re: Worldwide Protests Over Chiapas Massacre

["maxsaw" <maxsaw@xxxxxxxxx>]

> From:          James Devine <jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Funny thing. Yesterday, the traffic people on the radio said that a big
> .  .  .
> This seems further evidence of the LAT's rapid rightward run, as business
> considerations dominate editorial policy to a much greater extent under the
> new regime (which recently endorsed "privatization" of Social Security and
> hired a Clarence Thomas Affirmative Action political cartoonist, a
> rightwinger with a conveniently hispanic surname).

When Justice for Janitors blocked some key
bridges here in D.C. during rush hour, the
Washington Post went ballistic.  My suspicion
is that this had less to do with politics than
with direct inconvenience to the staff.
They wanted to be sure not to encourage
such actions by covering them, so the
actions were reported in minimalist
terms with absolutely no clue as to what
the reason for them was.

The moral of the story is that bombings
and assassination are o.k. with the Post,
but for God's sake don't screw up commuting
during rush hour.

> Meanwhile, yours truly did a "public access" TV stint on globalization
> messing up labor (with Harry & Joanne Bernstein plus David Johnson of the
> United Electrical workers union; Harry's the retired labor columnist at the
> LAT). It's not available unless you get Century Cable and I don't know when
> it will be broadcast.

Good for you.  We'll make a pundit out of you
yet.  Next stop, Politically Incorrect.

Cheers,

MBS


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