Approximately 65 supporters of Republican nominee Todd Lally’s bid the 3rd District seat in Congress protested outside The Courier-Journal building for an hour Saturday morning, saying the newspaper is not being fair to the candidate.The LCJ of course now has no choice but to endorse Rob Lally and every other Republican on the ballot from now until the end of time,or it's liberal bias and we'll shut you down! Don't you know how long Republicans in Kentucky -- especially white ones -- have been repressed by liberally biased newspaper coverage in the state? I mean yeah, sure, Obama lost by 20 points here but that's not the point, that just means you liberals are out of touch with the will of the people in Kentucky!
“We want to protest the non-coverage of the 3rd District race,” said Kevin Dicken, 50, of Fern Creek, a volunteer with the Lally campaign. Lally “represents what I think this country needs” on issues such as health care, the economy and abortion.
The protesters contended the newspaper’s coverage is biased toward Democrats, and, in 3rd District race in particular, has written eight stories about the Democratic incumbent, John Yarmuth, for every story it has written about Lally.
“They do not cover all candidates fairly,” said Sue Weese, 65, of Louisville, another campaign volunteer.
A protestor standing nearby held a sign that read: CJ: Cover all ideas on all political issues.
An e-mail forwarded to the newspaper about the rally at 9 a.m. Saturday said the event was not sponsored by Lally for Congress. Some of those gathered Saturday said the protest was organized by campaign volunteers.
So yes, you'll see a lot more of this silly season victimization card playing over the next few months and years. And yes, it has a lot to do with the economy in Kentucky. But not all of it is based on jobs here.
For weeks and weeks now we've made folks here in the Bluegrass State live under a President they didn't vote for, and they now don't have any choice but to take to the streets.
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So did you look into the 8:1 ratio claim? If it's true then don't you think they have a right to protest?
And of course you couldn't resist pulling out the race card "especially white ones" What does an 8:1 difference in coverage have to do with race?
No wonder people don't believe the majority racist claims, the boy has cried wolf one too many times. Now when someone is actually being racist or a bigot (Mosque anyone?) people overlook it.
It could be 8:1 in the other direction and the protests would still come out that the LCJ was too liberal.
I'm tired of your straw men, Waffles. You have an argument or not?
Yes my straw men, I send them to do my bidding, maybe some shopping here and there.
/facepalm
Throwing out a hypothetical situation and predetermining the answer clearly has proven your point.
Is the 8:1 claim true or not? If it is then LCJ has taken the stance of Democratic support. If that is indeed the case then I guess people who want less slanted coverage should look else where. If it's not then they are making an issue out of nothing.
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