SHAMELESS: No 'March for Life' Story in WashPost, Page 1 Anti-ICE Protest Story
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SHAMELESS: No 'March for Life' Story in WashPost, Page 1 Anti-ICE Protest Story

The Washington Post on Saturday demonstrated the heartfelt belief of liberal journalists that protests are only legitimate and newsworthy if they advance liberal goals. Conservative protests are somehow illegitimate and inauthentic. Friday brought a perfect test of whether they could cover a newsworthy protest on both sides, and the the Post failed it miserably. Anyone who spent $4 on a paper on Saturday would find absolutely nothing on the “March for Life” anywhere in what they bought. But the top of the front page carried this headline: Anti-ICE protests escalate in Minn. THOUSANDS MARCH: BUSINESSES CLOSE Show of dissent is largest vs. immigration policies Next to that was a large (four-column) color picture displaying hundreds of protesters. The story had a byline with five reporters, and gushed at the leftist hootenanny with these front-page paragraphs: MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of people converged at a downtown park on Friday afternoon in the state’s biggest show of opposition yet to the Trump administration’s immigration operations in Minnesota, braving subzero temperatures and skipping work and school. Hundreds of businesses in the Twin Cities closed for the day of action, an effort organized by faith leaders and labor unions amid continuing tensions over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the state, including the fatal shooting of Renée Good by an ICE officer earlier this month. On Friday morning, about 100 clergy members were arrested at a peaceful sit-in at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport protesting deportation flights. Labor leaders said more than 15,600 people had claimed tickets to the 2 p.m. march in Minneapolis — where the National Weather Service warned of minus-50 degree wind chill through Sunday morning. Bundled in down coats, beanies and ski goggles, demonstrators chanted “What do we want? ICE out!” and held signs bearing slogans such as “No MN Nice for ICE” and “Leave Us Alone!” as they marched peacefully.  “This rally says it all. We’re fighting for truth and freedom,” said Mary Turner, a night-shift nurse in Robbinsdale, Minnesota, and a union member who joined the march. Thousands of people converged on Capitol Hill on Friday afternoon in opposition to the killing of unborn children, braving winter weather and skipping work and school. The Washington Post ignored that as non-news, suggesting they should have all stayed home. But the leftists were awarded 30 paragraphs and two more large color photographs inside, because the Post is a Democrat rag manufactured for a Democrat audience.  To add comedy to this proceeding, the only other story on page A-7 was also about an anti-ICE protest:  Federal authorities wanted to charge Don Lemon. Here's what happened. Considering the obvious Post front-page bias, I also picked up Saturday's New York Times. The front page had a story on "Heaps of Dead Protesters In Iran," and the anti-ICE rally in Minnesota was reported with color photos on page A-10. The "March for Life" at least appeared, considering Vice President J.D. Vance spoke at the rally before the March. On page A-13, the headline was "Trump Widens Abortion Rule For Recipients of Foreign Aid." The Trump administration will expand the “Mexico City rule,” which bars recipients of United States foreign aid from promoting abortion, to include a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion policies or “radical gender ideologies,” Vice President JD Vance announced on Friday. Mr. Vance made the announcement, which had been expected, during a speech at the annual March for Life in Washington. The policy change is the Trump administration’s latest attack on what President Trump and his aides call “woke ideology” at home and abroad. It could affect more than $30 billion in foreign assistance.