ABC Skips Democratic Label of Prostitution Enthusiast Eliot Spitzer

The journalists at Good Morning America on Monday offered an assist to liberal politicians trying to avoid being associated with the scandal-plagued former Governor of New York. While announcing Eliot Spitzer’s return to politics, news reader Paula Faris avoided any mention of the fact that Spitzer is a Democrat. As she noted his bid to be New York City’s comptroller, Faris simply referred to the “disgraced former governor of New York.” Over on NBC’s Today, correspondent Kristen Dahlgren hyped Spitzer as “the next comeback kid.” Comparing the ex-governor to Anthony Weiner, Dahlgren enthused, “2013 may go down as the year of the second chance.” Despite connecting the two New York Democrats, Dahlgren also skipped any ideological label. It wasn’t until the 8am hour that co-host Natalie Morales alerted, “The Democrat stepped down in 2008 over a prostitution scandal.”