NPR Helps Andy Smith Trot Out CSP "Fluke" Meme Againby: Dean BarkerMon Oct 11, 2010 at 06:53:13 AM EDT |
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In a Morning Edition piece designed to show that women voters aren't paying attention, NPR's Audie Cornish casts, through the help of right-wing pundit Andy Smith's perennial "fluke" meme, woman Carol Shea-Porter as flotsam in a wave. Apparently, four years ago all Shea-Porter had to do was put her name on the Dem primary ballot to be a Congresswoman. And two years ago, it was Hillary Clinton's tears that clinched it for Carol.
This might be the sloppiest piece of distance reporting NPR has ever done on Granite State politics. It's also Exhibit A on how much work remains to be done in improving left-wing media infrastructure in New Hampshire. Whenever Smith is the first name on Villager speed-dial, Democrats lose. Contact NPR's Morning Edition today to ask them why Audie Cornish buried Frank Guinta's several hundred thousand dollar mystery money at the bottom of the piece and treated it like it was campaign he-said she-said. Because here's what local political reporters are saying: The financial disclosure issue is not going away. Since Guinta has refused to clear the matter up in the last two months, there is now a recent round of stories about it reported by WMUR, NHPR, AP, Concord Monitor and the Union Leader. If pro Shea-Porter groups were to only get involved this will be the issue to dominate the next three weeks. |