Florida Today Editorial makes my point brilliantly
August 29, 2008 by Matthew Nye
Failure to distinguish between the essential and non-essential reduces heroes to status of scoundrels.
If you want proof of the decline of journalistic ethics, look no further than the Florida Today.
I had just posted my column about negative campaigns when I stumbled across this beauty on the Florida Today opinion page. Note their concern isn’t with finding the truth and halting the flow of misinformation – they want everyone to be able to spread lies freely, without having to worry about being ‘negatively’ attacked for not telling the truth.
Their motives are clear, as there is no mention of the fact that in the Clerk’s race Needelman was caught red-handed in not one, but TWO confirmed lies told live on the air. Only Ellis’ wry comments in response to Needelman’s allegations are worth mentioning here:
“Stay out of the gutter. Don’t throw mud. Bag the dirty tricks.
That’s our message to Space Coast candidates and their campaigns as the two-month sprint to the Nov. 4 election begins.”
[Read more at Florida Today...]
And if you live in District 30, you may wish to see the truth about Florida House District 30 candidate, Amy Tidd. It is available at http://www.spacecoastconservative.com/amytidd.html . This is the truth. I have more to post regarding the inevitable Ms. Tidd, but this is the start. Read the truth and “The truth shall set you free”. At least, free to know the truth about Ms. Tidd.