If the news magazine, "Time", is worthy of the criticism that it is part of a main stream "liberal" press cabal, wouldn't it's reporting of George Ryan's conviction on all charges in an Illinois federal court, gleefully highlight his political party affiliation? The article neglects to even mention it.
The article quickly points out that the current "Democrat" governor is under investigation....
The article leaves out the fact that Plame leak special prosecutor, Patrick Fitzgerald, who is prosecuting VP Cheney's former chief of staff, Irwin Libby, was also lead prosecutor of George Ryan.
This is the most glaring refutation of the assumption that a liberal press exists. What would the incentive be for a huge news, publishing, and entertainment mega corporation have, to harbor or promote a liberal bias in it's reporting?
Quote:
http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...184377,00.html
The Governor Goes Down
Once nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, George Ryan of Illinois now stands convicted of corruption while in office. How will it play at the polls?
By ERIC FERKENHOFF/CHICAGO
Posted Monday, Apr. 17, 2006
The state of Illinois, not to mention the city of Chicago, has a long-earned reputation for corruption, and it just got worse.
On Monday, former Governor George Ryan, 72, became the third of the state's last six governors to be convicted of political misdeeds, and <b>the current administration of Democrat Rod Blagojevich is also being investigated.</b> Ryan, who won worldwide acclaim and even a Nobel Peace Prize nomination for clearing out the state’s Death Row and putting a moratorium on executions, was found guilty of running campaigns — and government offices — like a personal piggy bank to enrich himself, family and friends. The verdict, convicting Ryan on 18 counts ranging from racketeering to mail fraud, came after five months of testimony from more than 100 witnesses, including Ryan's previously convicted former chief of staff, some 20 hours of closing arguments and nearly a month of jury deliberations.....
......Now that the verdict on Ryan is in, it is sure to play a role in this year's gubernatorial race. Current Gov. Rod Blagojevich will likely say it proves that the Democrats are the only party capable of protecting the integrity of state government. Meanwhile his opponent, state treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, will probably argue that Blagojevich, whose administration is also being probed, is definitely not the man for that job. "We’ll see the commercials very soon," said Roosevelt University political scientist Paul Green. "Each will manipulate this for their own purposes." Just as history shows so many Illinois politicians, like Ryan, have done with their own elected positions.
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