It seems the Tribune finally caved, well somewhat. While not coming right out and apologizing for the Mayor, they did all they could to diminish the seriousness of his actions and excuse his behavior. As we have all heard over and over, we cannot help but wonder how the character of the reporting would be different had this been a politico from the right. First of all, it would not have taken two days post incident for the pictures and truth to come out. It would not have taken all the public pressure the city could muster to get them to report.
No, things would and will be quite different if the next DUI is tagged on a Republican. Regardless of their dubious justifications for the bias, they owe it to themselves, their parent company and most importantly, the readers to be truthful, balanced and report instead of editorialize. The facts don't need to be qualified, explained or justified, just reported.
The notion of fact gathering and reporting is a concept that long ago became foriegn to the reporters and most of all the Publisher of the Tribune. It is important to remember, it is available free on the internet. Why spend the money and support this beast?
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You can't blame the News Tribune. They're just doing what's right(in their minds).
I have an interesting question, Why has there been no move to censure the mayor for his drunk driving episode? The city council owes it to the city to officially condemn the mayors actions.
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