Many of you will remember New Jersey Governor James McGreevey who ended up having to admit he gave his gay lover an undeserved State job -- even as the gay lover claimed sexual harassment -- and that he was cheating on his wife and family with that very gay lover. Many will also remember that disgraced Governor James McGreevey was a Democrat. "Many" apparently doesn't include the Associated Press because they are still publishing stories about James McGreevey leaving out that one little fact that he was a Democrat.
To the AP, McGreevey is merely the "Former Gov." who has succeeded in winning a recent court case brought by his ex-wife who was seeking alimony. Oh, the AP gives us all sorts of information about our friend James McGreevey. The AP tells us that he was an acknowledged "gay American," we find out he was "the nation's first openly gay governor," and that McGreevey is now oddly a "seminary student."
But, not once does the AP let us know he was a Democrat.
Not once.
We can sadly pile this little omission on top of the many dozens of stories of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sentenced to jail for all sorts of infractions of the law... but apparently not a Democrat as far as the AP is concerned. As always the pattern of rarely reporting the party affiliation of a disgraced public official when they are a Democrat holds true in these two instances.
At least kudos can be given in the case where the AP (finally) reported the John Edwards love child story. There in the fourth paragraph Edwards is called a "Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2004." So, hooray for the AP... for a change.
In any case, the game rolls on. Name That Party continues in the media unabated.
(Photo credit: New Jersey Star-Ledger)
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the press
August 9, 2008 - 07:23 ET by sawing battaThe press still doesnt get it...
They still believe people arent on to them and their shaping of the news. Everyday the tide shifts away from them...the slow boil continues.
NewsBusters/MRC should
August 9, 2008 - 08:50 ET by DaBirdNewsBusters/MRC should seriously consider starting a spin-off site solely devoted to "Name that Party" articles coming from the Old Media. You certainly wouldn't suffer from lack of content, thats for sure. But it sure would be interesting to see all these stories compiled somewhere for a direct comparison between the naming of Conservitives and the failure to name Democrats.
I'm glad that you guys keep
August 9, 2008 - 09:44 ET by GameGridI'm glad that you guys keep hounding on the media for their extremem bias. When I heard about that Alaskan senator's troubles, they mentioned his party right after his name and started talking about how this would mean trouble for the Republicans this year yet there is this NJ gov., there was Spitzer, Detroit's Mayor, the Democrats with the housing scandal and of course, John Edwards. Yet no MSM stories about how the Demos could suffer from all these scandals, no gleeful wallowing about how their party is doomed.
One of the most disgusting
August 9, 2008 - 12:03 ET by fitzfongOne of the most disgusting examples of media bias over the last several years is how the press has bent over backwards to cover for that treasonous scumbag Jim McGreevey. My suspicion (and I could be wrong) is that the Presiding Judge, Karen Cassidy, is another corrupt McGreevey appointee without the honor or decency to recuse herself from this case. Just when I think California has the dumbest collection of voters, I'm always reminded of New Jersey.
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NB: You really do you need
August 9, 2008 - 19:35 ET by Eileen RightNB: You really do you need to create a ticker banner / score card for these intentional omissions.
As far as McGreasy, where's the NOW gals support for this woman? If they have spoken, I've not heard it.
They've said "no," but
August 9, 2008 - 19:53 ET by sarcasmoI've even suggested a joint MRC study with one of the lefty groups, done with ground rules ahead of time and hours of intern time. Both sides say they think the facts are on their side, but getting both sides to cooperate for the record in a real study won't be easy. And if they ever do it, the study will probably lead to some Carville-Matalin "opposites attract" style intern love/lust. :)
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