Scheer routinely punched out columns full of truth. His editor didn't like Scheer's take on Bush, facts be damned. So, the editor fired Scheer and gave the job to young Stein. Here's a sample of why Stein is a piece of turdball for BushCo:
LA Times' Scheer replacement, Joel Stein: "ost of what I know about poor people comes from watching 'Good Times' "In a recent editorial shake-up, the Los Angeles Times removed liberal columnist and 29-year Times veteran Robert Scheer and replaced him with Sunday columnist Joel Stein, who, in his second offering in the Tuesday slot Scheer formerly held, wrote the following about poor people:
I know the high cost of energy takes an unfair toll on the poor because it's a much bigger percentage of their income. Those people are always getting screwed: checking account charges, easy-credit rip-offs, hangin' in a chow line. OK, most of what I know about poor people comes from watching 'Good Times.'CONTINUED...
http://mediamatters.org/items/200511230005 The above comes from Media Matters, where there are even more grotesque examples from Stein's writings. Unlike the LA Times and Joel Stein, Media Matters is watchdog known for telling the truth.
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