Now the WashPost Tells Us: Virginia Voter ID Law 'Not As Severe' As So

March 16th, 2012 12:48 PM
When the Virginia General Assembly was debating a new voter ID law, the Washington Post did its level best to paint the measure as a vote suppressing measure that was akin to "Jim Crow" laws. The Post's editorial board also weighed in by charging that making the voter ID laws stricter was evidence of "institutional racism" in state government. But now that the debate is over and the bill is…

WaPo on Virginia GOP: 'Nut Jobs' That Make Rick Perry Look Sane

September 6th, 2011 6:22 AM
On some days, it’s hard to tell whether The Washington Post is a newspaper or just a copy-and-paste Democratic Party newsletter. On the front of Monday’s Metro section, in a story with a modest headline – “Republicans hope to take Va. Senate” – Post reporter Anita Kumar spent the first five paragraphs (and the last five paragraphs) selling the Democratic Party of Virginia spin that the…

WaPo Describes Vote by Va. Senate to Regulate Abortion Clinics as 'Unw

February 28th, 2011 6:53 PM
Providing Washington Post Metro section readers a review of the just-closed legislative session of the Virginia General Assembly, staff writers Rosalind Helderman and Fredrick Kunkle today deployed some colorfully loaded language that portrayed conservative Republicans in an unfavorable light. For example [emphasis mine], the "divided legislature reached a compromise on budget amendments that…