Comments on: Tacky Unprofessional Newspaper trick

By: Joe Sullivan

Joe Sullivan — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:25:13 +0000

In 1990, when I ran for State Senate District 6 against Democrat Leroy Greene, the first article The Bee wrote covering the campaigns carried a picture of each of the three candidates, Greene, Murray, and I. Greene’s picture was a studio shot, Murray’s was darkened such that he looked like a gangster, and mine was taken at conference where I was a speaker. It was full face, with my mouth wide open. I looked like an imbecile. I used the picture when I spoke to college students interested in politics as an illustration of how newspapers can use pictures to help candidates they support.

By: StevefromSacto

StevefromSacto — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:29:20 +0000

Carly couldn’t help it if she was having a bad hair day.

BTW, Todd, the Bee’s constant editorials on slashing pensions for state employees hardly make it a liberal mouthpiece. Some of the stuff by such folks as Ginger Rutland and Dan Walters would fit right in on this blog.

By: Alan J. Pedersen

Alan J. Pedersen — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:26:45 +0000

You have identified the very reason that the Sacramento Bee is in decline. However, the problem with Boxer is not her grasp of her hair problem.

By: John Seiler

John Seiler — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:27:33 +0000

Thanks for noticing, Katy.

The old photo does show Babs had that hair problem even 20 years ago. She needs Hillary’s hairdresser.

By: Todd Dierdorff

Todd Dierdorff — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:13:50 +0000

Doing these kinds of things at the Bee is not surprising, at all. The Bee has been a mouthpiece for liberal Democrat politics for as long as I can remember, which goes back to the mid-70s. Of course, they became very corporate and merciless when the unionize employees went on strike, years ago. Fired a ton of them and fought any reinstatments.