Top Media Turn Edwards' Shrill Blogger Into Political Martyr
By Kristen Fyfe
February 15, 2007
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Why didn't any of Donohue's other statements make the cut? Press releases on The Catholic League's Web site, where the Post presumably pulled the statement regarding Edwards, contain some pointed comparisons between Marcotte's vitriol and that of other press-pronounced bigots:
"Had anyone on his [Edwards] staff used the 'N-word,' he or she would have been fired immediately. But his goal is to loot the pockets of the Soros/Hollywood gang, and they--like him--aren't offended by anti-Catholicism. Indeed, they thrive on it.
"When Mel Gibson got drunk and made anti-Semitic remarks, he paid a price for doing so. When Michael Richards got angry and made racist remarks, he paid a price for doing so. When Isaiah Washington got ticked off and made anti-gay remarks, he paid a price for doing so."
Each of the celebrity rants cited above received substantial coverage by the media. But there is a double standard for bigotry and hatred aimed at Christians. Reporting such comparisons would mean giving voice to the conservative viewpoint and balance to the story.
Had Marcotte substituted Mohammed, Allah or Islam where she bashes the Pope, God or the Catholic Church, she would have been vilified in the mainstream media. But because the object of her attacks is Christianity, the liberal media don't feel the need to report the full story.
Martyrdom of a liberal blogger on a sword wielded by "right wing shills" plays much better to the base.
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Kristen Fyfe is senior writer at the Media Research Center's Culture and Media Institute (www.cultureandmediainstitute.org).
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