A Tale of Three Governors - Media Bias Edition
It was the best of coverage - it was the worst of coverage.
You’ve heard of Virginia ex-Governor Bob McDonnell, yes? And his wife?
Ex-Virginia Gov. McDonnell Found Guilty In Corruption Case
— NBC News
Ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, Wife Guilty of Corruption
— ABC News
Former Gov. Bob McDonnell Found Guilty in Corruption Trial
— CBS News
Bob McDonnell, Ex-Governor of Virginia, Is Sentenced to 2 Years for Corruption
— New York Times
Ex-Va. Governor Robert McDonnell Guilty of 11 Counts of Corrruption
—Washington Post
McDonnells Convicted of Corruption
— Politico
All of this despite no evidence ever surfacing showing McDonnell delivered any government goodies in exchange for the personal goodies he received.
— WTVR (local Richmond, Virginia TV)
Of course you’ve heard of this - the national Media’s full-court-press-coverage made sure of it. Because McDonnell is a Republican.
Heard of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s “Bridgegate?” Of course you have - because he too is a Republican.
Chris Christie's Rising 2016 Star in Peril as Bridge Controversy Grows
— NBC News
EXCLUSIVE: Chris Christie Was Interrogated By Feds Over Bridge Scandal
— ABC News
Will Chris Christie Apologize for Bridge Scandal?
— CBS News
Christie Faces Scandal on Traffic Jam Aides Ordered
— New York Times
Chris Christie’s Bridge Collapse
— Washington Post
Scandal Imperils Chris Christie's No-Nonsense Image
— Politico
Except:
Panel: No Evidence Christie Knew About BridgeGate, But Questions Remain
— Associated Press
Like that little knife twist at the end? “There’s absolutely no proof (darn it) - but we’ll pretend it’s still not over.”
Heard of Oregon’s resigned-in-disgrace ex-Governor John Kitzhaber? Still enwrapped in the many tentacles of his still-unraveling scandal? Not so much - because he is a Democrat.
Of course the Majors did the bare minimum.
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber Resigns Over Growing Scandal
— NBC News
John Kitzhaber Resigns: Oregon Governor Quits Over Conflict-of-Interest Scandal
— ABC News
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber to Resign
— CBS News
Gov. John Kitzhaber of Oregon Resigns Amid Crisis
— New York Times
Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber Announces Resignation
— Washington Post
John Kitzhaber Saga Fuels Conservatives’ Fight on Clean Energy
— Politico
See what Politico did there? This is really a scandal for conservatives - who oppose the “clean” “energy” corruption that brought down Kitzhaber.
(Conservatives also oppose the nightmare mess that is ObamaCare - and Oregon’s disastrous, corrupt version thereof, Cover Oregon. Which also enrages the Media.)
Of course “green “energy” isn’t clean - in any sense of the word.
It is prohibitively expensive - and actually worse for the environment than the cost-effective actual energy sources the Left demonizes and wishes to eradicate.
And with hundreds of billions of government dollars sluicing around - “green” “energy” is corrupt on stilts. At all levels of government.
Some Compelling Evidence that 'Green Energy' is All About Crony Capitalism
80% of Green Energy Dollars Went to Obama Donors
Want to find out about Kitzhaber’s “green” “energy” nightmare mess? Don’t look to the Majors.
Networks Silent About ‘Green’ Nature of Kitzhaber Corruption Scandal
Of course, the Majors went out of their way to downplay the entire ongoing, rolling Democrat disaster.
Least-Known, Genuinely Scandal-Plagued Governor in U.S.: Oregon Dem John Kitzhaber
Networks Fail to Cover Calls for Scandal-Ridden Democratic Oregon Governor to Resign
CBS and ABC Minimize Oregon Governor's Resignation; CBS Omits He's a Democrat
AP National Wire, NY Times Finally Focus on Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber Corruption Story
There is a whole lot of Oregon-Washington, D.C. hybrid (see what I did there?) corruption still hanging out there - the “green” mess and the Cover Oregon cronyism-riddled uber-failure. With questions aplenty still unanswered.
— The Oregonian
Ex-Gov. John Kitzhaber Put His Top Political Consultant in Charge of Cover Oregon
— Willamette (Oregon) Week
Paging Dr. Kitzhaber: What Did Gov. Know About Cover Oregon Collapse?
— KATU (a local Portland, Oregon TV station)
AG: ‘Oregonians Deserve ... the Facts’
— Bend (Oregon) Bulletin
Feds Subpoena Kitzhaber Records After Resignation
— Bend Bulletin
Congress to Kitzhaber: Send Us Cover Oregon Records
— KATU
Former Gov. John Kitzhaber's and Cylvia Hayes' Trip to Dump Brings Police Sweeping In
— The Oregonian
But you won’t learn of any of it from the Majors.
Certainly all of this seems to be much worse than what Governor McDonnell did. It is absolutely worse than what Governor Christie didn’t do.
Does any of that matter to the Jurassic Press?
Why the Media Paid More Attention to Chris Christie than John Kitzhaber
WashPost's Philip Bump Lamely Denies Obvious Kitzhaber-Christie Double Standard
Yes, Virginia, There is a(n Oregon) Scandal
Of course not.
Scandals Show the Difference Between Democrats and Republicans
Indeed they do.
Editor's Note: This first appeared in NewsBusters.org.