Democrats have suffered from a string of scandals reminiscent of the corruption that plagued the GOP before the party lost the majority in Congress four years ago…Of those stories, only Paterson's has been covered briefly by the BBC and - surprise surprise - the article fails to mention which party he belongs to. Google News searches on Rangel and Massa reveal a total lack of interest, even after fresh revelations about the latter's bizarre predatory sexual behaviour.
Charlie Rangel… is under investigation by the House ethics committee for five separate matters…
Eric Massa…stands accused of sexually harassing a male staffer…
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating whether (Governor David) Paterson improperly interfered in a domestic abuse case involving one of his aides.
It is completely inconceivable that the BBC would have dealt with these stories in the same manner if Republican politicians had been involved. The word 'Republican' would be blazing from headlines and highlighted in the opening sentences of numerous articles. The 'Republican sleaze' narrative would be unstoppable.
But these are Democrat scandals, and Democrat scandals simply don't get BBC journalistic juices flowing. Move along now, nothing to see here. Come back when a Republican does something wrong.
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