On April 2nd, 2008 at 7:59 pm, TheOtherSide said:

Oh please. How many times had Fox News put a (D) next to the name of a Republican who has done something wrong.

As if they wouldn’t get called for it. This is actually a strawman argument but I’ll answer it anyway. I heard they did that with Foley, but IIRC that mistake was widespread when it first broke, probably due to associating the name with ex-House Speaker Tom Foley(D).

There is a difference between mislabeling and deliberately dropping. I’m far more likely to believe the wrong affiliation was used by mistake, then the affiliation was “accidentily” left off (or buried), yet again.

An unintentional error is easier to disprove than an intentional ommission.

On April 2nd, 2008 at 7:38 pm, TheOtherSide said:
rooster,

My mistake on the 1st link, it matches better with what I thought was linked to above (here)

Again. Look at the HEADLINE –
McDermott ordered to pay up in GOP lawsuit

People think lawsuits are bad soooooo, who gets affiliated with it in the headline? Hmmmm?

Even the wording is misleading. Poor little McDermott is beat up on by the entire GOP. Excpet Boehner is the only one suing him, not the GOP.

On April 2nd, 2008 at 5:26 pm, TheOtherSide said:
Seattle Time’s coverage of Foley

I don’t see any difference. They did not put an R next to his name at first mention but did say he was a Republican in the 2nd paragraph, just as they did with McDermott.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! It said it in the headline! That’s the part people read even if they don’t read the story.

HEADLINE – Foley in rehab as House Republicans try to contain damage
Paragraph 3 – “Foley, a Republican, said”
Paragraph 4 – “House Republican leaders”
Paragraph 6 (a three-fer) – “increasing questions about when members of the House Republican leadership knew”…“scandal involving the Republican congressman could cost the GOP control of the House”
Paragraph 11 (a two-fer) – “Florida Republicans picked state Rep. Joe Negron to replace Foley as its candidate in the West Palm Beach district, which is largely Republican. “
Paragraph 13 – “House Republicans went into damage control”
Paragraph 14 – “Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill.”
Paragraph 16 – “determine whether Republican leaders tried to cover up”
Paragraph 17 – “whether GOP leaders “knew there was a problem and ignored it”
Paragraph 21 – “the House Republican election”

BTW The Seattle Times DID NOT identify McDermott’s party at all

Deanna said:

On April 2nd, 2008 at 5:27 pm, chapoutier said:
Just as I would guess that everyone reading McDermott’s hometown newspaper probably knows he’s a dem.

Actually, here in the Seattle area, we all know he’s an M (for moonbat). Unfortunately, the district that elects him is that shade of tinfoil as well, and the rest of us just get to watch in agony.

I can sympathize, Deanna. I’m originally from Ithaca, NY… the fingerlakes version of Berkley insanity, and we have another moonbat inductee in the form of Maurice Hinchy. He’s been around for years. I mean from the time I was a kid ’til now in my 30′s. I no longer live in this area, but I wish my parents (who still live there) had better representation.

I don’t care if there is an R or a D after your name, if you just plain suck as a representative, and have numerous scandals attached to your name, you need to step down. Unfortunately, the far left control Ithaca, like they control most college and urban settings. It’s really too sad… probably why many people in their 20′s and 30′s who grew up there don’t stay. Plus, the economy in the Upstate NY region is in the crapper so there’s very little reason to.

No Big Beaver Road is not a joke. The generic name is actually 16 Mile Road which runs parrellel with the border (8 Mile Road)of Detroit. Still relatively safe, 8 miles north of the war zone.

Warning: Crossing 8 Mile Road into Detroit may or will result in loss of life or possessions!

And wait–oh, there it is–also in the third paragraph–the letter of the day makes an appearance in the sordid tale of Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s Spitzeresque hubby

funny that…

He was at a motel with a hooker just off of exit 69 onto Big Beaver Road on I-75 in Troy, MI…

it’s not a joke..

Stabenow’s Husband? [Ramesh Ponnuru]

How is this any of our (the reading public’s, that is) business?

Over at the NRO I saw the above and I confess I am starting to feel the same. Getting Spitzer was one thing. The man was a monster, a hypocrite of the first order, and he deserved everything he got. That a 22-year old girl brought him done, something that armies of impotent republicans would never have been able to accomplish, was well worth applauding. But getting itchy over some politician’s spouse being caught by cops on pervert patrol does nothing for me. Shouldn’t these police resources, represented by these sex clowns, be allocated to other and superior ends: e.g. protecting the public against muggers, rapists, and killers? Just a thought.