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EV_Ares Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-24-09 05:04 PM
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Fox News as did with Foley identifies Sanford as a dem
When does an embattled Republican suddenly become an embattled Democrat? When Fox News is covering him, of course.

The network known for its conservative leaning ran footage of Mark Sanford admitting to an extramarital affair on Wednesday with a Chyron identifying the South Carolina Republican -- near tears -- as a D, for Democrat.




Media Matters has the screen grab on its site and notes that Fox News later changed Sanford's party affiliation to Republican.

But it's also worth adding that this is not the first time the network has misidentified a GOPer in the midst of acknowledging misconduct. When former congressman Mark Foley admitted to having problems with alcoholism -- after reports that he had behaved inappropriately with congressional pages -- Fox News also identified him as a Democrat.



rest of the story @ link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/24/fox-news-identifies-sanfo_n_220377.html
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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-24-09 05:07 PM
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1. K&R
Didn't they also do it with at least one other R? I'm thinking Larry Craig, maybe.
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lapfog_1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-24-09 05:09 PM
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2. What is that now, like the 10th time they have pulled this crap?
Someone (hint MSNBC) needs to do an expose on this... right away.
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