THE DOUBLE STANDARD - AT 8:54 P.M. ET:  Here is a paragraph from a Washington Post story on today's massive demonstration in the capital against the spending policies of the Obama administration:

Participants in the demonstration spanned the spectrum of conservative anger at Obama, including opponents of his tax, spending and health-care plans and protesters who question Obama's U.S. citizenship and liken his administration to the Nazi regime. By 11 a.m., the route between Freedom Plaza and the Capitol was a sea of demonstrators chanting "USA!" and carrying signs such as, "Taxed enough already," "The audacity of dope" and, "Czars belong in Russia."

COMMENT:  Okay, a bit coarse, but basically accurate.  However, compare please to any number of left-wing demonstrations in Washington, and the way they're reported by the liberal media.  Participants are invariably described as "anti-war activists," "peace activists," "student activists," or some such innocuous label.  In fact, many left-wing demonstrations feature the most vulgar language, anti-American hatred, anti-Semitism, and plain old Marxist venom.  But rarely is that reported by the mainstreams.

I've seen this pattern now for 40 years.  If the demonstration is on the right, the worst is reported.  If it's on the left, everything is sanitized.  If you see examples of this double standard, let us know.  We'd like to publicize them.

September 12, 2009