Point made. Again.
Not that I really believe it's needed but, to further strengthen my argument that the media is NOT biased to the right (see "Right-wing Media Indeed, March 14, 2006 in this blog), I quote the latest e-News from Citizens Against Government Waste, a non-partisan watch-dog group that is really non-partisan:
"Porker of the Month"
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has named Representative Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.) Porker of the Month for abusing his position on the House Appropriations Committee by securing hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks that may have benefited him personally. In an April 8, 2006 article, the New York Times detailed how Rep.Mollohan has directed $250 million to five nonprofit organizations that he set up. To run the organizations, Rep. Mollohan has recruited friends and former aides who then contribute to his political campaigns and family foundation. The National Legaland Policy Center has filed a complaint questioning whether a spike in Rep. Mollohan's personal fortune had any connection to earmarks that he secured, and on April 21, Rep. Mollohan stepped down from his position as the senior Democrat on the House Ethics Committee. For directing earmarks to wasteful projects that have the effect of swelling his campaign coffers and possibly his personal wealth, CAGW names Rep. Alan Mollohan Porker of the Month for April 2006. Read more about the Porker of the Month.http://www.cagw.org/site/R?i=ReksTOgAwJ44tjGfPP0yycA.
Have you heard about this? Of course not. It's a Democrat! The ranking Democrat on the Ethics Committee for crying out loud! The Times was forced to run their article when the Wall Street Journal broke it the story the day before. Since then? Compare this case with that of Tom Delay. Delay's alleged transgressions would appear on the surface to pale in comparison but while the Delay story has lead the network news for months, we've heard not a word about this scandal. As I wrote in my previous post, the media's bias is as clear by what they don't cover as by what they do. Point made. Again.
"Porker of the Month"
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has named Representative Alan Mollohan (D-W.Va.) Porker of the Month for abusing his position on the House Appropriations Committee by securing hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks that may have benefited him personally. In an April 8, 2006 article, the New York Times detailed how Rep.Mollohan has directed $250 million to five nonprofit organizations that he set up. To run the organizations, Rep. Mollohan has recruited friends and former aides who then contribute to his political campaigns and family foundation. The National Legaland Policy Center has filed a complaint questioning whether a spike in Rep. Mollohan's personal fortune had any connection to earmarks that he secured, and on April 21, Rep. Mollohan stepped down from his position as the senior Democrat on the House Ethics Committee. For directing earmarks to wasteful projects that have the effect of swelling his campaign coffers and possibly his personal wealth, CAGW names Rep. Alan Mollohan Porker of the Month for April 2006. Read more about the Porker of the Month.http://www.cagw.org/site/R?i=ReksTOgAwJ44tjGfPP0yycA.
Have you heard about this? Of course not. It's a Democrat! The ranking Democrat on the Ethics Committee for crying out loud! The Times was forced to run their article when the Wall Street Journal broke it the story the day before. Since then? Compare this case with that of Tom Delay. Delay's alleged transgressions would appear on the surface to pale in comparison but while the Delay story has lead the network news for months, we've heard not a word about this scandal. As I wrote in my previous post, the media's bias is as clear by what they don't cover as by what they do. Point made. Again.
posted by drjazzb at
8:35 AM
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Apparently Louie here can tell by my writing that I need one of his 2 week degrees.
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drjazzb, at 4:55 PM
dad! the public begs for more posts!!!
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