Name (required):

  Expression ^{(Optional mood/title along with your name) Examples: (happy, sad, The Joyful, etc.) help)}

  E-mail address (optional):

* Type your message here:
>All through the Trib this week, and for the rest of >the year and into next, will be constant, incessant >reminders of how much Dick Scaife hates Arlen Specter. > I'm not getting into the pros and cons of the man. >It has every right to be on the editorial pages. But >rest assured, you will see it everywhere in the Trib >papers until the 2010 primary is decided and if his >boy, Pat Toomey wins the nomination, Dick will turn >his fire on whatever Democrat opposes Toomey. > >It's this sort of thing, never mind the Tribspeak and >brainwashed Trib-Kiddie rhetoric that appears here, >that's the real reason for the paper's existence. It >exists so Dick Scaife can order his minions to pump up >his favorites, in this case Toomey, and thrash those >who've displeased he (and, I assume, Beauregard). >Specter claimed the top spot on the Scaife enemies >list from Jim Rohr of PNC. No one would claim the >Senator from Philly is a great guy personally. He was >known to be sour, cocky and ill-tempered even before >his illness, and like all politicians he plays both >sides against the middle. Not exactly Mr. Warmth. > >But please, Trib staff, don't insult our intelligence >or delude yourselves by telling us coverage won't be >affected. It will be what your boss wants it to be. >No more and no less.

Note: This forum is moderated -- new posts are not visible until approved.

Notice: Copies of your message may remain on this and other systems on internet. Please be respectful.