Mainstream Media Bias Alert, Celebrity Death Edition

Interesting notes from Friday’s national media news shows. Collectively, they spent 95% of their coverage on the death of pedophile Michael Jackson. ABC spent only 1:03, CBS only spent 0:34 and NBC only spent 1:22 on news items other than MJ. This includes the whole 20 seconds ABC spent on the cap and trade bill, which will affect people a lot more than a freak dying. Less than three minutes total combined by the three networks were spent on anything but MJ.

In a Mainstream Media Bias moment, only ABC bothered with party identification when telling people about the Detroit city coucilwoman who pleaded guilty of bribery charges, who is coincidentally married to one of the most powerful members of congress. By the way, both husband and wife are DEMOCRATS. I know that’s news to CBS and NBC.

Mainstream Media Bias Alert, Sex Edition

George Stephanopoulos says that Democrats have a harder time staying in office after sex scandals than Republicans.

His former boss Bill Clinton could not be reached for comment.



When the mainstream media talked about Eliot Spitzer’s affair, he was identified as a Democrat 20% of the time.

When the mainstream media talked about Mark Sanford’s affair, he was identified as a Republican 100% of the time.



CNN discusses “another sex scandal involving a leading Republican” and completely ignores any Democrats who were involved in sex scandals.

Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, Kwame Kilpatrick, and Jim McGreevey could not be reached for comment.



Detroit City Council President Monica Conyers has pleaded guilty of bribery charges and faces 5 years in prison. Conyers is the wife of Democratic congressman John Conyers.

In response to the confession, ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC and CNN all plan half hour specials investigating the sexual affair of Republican Mark Sanford, the Republican Governor of South Carolina, who is a leading Republican and holds a Republican leadership post.

By the way, did you know that Mark Sanford is a Republican?



Here's an aside to those of you who, as good lefties, defended Bill Clinton when he was having affairs with multiple women, and standing accused of assaulting a few as well: You have forfeited the license to condemn Sanford. Leave it to the rest of us.