tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311697705437855137.post5804958482707402111..comments2021-02-24T10:47:44.767-05:00Comments on Inside Story: Reader: Don't pick candidates for us!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311697705437855137.post-44928465775742416242011-05-30T21:47:37.866-04:002011-05-30T21:47:37.866-04:00Anonymous 5:24, the question wasn't about endo...Anonymous 5:24, the question wasn't about endorsing candidates. It was about coverage of candidates. But I can tell you that a steady stream of candidates make their cases to the editorial board. And many who win endorsements, Democrats and Republicans alike, are quick to include them in their campaign advertisements. I watch it happen every election cycle. So if a commissioner, indeed, told you in private (my assumption, since neither you nor the commissioner are identified here) that an endorsement was a handicap, could it be because that's what the commissioner thought you'd would want to hear? Think about it! <br />Anonymous 8:46, I share your belief that political bias has no place in news stories. So, please, contact me at rthames@charlotteobserver.com when you see examples of this. I've issued this plea before on my blog and the offer still stands. I also agree with you that the Observer should do significant investigative reporting. But I think its recent history is actually an improvement over some periods in its past. What are some of the strong stories from other eras that come to mind for you?Rick Thameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197848962868842639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311697705437855137.post-60469276599407520552011-05-30T20:23:35.392-04:002011-05-30T20:23:35.392-04:00Anyone who would listen to others (esp such a left...Anyone who would listen to others (esp such a leftist view) as the CO should NOT be voting! But we all know you folks at the CO will always support the left....gotta keep the status quo from finding out they are being played.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311697705437855137.post-72411157303713527852011-05-30T17:24:09.792-04:002011-05-30T17:24:09.792-04:00A member of the BOCC once told me he stood no chan...A member of the BOCC once told me he stood no chance to win. Because he had been endorsed by the Big O.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311697705437855137.post-56123653522691829212011-05-26T08:46:25.448-04:002011-05-26T08:46:25.448-04:00Often one would think the Observer was an advertis...Often one would think the Observer was an advertising arm of the Democratic Party, as many of the articles written appear to praise the democratic candidate and denounce any others. To continually read the gushing of admiration of local Democrats, ones that have been on the BOCC and City Council that have, in the past, approved items that the citizens of Charlotte-Mecklenburg voted against gives me reason to go to other sources for additional information on any candidate running for local, state, and federal office. Also, the Observer, once a very good investigative paper, does not do much of anything anymore and the public is left wondering just how some of the things that go on in Charlotte-Mecklenburg governments is overlooked by our so-called Television News. It is a shame that the once powerful Charlotte Observer is now a very small reporting agency printing over 95% + of the news obtained from liberal papers like the New York Times, LA Times, and the Washington Post and the printing of local concerns are regurgitating of much of the TV News. I really miss the great paper it once was and I really regret it’s demise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311697705437855137.post-23450606241395909152011-05-25T18:34:23.883-04:002011-05-25T18:34:23.883-04:00The Observer recommended Vilma Leake and George Du...The Observer recommended Vilma Leake and George Dunlap to the BOCC.<br /><br />Those two endorsements are proof the Observer doesn't need in the business of endorsing ANY candidates.<br /><br />Anyone who goes by Observer endorsements deserves who they get if they vote for them.Wiley Coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966764080565903720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311697705437855137.post-74851678369134484522011-05-25T16:45:02.237-04:002011-05-25T16:45:02.237-04:00you guys are bias...always was and always will be....you guys are bias...always was and always will be. mmmm, I wonder why your paper doesnt sale..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311697705437855137.post-41842860740893989892011-05-25T16:11:19.669-04:002011-05-25T16:11:19.669-04:00Rick,
You were doing so well...until the last coup...Rick,<br />You were doing so well...until the last couple of sentences, beginning with "...see which candidates are resonating...". All candidates deserve an equal shot at disseminating their stance and opinions. To filter out some candidates effectively MAKES them un-electable, and their candidacy withers from lack of exposure. As we have seen, some candidacies wither on their own from the glare of the spotlight, and other's shortcomings become painfully obvious. But to select only "those who have the best chance" is patently unfair to all of us. Please be attentive to ALL candidates until they drop out of the race.DMorrisPEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09859260290795661433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311697705437855137.post-39510257357509144412011-05-25T15:56:17.218-04:002011-05-25T15:56:17.218-04:00Sounds like another right winger is upset his cand...Sounds like another right winger is upset his candidate(s) didn't get enough press. The answer is simple. We all know Ron Paul and Herman Cain have as much chance to be president as Santa Claus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com