Fox News Identifies Sanford As A Democrat

[sarah553807]

When does an embattled Republican suddenly become an embattled Democrat? When Fox News is covering him, of course.

The network known for its conservative leaning ran footage of Mark Sanford admitting to an extramarital affair on Wednesday with a Chyron identifying the South Carolina Republican -- near tears -- as a D, for Democrat.





Media Matters has the screen grab on its site and notes that Fox News later changed Sanford's party affiliation to Republican.

But it's also worth adding that this is not the first time the network has misidentified a GOPer in the midst of acknowledging misconduct. When former congressman Mark Foley admitted to having problems with alcoholism -- after reports that he had behaved inappropriately with congressional pages -- Fox News also identified him as a Democrat.



Here's a short list of Fox's chyron hackery:

John McCain - Democrat
Joe Lieberman - Democrat
Arlen Spector - Democrat (when he was still a Republican!)
Mark Foley - Democrat




http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/24/fox-news-identifies-sanfo_n_220377.html">Huffington Post

[Renew Deal]

1. How predictable.

:rofl:

[lisa58]

2. Too Effen Funny - and - typical

[BootinUp]

3. fuckin amazing. nt

[proud patriot]

4. man they do that shit all the time

bastids

[maxsolomon]

5. indeed. it happens too often to be an accident.

it is deliberate misinformation.

every republican that i know says "they all do it", and this is one of the subconscious pieces that form that rationale in their pea brains.

[anneboleyn]

6. Please SEND TO JON STEWART -- we need a montage of these.

[Cha]

8. Rec'd~ And Excellent idea..fauxsn00ze does this

because they get away with it..so far!

[C_U_L8R]

7. Every time !

What weasels. They fool no one except their own dumb base

[OHdem10]

9. This has happended to often now at Fox to call it a mistake.

It is a ploy. They have a Conservative Audience and will do
what they can to protect the Republican Party.

They put Foley's name up with a D.The list goes on.

They should be called out on this.

[The Doctor.]

11. "Scooter Libby found not guilty"

:wtf:

[Politicalboi]

10. I'm sure it's a mistake

Why would Faux Noise do such a thing. I thought they were all about facts. :shrug: I'm sure someone's head is going to roll. :rofl:

[BeyondGeography]

12. TASS for Republicans

[Cobalt-60]

13. Faux makes Tass look legitimate

I won't tolerate it anywhere.

[Norrin Radd]

14. kr