Saturday, October 08, 2005

New York Times - Schumer Coverup Watch

If the New York Times were your sole source of news, just how ignorant would you be? For one thing, you'd know next to nothing about the malfeasance of your home state's senior senator, Chuckie Schumer.
The most outstanding recent example would be the Times reluctance to inform its readers about the scandal in Maryland involving Schumer's office. As just about every, except New York Times readers know, two members of Schumer's staff were conducting opposition research on Maryland lt. governor Michael Steele, who is considering a run for the United States Senate next year.
These staffers illegally obtained Michael Steele's credit report, a felony and especially noteworthy as Chuckie Schumer has pressed for stiffer identity theft laws. The credit report was destroyed (evidence destruction?) and the matter was reported to the proper authorities, but it was all kept hush hush and the staffers were kept on the payroll. Now that the affair is out in the open, the staffers are off the payroll, but the Democratic Party is providing the staffers with $400/hour lawyers.
So far, one story (weeks late) has appeared in the Times. And from it you will learn nothing about what I just told you.
To New York Times readers, tired of living in the dark, Michelle Malkin has a good series on "Chuckaquiddick." Here too.
If ignorance is bliss, then Times readers must be ecstatic.

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