That was the strategy folks like Spencer Ackerman discussed on the JournoList during the Jeremiah Wright scandal in the spring of 2008, according to an article in the Daily Caller. (That’s the formerly secret online group for liberal journalists and their friends that ex-Postie David Weigel belonged to.) Here’s Ackerman in the Daily Caller article: “If the right forces us …
The Court Party and The Country Party
(This is the beginning of a post at a blog called A Brief History, by Mike Kennedy, a retired thoracic surgeon and perpetual Renaissance man, with interests in medicine, science, history, boating and politics. I also contribute to the blog from time to time. The blog’s title refers to Kennedy’s fascinating book, A Brief History of Disease, Science and Medicine. …
Strategic Omission From Ballpark Story?
That’s what San Diego Reader biz blogger Don Bauder claims about today’s San Diego Union-Tribune article on a study about the downtown ballpark. The study by the San Diego Economic Development Corp. said the city of San Diego was getting a far higher return on investment in the ballpark than originally estimated. Through sales, property and hotel occupancy taxes, the …
Move Over, Arizona: Illegal Immigrant Advocates Target Escondido
The story is in the North County Times. A North County-based coalition of pro-illegal immigrant advocates called El Grupo has issued a “travel advisory” against the city of Escondido. El Grupo says that says people who visit Escondido should be aware of their rights in case they become the targets of a “campaign of fear” by Escondido city officials against …
Anti-Divorce Initiative Enters Circulation
California Secretary of State Debra Bowen just announced an initiative to ban divorce (annulments will still be legal) has qualified to start getting signatures. From her announcement: (PDF) ELIMINATES THE LAW ALLOWING MARRIED COUPLES TO DIVORCE. INITIATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Changes the California Constitution to eliminate the ability of married couples to get divorced in California. Preserves the ability of married …
Sanders Backs Down On Sales Tax Hike
UPDATE, July 13: Voice of San Diego posted an article Tuesday morning about Sanders’ retreat on the sales tax hike. The article stresses Sanders’ reticence about speaking out on the issue, while “tax antagonists” vocally “railed” and “fulminated” against the hike. Meanwhile, the putative supporters of higher taxes, such as Councilman Todd Gloria and firefighter union president Frank De Clercq …
Journalism And Objectivity — What’s Right And Wrong About It
People who fret about objectivity in journalism, or the lack of it, are worrying about the wrong thing. They should be concerned about the journalism part of the equation. So argues press critic Jay Rosen, in a post at his PressThink blog I highly recommend Objectivity, or the “view from nowhere,” is an attempt to persuade, Rosen says. And there …
Issa is “Obama’s Annoyer-in-Chief”, Says New York Times
And Kurt Bardella is Issa’s “irrepressible spokesman and Mini-Me,” writes Mark Leibovich online Tuesday in the Grey Lady. In print Wednesday, it was A-1. (That’s the first page, for those of you not familiar with the dead-tree editions of newspapers.) The article discusses Issa’s knack for getting under the none-too-thick skin of President Obama by seizing on issues that resonate …
Labor group to watch this fall
Politicos take note: Working America, a relatively new “community affiliate” of the AFL-CIO, appears to be gearing up for a big election push this fall. The group, which says it has 3 million members nationwide, organizes and promotes protests against banks and industry executives it says are abusing their authority to the detriment of workers. It’s is especially active in …
A New Voice In SD Rostra
Infiltration alert! A certified member of the mainstream media has entered SD Rostra’s inner sanctum. That would be me, Bradley J. Fikes, a staff writer with the North County Times. While the opinions I express here are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the NCT management, I’m happy to help SD Rostra readers decipher what’s going on …
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