Fox's Napolitano accused DA prosecuting DeLay of political motivations

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Fox's Napolitano accused DA prosecuting DeLay of political motivations, ignored his prosecution record

http://mediamatters.org/items/200509280011

Fox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano accused Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, a Democrat, of being "openly and notoriously political," repeating his suggestion that Earle's prosecution of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) on conspiracy charges is politically motivated. But in making the accusation, Napolitano once again ignored Earle's record, which includes the prosecution of significantly more Democratic officials than Republicans, as Media Matters for America has previously noted.

On May 15, the Los Angeles Times Magazine reported: "Over the years his (Earle's) Public Integrity Unit has prosecuted 15 elected officials, including 12 Democrats." Media Matters has previously documented other allegations of partisanship directed at Earle by Fox News personalities -- including Napolitano, who claimed on the November 16, 2004, edition of The Big Story with John Gibson that Earle is "a sort of renegade prosecutor in Texas" and that "there is a basis" for calling Earle a "political crackpot" -- without noting Earle's record of prosecuting more Democrats than Republicans. Napolitano also described Earle as "a little bit of a nut" during the 2 p.m. ET hour of Fox News Live. From the 12 p.m. ET hour of the September 28 edition of Fox News Live:

BILL HEMMER (anchor): Back here with the judge in New York City. The DA in Travis County, a Democrat by the name of Ronnie Earle, DeLay is on record as saying essentially he thinks he's pursuing this case for political reasons. What do you know about this DA, judge?

NAPOLITANO: There's a couple of things I can tell you. One is, the DA is openly and notoriously political. Most DAs, though they run for office, sort of take a step back from the rough and tumble of Republican versus Democrat politics once in office. This DA has not. He stayed very active in the Democratic party and, unusual in Texas, in the liberal wing of the Democratic party.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. Napolitano is a Ben Stein-type of Republican.

Ostensibly intelligent, yet an idiot at the same time.

He's also gone on record as wanting to overturn Roe v. Wade.

[ClintonTyree]

2. What else could be expected from FOX.......

the Rupert Murdoch owned right wing propaganda machine. If they were to say anything else I WOULD be shocked. They're trying to protect their golden geese, bush and company.

[H2O Man]

3. I suppose

that from Fox News' perspective, it seems politically motivated. But the DA didn't return indictments from a democratic committee meeting. The Grand Jury indicted old Tom. And if it were not a case of his being at serious risk of being convicted of the felony he is charged with, fellow travelors like Patrick Buchanan would not be saying that this is the end of Delay's political career. What could be more "political" than the White House move to distance themselves from their friend?

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Former Majority Leader Delay

those are sweet words indeed

[sendero]

5. I watched the local Fox news...

... here in Dallas last night (mostly for the weather :)).

I watch it occassionally and generally they stay out of the major spin cycle but not last night.

The creepy news reader went on and on about how Dems did a similar money-changing scheme but where were the indictments?

Personally, I find the shrill nature of the spin and denial very telling. The pukes are scared, and scared big.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

6. Roger Ailes recently took over the local Fox stations.

That would explain the RW spin on the local level.

[dusty64]

7. I certainly hope fux

is included in the rethug implosion.