it is only proper for the insignificant liberal msm to not mention the party affiliation of the corrupt dems. that is only used on republicans.
On Jan 10, 7:21 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > newsbusters.com > By Matthew Balan (Bio | Archive) > January 9, 2009 - 15:56 ET > > During a breaking news brief on Friday’s Newsroom program, CNN anchor > Kyra Phillips failed to identify the party affiliation of Baltimore > Mayor Sheila Dixon, a Democrat, who earlier in the day had been > indicted on 12 counts related to a corruption probe by Maryland state > officials. She did identify Dixon as “the first woman to serve as the > city’s mayor” and “the first African-American female to serve as that > city’s mayor.” > > Phillips began the brief with a lament over corruption in politics in > general: “Oh, as if we don’t have enough public corruption within our > politics to report, we’ve got another piece of news that [is] just > developing right now.” She then reported that the Baltimore mayor had > been “indicted on public corruption...12 counts, I’m told -- perjury, > theft, misconduct in office.” After describing some of the > circumstances into the multi-year investigation, she continued her > lament by focusing on the prestige of Dixon: “It’s a shame -- Mrs. > Dixon was the first woman to serve as the city’s mayor -- also the -- > you know, the first African-American female to serve as that city’s > mayor.” The mayor’s Democratic affiliation was neither mentioned by > Phillips during her brief, nor by CNN’s on-screen graphics. > > The Baltimore Sun filed a breaking news report by Annie Linskey and > Julie Bykowicz on their website on Friday which identified the mayor > as a Democrat in the fourth paragraph. The report also gave additional > details into the indictment: > > Dixon was charged with perjury, theft, fraudulent misappropriation and > misconduct, stemming in part from gifts she received from former > boyfriend and developer Ronald H. Lipscomb, who was also charged > earlier this week. > > Dixon, a Democrat, has been the target of a nearly three-year probe by > State Prosecutor Robert A. Rohrbaugh into corruption at City Hall, an > investigation that has centered on allegations that Dixon has used her > office to award lucrative contracts to various people including her > sister, her then-boyfriend and her former campaign chairman.... > > Some of the charges center on gift cards that Dixon received from two > real estate developers. According to the indictment, Dixon told one of > the developers that the gift cards were going to be distributed to > needy families in Baltimore. Prosecutors say that in December 2005, > when Dixon was City Council president, she used 19 of 20 Best Buy gift > cards for herself, purchasing personal items, including a digital > camcorder, a PlayStation 2 and other electronics. > > Prosecutors say that in December 2006, she used Old Navy, Best Buy and > other gift cards intended for needy families for an Xbox 360, a > PlayStation Portable, clothes and other items for her own use.... > > The full transcript of Phillips’ brief, which aired 25 minutes into > the 2 pm Eastern hour of Friday’s Newsroom program: > > (CNN CAPTION: “Baltimore Mayor Indicted: Sheila Dixon indicted on 12 > counts, including perjury and theft”) > > KYRA PHILLIPS: Oh, as if we don’t have enough public corruption within > our politics to report, we’ve got another piece of news that [is] just > developing right now. This out of Baltimore -- the Baltimore mayor > indicted on public corruption. It happened today -- 12 counts, I’m > told -- perjury, theft, misconduct in office. What had happened back > in 2008 -- we had reported a two-year state investigation that had > been going on into her spending practices there in Baltimore, and then > a raid had happened in her home. We’re talking about Mayor Sheila > Dixon, and apparently it was one of the most aggressive moves when > that investigation was taking place. That’s when we knew something was > about to happen, and it was going to get much bigger than folks had > expected. They had taken just boxes and boxes of papers out of her > home. It’s a shame -- Mrs. Dixon was the first woman to serve as the > city’s mayor -- also the -- you know, the first African-American > female to serve as that city’s mayor. And now, today she was indicted > on perjury, theft, and misconduct in office. > > —Matthew Balan is a news analyst at the Media Research Center. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
