Craig and Vitter’s GOP Affiliation Mentioned 100% of the Time

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Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 2:39 pm PDT • Views: 394

We’ve pointed out at least six examples of mainstream news stories that fail to even mention the word “Democrat” in connection with Eliot Spitzer. It’s so widespread it’s almost laughable.

Today Newsbusters’ Rich Noyes looks at the difference in the way the Larry Craig and David Vitter scandals were handled by the media—and documents that in the early reports on those Republican politicians, their party affiliation was trumpeted in 100% of the stories: While No (D) for Eliot Spitzer, Vitter and Craig Always Tagged as GOP.

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 Frank says:

There is no such thing as a dirty word. Nor is there a word so powerful, that it's going to send the listener to a lake of fire upon hearing it.