NewsBusters has an entire category called “Name That Party,” which allows the boys to tsk-tsk every time the media fails to identify a misbehaving Democratic politician as a Democrat (or fails to do so sufficiently prominently). So it’s fun to put the shoe on the other foot.
In a May 31 post, Noel Sheppard writes:
A Michigan lawmaker wants journalists to be licensed.
“Senator Bruce Patterson is introducing legislation that will regulate reporters much like the state does with hairdressers, auto mechanics and plumbers,” reported FoxNews.com Friday.
“Patterson, who also practices constitutional law, says that the general public is being overwhelmed by an increasing number of media outlets–traditional, online and citizen generated–and an even greater amount misinformation.”
Sheppard seems to disapprove of this law, as indicated by the “Big Brother” artwork he appended to his post. But what didn’t he tell his readers?
Bruce Patterson is a Republican.
Oops.