As Twitchy told you, Virginia AG Mark Herring admitted today that he, too, had dressed in blackface in his younger days. Not a good look for Democrats, but the New York Times was still on it, God bless ’em:

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring says he dressed up in a wig and brown makeup as part of a costume while a university student https://t.co/AZhHCDsz13 — The New York Times (@nytimes) February 6, 2019

NYT headline writers what are you thinking? “Dark Makeup” pic.twitter.com/t9dIcwWych — Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) February 6, 2019

It’s pretty clear what they’re thinking: “Mark Herring did something racist but he’s a Democrat so we’ve got to try and spin this so it doesn’t look as bad as it actually looks.”

Protecting their own. — jerry crimmins (@jpcintheop) February 6, 2019

Like clockwork. Though someone at the New York Times eventually wised up:

2. Headline has been changed to “blackface” — Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) February 6, 2019

They still haven’t gotten it quite right:

At least they are clear on which party… https://t.co/jM2nH69xS2 — Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) February 6, 2019

That’s sarcasm, by the way. Because if you went by just the headline, you’d never know that Herring is a Democrat. You might not even know it if you read the article:

Mr. Herring released a statement saying that he dressed like the rapper Kurtis Blow, an acknowledgment that deepens the crisis in the state’s Democratic Party.

They just couldn’t quite bring themselves to say, “Mark Herring is a Democrat.”

conveniently they not only didn't say Virginia AG Mark Herring wore BLACKFACE but they didn't report he is a DEMOCRAT — Debbra T ?? (@DebbraT) February 6, 2019

Mark Herring (D) — Currently between fraudulent suspensions (@jtLOL) February 6, 2019

Almost had it, New York Times!

No bias. No bias at all. — Mike Showerrug (@MikeShowerrug) February 6, 2019