Mainstream Press Ignores Minnesota Democrat Who Called Veterans' Ads "Un-American"
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Stephen Spruiell Reporting
Over at Powerline, there's a developing story about Brian Melendez, chairman of the Minnesota Democratic Party, who has recently taken it upon himself to denounce these television advertisements as "un-American, untruthful, and lies."
Minnesota Democrats have gone even further in trying to suppress these advertisements from going on-air by sending letters around, according to Powerline. What's so un-American about showing veterans, mothers, and fathers praising the Iraq War? I'm not sure, but this multifaceted story has been largely ignored by the MSM, save for one veteran interviewed on FNC's Hannity and Colmes. This is hardly the treatment this story deserves.
According to Colmes, at least one station has folded to the pressure, and the station's general manager issued this statement:
<<< "We rejected the ad because it's not true about our station. When someone watches our news, we are their media. We don't see a reason to let someone take an unfair shot at us." >>>
The "unfair shot" he is referring to are these two lines:
"The media won't tell you good news,"
and,
"The media misled you."
Asked to remove or edit these lines, Midwest Heroes declined. While it may be true that this station's general manager was offended by those two lines, the advertisement was clearly directed towards the mammoth media institutions like the NYT and CNN. Not all media outlets are equal: Just look at how the press reacted when they found out the Cheney hunting incident was reported to a local paper.
So far, the editors and producers have deemed this a non-story; a Lexis Nexis search returned only the Hannity and Colmes interview. If a Republican had issued such an outrageous comment and tried to suppress free speech, I doubt the mainstream press would be so quick to ignore it.
— Nathan Goulding
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