Friday, January 2, 2009

Deconstructing the Op-Ed Writers: Columns on 12-28-08

Just started this blog, so I'll try to cover some recent News Journal editorial columns.

Sunday, 12/28:

We must think and act boldly by JON CORZINE. BIAS: LIBERAL

Americans are getting an inferiority complex by PATRICIA BEAUCHAMP. BIAS:N/A

  • Los Angeles writer appears to write humorous lifestyle pieces.
  • Only other reference is this article: Let’s Put the ‘Reality’ Back in Reality TV .
  • Only available stories are apolitical, common name makes it difficult to find out more.
  • Anybody else feel that this should have been in the Life section instead of in the editorial pages? Sheesh.

It doesn't add up by CAROLINE BAUM. BIAS: CONSERVATIVE

  • Bloomberg News columnist.
  • Title of this piece on Bloomberg News: Obama’s Job-Creation Program Flunks Basic Math: Caroline Baum ... )
  • Other articles by Caroline Baum
  • Quote from Caroline Baum on the mortgage crisis: Why should responsible homeowners have to foot the bill for the irresponsible behavior of others in a capitalist system? (No, the folks buying homes they couldn't afford weren't all hoodwinked by mortgage lenders.) The answer: A higher power has decided that the anticipated future cost -- the risky behavior it encourages tomorrow by rewarding it today -- is less than the more easily measured current cost.
  • Baum being interviewed on Fox News:

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