Dog bites man story: NAACP maligns Republicans

Interesting exchange in the Q&A format “Media Backtalk” with Washington Post media columnist Howard Kurtz:

Washington, D.C.: There was a lot of flack from the NAACP over some Democratic presidential candidates not being there. Was there anything out there on their comparison of Republicans to Nazis? If not, why not? They (NAACP) promote themselves as apolitical, but this seems over the top.

Howard Kurtz: That comparison, by Julian Bond, drew very little press attention. I was greatly surprised that it didn't become more of a media issue.

I’m greatly surprised that Howard Kurtz is greatly surprised. This kind of rhetoric has become standard fare for the NAACP, and it's therefore un-newsworthy.