In today's Chicago Sun-Times, media reporter Robert Feder writes:
Anchor's cheering section
• • Chicago reporters covering the Democratic Convention in Denver were stunned to witness WGN-Channel 9's Allison Payne cheering and applauding for speakers Wednesday night while she was seated with the Illinois delegation in the Pepsi Center.
The veteran newswoman has been co-anchoring convention coverage for the Tribune Co.-owned station.
Earlier in the week, Payne was quoted in the Chicago Tribune apologizing to viewers for her bizarre performance on Channel 9's 9 p.m. newscast Aug. 21. "I was not drunk," she said.
She attributed her slurred speech and erratic behavior to a series of ministrokes.
Chicago reporters were probably not taken aback by Payne's enthusiasm for the Democrats, but by her showing it so publicly.
It's supposed to be a secret that the mainstream media are in the tank for Democrats, Allison. Didn't you get the memo?
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Another liberal voting blocked identified
August 29, 2008 - 08:41 ET by Mica the MagnificentShe attributed her slurred speech and erratic behavior to a series of ministrokes.
Another liberal voting block identified.
The poor, the sick, the tired, the Latinos, the blacks, the socialists, the mini-stroked. . . . .
Allison Payne
August 29, 2008 - 08:45 ET by Mike BatesThe poor, the sick, the tired, the Latinos, the blacks, the socialists, the mini-stroked. . . . .
Thanks heaven Obama will provide tax-funded health care for all.
I'm Delighted For Allison
August 29, 2008 - 09:00 ET by CaringwhiteguyIt looks like she's made a complete recovery from her mini-strokes. Maybe the Messiah has real healing powers.
Hallelujah!
August 29, 2008 - 09:01 ET by Mike BatesIt looks like she's made a complete recovery from her mini-strokes. Maybe the Messiah has real healing powers.
Maybe - if he ever gets that dog he's promised his daughters - he can teach the puppy to "heel."