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Bush's spying scandal and media myths
Media Matters has posted the top 12 media myths and falsehoods about the President's latest scandal. My favorite: "Only Democrats are concerned about the Bush administration's secret surveillance."
Abramoff sings
And speaking of media myths, here's one we'll be hearing more and more in the coming months: That GOP sleazeball lobbyist Jack Abramoff's criminal behavior taints both parties equally. That's a true statement if you define 'equally" as ""bribing mostly Republicans"": Between 2001 and 2004, Abramoff gave more than $127,000 to Republican candidates and committees and nothing to Democrats, federal records show. At the same time, his Indian clients were the only ones among the top 10 tribal donors in the U.S. to donate more money to Republicans than Democrats.
Among those spinning the "both sides are guilty" myth is President George W. Bush, when he told Fox News last month "It seems to me that (Abramoff) was an equal money dispenser, that he was giving money to people in both political parties.''
The indispensible Digby says:This characterization of the scandal as being "bi-partisan" is typical bad mainstream journalism, particularly the emphasis they are placing on the very small handful of Democrats who've even been mentioned (much less included in any legal procedings.) Not only are they creating some equity and illegality where none exists, by doing it they are missing the real story, as usual.
Don't let them get away with it. The Republicans, or their media poodles.
3.1.06 16:22
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(4.1.06 04:02) Abramoff's buddy Tom has been sweating to make sure all branches of government remain solidly Republican. If Abramoff were bribing both parties equally, he'd be even dumber than he looks. |