined. The justice system was severely mocked and the public trust trampled on.
KOSINSKI: Twelve felony counts against the mayor and his then chief-of-staff and alleged lover Kristine Beatty, including obstruction of justice, misconduct an perjury. This all started when police officers claimed they were fired for investigating the mayor. Allegations like wild parties in his official residence. Under oath Kilpatrick and Beatty denied the improper firings and having an affair. But spicy text messages exposed in the press, seem to scream otherwise.
KWAME KILPATRICK, DETROIT MAYOR: And I believe that there will be a full airing of all the facts in this case that result in my full and complete vindication.
KOSINSKI: His attorney says those seemingly damning text messages were obtained illegally and that this investigation is tainted not the mayor, who is still holding on. Michelle Kosinski, NBC News, Chicago.
Incidentally this isn't the first time "Today" has ignored Kilpatrick's party. Co-anchor Ann Curry established the trend back on the January 31 edition of "Today."
—Geoffrey Dickens is the senior news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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Maybe since....
March 25, 2008 - 16:21 ET by Prester John....they figure "all" blacks are Democrats there's no need to point out the obvious.
Maybe.
Amazing...
March 25, 2008 - 16:56 ET by unkeeafThis is the definition of arrogance. They know what they're doing, we know what they're doing and they know that we know what they're doing - and they couldn't care less.
Journalists my rearend. This isn't about journalism, this about politics and the mainstream media being a mouthpiece and protector for the liberal movement in this country.
They used to at least make some effort to hide their enormous bias. No longer - it's in your face and tough crap if you don't like it. Makes me want to puke.
well at least
March 25, 2008 - 18:03 ET by oregon_jiimAt least they didn't lie and say he was a republican like they did about Gary Condit.
"an endorsement of communism is an endorsement of slavery"
Dims
March 25, 2008 - 18:32 ET by Emma GrumpThe MSM is so transparent. All they need to do is not say the word "Republican", and that's all we normal folks need to know.
Now, they could "mis-speak", and call Kwame a Republican, and then apologize at a later time, because, as Democrats, they are entitled to make these harmless little faux pas.
The Pimp Mayor
March 26, 2008 - 08:07 ET by BobAnthonyDetroit blogger Debbie Schlussel, who would know more about that city's politic than any corporate fascist media driven "Expert", rightly calls this Black Nationalist a pan-Islamist. Something said media won't DARE to mention!
http://www.debbiesch...
And she she also mentions the possible replacement for Mayor "KK"
"Ken Cockrell, Jr., the man the Mayor called out, is probably Detroit's
next mayor, per the succession rules of the City of Detroit. While he
is a relatively moderate and decent guy (the operant word being,
"relatively"), his father Kenneth Cockrell, Sr. was a Marxist attorney
and radical, allied with the Black Panthers and, reportedly, a supporter of "Palestinian liberation"."
Six of one, half a dozen of the other. People in Detroit it seems are no different than from any other big city relying on the "gubmint" for help.
Have you ever seen the RoboCop trilogy?
March 26, 2008 - 16:14 ET by YahooWatcherEspecially RoboCop 2. I think Kwame was the mayor in that film.