I try not to seek out conservative bias in the media. I’ve talked to enough reporters to know that what looks like “bias” could be poor editing or, yes, laziness at times. Still, once in a while I see something that makes me wonder.
Today, JT Ready was killed after he massacred a family. For those who don’t know much about Ready, he was a white supremacist and candidate for Sheriff up in Pinal County. He had been a buddy of Russell Pearce at one point, until they had a falling out. Despite his numerous hate filled statements, the man was a welcome presence at anti-immigration rallies. So, you wouldn’t exactly place this guy on the left end of the political spectrum, would you?
Ready identified himself as a “National Socialist,” so “Socialist” could be shorthand. But that shorthand misidenitifies his politics, politics that could have had a lot to do with why he committed this attrocity. Also, it lets his fellow travellers off the hook.