tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893343331072831588.post2661557807963349023..comments2023-10-28T04:45:48.868-04:00Comments on City Editor's Blog: Rush-ing to judgmentJeremy Schiffres, City Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08091525349366453370noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893343331072831588.post-49145630122974212422009-05-30T03:33:49.711-04:002009-05-30T03:33:49.711-04:00Sorry Jeremy, but once again, you are wrong...very...Sorry Jeremy, but once again, you are wrong...very wrong.<br /><br />To be precise, I <B><I>am</I></B> a <B><I>daily</I></B> reader of:<br /><br />1) your newspaper<br /><br />2) the daily editorial<br /><br />3) Ira's blog<br /><br />4) Your blog<br /><br />and an occasional reader of Ivan's bloggings.<br /><br />Your claimed "criticism" of Democrats is virtually non-existent compared to the constant beating of the drums against BUSH, Cheney, Rove, and now, Rush Limbaugh.<br /><br />Like most, I have ignored your offensive and frankly, boring continuous rantings against Republicans/Conservatives. I only finally responded because of your blatant lies about what you claimed to have heard on Rush's program.<br /><br />I have no problem with you having complete distain for Reps & Conservs; that is truly your constitutional right. All I ask, and it apparently seems to be asking too much, is to keep it honest and based upon facts.<br /><br />I <B><I>never</I></B> said you, "favor all liberals and oppose all conservatives;" re-read my comments above, if your memory is that flawed.<br /><br />Furthermore, I certainly <B><I>do</I></B> pay attention to what you write! How else would you explain remembering your severely flawed grammar in last month's article I referenced?<br /><br />Perhaps it is <B><I>YOU,</I></B> sir, who needs to read the City Editor's previous bloggings. I challenge you to go back through the past 6 months of what you've written and give me examples of good things you've said about Republicans and Conservatives, and bad things you've said about Democrats. Do the math, and then tell me how balanced and impartial you have been.<br /><br />While you're at it, read Ira's spewings, when he isn't devoting the daily editorials and/or his bloggings to what other newspapers around the world have published, as if we need him to enlighten us with the rest of the world's opinions. He especially gushes like a love-stricken schoolgirl over Obama, and after years of condemning Republicans for bloating the deficit, apparently has no problem whatsoever with "O" increasing it exponentially to a degree never dreamed of before. Not one of your ilk has called attention to the fact that your beloved "O" is spending like a drunken sailor, indebting generations of Americans like never before, and not caring one bit. His constant mention of what the results will be 10 years from now is completely disingenuous, since the maximum time he can serve is 8 years, so he will pass on the detrimental results of his outrageous and irresponsible spending to future presidents.<br /><br />Your response has quite nicely proven my point, and demonstrates your consistency I mentioned previously. You spew hatred and animosity toward anyone who is not of like mind with you folks, and then condemn the hatred and animosity you claim to find in the speech of others.<br /><br />Even when caught in blatant lies, as you were in this case, you simply resort to righteous indignation, which is s-o-o-o predictable. But hey--there's something to be said of those who are consistent, right??The Constitution Allows Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591338772352450141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893343331072831588.post-25229977865009747142009-05-29T13:57:10.910-04:002009-05-29T13:57:10.910-04:00Mr. Constitution:
Regular readers of my blog - a ...Mr. Constitution:<br /><br />Regular readers of my blog - a group that clearly does not include you - know that I have been critical of numerous Democrats, including Kingston Mayor James Sottile, Rep. Maurice Hinchey, former Gov. Eliot Spitzer and, yes, even President Barack Obama.<br /><br />To generalize that I favor all liberals and oppose all conservatives is to admit you neither know me nor pay much attention to what I write.<br /><br />I judge people (especially in the political arena) by their actions and by their character, not by their labels. <br /><br />Too bad Mr. Limbaugh can't say the same.<br /><br />-JeremyJeremy Schiffres, City Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091525349366453370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6893343331072831588.post-12137436816855875532009-05-28T05:55:14.833-04:002009-05-28T05:55:14.833-04:00One thing I have to give to the "heads" of your pa...One thing I have to give to the "heads" of your paper; at least you and Ira are consistent.<br /><br />You loathe and lash out at "haters," yet your own statements are representative of them.<br /><br />You are quick to criticize, insult, and demean Republicans if they stick up for their stated beliefs, yet you gush over "the good sense Democrats show with their solidarity."<br /><br />You are quick to call Bush, as well as Republicans and Conservatives in general stupid, yet as Editor, your own published statements frequently require editing, such as the title of your entry Wednesday, April 1, 2009, "I spoke <B><I>to</I></B> soon."<br /><br />Last but not least, unless you have risen to your current position regardless of being horribly mistaken, ignorant, and ill informed, you are not honest.<br /><br />Case in point:<br /><br />You said, <I>"I respect Rush's convictions. He's a rock-ribbed right winger who disdains the liberal agenda, and that's his prerogative."</I> However, you then went on to devote the rest of the article to bashing Rush, completely misrepresenting what he states on a regular basis, and made a whole slew of false accusations. Whether you were lying, or simply not knowledgeable of his views and public statements doesn't matter. <B><I>It's your job</I></B> to get it right!<br /><br />"<I>...if you have a D after your name, Rush hates you and shouts from the rooftops that he hates you - regardless of whether he's ever met you or done any research about you.</I>" That statement is patently false, and I have to believe you know that.<br /><br />Same point with your statement, "<I>It's OK for Rush to blast Sotomayor <B>simply because she was nominated by a Democrat,</B> but it's not OK for then-Sen. Obama to have voted against two men nominated by a Republican? Yeah, that makes sense."</I> Now that's clearly not true either, and since you claim to have listened to the program, you know that as well. He spent the majority of his show explaining in great detail, as well as playing tapes of her own statements that support his opposition to her selection. <br /><br />Finally, (because this has already taken much more time than I wanted to devote to straightening out your misstatements) <B><I>And by the way, Rush: Sotomayor's original nomination to the federal bench, in 1992, was made by REPUBLICAN President George H.W. Bush. Funny, but I never heard you mention that on Tuesday.</I></B>Yes, but GHWB certainly wasn’t a “hero of the right,” and the important truth of the matter is she didn't make the stupid statement suggesting she believes she has the right to legislate from the bench until 2005. At that time, <B><I>Senate Democrats suggested</I></B> Sotomayor as a nominee to George W. Bush, who eventually selected Samuel A. Alito, Jr.<br /><br />Many of us are offended by and resent the strong bias you and Ira constantly display toward liberal Democrats, your openly hostile, condescending, and insulting statements and attitudes toward Republicans who disagree with your personal beliefs, and your constant criticism of Republicans. It is blatantly reflected in your coverage of anything political, as well on the blog pages, yet you deny and scoff at the suggestion of having a liberal bias!<br /><br />It is my strongly held opinion that, contrary to almost every other newspaper with blogs, where lively extended discussions take place, there’s the reason virtually no one even bothers to engage either of you with comments. If I’m right, it’s pretty sad that your behavior has resulted in the vast majority of the Daily Freeman readers considering the rantings of the Publisher and Editor to be largely irrelevant, and not worth addressing.<br /><br />However, if and when the DF shuts down because not enough people care enough to keep it alive, you guys will blame the internet, right-wing talk radio, and all the rest of the nonsense you spout off on, instead of acknowledging that <B><I>you drove your audience away!</I></B>The Constitution Allows Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591338772352450141noreply@blogger.com