I think I might have already told this story; however, its worth repeating again.
When Chas Freeman got the boot, the LA Times had an opinion piece about how the Jewish lobby was fully responsible for it happening. When I read the article, I decided to take some action and called the paper asking to speak to their Opinion editor. I was given to somebody who listened to my complaint. I explained that their story was totally prejudiced and left out very important points ie: his relationship with the Saudis, his relationship with China, and that Nancy Pelosi had a lot to do with what happened. The lady on the phone informed me that the article was an opinion of the paper’s editorial staff. She let me know that I was welcome to send them a letter to the editor and that I was limited to 150 words. I explained that I would be glad to write an opinion article of my own with an equal number of words to match their article. She refused my offer.
Upon her refusal, I let her know that I wouldn’t write any pitiful 150 word letter; instead, I wanted to cancel my subscription. I refused to support a paper that only told half the story. And, since this was the opinion of their editorial staff, I was also voicing my opinion. I had her transfer me to circulation. I explained my story to the lady in circulation who took time to take down notes and information, and cancelled my subscription.
This is why the newspapers are losing circulation. Each one of us makes a concious choice about how much “cr*p” we are going to take.
When this paper decided to express a very slanted opinion, I drew a line and acted. I’m sure it was just a minor thing to them a small annoyance. They are in financial trouble. I’m sure that enough of us, annoyances, have dropped this paper for good reason and I’ll be glad to see them bankrupt.
