Is it just me, or is the local cancer on our society just the tiniest bit piqued over the loss of a nice, fat, mid five-figure amount to The Reflector?
Greg Jayne's full off dive into the dumb ass zone today rips of the last vestiges of the facade of anything approaching "news."
I blew chunks all over my keyboard yesterday when I read this garbage from Lefty Lou:
A commenter left this observation:
Of course they do. Who would expect Lefty to claim anything else?
Clearly, the editorial idiocy desk isn't located in the newsroom.
And Lefty seems surprised when "business or government" does?
When hatred drives your organization as hatred drives any organization, that hatred inculcates everyone working for you, as they strive to assume the values of the organization... much like concentration camp and gulag guards worked real hard to assume the values of THEIR organization.
Even when a reporter starts out working at the local community cancer, it doesn't take long for their objectivity to fly out the window like a long-forgotten morality.
Jayne, for example, is clearly in over his head. As I was concerned that he would, I knew his first few columns were but an act. He got the gig because he's agreed to be Lefty's bitch, and he's delivered in spades.
If Jayne's goal was to be the guest speaker on the fringe-left political circuit, then he's likely succeeded beyond his wildest expectations. If it was to heal the rift caused by the scum troweled out by John Laird to, Heaven forbid, increase circulation?
Then he likely failed beyond his wildest expectations.
The kind of crap he dumped on the pages of the democratian today would have gotten him a time out in 3rd grade... and it's the kind of verbiage so favored by our local version of the Völkischer Beobachter, except instead of using religious bigotry, their focus is of the political variety.
But it's still bigotry.
Unfortunately for the rag, however, they have once again miscalculated... badly... if they believe any of this will make any difference.
First, this is the kind of hatred, albeit displayed somewhat more subtly than Jayne's most recent effort, which the Columbian has been exhibiting against David Madore since they first heard those two words in the same sentence. They hate anyone who opposes their agenda, and correspondingly, love anyone who supports it. And their oft-expressed hatred of Madore crosses far over the line into the psychotic realm.
Second, Brancaccio's ego trip has caused the value of this kind of thing to fall to a level somewhat below zero. He's whipped these three so much, for so long, that those getting... or watching the weekly to bi-weekly beatings have long since reached the point where they just yawn.
While the fringe-leftists the rag appeals to experience a sexual rapture at this sort of thing, (Notice how hatred fuels both the democratian AND the left? A striking coincidence, to be sure) the rest of us... meaning the vast majority who wouldn't be caught dead with a democratian in our hands... pay no attention.
Third, under Lefty Lou's expert management, the rag's circulation continues to dwindle as he doubles down on his skill in guiding them into bankruptcy of both the financial, and integral variety. Remember, under his steady hand, Lefty and his minions proceed to attack, degrade, belittle and debase any viewpoint that is wise enough to ignore them as they sink into irrelevance.
Hatred frequently blinds the hater. For this kind of hatred to be effective, you need to change it up a little bit. You need to put it away at times and pull it back out when it will have some strategic value.
But not for the democratian.
Like their Nazi forerunner, it's all hatred of anyone to the right of Mao every day, all day. And now, with their cloak of invincibility shredded, they're feeling a little bit... a tiny bit... of the pain they've been inflicting on this community for years.
As, I view it as these clowns punching them out against a pillow, I revel in that pain. Schadenfreude reigns.
Even the leading candidates to replace the soon-to-be-departed-and-unlamented Steve Stuart either think they should get the appointment to replace Stuart coming because they're "impish" (for lack of a better term) and rather stupidly believe they'll have any input on how this county is run (Don't you just love that "elections have consequences" line of their god, Obama?) or they have to be bribed into running for election by getting the appointment in advance, or they won't run in November.
And how pathetic is that?
Of course, at a DNA level, no matter what the rag and their fellow fringe-lefters say or do, they have no chance of winning countywide. The 8000 pound CRC-banana-eating gorilla sits firmly ensconced in the middle of the political floor of this county, and no democrat running will be allowed to disavow the stupidity of that project.
That's the practical political reality of this county. The CRC represents a hill the left has to climb to ever succeed countywide, and in this case, that hill resembles nothing as much as Mt. Everest.
And it's going to be that way for years.
And neither Campbell's, nor Brancaccio's nor Jayne's hatred can change any of that.
Greg Jayne's full off dive into the dumb ass zone today rips of the last vestiges of the facade of anything approaching "news."
