On April 4, 2004, Specialist Casey Sheehan of the US Army volunteered for a quick reaction force to rescue American Troops in Iraq. He was killed during this action. His mother, Cindy Sheehan, blamed President George W. Bush for his death. Through the rest of his presidency, the activities of Cindy Sheehan were reported regularly: she spent a month camping outside Bush's Crawford ranch, she visited Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, she appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews, she protested at the State of the Union. The death of her son conferred 'absolute moral authority' to Cindy Sheehan, so said Maureen Dowd.
On September 11, 2012, US Foreign Service IM Officer Sean Smith was killed in Benghazi, Libya. The attack was initially described as a riot gone out of control in reaction to an internet video. Latter information, including emails from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, demonstrated that the video had never been the cause. Pat Smith, Sean's mother, blames Hillary for her son's death. However, whereas Cindy Sheehan was celebrated by the media, Pat Smith has been fact checked and even had Nathaniel Friedman of GQ claim he "would like to beat her to death."
What should be obvious is that the totally unbiased media promoted a grieving mother who set out to attack a Republican but attacked a grieving mother who set out to attack a Democrat. No bias at all.
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