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Throw the Scouts to the Pedophiles

07/16/2001

This week's media bias outrage of the week comes to us from B.W. of Tennessee. He writes "A story released by Associated Press on Sunday, July 8th, revealed that a man by the name of a man by the name of Christopher Reardon was being charged with 130 counts of rape and molestation in what has proven to be the largest case of its kind in Massachusetts' history. He was identified as a 'youth minister, Boy Scout leader, and YMCA swim coach'.

"In CBS Radio news coverage of this story on Monday afternoon, they conveniently failed to mention Mr. Reardon's affiliation with the Boy Scouts, choosing rather to emphasize his as a 'youth minister'.

"This is an OUTRAGE! I'm of the opinion that CBS deliberately chose to ignore the Boy Scout connection, because it would cause people to question the true purpose of the assault on the Boy Scouts by the media and the sodomite lobby. If the media is able to top this OUTRAGE during the course of the coming week, we're in even bigger trouble than I thought!"

How true! Thanks, B.W.!

A little research showed that neither CBS nor NBC found it worthwhile to mention the Boy Scout connection. ABC, in this case, chose to report all the facts.

Notice, too, that the lamestream media is cheerfully willing to let us know that someone preaching the gospel could be dangerous. Yet they are reluctant to arm the public with any troublesome facts concerning pedophiles who prey on Boy Scouts. This could lead to gay-bashing and other forms of intolerance. Is there really any good reason for "tolerance" toward pedophiles?

I have a few more questions for CBS and NBC:

  • It is well known that sexual predators will attempt to make contact with potential victims by joining organizations where their prey of choice are to be found. Why do you seek to downplay the common sense of a policy designed to keep predators away from young boys?
  • Isn't the decision to live up to the Boy Scout oath and law a valid lifestyle choice?
  • Can't you see what a warped world view it takes to see the Boy Scouts as bad guys and the pedophiles as the victims?

Here is the contact information for CBS and NBC:

CBS News
524 W. 57th Street
New York, NY 10019

CBS Feedback

NBC News
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112

E-mail MSNBC.com

Read more here:

Gays' Allies Besiege Boy Scouts



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