Comments on: WaPo Sells Access

By: Art Downs

Art Downs — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:49:01 +0000

The Beast Who Slumbers does not know the answer to that question. But he wouldn’t mind being in a position to find out…El S

You might not respect yourself in the morning if you did.

By: Art Downs

Art Downs — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:44:54 +0000

Life at 20th & K can be less than stimulating. Six months was enough for me. The moral climate might be better at 14th & U. Others will have to fill me in on that one. I just drove through without stopping.

By: Unstable Isotope

Unstable Isotope — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:36:57 +0000

Kakistrocacy now, I think.

By: anon

anon — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:55 +0000

When the government, media and corporations all work together….fascism. Mussolini speaks. All we need is 40,000 K Street lobbyists having even more access through the so called public record (which WAPO) is not, to our elected leaders.

Democracy is gone we are living in a lobbytocracy!

By: Another Mike

Another Mike — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:47:48 +0000

The news division of the WaPo can put out any statement it wants, but the average reader isn’t going to distinguish between the news and other divisions, particularly when the Politico story says only The Washington Post.

By: El Somnambulo

El Somnambulo — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:26:35 +0000

As long as they limit the ’speakers’ to David Broder, Bill Kristol, and Charles Krauthammer, and, as long as they limit that Unholy Trio to ONLY doing these gigs instead of writing their insipidity, ‘bulo considers this a ‘win-win’.

One more thing. Art Downs wrote:

“When a newspaper sells access in addition to advertising space, it is an admission of ethical bankruptcy that may soon be followed by the type involving money. Could a blog fall so low?”

The Beast Who Slumbers does not know the answer to that question. But he wouldn’t mind being in a position to find out…

By: Art Downs

Art Downs — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:03:24 +0000

I believe that the people running this blog are motivated primarily by their principles. While I often disagree on ideological points, I have respect for an integrity that I believe most bloggers share.

When a newspaper sells access in addition to advertising space, it is an admission of ethical bankruptcy that may soon be followed by the type involving money.

Could a blog fall so low?

By: jason330

jason330 — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:45:51 +0000

Holy…

If the Earth just stopped spinning on its axis it is because H. L. Mencken is spinning in his grave so furiously that it is fucking with our gravitational fields.

By: RSmitty (I/R)

RSmitty (I/R) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:37:09 +0000

I guess they figured out the advertising revenue dilemma!