Reporter, Mother: Press Made Up 'Trump Kicked Baby Out of Rally' Story

Tom Blumer
August 8th, 2016 4:50 PM

When the Washington Post's notoriously inconsistent fact checker Glenn Kessler feels he has to defend Donald Trump against a false claim, you know it must be a whopper. That was the case with the meme which arose last week that Trump, in words found at the New York Daily News, "booted a fussy baby from a rally Tuesday because the tot was wailing over the businessman’s speech." However, instead…

 

Baltimore Sun Double Standard on Noting Party Affiliation of Maryland

Ken Shepherd
March 22nd, 2011 3:58 PM
The Baltimore Sun has no trouble noting for readers the political affiliation of politicians who face an ethical scandal and/or official investigation. That is, of course, if the pol in question is a Republican. Last Wednesday, I noted how the Sun's Julie Scharper failed to note Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's Democratic party affiliation in a story about her voting on city…
 

Name That Party: Balt Sun Notes Mayor Voting on Contracts That Favor H

Ken Shepherd
March 16th, 2011 11:33 AM
"Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has voted to approve more than $900,000 in deals with Johns Hopkins since her husband began working for one of its divisions late last year — a possible violation of the city ethics code." That's how the Baltimore Sun's Julie Scharper began her March 16 story -- published last night online here -- about the Democratic mayor's votes on the city's board…
 

Baltimoreans Angry That Crooked Mayor Will Get Pension; BaltSun Omits

Ken Shepherd
January 12th, 2010 1:26 PM
Despite being convicted of stealing gift cards intended for poor Baltimore residents and using them for her own personal shopping spree, outgoing Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon (D) will still be able to collect a mayoral pension after she resigns from office early next month. Reported Baltimore Sun's Julie Scharper:Dixon pleaded guilty last week to one count of perjury for failing to disclose on…
 

BaltSun Fails to Highlight Pro-Choice Dem's Hypocrisy on Pregnancy Cen

Ken Shepherd
November 24th, 2009 11:59 AM
Last night the Baltimore City Council became the first in the nation to pass a law that would require pro-life crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) to post in writing disclaimers noting that they do not provide abortion services or contraceptives nor refer women to persons or clinics who do.Reporting the story in the November 24 paper, the Baltimore Sun's Julie Scharper quoted the bill's author and…