The Palm Beach Post has taken Florida Attorney General (and gubernatorial candidate) Bill McCollum to task for his role in the lawsuit seeking to invalidate health care reform, but so far the Seattle Times editorial has been silent on Washington Attorney General (and gubernatorial candidate) Rob McKenna’s role in the fiasco.
No surprise there.
See, the Times editorial board loves Rob McKenna. No, that’s not quite right. They’re in love with McKenna. They want to have his baby. They’re willing to do uncomfortable sexual acts for McKenna that they wouldn’t do for just any guy. You know, metaphorically speaking.
But McKenna’s faux legal arguments are so ridiculous, and the Times own customers so overwhelmingly in favor of health care reform, that coming to their embattled AG’s defense could prove a risky business. If Frank Blethen thinks some of his paper’s previous editorials have generated an angry backlash, just wait until he sees what happens if it blatantly comes out in defense of McKenna’s purely political effort to undermine health care reform.
Personally, I’m not a big fan of boycotts, and as critical as I’ve been, I don’t think I’ve ever urged my readers to cancel their subscription. But if the Times blows McKenna on this one, they shouldn’t be surprised to ultimately lose hundreds, if not thousands of paying customers.
And that perhaps explains their reluctance thus far to editorialize on such a controversial issue.
That is the reason why I canceled my sub to the Seattle Times, they are clearly a right wing paper, no left wing media I assure you.
ST proved it when thousands demonstrated downtown for Health Reform, media, television stations….and not even a peep in the printed edition of the Seattle Times.
They wonder whey newspapers are going by way of the dinosaur?
If they did their job = REPORT the truth as they see it, instead of supporting politicians and taking sides they wouldnt be hurting.
I have kept my subscription because of the sports page. I like the box scores from Mariners games, for instance. And, on the Op-Ed page, I do still occasionally see EJ Dionne. But, I think I’m done with the Times.
Frank Blethen won’t lose me as a reader. I’ll keep reading his fishwrapper free at the library, online, or at the grocery store, just like I’ve been mooching off him for years.
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Health Reform Foes Turn Violent
Widespread violence against Democrats was reported tonight by the Associated Press.
Bricks were thrown through windows of Democratic offices in 4 different states, and at least 10 Democratic congressmen have received threats.
At a news conference, Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said “people have yelled that Democratic lawmakers should be put on firing lines and posters have appeared with the faces of lawmakers in the cross hairs of a target.”
Rep. Bart Stupak’s office received “a flood of obscenity and threat-filled phone and fax messages. ‘I hope you bleed … and die,’ one male caller told the congressman between curses. A fax with the title ‘Defecating on Stupak’ carried a picture of a gallows with ‘Bart (SS) Stupak’ on it and a noose attached.”
“In Virginia, someone cut a propane line leading to a grill at the … home of U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello’s brother after the address was posted online by activists angry about the health care overhaul. Perriello also said a threatening letter was sent to his brother’s house. Tea party activists had posted the brother’s address online thinking it was the congressman’s home. The post urged opponents to drop by and ‘express their thanks’ for the Democrat’s vote in favor of the sweeping health care reform.”
http://www.aolnews.com/story/h.....139?cid=10
Roger Rabbit Commentary: I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: Liberals must arm! These people are nuts. They’re capable of anything.
@4 It wasn’t either off topic! It’s related to #5. Put it back!
California’s secretary of state has certified an initiativ for the November ballot that would legalize recreational use of marijuana.
Too bad they aren’t holding a special election before then, so all the brick-throwing Republicans could get mellow in time for November.
http://www.aolnews.com/story/c.....218?cid=10
Doesn’t the Seattle Times run David Sirota’s column? He is supposedly a Progressive columnist, and does host a radio show in Denver on KKZN.(I subscribe to the podcast of it, the third hour on Friday is usually entertaining, shmuck/hero of the week, and a salute to Colorado’s Microbrewing and Craft Brewing industries. I normally don’t read his column, Dave Ross and him go over it on Mondays.(First Hour of Dave Ross’s show)
McKenna used to not have any competition when he was on the King County Council, but I noticed his ads running for AG have often been negative. It might have been the first time he has had competition.
This might be a better state if McKenna puffed on a toke now and then. That guy’s wound up too tight for his own good.
Two Republicans were having sex. The man suddenly stopped and said, “Oh, did I hurt you, dear?”
The woman responded, “No, why do you ask?”
He answered, “You moved.”
Now, of course, I didn’t mention any names …
[rabbit laugh track plays]
After they get done throwing bricks through windows, what will the Tea Partiers do for an encore? Blow up an American city if the Senate ratifies Obama’s nuclear arms reduction agreement?
http://www.aolnews.com/story/t.....402?cid=10
Personally, I think it’s only a matter of time before the teabaggers get nukes. They may even beat Iran to the punch. While Iran is wiping Israel off the map, the Tea Party will wipe Chicago off the map. After all, a nuke is just a bigger brick.
Roger, maybe this is where an out for Rep. Reichert might come in, he may be opposed to the bill, but he should denounce the threats, and say in the case of Stupak, fellow cops stick together, regardless of political party affiliation. Rep. Stupak said he was a former police officer.
