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Reporter Ordered To Leave Out (D) Sen. Mikulski "Outing" By Dem Operative MD4BUSH
Interview With WBAL TV Baltimore News Reporter ^ | November 4, 2005 | self

Posted on 11/04/2005 1:46:29 PM PST by icwhatudo

Baltimore Maryland (FR)-- Tonight at 6pm est on WBAL TV 11 a story will be aired about the latest developments in the MD4BUSH affair, a story detailing how the Washington Post is coming under pressure to conduct a "NY Times" styled self investigation after the paper admitted that one of its reporters used a FreeRepublic.com member's personal password to view confidential email. The emails are at the center of a scandal that has cost the job of an adviser to MD's (R) Governor Robert Ehrlich.

One matter that will continue to be left out of the story, on direction of the stations management, will be details of the "outing" of Maryland (D) Sen Barbara Mikulski.

Questions about why a democrat operative working in conjunction with the Washington Post would "out" the Senator, a fellow democrat, seem to be a legitimate part of this continuing news story. A point that was agreed to in an interview with a WBAL TV reporter covering the case.

"We've had copies of all the emails and have been covering this story from the start, some were very coarse in their language and we had a meeting to go over just what would be reported" said the reporter for WBAL. "From the start, management put the Mikulski rumors out of bounds but decided the Omally cheating rumor was fair game", he stated.

When asked about the stations decision to ask Omally his reaction to the rumours, and not Mikulski he stated: "I don't get to make those decisions, people on a much higher pay scale do. I felt it was fair to cover it and even more so now with the revalations that MD4BUSH may be a democrat himself."

It was brought to the reporters attention that Joseph Steffen, the aide in question, had been interviewed on WBAL radio earlier in the day and had urged the public to "see what these democrat operatives are saying about their own-see what they said about Mikulski" The reporter replied, "Well it certainly seems like its time again to go to management and try to revisted this issue, especially now with the racial attacks on Lt. Governor Steele...it really plays into how dirty politics have been getting in the state."


TOPICS: Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: 109th; leftistdeceit; md4bush; mikulski; steffen; wbal; wp
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I mentioned this briefly on the other thread but felt it was deserving of its own mention. It is strange how the media will report, as news, Omally and Steeles reactions or even non-reactions to attacks yet are afraid to ask or even mention what was said about Ms. Mikulski.
1 posted on 11/04/2005 1:46:29 PM PST by icwhatudo
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To: icwhatudo

If lesbianism becomes an issue for the Senator from Maryland in the MSM, it would soon be fair game as an issue with respect to the Senator from New York.


2 posted on 11/04/2005 1:49:42 PM PST by peyton randolph (Warning! It is illegal to fatwah a camel in all 50 states)
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To: icwhatudo

What the heck was said about Mikulski?


3 posted on 11/04/2005 1:49:44 PM PST by benjamin032
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To: icwhatudo

Good Post and good point deserving of its own thread.


4 posted on 11/04/2005 1:51:13 PM PST by Anti-Bubba182
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To: benjamin032

And is this a "News Paper" admiting its own bais?


5 posted on 11/04/2005 1:51:40 PM PST by benjamin032
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To: MD4Bush
Since you are mentioned, I thought it best to ping you. I felt it was fair to cover it and even more so now with the revalations that MD4BUSH may be a democrat himself."
6 posted on 11/04/2005 1:54:00 PM PST by john_baldacci_is_a_commie
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To: benjamin032

No, a TV station zinging a newspaper.


7 posted on 11/04/2005 1:54:09 PM PST by RebelBanker (If you can't do something smart, do something right.)
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To: icwhatudo
Questions about why a democrat operative working in conjunction with the Washington Post would "out" the Senator, a fellow democrat, seem to be a legitimate part of this continuing news story.

Yeppers...it seems like just another trap they were attempting.

8 posted on 11/04/2005 1:54:19 PM PST by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: icwhatudo

Mikulski is a sacred cow in Md media and politics. With the retirement of Sarbanes this promises to change. If Steele can make inroads Mikulski may eventually have to fight to keep her seat.
MD has been a extremist liberal state long enough. Balt Co, the Eastern Shore, Southern MD, North and Western MD are fed up with the domination of the Beltway crowd.
If Steele is able to make inroads into the Balt black community that house of cards will begin to collapse.


9 posted on 11/04/2005 1:54:47 PM PST by Louis Foxwell (THIS IS WAR AND I MEAN TO WIN IT.)
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To: benjamin032

Apparently, that she's been "hollerin' in the canyon".


10 posted on 11/04/2005 1:55:18 PM PST by weeder
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To: Gondring

If Mikulski is so darn liberal and progressive, who cares if she's gay? Does it make her more left? Doesn't this mean she can be honest now?


11 posted on 11/04/2005 1:56:25 PM PST by benjamin032
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To: weeder

ROFL! Who'd a thunk Babs would find the closet a warm safe place....in Maryland?


12 posted on 11/04/2005 1:57:24 PM PST by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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To: icwhatudo

I couldn't care less if Mikulski is gay: her liberal politics are enough for me to say she needs to be OUT of office.


13 posted on 11/04/2005 1:58:25 PM PST by Recovering_Democrat (I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: peyton randolph
Here I was imagining what forms of bestiality intrigued the good Senator and you dropped that almost normal "lesbianism" thing on me.

If the "outing" were simply about human on human sex I think the Posties would have no problem with it ~

14 posted on 11/04/2005 1:58:38 PM PST by muawiyah (/ hey coach do I gotta' put in that "/sarcasm " thing again? How'bout a double sarcasm for this one)
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To: muawiyah

So it is more than simply homosexuality? Anyone gonna investigate possible crimes here?


15 posted on 11/04/2005 1:59:56 PM PST by benjamin032
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To: weeder
Apparently, that she's been "hollerin' in the canyon".

I thought it was "yodeling in the canyon" hence, "canyon yodeler."

16 posted on 11/04/2005 2:00:04 PM PST by Snardius (The seventh seal has been broken, the goat entrails point toward gotterdamerung, it's on.)
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To: benjamin032
He called her on the carpet.
17 posted on 11/04/2005 2:00:11 PM PST by Physicist
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To: Recovering_Democrat

That's the point. It could very well be just a "bait" rumor to see if someone would bite and get caught spreading it.


18 posted on 11/04/2005 2:00:24 PM PST by Gondring (I'll give up my right to die when hell freezes over my dead body!)
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To: Amos the Prophet

Don't think most blacks "cotton to" homosexuality" Their alliance with the gay lobby is a marriage of convenience.


19 posted on 11/04/2005 2:01:01 PM PST by RobbyS ( CHIRHO)
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To: muawiyah

What does outed mean

Is she a CIA agent under cover

or is she

a carpet muncher under the covers


20 posted on 11/04/2005 2:01:40 PM PST by MudSlide
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