Posted on 10/27/2024 11:19:21 AM PDT by John Semmens
This week, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, blocked the newspaper's editorial board from endorsing the Harris/Walz ticket. Mariel Garza, the editorials editor, resigned in protest, saying "I want to make it clear that I am not okay with us being silent. We're a very liberal paper. I think our readers want us to stand up for progressive values."
Soon-Shiong said "the Editorial Board was provided the opportunity to draft a factual analysis of all the POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE policies by EACH candidate during their tenures at the White House, and how these policies affected the nation. Instead of adopting this path as suggested, the Editorial Board chose to remain silent and I accepted their decision."
Garza pointed out that "Soon-Shiong is friends with Elon Musk. Musk has endorsed Trump. This makes me think that a so-called 'factual analysis' is intended to conceal the reality that Trump is an existential threat to democracy. An honest analysis would show that Vice-President Kamala Harris is the obvious choice if we want to avert the kind of tyranny that Trump and his minions would impose upon the people of America. The kind of approach the owner requested isn't suited to the era in which we live."
In contrast, the New York Post's editors compared the administrations of Trump and Biden on results achieved in terms of secure borders, law & order, economic prosperity, war & peace, and parental rights and concluded that Trump is the logical choice for getting better results in each category.
Meanwhile, over at the Washington Post, editorial page editor, David Shipley said the editorial board was told by management that there would not be an endorsement this year. the speculation is that the paper's owner, Jeff Bezos, ordered the decision. Newly hired publisher/CEO Will Lewis explained "we are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates. Our readers can make up their own minds."
Retired Executive Editor of the Washington Post, Martin Baron called it "disturbing spinelessness at an institution famed for courage. The New York Times endorsed Harris on Sept. 30. Wouldn't the music be more beautiful if everyone in the chorus would sing the same tune? I fear our democracy will be the casualty of the lack of unity among the great papers of America."
...the Editorial Board was provided the opportunity to draft a factual analysis of all the POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE policies by EACH candidate during their tenures at the White House, and how these policies affected the nation. Instead of adopting this path as suggested, the Editorial Board chose to remain silent...
As an Independent, I didn't like either candidate, mostly because of the age factor. So how do I make a reasonable choice based on their policies and history?
No publication, progressive or otherwise, made an unbiased analysis as suggested by the LA Times owner. None. Even my Sample Ballot was of no help.
So, for the past three months, I've been trying to put together such a comparison based on multiple sources, including the New Your Times, the Washington Post, New York Post, Wall Street Journal, and other sources both Right and Left.
Once I did that research, the obvious choice became clear.
One other thing became clear as well: the Democratic Party is a Racketeer Influenced Criminal Organization, based on their lawfare and apparent dependence on assassination. Not to mention the disaster of their fiscal policies across the board, in Congress as well as in the Executive.
In consequence -- for the first time in more than 40 years -- I voted against any candidate with the Mark of the (D). After casting my vote, I further researched the (D) candidates and realized this was a reliable filter.
Does this make me a Republican? No. There are aspects of the Republican party that repulse me, and I as one person can do very little to change it. I am a strict Constitutionalist, with an emphasis on small government and local government. Republicans have as a group suffer from the same "mission creep" as the group across the aisle.
I'm also repulsed by the legacy media, but that's a rant for another time.
slow learner?
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