Monday, May 28, 2007

Did You Hear Cindy Sheehan Left the Democratic Party? Neither Did I!

That's the interesting point NewsBusters makes about Sheehan's announcement.

It’s been a full 48 hours since antiwar icon Cindy Sheehan publicly announced that she was leaving the Democrat Party due to Thursday’s bipartisan agreement on an Iraq war funding bill.

Yet, Google News and LexisNexis searches have identified that not one major media outlet has covered her announcement.

Not one.

Given the media’s fascination with this woman since she traveled to Crawford, Texas, in August 2005 to picket near President Bush’s ranch, one must wonder why they have abandoned her now?

The obvious answer is that they don't want to cover Sheehan when she isn't bashing President Bush. But if Sheehan is newsworthy camping out in Crawford, why isn't her announcement that she is quitting the Democratic Party over Congress' war funding bill news? It couldn't be...bias, could it?

Cross-posted at Common Sense Political Thought.