MediaNews chairman writes LTTE to oppose Singleton and McCain ('This is fascism')

[Newsjock]

http://sfppc.blogspot.com/2008/10/singletons-partner-writes-letter-to.html

At a lot of newspapers, if the owner wants to give the readers his opinion, he can simply write an editorial or a column.

Apparently things are done a little differently at MediaNews Group. The Los Angeles Daily News on Tuesday ran a letter to the editor from the company's 95-year-old chairman and co-owner Richard Scudder. Dean Singleton is frequently identified as the head of MediaNews Group, but Scudder is actually the chairman of the board. Singleton, 57, serves as vice chairman and chief executive officer.

Here's Scudder's letter, which was headlined "Patriotic ideals":

Sen. John McCain has made patriotism an issue in his campaign for the presidency. Patriotism is indeed a legitimate issue and McCain, shot down, captured and imprisoned for years, suffered greatly. Patriotism, however, must extend beyond military service. Of the dangers threatening our country today, one of the most subtle has been the erosion of standards of honorable behavior and failing ethics.

We have had a president who has lied, given support to torture and whose enemy-combatant ploy can, at his whim, jail a citizen for years without evidence, without trial, with no appeal and with no explanation of the charges. This is fascism.

The principal focus of patriotism today must be the defense and reaffirmation of the ideas and ideals that made our country great. Surely truthfulness is one of these ideals. How, then, can we support a candidate for the presidency whose campaign includes many lies - most recently, one falsely accusing Barack Obama of proposing sex education for tiny tots?

Yes, this is politics, but should not political attacks be limited to the issues? McCain's tactics are to divert attention from them and to focus instead on unrelated nonsense.

[fascisthunter]

1. Not How Republicans Get Away with Calling Dems Communists

or even Socialists, yet no one ever calls out Republicans, especially today's brand, as fascist? Not in the media, that's for sure..... and you bet your bottom dollar, since it's reached bottom, that the Corporate Media doesn't even want that word mentioned unless it refers to those who follow Islam.

[judasdisney]

6. July 1934 Fortune Magazine -- Special Issue: "A Song Of Praise For Fascism"

"In its July 1934, issue, a song of praise for Fascism, Fortune magazine (owned by Henry Luce, a Morgan partner, and other powerful and wealthy Americans) told of the great corporations and how they progressed under Mussolini.

'The significant facts to hang on to,' concluded Fortune, 'are these: if you were an early Fascist, or contributed generously to the March on Rome, you are likely to enjoy the business benefits that accrue to a high position within the Fascist Party.'"

~ The George Seldes Reader, p. 271

[juno jones]

2. K&R! n/t

[ellenfl]

3. k&r eom

[crickets]

4. Thank you, Mr. Scudder. K&R -nt

[myrna minx]

5. Wow. K&R.