“Rising star in the Republican Party.” “Up and coming star in Republican politics.” Once again, the networks are hyping the fall of a GOP politician, making sure to highlight the party status of Missouri Governor Eric Greitens. This is a habit not usually followed when the offending politician is a Democrat.

On CBS This Morning, Norah O’Donnell described Greitens: “He was considered a rising star in the Republican Party. Greitens was hit by scandals stemming from an extramarital affair, alleged blackmail, and claims of campaign finance violations.”

Reporter Adriana Diaz noted “a growing number of calls from fellow Republicans to resign” and that “Missouri Republicans called for Greitens to step down.”

Over on ABC’s Good Morning America, reporter Alex Perez echoed his colleagues on CBS, using the Republican “rising star” language: “Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, once a rising star in the Republican Party who ran on family values, overnight buckling under pressure.”

On NBC’s Today, co-host Savannah Guthrie slightly altered the talking points: “Missouri's Governor, Eric Greitens, is gone. Once seen as an up and coming star in Republican politics.”

Yet, reporter Ron Mott stuck to the more popular language, noting: “The embattled Republican governor, once a rising star in the party, lashed out at critics in the face of multiple controversies and a bipartisan impeachment effort."

On Tuesday night's evening newscasts and Wednesday's morning shows, ABC, CBS and NBC identified Greitens nine times as a Republican. Yet on September 25, when disgraced Democrat Anthony Weiner was sentenced to 21 months in prison for sexting crimes, his Democratic Party affiliation was ignored by CBS and NBC. When Weiner plead guilty, five days earlier, ABC and NBC censored the Democrat’s party status. The New York Times routinely did this as well.

No one should defend the alleged actions of Governor Greitens. If guilty, his conduct is deplorable. But ABC, CBS and NBC have a double standard when it comes to educating the public about the partisan identity of Democratic politicians engaged in sexual misconduct.

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