The worldwide candlelight vigil last night drew hundreds to downtown Austin. Here's my favorite brilliant journalism line from the Statesman story: "Young and old, many old enough to have demonstrated against the Vietnam war." Why was it important to add the reference to the protestors against the Vietnam war?
Vietnam war protestors: Good because their sheer numbers forced the government into action? Bad because they were just a bunch of whiny dirty hippies? Since none of us here at PinkDome's secret lair existed during that time why don't y'all tell us. Whatever, I just thought that was stupid of the Statesman. As usual.
Only three?
Sorry, sorry. Being from Washington state I am not used to this 4th grade reading level newspaper.
Everyone knows the Statesman is a hack rag that fronts for whoever dangles the largest carrot over their collective head. Real news is found in the Chronicle. And the wall over the urinal at Polvos...Duh!
i'd be more worried about the quote they put in at the bottom. totally sicko, man:
Alan Sager, chairman of the Travis County Republican Party, who did not attend the vigil, said it was counterproductive.
"They ought to be careful they're not encouraging more Americans or Iraqis to die by encouraging the Islamic fascists, the terrorists, to think we're going to leave soon," he said. "It bothers me (Sheehan) has crowned herself queen of the Gold Star mothers when she doesn't have permission to represent them."
I don't see the big deal about their mentioning the protestors of the Vietnam War. It's not a stretch to imagine someone who may have protested a controversial war is also protesting a current controversial "war." People can infer whatever they want about the writer's intent (or lack thereof).
Hahahahar
Statesman is a joke. One day there were three different articles all with grammatical errors in them!