Post #318119 by mzoltarp on Thu, Jul 12, 2007 7:22 AM

This is just another in a long line of articles and authors which bastardizes freedom of the press. The concept behind freedom of the press is NOT to be able to say whatever one wants to say but rather to report and opine in such a way that keeps our society democratic (small d not large D). This particular pundit--as has been said--is definitely one of those the-sky-is-falling-ultra-left-there-is-no-hope kind of person who has a harpishly narrow view of diversity. Diversity and tolerance are all-encompassing terms rather than the narrow culture/race/sexual orientation constriction imposed on them. If this pinhead truly believed in tolerance/diversity, she would have avidly encouraged people to go to the tiki event because it would make their thoughts more diverse and would have allowed them to practice tolerance of eccentrics like us who enjoy all things tiki.

As if her shrill tone were not enough, the fact that she still has a job is indicative of newspapers' shift from reporting information to every article being an opinion/editorial piece designed to piss people off in order to get more sales. How ironic is is that we live in a time when commercials on TV are infinitely more truthful than the supposed high standards of newspapers/media!