if the media decides something doesn't matter, does it matter?

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Major Newspapers Disappear Sessions' Alleged History Of Racial Insensitivity



On July 14, the nation's five major newspapers reported Sen. Jeff Sessions' (R-AL) opening statement at the confirmation hearing of Judge Sonia Sotoamyor without reporting in that day's print editions that, in 1986, the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected Sessions' nomination as a U.S. district court judge following testimony that reportedly included allegations that Sessions had a history of making racially charged comments. In addition, as noted by the Associated Press, Sessions' "nomination originally drew fire from civil rights groups because of his <1985> prosecution ... of three west Alabama civil rights activists on vote fraud charges. The three were acquitted by a federal court jury, prompting civil rights leaders to charge that the prosecution was an attempt to intimidate black voters."

http://mediamatters.org/research/200907140058

[ColbertWatcher]

1. Good find!

I thought this was going to be about someone named "Dr. Nancy" getting a show on MSNBC just when Congress considers healthcare "reform".

[lindisfarne]

2. Email Keith Olbermann?n/t

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4. done

[Adsos Letter]

3. Ray Taliaferro was talking about this specific issue on KGO AM (San Francisco) this morning.

He holds down the 1:00am-5:00am slot for you Nighthawks. A solid liberal, very politically experienced and knowledgeable; regularly shreds ne0-cons, bigots, etc.

http://www.kgoam810.com/showdj.asp?DJID=3450

You can either stream him live, or listen to a show from the 7-day archive at yer convenience.

Everyone should experience this guy at least once... :D

[malaise]

5. K & R

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6. i guess ol jefferson beuregard sessions III has no empathy for ms sotomayer

fucking racist bigot sob



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[malaise]

7. Duh!

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