The mysterious disappearance of South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has now been resolved. To absolutely no one’s surprise, Sanford was not hiking the Appalachian Trail. The truth is he was trailing his Republican colleague, Sen. John Ensign, down the path of infidelity.
Fox News, however, has stayed faithful to their deceptive mission by identifying Sanford as a Democrat in their on-screen graphics (h/t Media Matters). At what point can we agree that this is deliberate? Fox seems to have a tough time delineating between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. And, remember, Sanford was also a big advocate of last April’s Tea Parties. His backing won him the admiration of Teabagger Supreme, Glenn Beck. Beck came to Sanford’s defense yesterday, asserting that the hoopla over his disappearance was just a partisan attack:
GLENN: I mean, this is what happens when ‑‑ I mean, look. This guy’s a threat. He’s standing up. What do they do? Let’s smear him.
I wonder what Beck will say today. [Beck must be off hiking today]
“The day of the presser, FNC had been reporting on the situation repeatedly, always calling him a Republican and identifying Sanford with an (R). When the press conference began, a new chryon announcing it appeared, but Sanford had a (D) after his name. That was removed from the air after seven seconds, and moments later it reappeared with the proper (R). The (R) designation continued through the press conference and beyond, and FNC continued to call him a Republican”
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/fox_news_identifies_r_gov_as_a_d_119920.asp
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FOX News Haters Week In Review
http://homepage.mac.com/mkoldys/blog/sre267918713.html
Johnny Dollar seems to have taken offense at this post.
Oh well.