Posted on 07/18/2007 6:31:31 PM PDT by Krankor
I posted this a couple of days ago. Jennifer Hunter of the Sun Times wrote an article claiming a “staunch Republican” was switching to the Democrats. The only problem- the “staunch Republican is a big time personal injury attorney who donated thousands to Dem candidates and a mere pittance to Republicans. I emailed Ms. Hunter (admittedly a snotty missive) and she didn’t respond. I’ve read several blogs where people have claimed to email her but only one actually said she responded. Ms. Hunter is the wife of the Sun Times publisher (John Cruikshank). I have no idea how things work at that paper, but, perhaps, if you’re married to the boss, you don’t have to follow the rules of journalism. We can sit back and watch as the likes of Ms. Hunter write phony articles about non-existent staunch Republicans switching allegiance to the Democrats. Or we can demand an answer. Amazingly, the Sun Times recently featured a front page expose about how Chicago cops are hiding info about policemen who have ten or more civilian complaints against them . The headline reads- “What are they hiding” Well, I’d like to know what Mr Cruikshank and Ms. Hunter are hiding. Let’s find out. jhunter@suntimes.com
Keep on their lying liberal butts. This is straight out of their rodent playbooks. How many times do you hear DU’ers call into C-Span or other shows claiming to be “Former Lifelong Republicans” who never supported the GOP in their lives ?
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You have to email her and demand an answer to stop her.
This is the newspaper that directed it’s editorial page to go ‘more left’. How more left could they go?? Then they retracted the directive.
Email her and demand an answer
Bump for later action.
Heh.
So many have deserted the irrational idiocy that the DNC panders to that they had to invent an entire new political label for them.
Email her
You may be better off writing a letter to the editor.
Rush mentioned it today.
This story has legs.
The media no longer even goes through the motions of objectivity. “Journalism” is a sick joke. Lie as often as these people do and you loose your soul. You loose the ability to even recognize truth.
We need to call these people on the BS every single day.
Heh. They don’t have one. The Sun Times just got rid of Lord Conrad Black and his wife and they replaced them with Cruikshank and his Canadian journalist wife. They don’t need an Ombudsman because they don’t give a damn.
“Email her”
Done did prior to posting. DNC “Proudly serving the needs of America’s enemies.”
Rush mentioned it? Really?
Yes. In the first hour.
Said the guy had given Dems thousands and Repubs about 600 dollars.
There was a guy in 2000 from some kind of tech firm. A millionaire. On his site he openly boasted that he never agreed with a candidate as much as he agreed with Al Gore. And when the election was dragged out, he threw financial support to Gore’s recount activity and openly boasted to the press that he was a “Republican” who felt that Al Gore Junior was being cheated.
It is not unheard of for Democrats to vote in the Republican primary to dilute the party’s nominations. Probably was trying to get McCain nominated but wouldn’t vote for him in the general election.
This RINO I’m talking about even registered at FR under his name and posted a number of responses defending Gore.
I can’t believe this. The pollsters are right- conservatives don’t give a damn anymore. We’ve been beaten- they win. Except for some silly story (raccoon gives birth to twin girls), I’ll never post here again. We’ve lost and I don’t give a damn. I will never give a dime to any Republican candidate again. Damn, I’ll give money to Hillary, at least she has the courage of her convictions.
Spun Times has reached tabloid status, that may help them LOL.
Is this the Guy?
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Have you ever considered that the reason they don’t need an ombudsman is they’re never wrong?
All you have to do is ask them, becaise they never lie either.
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No, you have it reversed. This incident proves that even the publisher's wife must "follow the rules of journalism". Which is why she lies about Republicans.
Yup. Rush covered this today.
The Tribune is further to the left...at least it used to be...
What convictions?
There is more than one version of “republican”. Some think the term means “friendly to business and industry so I can make buku bucks and retire on the French Riviera”, and others are Republican for the “freedom thing”. I am proud to be among the latter. It doesn’t surprise me if some of the others sell out, they always follow the money.
Hey, the paper came out and said they were going liberal. Then someone said, “OMG we used the L word.” and they restated that they would be a progressive paper. So ... they are already on record as saying the truth doesn’t matter a whit. And someone expects them to retract a lie???
PS Ted, happy Chappaquiddick anniversary.
Krakpot is a plant.
He’s going from thread to thread trashing Republicans like a faggot.
Make life hell for these lying, POS people.
Contact Accuracy in Media and the Media Research Center.
(MRC has a good blog that can publicize this, if they haven’t already.)
And was that Republican Arlen Specter or who?
Did you ever understand why MA people idolize EMK? Is it merely a measure of the two assassinations, or is it just a longing for “Camelot” which never was?
She’s a worthless scumbag.
That is, she’s a Democrat working in the media.
Maybe she’s a staunch liar. Ya think?
Well, the money to Klink, Kennedy and Wofford was given well before Dubya.
Oberly is a big trial lawyer in Delaware. I think he's a Dem but I'm not sure. I don't know what he wasrunning for in 1994.
I think it was the latter. I was amazed at how many households had a picture of JFK on the wall. So Teddy gets many votes out of respect for his dead brother. Then there is the seniority thing and his ability to do things for the state, whether or not he actually does anything. People have a hard time letting that go.
LOL! Did Oprah finally “switch” to the democrat party?
Ultimately though the same people in MA would would criticize SC for keeping Strom Thurmond past time or those in WV who demand Robert Carlyle Byrd see nothing out of the ordinary in retaining EMK forever.
Um...not to nitpick but when you post an article, you should post the text from the article. Your opinion can appear below. That is SOP here on the FR.
It was a vanity post. The article is only a reference.
Those of us who actually knock door to door and listen to real voters know how mixed up some of them really are.
One couple in my precinct claim to be staunch Democrats. But they are also staunch Catholics, including staunchly pro-life. So in 2000 thru 2007 they voted for the most pro-life Republican they could find in the primaries and in other elections when they could find them.
Recently the pro-life Republican Township Committeeman switched to Democrat ... mostly because he ... and most people in the suburb, R and D, are pro-immigration. pro-path-to-legalization. Of course most staunch Catholics around here are pro-path-to-legalization.
But interestingly, the alleged Dems who vote Republican worried that now that the switch-hitter is a Dem, they have assumed that he will switch his position on pro-life and these Dems will not be able to support the guy now a Dem whom they supported as a Republican.
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In ‘98 primary, massive numbers of social conservatives left the GOP to vote in the Democrat primary. And in ‘92 massive numbers of good government Republicans left the GOP to vote against Democrat Al-The-Pal in the primary.
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The professional how-to-campaign schools don’t understand this. They tell conservative students eager to learn politics that the switch hitters are RINOs when in fact just the opposite is true. The switch hitters are the conservatives trying to send a message ... and message that is not getting through to the establishment GOOP.
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