[GOPcapitalist]

Here's their retraction on their website:

"An internal Houston Chronicle document was mistakenly posted to the editorial/opinion area of the Web site early Thursday morning. We apologize for any confusion it may have caused." - http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/editorial/outlook/1672673

[goldstategop]

It must have been a directive from Lee Brown's office. And yes Texas, Houston's that corrupt.

[Jean S]

Ping.

[GOPcapitalist]

Houston bump!

[jimt]

That the Carbuncle has been a cheerleader for the ludicrous transit projects is no surprise. It's wonderful to see them caught with their pants down, admitting that they slant the news to further one of their leftist causes.

Their lovely "project" is nothing more than a way to transfer money from the taxpayers' pockets to their favored few. It's theft, pure and simple.

Thanks for the post !!

[weegee]

The "confusion" must have been, "Why is the Comical shooting straight and telling the real story behind their bias for once?".

[BUSHdude2000]

Ping to Houstonites.

[Brian Mosely]

Damn...so much for objectivity. While publishers often direct the coverage of their papers, it's pretty rare when this kind of thing gets leaked that contains this sort of specific instructions on coverage. I wonder if this making onto the website was really an accident. Maybe it's some fed up writer blowing the lid off of what he thought was a bogus and biased assignment.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

Liberals always want other people to ride the train. They want the freedom to drive their own vehicles while the unwashed masses crowd into cattle cars.

[backhoe]

Light Rail- Boon or Boondoggle? The Quest for the Holy Rail....

[Liberal Classic]

There isn't a more critical issue on the horizon. I propose a series of editorials, editorial cartoons and Sounding Board columns leading up to the rail referendum, with this specific objective: Continuing our long standing efforts to make rail a permanent part of the transit mix here.

I once wrong a letter to the editor that if people want light rail, they can go to Hermann Park and ride the choo choo.

Needless to say, it didn't get printed.

"We're the Chronical, and we're the only game in town."

[friendly]

Awesome investigative reporting! Congratulations to you Texas Freepers.

What I wouldn't give to read similar instructions like this from CNNCBSNBCABCNYTIMESWASHPOSTMSNBC (Drudge style), ording the massive distortion of news reporting we see.

You just know they exist.

[MAWG]

I want to know who wrote the memo!

[FreePaul]

I heard today that the wife of one of the Chronicle's senior editors is a lawyer handling Metro's attempts to force rail on the public. Sounds almost a bad as Daschle's wife grubbing in the public hog trough while little Tommy is filling it with tax dollars.

[Slyfox]

Great news catch.

Light rail does not serve anyone who has to drop kids off to school before going to or from work. It will not serve anyone who has to run any errands after they get to work. Somebody driving a semi-truck can't use the light rail. I would be willing to bet that that total pretty near comes to at least 3/4's of the people who are on the highway during rush hour.

Most of these jounalists are probably in the 1/4 who might benefit by using a light rail system. We have a light rail in Dallas. Yeah, it's clean and it'll get you downtown all right. But, downtown is not where all the jobs are. Dallas is not Washington DC, where everyone lives in the suburbs and makes a mad dash to get to the Capitol. Our light rail is highly inefficiant because it does not address the traffic congestion going across town to the north of the city.

[Darlin']

Wow. Good catch. I'm delighted that in spite of all their current and past efforts, Tom Delay remains extremely popular in his district. He is my favorite Congressman, wish the country had a coupla hundred more just like him.

[Fiddlstix]

Here's their retraction on their website:

"An internal Houston Chronicle document was mistakenly posted to the editorial/opinion area of the Web site early Thursday morning. We apologize for any confusion it may have caused." - http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/editorial/outlook/1672673

Confusion?
What "Confusion"?

[ctonious]

>>Here's their retraction on their website:

"An internal Houston Chronicle document was mistakenly posted to the editorial/opinion area of the Web site early Thursday morning. We apologize for any confusion it may have caused." - <<

This is amazing. There is no denial of its authenticity - and absolutely no commentary on the revelation that they are as biased and partisan as a DNC branch office.

Somebody in the Houston area should write a letter back to them, saying "Al Queda wishes to apologize that it's internal memos, detailing planned terrorist acts the US, were inappropriately released by our IT guy, who has been executed. Please go back to believing that us Jihadists are full of non-partisan peace-loving sentiments for you and yours. Allah Ackbar."

[bert]

Is there any grist for your mill here.....?

[BellStar]

Am I missing something?
I like concrete.
I like my car too!
Don't like rail.
Call me weird.

[wildbill]

Unfortunately there is no competing paper to beat the drums on this.