More left-leaning bias among CREW’s “Scoundrel’s of the Month”
If you still weren’t convinced CREW is a partisan attack dog for the left, a nostalgic skim through their website might uncover their “Scoundrel of the Month” program. While it seems to be on hold–for now–they regularly chose a scoundrel of the month from 2011 to 2015.
As a self-proclaimed nonpartisan government watchdog that’s been active through both Democratic and Republican Congresses and Administrations, one would believe such a list would be evenly tied for the amount of Republicans and Democrats that comprise it. But, a simple search for “Scoundrel of the Month” on CREW’s website will prove that a majority of the “winners” were either Republican politicians or conservative organizations.
Ranging from former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich to Representative Darrel Issa (twice), and even Supreme Court Justice John Roberts; CREW has no shame in calling some of America’s most influential leaders “reckless” and “disgraceful.”
We found that out of the 33 reported “Scoundrels of the Month” only two were Democrats (see list below). Meaning that nearly 94 percent of the listed “Scoundrels” were either Republican legislators, conservative organizations, Republican-leaning businesses (or owners who identified as Republican), and one government agency. Still believe CREW to be a nonpartisan watchdog? We don’t either.
Organization/Political Party | Winner |
Business | Aetna |
Business | US Chamber of Commerce |
Business | Rupert Murdoch |
Business | Jamie Dimon |
Conservative | Sean Noble |
Conservative | Grover Norquist |
Conservative | American Conservative Union |
Conservative | Citizens United |
Conservative | Crossroads GPS |
Democrat | Andrew Cuomo |
Democrat | Phillip Puckett |
Government | IRS |
Republican | Eric Cantor |
Republican | Newt Gingrich |
Republican | John Roberts |
Republican | Mitch McConnell |
Republican | Michele Bachmann |
Republican | David Rivera |
Republican | Super Committee |
Republican | Ted Cruz |
Republican | Scott Walker |
Republican | Darrell Issa |
Republican | Darrell Issa |
Republican | Senate Ethics Committee |
Republican | Rick Perry |
Republican | David Vitter |
Republican | Chris Christie |
Republican | Louie Gohmert |
Republican | Greg Walden |
Republican | Antonin Scalia (Scoundrel of the Year) |
Republican | Antonin Scalia |
Republican | Pat McCrory |
Republican | John Boehner |