I was watching MSNBC this afternoon and all that was on was the breaking news about Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his political corruption crime spree. Reportedly, he tried to benefit from his ability to appoint President-elect Barack Obama's replacement in the U.S. Senate. U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald claimed that the governor tried to "auction off" the Senate seat to the highest bidder. Also, he said the alleged behavior "would make Abe Lincoln roll over in his grave." MSNBC has been reporting that Gov. Blagojevich is considered the Eliot Ness of our time. Mr. Ness was an American Prohibition Agent who helped with the arrest of countless corrupt politicians in U.S. government during the 1930s and 40s.
MSNBC has really only been reporting the governmental standpoint from attorneys and government officials. No word or interview has been seen from Bragojevich himself. I would like to see more about the governor to fully understand the story better. However, MSNBC has not tried to alter this story in any way thus far and I am grateful for it. Taking this news class has altered my opinion about who and where I get my information from.
An FBI affidavit claimed the Democrat was intercepted on court-authorized wiretaps over the last month conspiring to sell or trade the vacant Senate seat for personal benefits for himself and his wife. However, no where on MSNBC can I find anything said directly from the governor himself. Maybe they are putting a Republican twist on the whole story and trying to make Democrats look bad. Who knows? We will just have to wait and see.
2 comments:
I think that you might find that the reason the IL governor has not said anything is due to the advice of his lawyer. I think it has less to due with MSNBC consciously being one-sided.
Yeah, was thinking the same thing. He must likely is not allowed to say anything. I agree with how the class alters your opinion on how you watch the news. I try to watch and read several different channels or articles in order to kind of get both sides of the story. Just me personally though
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