What they did to Periello was over the top. What did his brother have to do with his vote?
Could former Bush Speechwriter David Frum be the only voice of reason in this debate from the GOP side right now? Although he is from Canada, I bet the GOP will say he don’t count. Although he is a Conservative, and his sister is a Canadian Senator, although appointed by Prime Minister Harper, the embattled Conservative leader(he suspended Parliament for 3 months during Christmas Break to delay an investigation into how detainees in Afghanistan were being handled).
What the hell are you talking about? It was all over the front page of the Times for the past 2 days… If you’re looking for hyperbolic hate-spew that agrees with you in lockstep, I’d suggest the PI.
@13: I suppose Goldy can defend himself, but he said he doesn’t expect the issue to come to the Times’ -editorial- page.
Of course.. the Palm Beach Post came out for Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry in 2004… so what’s new Goldy? You can fool your minions who have 24 hour moronic mindless Moonbat! malady but Puddy remembers Moonbat!tic support from leftist pinhead newspapers.
You want the Seattle Times to think like you Goldy. Looks like Jesus will come in His clouds of Glory before that happens.
BTW this review link is here for your really stupid jockstraps Goldy. Can’t trust the arschloch!
“Palm Beach Post editorial page editor Randy Schultz (11/18/01) stated outright in his lead: “The wrong man became president of the United States in January.”” Can’t be more biased than that Goldy! No wonder you chose the Palm Beach Post. I have a nephew and family who lives there and loves it. Will see them soon. Will give them your regards. He dislikes DUMMOCRAPTS too!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Two Dummocrapts were having sex. The woman suddenly asked, “Are you in dear?”
The man excitedly responded, “No, I’m through!”
Fixed!
Here is what Biden thinks about the importance of Health Care to Obam-Mao Administration—
Now, IF HC gets tossed or gutted………that must mean Obam-Mao is DONE according to the Prophet Biden. Even more reason for the R’s to keep shoving!!
But if the Times blows McKenna on this one, they shouldn’t be surprised to ultimately lose hundreds, if not thousands of paying customers.
I don’t think they have any paying customers who also have internet access. The paying customers we should be targeting are the folks who advertise on the Seattle Times. Those are the people keeping that zombie alive.
We are talking IF’s here–
IF even one part of Obam-MaoCare is ruled Unconstitutional…Democrats will be tatoo’ed with trying to force an ILLEGAL BILL on the American citizens. That will be ugly.
If it is Constitutional…well, at least we know.
Puddy–
Wouldn’t it be fun to watch the KLOWNS scramble IF part of Obam-MaoCare is indeed Unconstitutional?
They can set up a website to apologize to McKenna for their arrogance & stupidity!!
@19 – It would not be the first time Congress, Republican or Democrat had a bill overturned on constitutional issues. This one, however, seems to have a lot of strength on the constitutional side. Unless you can make the argument that you could guaranty that someone would never use health care services, ie emergency room or hospital prompting other tax payers to have to pick up the tab, then you can’t say there is not a vested interest to have everyone pay their fair share.
Most constitutional scholars believe that prior rulings does reinforce that congress does have the right pass this law.
Of course all bets are off when you have at least two supreme court justices with the constitutional intelligence of a grapefruit.
If a Republican President signed a bill saying that all U.S. citizens must buy a handgun, or they will be fined, and a Democrat AG filed a lawsuit arguing that was unconstitutional, would Goldy want the AG to lose his job?
I have kept my subscription because it provides something for my birds to poop on. However, I can also buy butcher paper or newsprint online, and I might just do that.
Paying customer? Haven’t bought the Seattle Times in years. Read it on the internets. Have to put up with a pop up ad now and then when I’m at their site.
I am already composing my “cancel my subscription” letter, cc’d to my friend on the editorial board (who’s probably just as sick of it all as I am)
proud leftist @2 wrote exactly what I would have if I’d gotten there first.
Life without box scores will be difficult, but the stench of Blethen’s rag is getting worse and worse.
@21: As if car insurance isn’t mandatory?
Wow, you are stoopid!
And by the way, when someone without health insurance uses emergency facilities…they are mooching off of me and “buying” in – so you stoopid little argument holds no water – as usual.
@26
I noticed you side-stepped answering my question.
Eh, no he didn’t. His answer was that you are stoopid.
And that, you stoopid Troll, is a very accurate answer.
Lee @ 18 said: ” The paying customers we should be targeting are the folks who advertise on the Seattle Times. Those are the people keeping that zombie alive.”
Good idea. I’d start with Macy’s, which regularly posts full-page ads there. Perhaps I’ll send a letter to Macy’s with my cut-up charge-card, explaining the reason why I’m no longer doing business with the store. A few hundred similar letters should at least get this put on the agenda in a meeting at the corporate headquarters.
If the mandate is illegal then so is the mortgage interest deduction.
@30
Nice. Way above the trolls’ heads though…
God I wish I could still get the PI. The only saving grace when the PI was folded was that columnists like Paul Krugman were picked up, at least occasionally. They still have that imbecile Jonah Goldberg and Krauthammer, but you can’t expect miracles out of this conservative rag.