Fox News Ignores Ken Mehlman’s Coming Out, Runs Zero Segments On Story

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http://thinkprogress.org/2010/08/26/mehlman-fnc/

When Judge Vaughn Walker struck down Proposition 8, Fox News barely mentioned the story and its most prominent conservative commentators ignored it entirely. Yesterday, after the Atlantic’s Marc Ambinder reported that former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman — who had orchestrated President Bush’s gay-bating 2004 re-election campaign — was coming out as gay, Fox News remained similarly mum and as of this posting has yet to run a single segment on the story.

A Wonk Room review of Critical Mention reveals that CNN mentioned the name “Mehlman” 19 times, MSNBC reported on it 12 times (searches for “gay” and “Ken” produced similar results, with Fox News stuck at 0



It’s unclear why Fox News ignored the story, since some Republicans have embraced Mehlman’s coming out. The Wonk Room argues that Fox has a history of ignoring stories that undermine conservative causes.

Cross-posted from The Wonk Room.
http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2010/08/26/fox-mehlman/

[Canuckistanian]

1. Blatant

Just like everything Fox decides to report on. If it doesn't reinforce their message of hatred and fear, they don't air it.

[rustydog]

2. Mehlman didn't come out...He just has a wide stance in the

public toilets at airports.

[TheCowsCameHome]

3. Coming out of what?

You mean his head out of his ass?

[AndyA]

4. Fox is propaganda. They want to control the message.

They aren't news. People who get their "news" from Fox are uninformed. And they're too stupid to even know it.

[savalez]

5. Too stupid to know they're stupid? hee hee