Monday, July 03, 2006
The 4th of July - Ithaca, N.Y. style
I thought Independence Day was to celebrate the beginning of this great country.
Apparently, in some places, it's an opportunity to bash America and it's President...
Apparently, in some places, it's an opportunity to bash America and it's President...
Mark Finkelstein discusses his home-town's opinion page:
"Readers of these columns might have noticed that I occasionally include at the foot the fact that I live in 'the liberal haven of Ithaca, NY.' To give you a flavor for what I'm talking about, consider the today's op-ed page in my hometown daily, the Ithaca Journal. The Journal is a Gannett newspaper. That's the chain [lead by USA Today] that, as I've documented, chose as a news editor someone who believes calling VP Cheney 'Satan' makes for the best commencement speech ever."