Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Name That Party: Blago's Dem Affiliation Left Out of Seven AP Stories
NewsBusters ^ | 6/28/11 | Tom Blumer

Posted on 06/28/2011 8:56:18 AM PDT by Nachum

Earlier today, a grand jury convicted former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, on 17 of 20 counts of corruption. 11 of of the guilty verdicts related to attempts to profit from the "sale" of the U.S. Senate seat Barack Obama vacated when he became president. At USA Today's On Deadline blog (as of its 5:33 p.m. update), Michael Winter failed to identify Blagojevich or any other politician involved as a Democrat. Neither did the video found at Winter's article. This is not surprising, because the video came from the "see no evil Democrat" Associated Press.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: blagos; name; party; that

1 posted on 06/28/2011 8:56:24 AM PDT by Nachum
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: Nachum

Well, at least they didn’t mislabel him a republican, like some news stories do when democrats do bad things.


2 posted on 06/28/2011 9:05:32 AM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Nachum
If you lie down with the dogs, you'll get up with fleas...

BLAGOJHROCK
3 posted on 06/28/2011 9:07:20 AM PDT by FrankR (A people that values its privileges above its principles will soon lose both.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Nachum

Not surprised


4 posted on 06/28/2011 9:07:20 AM PDT by therightliveswithus
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Nachum

Blago didn’t want to play ball with obama and wanted to auction off Hussein’s seat for himself.

Barrack needed that seat to sell for his warchest. Blago brought a knife, barrack brought a gun. You effed up Blago.


5 posted on 06/28/2011 9:36:18 AM PDT by subterfuge (BUILD MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS NOW!!!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: subterfuge

True on that, but Blago is facing a long time in prison and probably be very willing to spill the beans on anyone including baraq.
fingers crossed.


6 posted on 06/28/2011 9:43:03 AM PDT by Texas resident (Hunkered Down)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: Nachum

If you only watch NBC, CBS and ABC, you’d think that no Dem was ever convicted of anything.

They will carry Dem corruption stories when they start and as long as it looks like they may win the case or if they win the case. But as soon as conviction happens, the lights go out on the story.


7 posted on 06/28/2011 9:44:39 AM PDT by PieterCasparzen (PC's Tavern...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Nachum


8 posted on 06/28/2011 9:59:26 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: Nachum

They can’t even be matter-of-fact on something this important? I don’t have much, if any, faith in the so-called “professional journalists” of our times.


9 posted on 06/29/2011 2:51:04 AM PDT by LibertyRocks
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson