'That's news?': Media ignored Gruber but are all over Lauten resignation

NBC Nightly News just tee'd up segment on… the resignation of Elizabeth Lauten. (How is this one of the most important stories of the day?)

— Alex Pappas (@AlexPappas) December 2, 2014

@AlexPappas Yet don't think they've covered anything about Gruber at all.Guess they've been lacking Republican carcasses to gnaw on lately

— Suze (@suze109) December 2, 2014

Elizabeth Lauten (evil GOP staffer) was story on all three nightly newscasts tonight. Slow news day, I know, but…come on.

— David Rutz (@DavidRutz) December 2, 2014

It's been said but how can newscasts justify covering tabloid Lauten story while ignoring ACA architect's contempt for the public for weeks?

— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) December 2, 2014

.@NoahCRothman One story involves an evil right-winger attacking the president. The other an enlightened progressive attacking the people.

— Benjamin Weingarten (@bhweingarten) December 2, 2014

GOP aide resigns after slamming Obama daughters. @KWelkerNBC reports: http://t.co/riKIqwnYHn

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) December 2, 2014

That's not really a high-priority news story, @NBCNightlyNews @kwelkernbc

— The truth is … (@LibertySeeds) December 2, 2014

@AlexPappas @redsteeze A no – name staffer for an unknown Congressmen. That's news?

— ken freeman (@kenfreeman11) December 2, 2014

@DavidRutz @jeff_poor Who's Jon Gruber?

— Phil Kerpen (@kerpen) December 2, 2014

@DavidRutz No news day will ever be slow enough to justify that.

— Stephen Gutowski (@StephenGutowski) December 2, 2014

I'd love to hear the tortured logic justifying that selection bias. Bet it sounds quite a bit like the contempt for the public they ignored.

— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) December 2, 2014

@NoahCRothman obviously they don't care about the public or they would have better ratings

— IamEvilHomer (@Trent_Hill) December 2, 2014