Be a man, already.
- S
----- Original Message -----
From: <ThosStew@aol.com>
To: <sk@zotgroup.com>; <FoRK@xent.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 9:35 AM
Subject: Re: Herring "Explains" Bush Push
>
> In a message dated 9/9/1999 7:28:34 AM, sk@zotgroup.com writes:
>
> >As you all know, I have strong political ties to
> >Presidential candidate George W. Bush, however these are not
> >the opinions of Red Herring Communications nor do they
> >influence the journalistic ethics of any of the editorial
> >properties of Red Herring Communications.
>
>
> In a similar way, Forbes magazine takes no position on the candidacy of
Steve
> Forbes, I am sure hardy har har
>
> But what is wrong with the idea of the press being partisan? Last time I
> looked, the First Amendment nowhere said that the press must be unbiased.
> Journalistic objectivity is in fact a fairly recent ideal, and it would be
a
> terrible thing if the price of press freedom were that it is free to give
> only just the facts, ma'm.
>
> Tom Stewart
>