Hey CNN-- "puzzled" Gov is a Democrat

CNN had a fluff piece on their website tonight about a governor who got snookered by the "Daily Show". This is usually stuff that happens to republicans, such as stories about potatoes (Dan Quayle) or presidents who don't know the price of milk (George Bush 41). I'm sure you could think of more. Democrats don't normally fit that profile, since they're usually too hip.

The cutesy little story was a reprint from an Associated Press story. But CNN forgot one thing-- the governor's political orientation. He's a democrat.

Here's the AP feed:

Blagojevich says he didn't realize "The Daily Show" was a comedy spoof of the news when he sat down for an interview that ended up poking fun at the sometimes- puzzled Democratic governor.

Now, here's what CNN reprinted:

Blagojevich says he didn't realize "The Daily Show" was a comedy spoof of the news when he sat down for an interview that ended up poking fun at the sometimes-puzzled governor.

Big deal? Well, CNN apparently did care enough to tell us the governor's main political detractor was a republican:

The segment, which aired two weeks ago, also featured Illinois Republican Rep. Ron Stephens, a pharmacist who opposes the governor's order to pharmacies

That's exactly what AP wrote verbatim. Sometimes media bias is not what's in the story, but what's not in the story.