The Star Ledger 'staff' are apparently racists!

This evening I was reviewing an article on NJ.com entitled "N.J. Tea Party searching for political control, unified message". The article is attributed to "Star-Ledger Staff". In the body of the article early on), you find the following:

The eight men and three women — including an advertising executive, an ordained minister, a full-time mom who doubles as a part-time education advocate, a former state senator and, at the head of the table, the Clifton resident seeking to unite them under his leadership — are perhaps the closest thing to a central nervous system the tea party has in the Garden State.

They had a lot to talk about. The all-white group debated whether a new acronym for "TEA" — "total equality for all," instead of "taxed enough already" — could attract more minority members. They questioned whether a Fourth of July rally would conflict with too many people’s barbecue plans, and they vetted a congressional candidate seeking their support for the Republican nomination.

I am going to issue a challenge. If they Star Ledger can show me one article about alleged Democrat or liberal protestors where they described any group by whether or not they were caucasian, black, asian etc, I would like to see it. I have never seen them describe a Code Pink protest as "all white" even though they are as lily white as any protest organization anywhere.

I can only draw the conclusion that this was purposeful and an attempt to describe these people as reacists. And the only racists I see are the staff of the Star Ledger.

Read the article here.

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Star Ledged endorses candidate with 6% support.

In an amazing statement, the Newark Star Ledger endorsed Chris Daggett for Governor. While they are well aware that he only has about 6 percent support statewide, they still feel the need to make a statement. Their logic?

The newspaper’s decision is less a rejection of Gov. Jon Corzine and Republican Chris Christie than a repudiation of the parties they represent, both of which have forfeited any claim to the trust and confidence of the people of New Jersey. They share responsibility for the state’s current plight.

Interesting for the editorial board to lay claim to a moral stance regarding the state's political parties. But while they are correct that both parties are far too beholden to special interests, I wonder what they feel about their own support of the existing political system. Where was the Star Ledger when the mayor of Newark with no income aside from his government job acquired a yacht, a Rolls Royce and money to invest in properties around the city. Where was their investigative journalism?

Why do we not see the media in this state actually push the politicians to investigate anyone? For far too long, the media including the Star Ledger have acted as an arm of the corrupt New Jersey Democratic party.

What sounds more likely? The Star Ledgers editorial board really believes what they say about Daggett or they would like to split Chris Christie aka "the most disappointing candidate"'s vote thereby assuring the re-election of Jon Corzine. Sorry if I am going with the latter. It reminds me of The Philadelphia Enquirer endorsing Frank Lautenberg's opponent after allowing the senator to hide for 6 months.

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