I think it is finally getting to the point that when an Old Media story goes out over the wires without mentioning the party affiliation of troubled politicians, people naturally assume that all the criminal actions in said story are being perpetrated by Democrats. But, that assumption aside, we are still seeing reports nearly every day that omit the "Democrat" in any story involving criminal Democrats. Here is yet another one.
The Associated Press posted a story on the FBI's probe of questionable campaign donations to Senator Patty Murray and Representative Norm Dicks of Washington state. The possibly worrisome donations were from PMA Group, a lobbying firm founded by an aide of Representative John Murtha of Pennsylvania. With all these politician's names being thrown around in the AP report, though, it is curious that not a one of them were ever identified as Democrats. Not once.
The AP does report that Senator Murray has donated her $3,500 contribution to a charity while Dicks told reporters that he was going to wait until the FBI was done to decide what he'd do with the cash. The AP also tells us that the two "reportedly received thousands of dollars from a wine steward, or sommelier, and a golf club employee who were identified as PMA officials on campaign finance reports." We learn of the John Murtha connection, too. But nowhere is the word "Democrat" mentioned.
A larger treatment of the story appears in the Seattle Times on March 23. In that story, David Heath reporting for the Times waits until the 9th paragraph to mention that Dicks and Murray are Democrats. But after that first mention, the word is used several times.
In any case, what we see if the Associated Press once again omitting the Democratic affiliation of troubled politicians.
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Let's see, no one is buying the
March 24, 2009 - 02:07 ET by legacyrepublicannewspapers these days. I wonder why.
Maybe because they aren't reporting the news?
OMG, what a concept. Reporting news, not opinions.
Will they figure it out before it is too later???
Name That Party?
March 24, 2009 - 03:16 ET by JerYou spoiled it by giving away the answer so fast, Warner. I was going to guess "Democrats". I swear I was. Hoping there was a prize involved. G'night.
Jer
LOL
March 24, 2009 - 04:23 ET by Warner Todd HustonI hate it when I do that!
Name That Party
March 24, 2009 - 06:59 ET by GeneralAlThe longer the "fair, balanced, unbiased, and objective" msm provides protective cover for their bosom buddies in Communist aka Democrat party, the bigger the wound will be when the anger dragon of the people breaths fire on their lingering afterparts! I'm finding out from others that they assume, when no party is mentioned, it has to be Democrats. Subliminaly, they are being conditioned to believe that all corruption is coming from that side. Soon, this sub-concious thought process will override the concious and all corruption will be tied to the Demicoms!
Guess the missing word
March 24, 2009 - 07:16 ET by Blogger Guy00001I've gotten real good at guessing the missing word in news reports. Whenever it's a corrupt politician, the missing word is "democrat." Whenever it's someone blowing himself up and killing innocent Jews and Christians, the missing word is - (you know!). Whenever it's armed robbery, mugging, or rape with murder, the missing word is - (you know!)
The media are defeating their own purpose by doing this. Instead of convincing us that democrats and (you know!) and (you know!) are innocent lily-white pure as the driven snow, they are convincing more and more people that they are doing exactly what we think they are doing.
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March 24, 2009 - 11:45 ET by SouthernRootsThis is part of the official AP style guide. It occurs too regularly and too consistantly to be oversight. The Old Media uses too much AP source uncritically.
I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a-hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same from them. - J.B. Books (John Wayne)