Take a Side
After Republicans took a drubbing in the recent elections, the liberal media responded with its customary bravery: cautious headlines, bloodless analysis and 12 paragraphs wondering “what it all means.” It means you won. Finally. Own it.
Then came the self-congratulation. Ugh. Look how fair we were. Look how civil. Look how scrupulously we avoided saying anything real. Enough.
Accuracy matters. Fairness matters. But politeness is optional. Liberal newspapers are allowed to be liberal. When a political party behaves disgracefully, a newspaper may call the behavior disgraceful without civilization collapsing. Objectivity is a reporting discipline, not a vow of emotional celibacy.
There used to be far more newspapers, each with an identifiable point of view. The Bay Area even supported a communist daily. Readers somehow survived exposure to competing arguments without every editor sounding like they’re moderating at a Rotary Club luncheon.
Facts belong in the news pages. Convictions belong on the opinion page. Do that.
Have a point of view. Defend it. Risk offending somebody. Otherwise, why bother owning a press?
Anthony Bologna
San Anselmo
Turnaround
How ironic. How delicious. How satisfying. The Democrats achieved quite a feat on Nov. 3 when they made MAGA a-holes go ape-s—. I guess turnaround is fair play, after all.
Bob Canning
Petaluma
