A Tale of Three Governors - Media Bias Edition

caption id=attachment_6864 align=aligncenter width=284 Former Democratic governor of Oregon John Kitzhaber who was forced to resign in an ethics scandal. /caption It was the best of coverage - it was the worst of coverage.  Youve heard of Virginia ex-Governor Bob McDonnell yes?  And his wife?  Ex-Virginia Gov. McDonnell Found Guilty In Corruption Case NBC News  Ex-Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Wife Guilty of Corruption ABC News  Former Gov. Bob McDonnell Found Guilty in Corruption Trial CBS News  Bob McDonnell Ex-Governor of Virginia Is Sentenced to 2 Years for Corruption New York Times  Ex-Va. Governor Robert McDonnell Guilty of 11 Counts of Corrruption Washington Post  McDonnells Convicted of Corruption Politico  All of this despite no evidence ever surfacing showing McDonnell delivered any government goodies in exchange for the personal goodies he received.  McDonnell Lawyers: Had He Wanted to Make Something Happen for Williams He Would Have Made Something Happen. WTVR (local Richmond Virginia TV)  Of course youve heard of this - the national Medias full-court-press-coverage made sure of it.  Because McDonnell is a Republican.    Heard of New Jersey Governor Chris Christies Bridgegate?"  Of course you have - because he too is a Republican.  Chris Christies Rising 2016 Star in Peril as Bridge Controversy Grows NBC News  EXCLUSIVE: Chris Christie Was Interrogated By Feds Over Bridge Scandal ABC News  Will Chris Christie Apologize for Bridge Scandal? CBS News  Christie Faces Scandal on Traffic Jam Aides Ordered New York Times  Chris Christies Bridge Collapse Washington Post  Scandal Imperils Chris Christies No-Nonsense Image Politico Except:  Panel: No Evidence Christie Knew About BridgeGate But Questions Remain Associated Press  Like that little knife twist at the end?  Theres absolutely no proof (darn it) - but well pretend its still not over."  Heard of Oregons resigned-in-disgrace ex-Governor John Kitzhaber?  Still enwrapped in the many tentacles of his still-unraveling scandal?  Not so much - because he is a Democrat.  Of course the Majors did the bare minimum.   Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber Resigns Over Growing Scandal NBC News  John Kitzhaber Resigns: Oregon Governor Quits Over Conflict-of-Interest Scandal ABC News  Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber to Resign CBS News  Gov. John Kitzhaber of Oregon Resigns Amid Crisis New York Times  Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber Announces Resignation Washington Post  John Kitzhaber Saga Fuels Conservatives Fight on Clean Energy Politico  See what Politico did there?  This is really a scandal for conservatives - who oppose the clean" energy" corruption that brought down Kitzhaber.   (Conservatives also oppose the nightmare mess that is ObamaCare - and Oregons disastrous corrupt version thereof Cover Oregon.  Which also enrages the Media.)  Of course green energy" isnt clean - in any sense of the word.   It is prohibitively expensive - and actually worse for the environment than the cost-effective actual energy sources the Left demonizes and wishes to eradicate.  And with hundreds of billions of government dollars sluicing around - green" energy" is corrupt on stilts.  At all levels of government.  Some Compelling Evidence that Green Energy is All About Crony Capitalism  Crony Capitalism: Green Firms Burn Through Taxpayer Dollars Pay Huge Executive Bonuses Then Go Bankrupt  80 of Green Energy Dollars Went to Obama Donors  Want to find out about Kitzhabers green" energy" nightmare mess?  Dont look to the Majors.  Networks Silent About Green Nature of Kitzhaber Corruption Scandal  Of course the Majors went out of their way to downplay the entire ongoing rolling Democrat disaster.  Least-Known Genuinely Scandal-Plagued Governor in U.S.: Oregon Dem John Kitzhaber  Networks Fail to Cover Calls for Scandal-Ridden Democratic Oregon Governor to Resign  CBS and ABC Minimize Oregon Governors Resignation; CBS Omits Hes a Democrat  AP National Wire NY Times Finally Focus on Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber Corruption Story  There is a whole lot of Oregon-Washington D.C. hybrid (see what I did there?) corruption still hanging out there - the green" mess and the Cover Oregon cronyism-riddled uber-failure.  With questions aplenty still unanswered.  The John Kitzhaber Disaster The Oregonian  Ex-Gov. John Kitzhaber Put His Top Political Consultant in Charge of Cover Oregon Willamette (Oregon) Week  Paging Dr. Kitzhaber: What Did Gov. Know About Cover Oregon Collapse? KATU (a local Portland Oregon TV station)  AG: Oregonians Deserve ... the Facts Bend (Oregon) Bulletin  Feds Subpoena Kitzhaber Records After Resignation Bend Bulletin  Congress to Kitzhaber: Send Us Cover Oregon Records KATU  Former Gov. John Kitzhabers and Cylvia Hayes Trip to Dump Brings Police Sweeping In The Oregonian  But you wont learn of any of it from the Majors.  Certainly all of this seems to be much worse than what Governor McDonnell did.  It is absolutely worse than what Governor Christie didnt do.   Does any of that matter to the Jurassic Press?   Why the Media Paid More Attention to Chris Christie than John Kitzhaber  WashPosts Philip Bump Lamely Denies Obvious Kitzhaber-Christie Double Standard  Yes Virginia There is a(n Oregon) Scandal  Of course not.  Scandals Show the Difference Between Democrats and Republicans  Indeed they do.