Posted on 07/11/2006 4:01:42 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
July 11, 2006 - 06:52
Q. When are special interest contributions not special interest contributions?
A. When they're made to a Democratic candidate. And the Associated Press is reporting on the matter.
No political race in my little upstate New York neck of the woods has attracted national attention in a long time - until this year. The retirement of liberal Republican Sherwood Boehlert meant an open seat in New York's 24th Congressional District. The Republicans have held the seat for many years, and continue to hold a registration edge. But in the current political climate, the Democrats apparently believe they have a genuine shot at winning, and as a result are pouring money into the race.
Enter the Associated Press. It has put out an article on the finances of the two candidates - Republican NY State Senator Ray Meier [pictured here], and Democrat Michael Arcuri, Oneida County District Attorney.
And what do you know? According to the AP, the Republican's money comes largely from 'special interests.' Not the Democrat's. His is from 'outside groups.' Here's how the AP played it:
Speaking of Republican Meier: "About 41 percent of the $496,913 he raised came from special interests and Republican lawmakers across the country."
Speaking of Democrat Arcuri: "More money should be coming from outside groups as national and state Democrats, including Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, work to persuade their supporters that the party has a good shot at picking up the GOP seat."
See what I mean?
AP/NewsBusters ping to Today show list.
Another way the Democrats would phrase it: "We get good money, but the Republicans get bad money."
Just curious, but would "outside groups" be saying that none of the groups represent New Yorkers in that district?
A special interest group could include individuals (or companies) that reside in the district of the election in question. They have a special interest in their own district?
Associalistic Press!
'nuff said!
Good. . . .bad. . . we're the ones with the votes
(/ash)
(grin)
I hate the AP. They suck.
BIAS BIAS BIAS
Beautiful.
The AP covers for Democratic corruption yet again. Isn't it great to have national media covering your as$es all the time?
"Little Goody Two-Shoes."
Yes, the Demoncrats get their money from outside gropes, er, I mean groups. You know, like from NAMBLA and the homo lobby, the corrupt unions, Blabbra Striesand and the like.
They should have just stopped the old 'hard' and 'soft' money and just called it good money and bad money. Obviously, money going to us would be the bad money. And the media gets to decide which is good and which is bad - for our own benefit, of course.
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