The Washington Post Chooses Sides [click to read] -- Exellent post by SWAC Girl.
'Pravda on the Potomac' tries to 'fix' Virginia's Governor's race. I'm sure they are digging into McDonnell's high school records as we speak. My only question is why only 'dangerous' conservatives need to be vetted so thoroughly. Michael Barone says:
"In the 2006 campaign season the Washington Post ran more than a dozen front-page stories on Senator George Allen’s reference, at an August 11 campaign stop almost 400 miles from Washington, to an opposition campaign staffer as “Macaca.” One of these stories, perhaps, had enough news value to be worthy of the front page; the others were placed there with the obvious intent of defeating Allen and electing his Democratic opponent Jim Webb, who did indeed win by a 50%-49% margin.
Now there’s a campaign on for governor of Virginia, and the news editors of the Post seem to be using their front page once again to defeat the Republican candidate, Bob McDonnell, and elect Democrat Creigh Deeds. To provide a fair perspective, we’ll start a Macaca watch, to list stories which make the front page of the Post not on the basis of news value but solely and obviously to defeat the Republican candidate."
I remember the rainy night well. I had to pick up a friend at Dulles so I was listening to returns for the Senate race in the cell phone waiting area parking lot. George Allen was winning most of the Virginia data that was reported early. Northern Virginia was the last area to have final results and it was clear that that is when the tide turned for Webb. After Macaca there would always be hecklers who would show up at Allen's appearances trying to create a scene [talk about 'astroturf' here]. It was a dismal evening as we headed home on 81. I was beginning to feel underrepresented.
The Washington Post has about as much business picking the Governor of Virginia as I do picking the Prime Minister of France!
Let the Macaca Watch Begin! [click to read].
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