I blew chunks all over my keyboard yesterday when I read this garbage from Lefty Lou:
A commenter left this observation:
Tom Halpenny · Harvey Mudd CollegeTo which Lefty Lou lied:
I was swindled by an auto dealership several years ago regarding an automatic transmission repair, and I thought about writing an editorial to the local newspaper in order to warn readers about the auto dealer's business practices. This was before internet customer reviews became feasible. I observed that such customer reviews never appear in newspapers, and I realized that newspaper advertisers can block such reviews with the threat to withhold advertisement funds. The Columbian has similarly lost advertisement funds from the County government as retaliation for criticizing the M&M Boys. I am curious how The Columbian Editorial Board conversation went when it weighed the risks of criticizing the local government who also happens to be a paid advertiser, compared with similar risks of criticizing a business advertiser?
Lou Brancaccio · Top Commenter · Editor in Chief at The Columbian
We don't ever make that consideration be it a business or government. Advertising plays no role in our newsroom decisions.
Clearly, the editorial idiocy desk isn't located in the newsroom.
And Lefty seems surprised when "business or government" does?
When hatred drives your organization as hatred drives any organization, that hatred inculcates everyone working for you, as they strive to assume the values of the organization... much like concentration camp and gulag guards worked real hard to assume the values of THEIR organization.
Even when a reporter starts out working at the local community cancer, it doesn't take long for their objectivity to fly out the window like a long-forgotten morality.
Jayne, for example, is clearly in over his head. As I was concerned that he would, I knew his first few columns were but an act. He got the gig because he's agreed to be Lefty's bitch, and he's delivered in spades.If Jayne's goal was to be the guest speaker on the fringe-left political circuit, then he's likely succeeded beyond his wildest expectations. If it was to heal the rift caused by the scum troweled out by John Laird to, Heaven forbid, increase circulation?
Then he likely failed beyond his wildest expectations.
The kind of crap he dumped on the pages of the democratian today would have gotten him a time out in 3rd grade... and it's the kind of verbiage so favored by our local version of the Völkischer Beobachter, except instead of using religious bigotry, their focus is of the political variety.
But it's still bigotry.
Unfortunately for the rag, however, they have once again miscalculated... badly... if they believe any of this will make any difference.
First, this is the kind of hatred, albeit displayed somewhat more subtly than Jayne's most recent effort, which the Columbian has been exhibiting against David Madore since they first heard those two words in the same sentence. They hate anyone who opposes their agenda, and correspondingly, love anyone who supports it. And their oft-expressed hatred of Madore crosses far over the line into the psychotic realm.
Second, Brancaccio's ego trip has caused the value of this kind of thing to fall to a level somewhat below zero. He's whipped these three so much, for so long, that those getting... or watching the weekly to bi-weekly beatings have long since reached the point where they just yawn.
While the fringe-leftists the rag appeals to experience a sexual rapture at this sort of thing, (Notice how hatred fuels both the democratian AND the left? A striking coincidence, to be sure) the rest of us... meaning the vast majority who wouldn't be caught dead with a democratian in our hands... pay no attention.
Third, under Lefty Lou's expert management, the rag's circulation continues to dwindle as he doubles down on his skill in guiding them into bankruptcy of both the financial, and integral variety. Remember, under his steady hand, Lefty and his minions proceed to attack, degrade, belittle and debase any viewpoint that is wise enough to ignore them as they sink into irrelevance.
Hatred frequently blinds the hater. For this kind of hatred to be effective, you need to change it up a little bit. You need to put it away at times and pull it back out when it will have some strategic value.
But not for the democratian.
Like their Nazi forerunner, it's all hatred of anyone to the right of Mao every day, all day. And now, with their cloak of invincibility shredded, they're feeling a little bit... a tiny bit... of the pain they've been inflicting on this community for years.
As, I view it as these clowns punching them out against a pillow, I revel in that pain. Schadenfreude reigns.
Even the leading candidates to replace the soon-to-be-departed-and-unlamented Steve Stuart either think they should get the appointment to replace Stuart coming because they're "impish" (for lack of a better term) and rather stupidly believe they'll have any input on how this county is run (Don't you just love that "elections have consequences" line of their god, Obama?) or they have to be bribed into running for election by getting the appointment in advance, or they won't run in November.
And how pathetic is that?
Of course, at a DNA level, no matter what the rag and their fellow fringe-lefters say or do, they have no chance of winning countywide. The 8000 pound CRC-banana-eating gorilla sits firmly ensconced in the middle of the political floor of this county, and no democrat running will be allowed to disavow the stupidity of that project.
That's the practical political reality of this county. The CRC represents a hill the left has to climb to ever succeed countywide, and in this case, that hill resembles nothing as much as Mt. Everest.
And it's going to be that way for years.
And neither Campbell's, nor Brancaccio's nor Jayne's hatred can change any of that.
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