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I've been keeping up with my former hometown newspaper online since the election. I was curious to see how the Dallas Republica--oops, Morning News handled the news that EVERY SINGLE candidate they endorsed for this election lost. They tend to have a "let us tell you what's good for you" smug attitude, so I've been peeking at their op-ed page to see how they've been handling it.
I'd say VERY badly. Seriously, there have been editorials, columns and letters to the editor SCOLDING anyone who voted straight party Democratic ticket on Election Day. Telling them they "didn't know what they were doing." They're acting like a two year old throwing a tantrum.
I have never seen such arrogance on behalf of a newspaper in all my life. It's stunning.
Then there's the condescending, barely-disguised racism. You see, Dallas County got its first African-American District Attorney on election day, Craig Watkins, a Democrat. His opponent was a white Republican named Toby Shook who was supposed to be a total shoo-in.
Well, Watkins won. And the paper has been making snide comments about that being the fault of the "southern sector." By "southern sector" they mean "poor and black." They just CAN'T BELIEVE that the "southern sector" has enough electoral clout to pull this off. It's just shocking to their poor sensibilities that the voters can say they want something different.
And here's the best part, the VERY best part: now, suddenly, the Dallas Morning News is endorsing NON-PARTISAN judge races. Oh my. 41 Republican judges get kicked out on their asses and replaced by Democrats and suddenly we need NON-PARTISAN judge races, huh?
All those years Republicans held all the courts in their fist, it was FINE to have partisan races for judgeships. But now? Oh my.
Fuck them. I voted for every Democrat on my county's ticket and I knew damn well what I was doing and fuck them for saying otherwise about myself or any voter in the state.
If you're so inclined, you can check all of this out for yourself, over the last week: www.dallasnews.com Makes me very happy I moved. I'm glad Dallas County is now blue, but I'm also glad I don't live where the paper (one paper city) is so arrogant.
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