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Breaking story from New York, where the Democratic Party’s shining star, the recently elected Governor Eliot Spitzer, is set to resign after possibly being indicted soon on prostitution charges.
*** CTV.ca fails to mention even once in the entire story that he is a Democrat ***.
Compare and contrast this with how the media ensures that they mention the word REPUBLICAN approximately 60 to 80 times in every story every time a Republican is alleged to have parked in a no stopping zone.
• CBC.ca not even on the story at this time. Perhaps they’re trying to find some parking violations in the Republican Party.
• CNN mentions he’s a Democrat… in the TWELFTH PARAGRAPH.
• Associated Press story fails to mention the word DEMOCRAT even once in lengthy story. (I later saw this is where the CTV.ca got their story).
• NBC web site FAILS to mention DEMOCRAT even once in entire story.
• ABCNews.com uses AP story (above) and FAILS TO MENTION DEMOCRAT even once.
• CBSNews.com partly uses AP story (above) and also FAILS TO MENTION DEMOCRAT even once
• Globe and Mail join the club, and uses AP story (above). FAILS TO MENTION DEMOCRAT even once.
• Toronto Star uses an AP story that MENTIONS he’s a DEMOCRAT, in paragraph EIGHT.
• CBC finally on it. FAILS TO MENTION DEMOCRAT EVEN ONCE.
• FoxNews.com FAILS TO MENTION DEMOCRAT even once.
• Toronto Sun FAILS TO MENTION DEMOCRAT even once.
• Maclean’s magazine online FAILS TO MENTION DEMOCRAT EVEN ONCE.
UPDATE:
I was looking at CNN.com to see who’s covering the Spitzer story and how they’re covering it. Apparently that PTBC blog is right on the money! Had to give my head a shake… but at least I didn’t click the link!
UPDATE 2:
CBC’s story on **Republican**: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/08/29/craig-support.html
Another CBC story on **Republican**: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/09/10/us-senator.html
Another CBC story on **Republican**: http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2006/10/20/foley-priest.html
UPDATE 3:
CBC Changes story—tags “Democratic” onto end of story.
THEIR ORIGINAL 3:47 PM STORY:
He was best known for his investigations into Wall Street crimes, such as bid rigging and other fraudulent practices, Spitzer’s website says.
With files from the Associated Press
THEIR 5:09 PM REVISION:
He was best known for his investigations into Wall Street crimes in the wake of the Enron, WorldCom and Adelphia collapses, and was once touted as a possible Democratic contender for the U.S. presidency.
With files from the Associated Press
UPDATE 4:
Democrat Eliot Spitzer, like some CBC Newsworld guest | panel experts on | politics, is a guest diarist at the far-leftist web site The Daily Kos.
PTBC was founded by Mr. Johannesen in 2000.
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