The News Journal decides what is and isn’t news. Chris Coons’s 3 county announcement – not news. Michelle Rollins appearing at a Republican event – news. Apparently appearances by Chris Coons or John Carney at Democratic events does not qualify as news either. Not only has the NJ covered two appearances by Rollins at Republican candidate forums, they’ve also declared her a moderate before she’s ever taken one vote in Congress.
Moderate Republican Michele Rollins made one of her first campaign stops for the U.S. House race deep in conservative territory Thursday.
That’s the very first sentence of last Thursday’s article on Michelle Rollins’s appearance in front of a candidate forum hosted by the 9/12 Patriots.
Rollins, 64, already has taken heat for her abortion-rights position, a spot on the board of Wilmington Trust, which accepted TARP funds from the federal government, and a one-time donation to Vice President Joe Biden’scampaign.
So, what positions make you a moderate, in the News Journal‘s eyes?
Opening with a speech about how she decided to enter politics because she was unhappy with health care reform, Rollins railed on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and told the crowd she wants to go to Washington to help dismantle Democrats’ overreaching spending.
A moderate, according to the NJ, is someone who hates health care reform, makes fun of Nancy Pelosi and doesn’t like Democrats. Oh, and she gives lip service to supporting abortion rights for women. The bar is set awful low to be considered a Republican moderate these days. I guess the NJ has decided that Rollins and Castle are a team – a team of moderates.
So, why is the News Journal giving so much coverage to Michelle Rollins and not Glenn Urquhart, Kevin Wade or Rose Izzo? Scott Spencer appeared before the 9/12 Patriot group – why not him? Where is the coverage of John Carney or Chris Coons?
If the News Journal decides they’d like to cover the Democratic candidates, a list of events can be found here.