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Home Media Bias Outrage/Week Outrage of the Month Outrage Archive On The Offensive On The Offensive Archive Hot Topic Links Special Features Activism Press Releases Rolodex Activist Handbook Thread Archive Identify Media Bias Mission Statement Guestbook Contact Us	Andrea Mitchell Admits Media Successfully Hid the Facts . . . And Is Just Too Cheerful About It! 09/10/2001 How many times have we heard that Gary Condit is a conservative Congressman from a conservative district? Read the highlighted part of that last sentence out loud. See how easily it just rolls off the tongue! On Friday, 09/07/2001, while breaking the story on MSNBC that Rep. Gary Condit, D-CA, will not seek re-election, Andrea Mitchell sounded pleased as punch when she announced, "The good news for the Democrats is that most Americans are not even aware that he is a Democrat." (Ed. note: Condit's staff denies at the time of this writing that he has made a decision. See links below.) And why is that? Mitchell went on to imply that this was due to Condit's congressional voting record. As if voters outside of his district would have any reason to notice! The real reason few are aware of his party affiliation is that it has rarely been reported! A Media Research Center study found that out of 179 news stories (ABC, CBS, NBC, mornings, evenings and weekends, May 14 through July 11) only 14 stories identified Condit as a Democrat. A mere 8 percent! And now the pay off, the good news: Most Americans are not aware that Condit is a Democrat! Isn't that just great! Good news if you're a Democrat, anyway. Some might argue that his party has nothing to do with the facts of the story. Yet when Senator Packwood was widely pilloried in the media due to his troubles in relating appropriately to women, it seemed very important to identify him has a Republican every time the story was introduced. Furthermore, if his party affiliation was so unimportant, then it wouldn't be news that the Democrats had dodged a bullet! If most Americans don't know Condit is a Democrat, it is yet another example of the liberal media's double standard. I have a few questions for Andrea Mitchell: Why would you, as a reporter, crow about NOT getting a portion of the facts out to the news consumers? How often did you report that Gary Condit was a Democrat? I know it was a least once, but out of how many stories? How often did you report that he was a conservative? Is spinning for the Democrats as much fun as you make it seem? Let's put Ms. Mitchell on notice that we are disgusted by her obvious delight in media trickery. Here is the contact information: Andrea Mitchell NBC/MSNBC Washington Bureau 4001 Nebraska Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016 Phone 202-885-4200 Fax 202-362-2009 Click here for a sample letter that can be copied and pasted or printed out as is. Be sure to include your return address. Sign and date your letter to give it credibility. Read more here: Condit Rules Out Re-election Bid Condit Office: No Decision on Re-election Condit Choices Weighed on Cost, Benefit Scales When you feel your personal media bias tolerance gauge rising into the red zone, don't throw stuff at the TV screen! Send your suggestion to outrage@fairpress.org! Each week, one hideous example of media bias will be selected for closer examination. Hmmmmmm . . . Click to read the current