After South Carolina Gov. Mark "Gaucho Mark" Sanford "hiked the Appalachian Trail" all the way to Buenos Aires, a number of news organizations wanted the inside story from Gaucho Mark. Some were willing to slant the coverage in Gaucho Mark's favor, if he would grant them an interview. Of course, the most natural sucker-upper was Fux News, whose "reporter" Griff Jenkins told the Gaucho Gov's office that he thought the "media frenzy" was "absolutely ridiculous. Please give him my best." The Griffer wasn't specific as to which "best" he was prepared to give Gaucho Mark.
Among the more prominent of the slanters was none other than Jake "Tippity" Tapper of ABC News. "I think the TODAY show spot was pretty insulting," Tippity tapped in an e-mail to the Governor's office, trying to dis competitor NBC News and win favor. The WaPo's Chris "Slippery" Cillizza also got into the stroking act by coyly inquiring of the Governor's communications director, "Dude, is everything OK?" Gee, Tippity and Slippery, what's next? Offering the Gaucho Gov a back rub? Uh-oh. . .it looks like Stephen Colbert may have beaten them to the punch.
