Dan Talks to City Councilman from Frienswood!
Posted on 04/18/2005 3:30:41 PM PDT by weegee
The problem I gather from the last boycott is that some people (Edd Hendee included?) RESUBSCRIBED.
WHAT? Did you forget how bad they were or was it "symbolic"?
Screw them, Dan Rather, and Walter Cronkite.
They are are lying liars and not worth the time of day. That said, I posted this distortion to FR so that those who no longer look at the paper are at least aware of their latest crimes against journalism.
Dan did not reference the numbers or the scandal today, directly, but he did say that it opened their books to criticism.
Their taxes have declined in a booming market.
They lie about circulation as well.
LOL - Right after we moved into our new house the Comical distributor rang the bell begging for our subscription. I interrupted him by saying, "I absolutely hate the Comical!" His reply.....?
"Is it because of their politics?"
HA! Even the distributors know!
Didn't some city staffer threaten that restaurant with "repercussions" if the broadcast about tax appraisals was done from their business?
"But they carry all of the comic strips! Even the ones the Comical doesn't print anymore like Zippy The Pinhead and 9 Chickweed Lane, just check their website..."
LOL, I joined a twelve step program and I haven't seen a cartoon since!
As do their advertisers, most of their customer "service" staff, their public ombudsman, and... well, anybody else I've talked to on the subject.
:-]
...I love ya, man!
A year ago, Dan Patrick held the Chronicle's feet to the fire for a story they did about a young man who died in the service of his country. The Chronicle tried to use it to make a statement against President Bush.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1135605/posts
http://www.chronicallybiased.com/index.php?itemid=51
"Chronicallybiased.com - Founder and publisher Dan Patrick"
You don't suppose this is in any way an attempt by the Chronicle at revenge?
Will the Comical one day discover that FACTS are stubborn things? Naaaaaaah....
That's the issue here. I once heard Jack Sweeny, the publisher of the Chronicle, admit that to an audience of businessmen. Subscriber boycotts are good because they push their circulation numbers down, but if you really wanna hit 'em it takes an advertiser boycott.
The Republican Party may be a good place to start - urge its candidates not to take out any ads in the leftist papers, especially during the primaries. They don't lose anything since republicans don't read those papers anyway, and the ads they deny often cost 10-20 thousand or more.
The Comical just has "weekly free subscriptions" where they litter on peoples' yard to get those circulation figure up there again.
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