About that NYT hit job on Michael Bennet

[madamesilverspurs]

How is the Times article wrong? Try 18 ways
Posted by Jill Conrad Aug 6th, 2010.
Editor’s note: Jill Conrad was a member of the Denver school board from 2005-09.

I’m all for raising important questions (as I and other board members did in 2008) about major financial and other policy decisions. What disappoints me are the ways in which the facts have been intentionally distorted in many of the blogs and articles I have read on the subject in the last several months. Despite the great reputation (and my own respect for the NYT), I am shocked by the lack of attention to detail and contextual information in today’s Gretchen Morgenson article. Here is my take…and an account of at least 18 factual errors in the article…


read the rest:
http://blog.ednewscolorado.org/2010/08/06/how-is-the-times-article-wrong-try-18-ways-2/


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[backscatter712]

1. I can't wait until this primary's over.

As much as I agree that primaries are absolutely necessary to keep Democratic politicians honest, they do have the propensity to get incredibly nasty.

I already cast my vote in this race, so I'm hunkering down until the primary's over and we can all direct our venom where it belongs - at the Republicans.

[DFLforever]

2. This is one ugly primary

I'm glad I don't have to vote in it.