More mysteriously favorable press for Keith Ellison

Keith Ellison, who is running for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional seat, seems to have the Minneapolis Star-Tribune in his back pocket. He’s had stunningly good coverage with little investigation into some things in his past which voters might be interested in. If they were told. But they’re not.

[Powerline](http://www.powerlineblog.com), a locally-written conservative blog with a national readership, has done a [very good job doing actual reporting on Ellison](http://www.powerlineblog.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=keith+ellison). Their [latest post](http://powerlineblog.com/archives/015578.php) brings forward an interesting commentary by an eyewitness to a local debate between Ellison and his opponent [Alan Fine](http://fineforcongress.org/). The commentator is not happy about how the reality he (or she) personally saw ended up being [reported by Rochelle Olson](http://www.startribune.com/10120/story/749791.html).

I’ll say it again: I thought news was news. I guess I’m finally seeing that news is both more and less than I ever thought.

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