Finally, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has reported on the St. Louis Tea Party which took place at 11 a.m. local today on the steps at the foot of the world-famous Arch.
Unfortunately, reporter Tim O’Neil’s article (Anti-stimulus protesters rally at the Arch) that appeared on the newspaper’s web site provided only 200 hardly-descriptive words, one bullhorn-emitted quote by former St. Louis Cardinals — football, that is — star Jackie Smith and, not surprisingly, no other direct quotes were included in the minimalist journalistic effort.
One would think that, if more than 1,000 people were present — as O’Neil surmised in his article — that at least one of them would be quoteworthy. Thinking, apparently, is not a requirement when it comes to their reportage on conservative activities.
And one more thing: On the home page of the newspaper’s web site, I found a captionless photo of a man holding a sign with the message, “ECONOMIC RECOVERY NOW.” When I clicked on it, however, I was linked to an Associated Press article about the economy that offered no mention of either St. Louis or the tea party.
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2 responses so far ↓
1 Clay // Feb 27, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Unreal! How can they be that biased!
2 Bill // Apr 10, 2009 at 9:26 pm
I have zero sympathy for people at the Post Dispatch when that paper finally folds (which it will) probably later this year or next. They are ignorant and biased beyond belief. And they wonder why nobody wants to buy a subscription. As the kids would say: “Duh”.
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