by David Safier
AZ Blue Meanie pointed out something I had forgotten: that Melvin and his S. AZ conservative counterparts boycotted the Star's editorial pages awhile ago. This from the Tucson Sentinel, Jan. 29, 2010:
Tucson-area state legislators Melvin, Antenori, Gowan and Stevens don't seem to be fans of the morning daily. They sent the a letter to the Arizona Daily Star today, saying that they won't discuss the issues with the Star's editorial board.
Follow the Sentinel link to read the letter.
"Atomic" Al has upped the ante, though, adding the Republic and KUAT's Arizona Illustrated to the mix in yesterday's piece in The Range. And even for Melvin, this is an amazingly revealing line:
"[The editorial boards are] totally slanted to the left,” he says. “There is nothing fair and balanced about it and we’re not going to be a party to it.” [italics added]
Melvin complains these media outlets aren't "fair and balanced." Now where have I heard that term before? Oh yeah, it's the motto of a news source I imagine Melvin thinks should be the model for reporting and editorializing everywhere: good ol' Fair and Balanced Fox News.
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