The Down Range Forum
Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: RHaskins on November 30, 2008, 09:08:40 AM
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Being a strong believer of the 2nd Amendment, I decided to get off my butt and write a letter to the editor pointing out the four major anti gun points listed on Obama's transition team web site. Sent letter through NRA-ILAs "write the media" to 6 newspapers in two state's Nov. 22. As of today number of papers the letter was published .....ZERO. Any one else had this happen?
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This is very common down here. Both our daily papers from regional centers and our weekly papers are very poor about printing pro-gun letters. They will print both sides of the abortion debate, they will print taxation issues, and they will print both sides of religious debates. However, they will not print gun issues.
The weekly papers publish editorial views written by senior class members of the high schools. It is a requirement for the students of a class to write these, and the paper runs them. This is the only place I have ever seen a pro-gun stance published.
The sad thing is that it is easy for a newspaper to not print a letter to the editor. If you read their policies you will find they leave themselves a lot of exclusion rights that you can't attack.
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Same thing here,Rarely they will print a pro gun letter, Mostly they get round filed.
Editorials ? HA ! They DO print Michelle Malkin every week, as well as Pat Buchanan, who I do not think much of. But they off set that by printing a local RINO, and this local "educator" Prof. Leo Sandy, this dipsh!t wants the UN to run everything and wants Obama to set up a "Dept. of Peace" :(
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Sound's right up BoHo's alley. ;D ;D ;D ;D 8)
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This is a Freedom of Speech issue, but not the way it's being implied here. You're free to write as many letters or articles as you wish and you are free to mail them to everyone in the country. You can buy your own printing press and publish an alternative newspaper if you wish. (Many people have done that.) I may not agree with what a newspaper decides to print or not print, but it is their freedom to do with their press as they see fit. To force a newspaper or anyone to carry certain authors or viewpoints would trample on everyone's rights.
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Anyone here believe that BoHo will swear to protect & defend the constitution??? Ignore & trash is what I expect. IMO 8) 8) 8)
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Anyone here believe that BoHo will swear to protect & defend the constitution??? Ignore & trash is what I expect. IMO 8) 8) 8)
Whether he does or does not is meaningless :-[
He will twist and contort the meaning to whatever fits his needs and wishes ... Does anyone know the meaning of words like "if, is, and, or, us, you, me ..."?
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Whether he does or does not is meaningless :-[
He will twist and contort the meaning to whatever fits his needs and wishes ... Does anyone know the meaning of words like "if, is, and, or, us, you, me ..."?
Yup. And...I would contribute that enlightened people have the opportunity to have their letters printed and we, on the other hand, have the privilege to just shut up...now you did it...you got me on my soap box. I was doing so well today.
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Yea ... But we all know you were looking for a chance to erupt ;)
Oh, and I would replace "just shut up" with "bend over" :(
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Yea ... But we all know you were looking for a chance to erupt ;)
Oh, and I would replace "just shut up" with "bend over" :(
I'm still all shook up about the Zombie thing today.
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I'm still all shook up about the Zombie thing today.
K. I'll bite... what Zombie thing today?
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This is a Freedom of Speech issue, but not the way it's being implied here. You're free to write as many letters or articles as you wish and you are free to mail them to everyone in the country. You can buy your own printing press and publish an alternative newspaper if you wish. (Many people have done that.) I may not agree with what a newspaper decides to print or not print, but it is their freedom to do with their press as they see fit. To force a newspaper or anyone to carry certain authors or viewpoints would trample on everyone's rights.
All that is true, Alf, but do remember, the papers themselves constantly talk about the public's "right" to know.
This is one area where we need to be aggressive and ping both the editorial and financial boards about why? Keep asking the questions, and maybe start contacting advertisers - especially local ones - about the paper's refusal to present a fair balance of the news, only one side. That should move them.
We need to know that the papers will at least go through the motions of publishing both sides of the gun issues, with bho coming up, we need to have every outlet we can get our hands on. This is where lessons from the Civil Rights and gay movements come in handy - take it to the streets doesn't always mean literally, but in this case simply being in the papers' faces in as meaningful a way as possible - corporate boards and advertisers in particular.
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I have dine my part, several years ago I did not renew my newspaper sub. I did send the Rocky Mountain Snoooooooze a mocking letter in which I told them a number of things, including the fact that the printed yellow press is sooooo 20th century. Their subscriber base is shrinking rapidly, in fact both Denver dailies have not only reduced their page count, but have shrunk their page size. Both papers support everything I am against, and are against everything I support, so it did not make sense for me to support them with my money. I say good riiddance to both.
Will I ever write a letter to the editor? No way!