media types

There are a lot of journalists and media types who happen to read this blog. So I’d like to direct this post straight to you. If you fail to cover the double standard in the way that Barack Obama is being treated in the media versus the treatment of McCain/Palin, you won’t have to answer to me. You’ll have to answer to your children and grandchildren. Don’t try to explain it to me later like you did the failure to cover the shallow rationale for invading Iraq and the administration’s numerous subsequent blunders there. Save your explanations for your descendants when they ask you why you actively participated in racism and fraud.

Thanks to Hazel for sending.

From Letters to the Editors @ Fort Worth Star-Telegram

How racism works

Now that I’ve had a bit of time to reflect on the Democratic National Convention, I thought I’d take a look back at the different parts of the convention that I was most involved with and give my final thoughts about each.

The Pepsi Center: Most of the televised portion of the convention came from this location, but I didn’t spend too much time inside. It was too crowded, seating was impossible to find and it was difficult to get any real work done inside. There was an outlet and hardline for Internet usage, but with nowhere to sit, it didn’t really matter. Florida had good floor seats, but if you didn’t get there early, you couldn’t get to them. And with multiple FPC bloggers switching out we rarely had good access during the key parts of the show. The look of the place was impressive, though, and there were also famous and notable people walking around. The atmosphere was great, but it was crowded and logistically bad for anyone trying to work or anyone with a disability.