Why isn't Janklow being referred to as Republican Janklow

[corarose]

If it were a Democrat they would be calling him Democratic Congressman Janklow or Congressman Janklow the Democrat.

The "Liberal" media would have made sure that the Democrat title was in there every time that they talked about him and we would be having a 24/7 media blitz over it.

Every pundit would be examining why he was driving drunk and why he mowed someone down with his car and killed them.

They would also examine the reason why he claimed that he hadn't eaten in 24 hours and they would find people to say that he did eat.

Cameras would be in the court room and his family would be interrogated. They would also make sure that they would destroy his family.

Jesus why are they not putting his Republican Title behind him when they speak about him. Don't you think they are proud of the man since he is one of their own?

[soothsayer]

1. i heard him called that

in the middle of the night last night, maybe on cnn

so there's hope..!

[grannylib]

Around here they are, but I am in the tri-state area so maybe that makes

a difference

[corarose]

7. Chicago media

You can call them the Republican Media.

[arwalden]

2. OMG! Thank you! I Was Wondering This Myself...

... and I'm glad I'm not the only person to have noticed.

-- Allen

[corarose]

I am in Chicago

They never mention his Rethug title when they speak about him.

Have your heard that Ryan is going down and I don't mean sexually either.

[Cat Atomic]

3. Hmm. I heard him referred to as a Republican, but that was on NPR.

[grannylib]

4. And also, same reason you are not hearing much about Neil Bush

but if it were Roger Clinton that did that crap it'd be all over the news 24/7 (guess Michael Jackson is still more important, plus we have the Dru Sjodin distraction, no offense whatsoever to her and her poor family, for whom my heart aches...)
It's the double standard of the 'liberal' media acting up again, my God, who believes that crap any more?

[corarose]

5. President Carters brother was torn apart also

I was a small kid but I remember President Carters brother being attacked by the media all of the time.

[Kremer]

8. I've seen more stories today of how Janklow is a hero in S.D.

And that no one has done more good for the state! They asked one lady on the street and she said he should be pardoned by the gov b/c he's done so much good for S.D. Another lady said he should be pardoned b/c he's already been publicly humiliated and that's enough punishment. What about the man he killed and his family you fucken idiots!!! You watch. He'll get probation and 2-3yrs from now will be a re-emerging star in the repub party and run for senate or something. Or his repub buddies will set him up w/ a fat lobbying job!!

[LeahMira]

9. You're probably right...

You watch. He'll get probation and 2-3yrs from now will be a re-emerging star in the repub party and run for senate or something.

The man has a history of crooked dealings going back at least forty years. Someone's covering his backside and, sadly, it's probably the white folks in South Dakota. How Tom Daschle ever got as far as he has is a miracle, no matter what you think of him at the moment.

[kaitykaity]

6. Nah, we're lucky the bastard got convicted at all.

Can you say "Scarborough Country"?

:eyes:

[corarose]

10. LOL

:kick:

[LeahMira]

11. Reminds me...

They would also examine the reason why he claimed that he hadn't eaten in 24 hours and they would find people to say that he did eat.

... of one of our local politicians who got caught seriously speeding and tried to outrun the officer. He claimed his bowels were acting up on him and he had to get home in a hurry.

Every diabetic I have ever known is a little ditsy about keeping their blood sugar under control. They know what will happen if they don't. What's with this Janklow clown?

[corarose]

12. My Mom was a diabetic

The kind of shit that the Rethugs will make up is unbelievable.

[beyurslf]

13. I have wondered the same thing.

Traficant? Condit?

You never saw those names with Democrat attached. Here this guy killed someone and I had to look up his party. SHould have known he wasn't a D.

[corarose]

15. If they don't attach the party affiliatio you can guarantee he is a Repub

:kick:

[abbyhoffman]

14. every single

news report I've heard called him "Republican" Congressman

[corarose]

16. Not in Chicago

We are a big City.

[Padraig18]

17. I've heard him called that numerous times today and yesterday.

:shrug:

[The Original Shroom]

18. Hmmmm Let me see..

So far today I've heard about this story about 20 times. Each and every time he has been identified as a "Republican".

That is about 20 times more often then I remember hearing Condit refered to as a "Democrat" during the entire time he was newsworthy.

[corarose]

19. Condit wasn't guilty of anything was he

Did you hear the on Sean Insanity or Bill O'Really?

[submerged99]

20. Didn't see anything on tonights national news

I flipped between CBS, ABC, NBC hoping to see their coverage on Janklow's conviction. Maybe I missed it while flipping back and forth but I didn't see it mentioned at all on any one of the networks.

However, I did catch to segments on Micheal Jackson.

So, a celebrity ACCUSED of a crime is more important than an elected official CONVICTED of 2nd Degree Manslaughter?

[corarose]

21. If you don't hear about it

It will go away.

He's a Republican and Faux Views will hire him.