Blago: Morning Shows Dance Around D-Word

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

If Rod Blagojevich were a Republican, what's the over-under on the number of times the network morning shows would have mentioned that fact in their coverage today?

But Blago is a Democrat. So how often did Today, Good Morning America and the Early Show flatly identify him as such during their opening half-hours today? Not once. The closest any came were references at Today and Early Show today to "Democratic politics." As far as I could tell, GMA was entirely D-free. And it was there that George Stephanopoulos put in the most embarrassingly sycophantish performance of the morning.

[Callahan]

The real fun start when Blago starts to sing like a canary. I wonder how many times Obama’s name comes up in that little tune.

[ichabod1]

Yeah, Diane Sawyer said it’s a good morning go be called a bleeping bleep. Could that stuff have been said to give the O plausible deniability?

[Charles Henrickson]

BLAGO'S BLUE FITZMAS
Tune: "Blue Christmas"

I'll have a blue Fitzmas indicted
I'll have to do something to fight it
Allegations they read of the green that I sought
Don't mean a thing, 'cause as yet nobody's bought

And when my blue colleagues disown me
That's when my blue "F" words start flowing
My old pal sees my plight, but he throws me from his bus
So I'll have a blue, blue Fitzmas

I hate this blue Fitzmas disruption
It puts a crimp in my corruption
Senate seat up for sale should bring oodles of cash
But instead I post bail and I break out in a rash

And when my blue colleagues disown me
That's when my blue "F" words start flowing
My old pal sees my plight, but he throws me from his bus
So I'll have a blue, blue, blue Fitzmas