AP Omits Obama's 'Thugs' Mention, Carries Mayor's 'Thug' Use Apology

Tom Blumer
April 28th, 2015 7:12 PM

The language police came out in full force today, expressing outrage that President Barack Obama employed an accurate word — "thugs" — to describe many of those involved in Baltimore's three days of rioting. The PR flaks at a leftist media group went to a spokesperson for a Latino "organizing" group. He attacked Obama, not for using the word, but for having the temerity to apply it a "handful…

 
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MSNBC: White Supremacy Doesn't Require Having a White Person Involved

Tom Blumer
April 28th, 2015 3:55 PM
As I demonstrated last week, MSNBC and CNN, the two also-rans in the cable news race, survive in large part because about half of their revenues are, once contracts are signed with cable and other providers, guaranteed for several years. This insulates them from much of the financial impact of declining viewership. MSNBC's far-leftism is particulary painful to watch — so painful that it's hard…
 
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Baltimore Mayor Says 'Protesters' Can Have 'Space' to 'Destroy'

Tom Blumer
April 27th, 2015 10:53 AM
At a Sunday press conference, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake told reporters that she and the law enforcement in the city she runs have a de facto responsibility, in the name of "balance," to give "space" to "destroy" to "protesters" who have such a desire. This obviously newsworthy pull quote condoning property destruction is not present in coverage at the Associated Press's main…
 

Baltimore Sun Double Standard on Noting Party Affiliation of Maryland

Ken Shepherd
March 22nd, 2011 3:58 PM
The Baltimore Sun has no trouble noting for readers the political affiliation of politicians who face an ethical scandal and/or official investigation. That is, of course, if the pol in question is a Republican. Last Wednesday, I noted how the Sun's Julie Scharper failed to note Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's Democratic party affiliation in a story about her voting on city…
 

Name That Party: Balt Sun Notes Mayor Voting on Contracts That Favor H

Ken Shepherd
March 16th, 2011 11:33 AM
"Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has voted to approve more than $900,000 in deals with Johns Hopkins since her husband began working for one of its divisions late last year — a possible violation of the city ethics code." That's how the Baltimore Sun's Julie Scharper began her March 16 story -- published last night online here -- about the Democratic mayor's votes on the city's board…
 

Baltimoreans Angry That Crooked Mayor Will Get Pension; BaltSun Omits

Ken Shepherd
January 12th, 2010 1:26 PM
Despite being convicted of stealing gift cards intended for poor Baltimore residents and using them for her own personal shopping spree, outgoing Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon (D) will still be able to collect a mayoral pension after she resigns from office early next month. Reported Baltimore Sun's Julie Scharper:Dixon pleaded guilty last week to one count of perjury for failing to disclose on…
 

BaltSun Fails to Highlight Pro-Choice Dem's Hypocrisy on Pregnancy Cen

Ken Shepherd
November 24th, 2009 11:59 AM
Last night the Baltimore City Council became the first in the nation to pass a law that would require pro-life crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) to post in writing disclaimers noting that they do not provide abortion services or contraceptives nor refer women to persons or clinics who do.Reporting the story in the November 24 paper, the Baltimore Sun's Julie Scharper quoted the bill's author and…