In a 1264-word story on the arrest of Prince George County, Maryland County Executive Jack B. Johnson, the Washington Post just never got around to mentioning the arrestee’s political party. That is, of course, a sure sign that he’s a Democrat.
In fact, despite the fact that Prince George’s County is a traditional Democrat strong hold, the closest the Post could could come to actually identifying any party in the story was this quote:
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) described it as a “sad day for Prince George’s County and for County Executive Johnson and his family.”
Got that? Even Democrat Governor O’Malley’s political affiliation is glossed over with just a (D) after his name.
The story is hilarious, but treated entirely seriously by the Post – one might even say somberly – despite the fact that it contains elements that would have liberals – including the Post – howling with both laughter and outrage if the story had been about a Republican.
In the words of the WaPo:
Just after 10:12 a.m. Friday, Leslie Johnson frantically phoned her husband, Jack B. Johnson, the Prince George’s county executive.
Two FBI agents were at the front door of their two-story brick colonial in Mitchellville.
“Don’t answer it,” the county executive said, unaware that more agents were listening in.
Johnson ordered his wife to find and destroy a $100,000 check from a real estate developer that was hidden in a box of liquor.
“Do you want me to put it down the toilet?” Leslie Johnson asked.
“Yes, flush that,” the county executive said.
But what about the cash? she asked – $79,600.
Put it in your underwear, the county executive told his wife.
She replied, “I have it in my bra” – which is where agents discovered the money after she answered the door.
That conversation, as documented in an FBI affidavit, led to the arrest Friday of Jack Johnson and his wife. Each was charged with evidence tampering and destroying evidence in a case the U.S. attorney called the “tip of the iceberg” in a broader corruption investigation in Prince George’s.
We love the Fox TV show Cops. It’s not politically correct to say so, but we think it’s the best show on television because as honest, law abiding citizens who’ve never had even the briefest run-in with the law, it provides a sometimes shocking glimpse into a world that is completely alien to us.
That being said, our favorite episode is the one in which the police find drugs in the pockets of a suspect’s pants. His alibi was classic.
“These aren’t my pants.”
As high-trained legal experts, we suggest that Johnson and his wife use that same defense in court. We’re sure it will work just as well as it did on Cops.
Source: Washington Post
