July 02, 2002

J.C. Watts and media spin

Posted by Scott at 02:46 PM

Do you see a theme here?

”Rep. J.C. Watts of Oklahoma, the only black Republican in Congress, announces he will not run for re-election in November...” -- ABCNews.com

”WATTS, The fourth-ranking leader in the House and the only black Republican in Congress, made his announcement at a news conference in Norman, Okla....” -- MSNBC.com

”Rep. J.C. Watts of Oklahoma, the fourth-ranking Republican in the House and only black GOP member, said Monday he would not seek re-election to a fifth term....” -- CNN.com

”Rep. J.C. Watts of Oklahoma, the only black Republican in Congress and a member of the House GOP leadership, said Monday that he intends to retire at the end of his term....” -- CBS News

Argh! What happened to a color blind society? The media can't help but comment on his heritage and imply racist overtones with the Republican leadership.

Do you know how many black Senate Democrats there are? None! Does this make the Democrat party a white man's club? Hardly.

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