In Jeremiah Denton Obit, AP Twice Rips War Hero and Senator As Too 'Ri

Tom Blumer
March 29th, 2014 9:52 AM
Brickbats to Phillip Rawls and his layers of editors at the Associated Press. Vietnam war hero and former Alabama Senator Jeremiah Denton died on Friday. He was an incredibly courageous and inspiring man who after his return from 7-1/2 years as a POW in North Vietnam became deeply troubled at where this nation was (and still is) headed. Unsurprisingly, he became a strong pro-life and family…
 

NY Times: Ferraro in 1984 'Hounded' with 'Intensity' by Sexist Anti-Ab

Tim Graham
March 28th, 2011 8:08 AM
In the Sunday New York Times obituary for liberal Democrat 1984 vice-presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro, Douglas Martin presented her as "hounded" by sexist anti-abortion conservatives who would metaphorically persecute her to death: The abortion issue, magnified because she was Roman Catholic and a woman, plagued her campaign. Though she opposed the procedure personally, she said, others…