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JustAGuy
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Quick Question on this Site
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8/17/2009 9:08:23 PM
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MM: "This website is owned by the St. Petersburg Times which you conveniently omitted."
In the top left hand corner of every page of this website it says "St Petersburg Times". I didn't conveniently omit anything.
MM: "On the first note they strike me as left leaning in the composition of their editorial board and their choice of editorials."
Wikipedia supports your argument somewhat - "A study by Media Matters for America showed that the St. Petersburg Times was one of only four newspapers in Florida that featured more progressive opinions than conservative, with 43 percent of columnists considered progressive and 29 percent considered conservative"
So 43% of their columnists are progressive (you would say liberal) and 29% are conservative. So more progressive than conservative, but still ... it's not like they were 80/20
MM: "They have also not endorsed a Republican for President since Bush in 2000."
So, they endorsed Bush in 2000, and then someone else in 2004 and 2008 .... did they just become liberal in the last 8 years?
Instead of looking at their editorials, or their recent articles, I would suggest instead looking at their record within the PolitiFact.com website itself - which is separate from the main newspapger.
When Obama tried to say that he never said he wanted a single-payer plan - PolitiFact called him on it.
When Bill Clinton tried to say that he didn't accuse the Obama campaign of of playing the race card, PolitiFact replied "Pants On Fire".
Their Obameter tracks Obama's campaign promises, and his progress on these promises ... and Obama has by far not acted on most of these promises.
How can this website be so critical of democrats ... and yet you still discredit them?
Are they snarky? Of course, but they are just as snarky to Dems as they are to Repubs ... I just don't get it.
MM: "I am sure this will be dismissed because I am a right wing nut job despite the fact that any reasonable person would agree with my evaluation of the the Times."
I don't dismiss you, and I don't think you are a nut job ... (okay, ya gotta admit you are right wing ... just not a nut job).
This website won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize .... I just don't see how you can be so dismissive. Thanks.
URL: Pulitzer Prize Winner
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