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| Marlette Manipulation 18.0---Seeing Red! |
No this post is not about the song by Unwritten Law. (Although that is a great song)
It's about seeing red and the Sea of Red "DISAGREE" cards I saw last night at my town hall when I asked two simple questions about the area's only newspaper, the Pensacola News Journal.
(Watch the video of the entire town hall here, see the complete list of 23 questions asked and audience results, here)
And Andy Marlette and the PNJ want to mock me with their ridiculous cartoon talking about "Community Values?" I hope their reporter, who was at last night's town hall, will report the results of the questions I asked about the PNJ....That's news, right?
They were very basic questions and I honestly had no idea the visceral, almost reflexive way in which so many in the audience would react. Re-watching the video this morning, it was almost as if some in the audience rushed to put their signs up---and high up too! Here's what I asked:
1. "Our local Newspaper, the Pensacola
News Journal, is in step with our community’s values." (10% Agreed, 90% Disagreed)
2. "I believe what I read in the local
newspaper, the Pensacola News Journal." (10% Agree, 90% Disagreed)
you can watch the audience reaction to these questions for yourself (#17 and #18---minute 1:36:20 of this video)
Bottom line here: This group of citizens (myself included) is apparently not too happy with the PNJ. But why would they be? The PNJ routinely attacks conservative local leaders unfairly--others are issued a pass. They attack me routinely and viciously with cartoons and articles that deliberately and maliciously attempt to portray me in a false light. They do it to other local elected leaders as well. It is not journalism, it is Yellow Journalism of the worst variety. And the 2-person editorial board lean strongly to the left, while we are a conservative right-leaning community.
But imagine if you extrapolate these citizen instant survey results throughout the county?--who is left supporting the PNJ???
Something for Gannet to think about maybe.....maybe they should just become a weekly paper to save overhead for Gannet....
8 comments:
HA HA "Miss the Mark Marlette" Jim Little has his moments but he is "Twinkle in his eye" and "Man Crush for Underhill"
They could do better.
The Morgan cartoon was alright though.
The PNJ routinely misrepresented the truth on the subject of fee simple on Pensacola Beach. Rather than educate the reader, the PNJ deliberately confused and frightened our citizens. That ridiculous referendum of last November should be completely disregarded.
I no longer believe anything that PNJ prints.
Andy will soon be forgotten by everyone. Well, except by his credit card companies, I guess. Pretty funny. I don’t know why he objects to political salaries. He takes one from the PNJ advertisers, which now are a very few. Of course, no bad coverage for those advertising.
Andy will soon be forgotten by everyone. Well, except by his credit card companies, I guess. Pretty funny. I don’t know why he objects to political salaries. He takes one from the PNJ advertisers, which now are a very few. Of course, no bad coverage for those advertising.
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Anonymous 10:26--You are correct. Andy will be forgotten by everyone, fittingly, and he will move along to his next assignment or into waiting tables somewhere or maybe driving for Uber on the side. Now, folks will rightly remember the really talented, successful and well-known Marlette, his late Uncle Doug--who was truly talented, well-known, courageous, and well respected. I don't believe Andy will measure up to that. Andy harbors a bitter hatred for conservatives, especially local ones like me, that's why he does so many BS cartoons about me and the other conservative elected officials. It is almost as if he is triggered by our existance. He Hates our President, that's why he does so many disrespectful cartoons of Donald Trump (not to mention the tasteless renditions of First Lady Melania Trump). Jesus Christ in particular and Christianity in general are mocked frequently as well--which I know infuriates our community. Now, I don't condone any religion being mocked ever--but it is interesting how Andy ONLY mocks Christianity and not the other religions. (He's probably too terrified to do that, unlike his Uncle Doug who was courageous) I wonder how the advertisers rationalize their support for this guy here? Why have a guy here that constantly pisses off the customer base? They should ship him over to one of their "Blue" markets where he might fit in better. Meanwhile, I have heard a rumor about PNJ going to once a week....Probably wouldn't be a bad business decision for them to make----as they get their clocks cleaned by NorthEscambia and WEAR--two groups that do it right and report the who, what, when, and where without the spin and fake news hatchet pieces............
Andy is heterophobic patrioticophobic commonsensophobic -- most of the people commenting on his cartoons are fake profiles, they may even be himself in disguise..like Mothra or something, Achmed the dead terrorist.
Maybe the possible merger of Gannett and Gatehouse may make a difference in the liberal bias and Studer stronghold.
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