No 'Tea Party' in NY Times, But Room for Leftist 'Bus Tour' of AIG Homes

A left-wing "bus tour" protest prowled the affluent neighborhoods of Fairfield, Conn. on Saturday afternoon, looking for AIG execs to harass. The protest, run by a group sponsored by unlabeled leftists ACORN, were railing against the bonuses paid out to employees of the struggling insurance giant.

The New York Times found the stunt worthy of a full story in the national section of Sunday's paper: "Carrying a Populist Message Into A.I.G. Territory." (The online headline differs from the print version.)

Reporter Manny Fernandez, while sounding supportive, remarked drily that more media than passengers were in attendance.

Also left unmentioned by The Times was that the organizer, the Connecticut Working Families Party, is merely a front group for the controversial left-wing housing group ACORN.

A Nexis search indicates the Times has yet to devote a full story to any of the grassroots "tea parties" in opposition to Obama's big-spending package that have been held in various cities -- including one held in Connecticut on Saturday in its own back yard.

[The most pervasive spin: omission]

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