Posted on 10/14/2008 6:30:03 AM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
On Monday, NewsBusters wondered how much coverage the sex scandal involving Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-Fl.) -- the Democrat Congressman who in 2006 won the seat previously held by the disgraced Mark Foley -- would get.
Early indications suggest that as far as the television news outlets are concerned, the answer is "not much."
In fact, though all three broadcast network evening news programs covered the Foley sex scandal when it was first revealed on September 29, 2006, not one of them felt that the man who replaced him admitting to having an affair with a former campaign staffer was at all newsworthy.
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Yes, and they were not minors.
Yet the reaction from the Dems and the media was that this was scandalous and that Hastert and the whole GOP leadership were covering up
Don't forget the Freepers who bought into the whole thing. It seemed to me the majority on this Forum wanted Hastert's head.
So what did we get? A Speaker from the Gay HQ of America. The media's whole intent was to upset the conservative base and it worked. That was the October Surprise for '06.
My district. GOP put in a no-name and lost by only 1000 votes. Hopefully this should help change the Congress again next month.
The media colluded with the DNC on Foleygate. BOTH the media and the DNC had MORE information in their hands and “did nothing” (but sit on it until late in the election cycle) than the GOP did and then used it to spread the lies that Foley had molested a minor and that this coverup went to the top of the GOP.
The issue was not designed to persuade just those in Florida to not back Mark Foley (R), it was to get those in other states to ALSO withhold their support for the GOP (so that the DNC could take Congress).
Nancy Pelosi proclaimed that the Republicans held a culture of corruption (this was “NOT” just sex) and that she would officiate the most ethical congress in history.
So Mark Foley’s replacement (D) has now had some affairs (didn’t this woman learn of ANOTHER woman), he not only paid her hush money but also planned to put her on campaign staff (by proxy) and the DNC KNEW and covered it up so as not to hurt his re-election chances. SHOE IS ON THE OTHER FOOT.
The partisan media needs to be investigated by the FEC and FCC for their slanted campaign coverage (lying by matter of fact and lying by omission).
And Pelosi hasn’t said anything about William Jefferson running for re-election in Louisiana either.
END THE CORRUPT DEMOCRAT ERA!!!
The FCC should be taking the broadcasters to task for reporting “fake but accurate” reports that Foley molested a kid and that Bush was AWOL and “here are the memos to ‘prove’ it!”.
It is an abuse of the public trust to make up news.
Any chance that we can pick up this seat? Is he running for re-election?
Foley is a saint compared to this guy.
I hope Mark is doing OK these days.
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Considering the manner in which South Floridians reward impeached Federal judges, Mahoney should be the next US Senator from Florida, maybe even on the 2012 presidential ticket.
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