Tale of Two Leaks

What we've got here, folks, is a clear case of media bias, double standards and preferential treatment.

Several weeks back a man just playing ball with his son is approached by Barack Obama during a photo op and within days seemingly every record of his in snooped on by Democrat operatives in Ohio. Outside of the blogosphere and a few papers in Ohio, the national media has ignored the story.

That's right: A United States citizen who was minding his own business was virtually spied on and every aspect of his life scrutinized because he dared to embarrass Barack Obama.

Fast forward a couple weeks and it's discovered that same Barack Obama has an aunt living in this country illegally and has made illegal donations to his campaign. So what does the national media rush to do?

Why, rush to investigate why this story has now appeared, of course!

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating whether its privacy policy was violated after a news organization reported that an aunt of Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama is an illegal immigrant from Kenya, officials said yesterday.

The woman, Zeituni Onyango, 56, lives in a public housing complex in Boston and is the half sister of Obama's late father, who spent most of his life in Kenya before dying in a car accident in 1982.

The Associated Press reported late Friday that Onyango was denied asylum by an immigration judge and that she was instructed to leave the United States in 2004. The AP cited two unnamed sources, identifying one as a federal law enforcement official.

OK, can we seriously expect that there'll be a federal investigation into who leaked information on Joe the Plumber? Let's say it was leaked that John McCain had a relative living here illegally. Would there be a rush to investigate who divulged that information or would the top story be that he had a relative here illegally?

I think you know the answer.

Frankly, I could care less about this woman and there's no doubt in my mind she won't be going anywhere.

But this double standard of selective reporting is a major reason why distrust of the media is an an all time high. People cannot help but be cynical when they see preferential treatment. And never had that been more illustrative than during this campaign.

Naturally, the left now questions the timing. Unfortunately, they don't question the hypocrisy. They should be on notice: Cross your bosses from the Democratic party and your records are fair game.