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The purpose of this article about Sanford is NOT to excuse the misdeeds of those politicians you label as the "left," but to point out the fact that the Republican Party says one thing but does something entirely different which makes it look like it provides cover for their politicians when they really shouldn't if their principles mean anything to them. The Democratic Party doesn't bill itself as the keepers of America's morals, Christianity, or family values. The Republican Party does but does not hold its' politicians to these standards. If the party's principles are good enough to be used as standards for all Americans, why aren't they good enough for its' own members? This is do as I say, not as I do behavior, and it stinks like raw sewage, and damages the republican brand. If the Republican Party wants to enforce its' policies by enacting laws regarding morals, family values, Christianity, etc., it must first address these issues within its' own party. To do otherwise turns these talking points into just more hot air.
Did these three run off to a foreign country while Congress was in session? Did they dump their wives for a new 'soulmate"?
Is Tony Perkins on their Christmas card list?
Newsbusters LMAO ROFL
What if Sanford were to fall in love with Sarah Palin and run off with her? That will cut down the amount of non-stop blogging about them separately by 50%!
What if Sanford were to fall in love with Sarah Palin and run off with her? That will cut down the amount of non-stop blogging about them separately by 50%!
Indulge your imaginations for the briefest moment, and visualize the reactions. Funny, AR! Thanks for the giggle.
This is courtesy of Newsbusters.com
■ Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY): The Chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, Rangel coughed up $75,000 in unpaid back taxes on rental income last year. The House ethics committee is investigating whether Rangel fulfilled all of his disclosure requirements related to that property, among other issues. In June, the panel launched another investigation of whether a Caribbean trip Rangel and four other Democrats took amounted to an improper gift.
None of these issues were mentioned on ABC, CBS or NBC this year, although Rangel was featured as a talking head in a number of morning and evening news stories. On March 19, the CBS Evening News included a Rangel soundbite in a story on congressional outrage over the AIG bonuses: “Stop the thievery at taxpayers’ expense!” The next night, CBS had another clip of Rangel railing, “Stop the thievery!,” but no mention of the chairman’s ethics problems.
■ Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN) and Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA): Three top Democrats are linked to the scandal surrounding the PMA Group, a lobbying group that closed its doors earlier this year after being raided by the FBI in February. The New York Times reported then that top lobbyist Paul Magliocchetti was suspected of funneling “bogus” campaign contributions to Murtha, Visclosky and Moran, in exchange for directing more than $100 million to PMA clients. Rep. Visclosky had admitted being subpoenaed in May by a federal grand jury, and temporarily stepped down as Chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on energy and water development.
None of the broadcast networks have mentioned Visclosky and Moran’s potential role in the scandal. ABC and NBC have been similarly quiet about Murtha, whom the networks elevated to folk-hero status for his condemnations of the Iraq war in 2005. CBS’s Sharyl Attkisson, however, has produced three investigative pieces digging into Murtha’s ethics, the most recent airing on the June 2 Evening News.
■ Ex-Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA): Jefferson lost a run-off election late last year after investigators found $90,000 in cash stuffed in the congressman’s freezer. In January, NBC made brief references to the charges against Jefferson in a profile of his successor, Republican Joseph Cao. Jefferson’s bribery trial — prosecutors say he received $400,000 in bribes to help orchestrate business deals in Africa — began on June 9, but the networks have yet to mention the case.
Mark Sanford’s trouble is of his own making, of course. But the liberal networks seem a lot more excited about airing his dirty laundry than exposing the problems of top Democrats.
No one is defending Sanford here.
What we are trying to point out is the ridiculous nature of “The Moderate Voice” posting article after article on this subject while completely ignoring more egregious violations of the public trust from the left.
The hypocrisy is breathtaking.