On 9/23/13 6:45 PM, Julio Huato wrote: > Just wait and see how the NY Times story is repeated, amplified, echoed > on TV news shows, etc. You have not seen the end of it. Regardless of > his actual agenda, the more they do that, the more they tie the guy's > hands. It's straightforward politicking. I'm still mystified by Louis' > intent.
My intent was crystal-clear. It was to demonstrate that de Blasio was an opportunist. I took the same tack in January 2008 when I attacked Obama's economic policies. http://louisproyect.org/2008/01/09/obamas-economic-advisers/. In 2011, I wrote about Obama's ties to Franklin Marshall Davis--a CP'er in Hawaii. This is not "red-baiting". It is reporting. Julio is upset because a NY Times article might prove that de Blasio is some kind of leftist. Has anybody been watching his campaign commercials? He is running an unabashedly leftist campaign even if he is only trying to hustle up votes. People act as if the article will frighten off NYT readers. Actually, they will respond positively to quotes like: “My work was based on trying to create a more fair and inclusive world,” he said in a recent interview. “I have an activist’s desire to improve people’s lives.” _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
