John Andrews writing fiction

Thanks to Luis at SquareState for pointing out John Andrews' column in the Rocky, in which the wingnut cheerleader tries to resurrect the tired and silly idea that a liberal media exists, favors Democrats and ignores illegal immigration:

You remember the endless stories about a federal agent with the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement who allegedly gave the Beauprez campaign information on a criminal alien who had benefited from a plea bargain allowed by Ritter when he was district attorney. The media compliantly played up the Democrat's attack on his Republican opponent for using the information in an ad.

Andrew has stepped outside the realm of spin into a world of fantasy. The truth is:

1. The media, in its quest to appear fair and balanced, equivocated between Ritter's allegedly poor judgement and Beauprez's apparent violation of state and federal laws. I dare you to find one article on the Medina scandal in the Post or the Rocky that doesn't contain the word "immigration."

2. The media did not play up the Democrats' attack at all. In fact, it consistently portrayed it as a subset of the illegal immigration debate.

3. As Media Matters and this blog (here, here and here) have reported, the Colorado media consistently attempted to help Beauprez back into the race.

It must be terrifying to be John Andrews. He's convinced himself that mysterious forces have plotted a vast conspiracy against him. Imagine his despair when he realizes that he's not important enough to merit the effort.