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Hmmm. Did she forget the the

sooze — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:20:17 +0000

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Hmmm. Did she forget the the WP was pro war? In an abundance of fairness shouldn't she argue that the left should be accommodated on this issue? Don't hold your breath.

A paper which listens to them

JNagarya — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:13:05 +0000

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A paper which listens to them becomes complicit in hiding their evil
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Or giving them a patina of public credibility so they needn't hide.

I remember Nixon running on the "law 'n order" platform, promising to get crime off the streets. And he did get crime off the streets: brought it into the White House.

The problem is there are true

wyt — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:24:48 +0000

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The problem is there are true conservatives, then there are "conservatives." Only "conservatives" send letters of complaint to newspapers about perceived bias. And it's on the model of mobsters who similarly complain to the papers about stories being biased against "Italians." It's not the good ones who complain; it's the bad ones. And their complaint is essentially about the newspapers fulfilling a role in revealing who the bad are.

Most of the evil in politics right now is among the "conservatives." True conservatives want this to be rooted out. Only the false ones complain. A paper which listens to them becomes complicit in hiding their evil

Apparently Howells doesn't

JNagarya — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:08:45 +0000

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Apparently Howells doesn't get how it works:

1. Every "liberal" newspaper I've seen includes both "liberal" and conservative opinion on its editorial pages.

2. Every "conservative" newspaper (as example) I've seen includes ONLY conservative opinion on its editorial pages.

Howells: ANY newspaper/medium will be accused by conservatives of being "too liberal" if it isn't EXCLUSIVELY CONSERVATIVE.

Because they are NOT conservatives: they are anti-diversity demagogues who will tolerate NO opinion other than their own. Regardless whether fascist, that is the same view held by such as Hitler and Mussolini.

No matter what they do the

tiggers thotful spot — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:09:45 +0000

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No matter what they do the Post will eventually go the way of the dodo bird.

Hum, my local NPR station

Bwakfat — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:47:15 +0000

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Hum, my local NPR station interviewed the NPR ombudsman, and she said that NPR was likewise accused of having a "liberal" tilt. Turns out they ran more stories on Palin and McCain then they ran on Obama and Biden. (Biden, you know that "other" half of the ticket?)

Go figger.

I would have to say, reading the Post somewhat regularly, that they don't tilt anything. Good grief, as opposed to what? The New York Times? The Atlanta Journal Constitution? How many stories on Palin vs. Biden, eh?

Give people a break. If the post lost a lot of subscribers, it's likely due to Ms. Howells sloppy and inept pronouncements.