Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Smothered: Six Democratic Scandals That The Elite News Media Suffocated With A Pillow This Cycle
At Townhall.com, Matt Vespa listed them and described the circumstances:
"Here are the suspects in the line up:
Beto O’Rourke, who is challenging Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), flat-out lied in a debate about his DUI arrest.
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) accepted lavish gifts from donor and friend Salomon Melgen.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), one of the most vulnerable Democrats running for re-election, her husband apparently took advantage of a low-income housing tax credit program to make millions…for himself.
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s staffer doxxed Republicans during the vicious fight over the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.
Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), who is running for governor, reportedly got physical with a female staffer.
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), who is running to be the chief law enforcer of Minnesota, was hit with domestic abuse allegations that the media and his party seemingly decided to straight up ignore.
Between all of these scandals, the media devoted less than 10 minutes of media attention from the Big Three, which was the focus of the study (via Newsbusters) [emphasis mine]:"
