It's time for yet another edition of Name That Party! According to NBC station WKYC, Ohio State Representative Matt Barrett was giving a lecture to some high school students when he inserted a memory stick and showed them a nude picture. Guess which party he belongs to? Supplementary credit will be given for guessing if the story included that affiliation anywhere. Regarding the actual incident, the Associated Press* reported that:
The school's technology director looked at the memory stick and determined that it had a directory of nude images. Barrett tells Channel 3 News that he reported the incident to the school principal as well as the Superintendent. Norwalk Police were called to the scene as well and eventually the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Barrett says the stick was a gift and he has no idea where the images came from but hopefully the Norwalk Police or OSP will have some answers for him within a few days as to what caused the glitch and where the image originated.
However, nowhere in the story is Barrett's party affiliation identified. I was able to find Barrett's party affiliation (he's a Democrat) by performing a Google search. Keep in mind that when Republican elected representatives engage in any kind of unbecoming conduct, it is splashed all over the front pages with their party prominently included, yet incidents like this one seem to receive entirely different treatment. Media bias? Oh, THAT media bias. Hat tip to NewsBusters reader David Anasco. Cross-posted on StoneHeads.
*Clarification (Ken Shepherd | Nov. 6): The story was accessed on WKYC's Web site and was originally attributed by the author of this blog post to the station. Copyrights for the Web page are held by WKYC and the AP, but the AP wire is credited in the dateline for the story.
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Republican Porn
October 17, 2007 - 10:44 ET by JimboActually, I think if this had been a Republican, his party affiliation would have preceded his name!
“Republican Senator John Doe shows children porn……”
Jimbo says - "There is a fine line between freedom of speech and treason
and....
Leon hates fat people!"
it was obviously just an
October 17, 2007 - 11:12 ET by TruthMongerit was obviously just an accident - like touching someone's shoe in a public area
i say throw the disgusting slob out for being a closet gay dammit
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Doesn’t this pose a
October 17, 2007 - 11:14 ET by JimboDoesn’t this pose a problem for liberals? If you are a liberal, how do you balance wanting to fry this person for tapping his foot with being “tolerant” of gays?
Jimbo says - "There is a fine line between freedom of speech and treason
and
Leon hates fat people!!"
you have the MSM cover for
October 17, 2007 - 11:31 ET by TruthMongeryou have the MSM cover for you - look over there! what's that? a global warming hurricane?!
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Republican
October 17, 2007 - 10:47 ET by iveseenitallIf it were a Republican, they'd be calling for a Congressional probe into the matter.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
What a Whopper
October 17, 2007 - 10:52 ET by taterBarrett says the stick was a gift and he has no idea where the images came from...
1) Maybe it's just me but I tend to look over my notes, or powerpoint presentations before I speak to a group of people.
2) ...and when someone gets caught showing or doing something that's disturbing isn't that always their excuse.
Yes, but did he tap his
October 17, 2007 - 10:56 ET by drillanwrYes, but did he tap his foot?
It's a right wing
October 17, 2007 - 11:02 ET by hs29fanIt's a right wing conspiracy. After they put the nude pictures on his memory stick, they left for New York and attacked Randi Rhodes.
Poor Liberal, he's educated beyond his intelligence
Is it just me or does the
October 17, 2007 - 11:17 ET by JimboIs it just me or does the name Randi Rhodes sound like the name of a porn star?
Jimbo says - "There is a fine line between freedom of speech and treason
and
Leon hates fat people!!"
Uncle Jim -
October 17, 2007 - 11:27 ET by drillanwrBrother of Gusty Winds ...
Jimbo
October 17, 2007 - 12:00 ET by Sergeant ROCK.. you must be thinking of Busty Rhodes.
If reporters won't put the
October 17, 2007 - 11:15 ET by mattmIf reporters won't put the (D) before their own names in the by-line or on the TV screen whichever the case might be, why should they put the (D) in a story about a wayward Democrat politician?
I'm sure the MSM
October 17, 2007 - 11:57 ET by TaserCatI'm sure it's just a matter of time until the MSM will begin to ponder this scandal's impact on other Democrats in New York. And whether this is typical of the party in general, or just an isolated case.
Will this hurt the democrat's chances in the upcoming election? Yeah, I'm sure it's just a matter of time.
Switch the party around and get...
October 17, 2007 - 12:23 ET by KillgraveREPUBLICAN Official from the REPUBLICAN Party Forces Porn on Innocent Kids (He's a Republican)
NORWALK, Ohio (AP) -- The Ohio State Highway Patrol confirms they are investigating a crime committed by a Republican.
Republican Matt Shagnasty, REPUBLICAN State Representative, speaking in his capacity as a Republican official (who is in company of Dick Cheney, George Bush, Karl Rove, and Adolph Hitler), was giving a lecture to the Senior Government Class at Norwalk High when the Republican thrusted a data memory stick into a computer and the projected image of a nude woman appeared on the screen.
One of the violated children described the reaction as extremely chaotic. There was much giggling and guffawing, particularly from the males. Child psychologists are quick to point out that these are signs of severe emotional trauma, which would require many years of therapy by child psychologists (most preferably publicly funded). Again, the man who did this was a Republican.
Investigators interviewed Republican Shagnasty as well as others in the classroom at the time of the assault to determine if the image of the woman came from the memory stick or the school computer, and whether or not the woman was a Republican.
Republican Karl Rove could not be reached for comment.
DEAD-ON!
October 17, 2007 - 12:26 ET by Sergeant ROCKHA! HA! HA!
and then all conservatives
October 17, 2007 - 13:18 ET by TruthMongerand then all conservatives on planet earth threw this closet gay Republican under a school bus without question
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That porn isn't mine, I got
October 17, 2007 - 13:14 ET by Wineguy13That porn isn't mine, I got this memory stick as a gift. Another visit from the porn fairy...riiiiiggghhhhttt...
Yeah, you can file that
October 17, 2007 - 13:22 ET by balboaYeah, you can file that excuse along with "wide stance." ;-)