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>Shribman is just a Bean-town dilettante who wanted to >be a big time newspaper editor without having any real >qualifications. His Pulitzer was for reporting, not >editing. That he had a Pulitzer was all the Blocksey >Twins, with their huge inferiority complexes, care >about. They hired a "name." So what if 97% of PG >readers don't care? To keep his cushy gig, Shribman >will do anything they tell him. Being on intimate >terms with the way things are done in Washington from >his experience there as Globe Bureau Chief, it's not >like integrity would ever matter to him. > >Oh, and as far as Shribman on a chopper, that would >have to be titled "Born to be MILD." > >>If they're looking for readers/advertisers, they'd do >>better to cover suburban communities like they give a >>damn than to suck up to bikers. And how insecure does >>Shribman have to be to violate something as basic as >>the church/state line between news and advertising in >>the process of doing Block's bidding? Does the man >>lack a spine? I'm ashamed. >> >>>Shribman never ran a newspaper in his life. He was a >>>reporter in DC, for which he won a Pulitzer, then a >>>bureau chief in DC and terminally boring columnist. >He >>>has no more of a gut feel for running and leading a >>>daily paper than Al Bundy of "Married with Children." >>>All he's doing is trying to hold on to his prestige >of >>>being an Exec Editor and not a very good one. >>>Therefore he'll do what he's told as long as he's >>>allowed to bloviate to his Washington insider pals on >>>Sundays. I don't blame the advertisers for this. I >>>doubt very many bikers read the PG to begin with. >>> >>>>And another is Rocky Marks, operations manager for >>Hot >>>>Metal Harley -- which just happens to be an >>advertiser >>>>on that page. Word is, the dealership's owner said >he >>>>would pull $100,000 or more in advertising if they >>>>didn't get a regular spot writing the column. Marks >>>>has had 13 columns published since last fall. And >>>>Shribman personally made it happen. So much for >lofty >>>>journalistic ethics. >>>> >>>>>OK, why do they have a weekly motorcycle column? >Are >>>>>there that maky bikers here and do they read the >>P-G? >>>>>Looks like they pay freelancers to write it. One of >>>>>them, Kimberlee Love, is Mike Seate's wife.

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