LJS Bias

By: Mr. Wilson on July 7, 2005
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The ol' Lincoln Journal Star is always good for a laugh, and today's edition is no exception. Don Walton -- a man who is to journalism what hot dogs are to fine cuisine -- wrote a simple article about a local man who discovered postcards from William Jennings Bryan sitting in an antique shop. The man bought the postcards for $1.00 apiece. Sounds like a pretty harmless story, right? Well it would have been, save for these few paragraphs stuffed needlessly into the article:
Even today, Larrick's eyes light up as he recalls the moment of discovery. "I was emotionally distraught at the time," Larrick said, agonizing over the Bush administration's steady march to war in Iraq. "Out of the blue," he said, "here were these cards from Bryan" mailed to Lincoln a century ago in the midst of a journey seeking peace around the globe. Larrick was the Green Party's congressional nominee in the 1st District last November. Through all the debates about health care, farm policy and Social Security reform, he made the case for peace and argued passionately against the war.
Talk about a non sequitur! I can actually hear the woeful background music as Larrick weeps about how he was "emotionally distraught." And that last paragraph, where the hell did it come from? Who cares about Larrick's opinions about the war in the middle of an article about a few postcards? Neither the LJS nor Don Walton will ever be taken seriously if they continue to publish this crap (and on the front page!).

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