Lamar Smith, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, strode purposely to the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday to discuss the elephant in the room. And the donkey that isn’t.
“The national media spells scandal without the ‘D,'” Smith roared during the one-minute daily speech allotted every member of the House.
“Two weeks ago the Governor of Illinois was removed from office,” he said. “All three television networks ran full reports on the story the same night and again the following morning. Not one report mentioned that he is a Democrat.”
To reinforce his point, Smith noted that the major media also failed to identify the party affiliation of troubled Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, jailed Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and ousted New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
“Americans need and deserve balanced reporting from the media, not selective omissions,” Smith added.
We completely agree with Smith. So let us point out to you that he is a Texas Republican.
