Notice the prominent placement of the letter “R” in this news story. This young lady is a member of an endangered species: a Republican who holds elected office in Massachusetts.
Meanwhile, here in Illinois, news media references to Jesse Jackson Jr. are notably deficient on mentions of (A) his party affiliation, (B) the fact that he was hospitalized for mental illness during the 2012 campaign and attended precisely zero campaign events (but won in a landslide anyway) and (C) the fact that he resigned from office shortly after the election, facing a federal indictment for spending about $750,000 in campaign contributions on such items as Michael Jackson memorabilia, fur coats, and a $43,000 Rolex.
The news stories that do mention one of the three items I listed — (A), (B), or (C) — carefully avoid any mention of the other two.
Nothing to see here. Time to move on.
But a Republican has been spotted in a yard, with a snowman wearing a Confederate-flag bikini top? Roll those cameras, this is NEWS. And don’t forget to point out that she’s a Republican.
Reminds me of the story on the news out of Detroit on election night 2004. A black woman was interviewed and complained that “There was a white man in there”.