2012 Republican presidential candidate and occasional Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is on the radio airwaves every Friday on WCCO. WCCO has been confronted about allowing Pawlenty air time without allowing a Democrat to provide any counterbalance. WCCO refuses to acknowledge that Pawlenty is a GINO (Guv in name only) and is a full-time presidential candidate.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been on WCCO Radio nearly every Friday for almost seven years, carrying on a tradition begun by Jesse Ventura. The Republican governor regularly discusses developments at the State Capitol and frequently takes aim at DFL legislators.
But in the last few months, Pawlenty has also been aiming criticism at another target. He's blasted President Barack Obama on issues ranging from health care reform to the cash for clunkers program.
Democrats have long complained that the "Good Morning Minnesota" program gives Pawlenty an unfair advantage to push his political agenda. They've asked for equal time and filed formal campaign complaints without success. But now Pawlenty is widely viewed as a potential GOP presidential candidate in 2012, and he recently formed a national political action committee to help elect other Republicans.
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Considering that any Republican can appear on WCCO's Esme Murphy's Sunday TV show and push any lie they want to without confrontation and WCCO sees no problem in helping Pawlenty's presidential bid, where is the balance?
Doesn't WCCO claim to be unbiased source of news?
Aside from Pat Kessler's occasional reality check, WCCO's political coverage seems to me to be strongly Republican-leaning. |
