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About ChronWatch & Our Mission! I have been a reader of the San Francisco Chronicle for twenty five years. Like many of you, reading the morning paper with my first cup of coffee has become an important tradition. While the Chron has always had a liberal bias, talented writers like Herb Caen, Art Hoppe, and Stanton Delapane made for intelligent and enjoyable reading. Recently that bias has turned into a stifling, total domination, and without the talented writers of the past. As a result, my day starts out on a down note. I feel insulted and violated. More importantly, the taste of that first cup of coffee is ruined. And, sadly, all of this occurs before the sun gets very far up in the sky.
Pressing all of the obvious buttons I tried all the obvious approaches of protest: letters to the editors, emails to the journalists, and forwarding articles to the editors. I even pointed out that it really wasn't good business to insult a significant segment of the readership on a daily basis. None of these attempts had the slightest impact. Of their various reader constituencies, the Chron (sic) appeals exclusively, almost shamefully, to the ultra liberal group.
What is the purpose? ChronWatch was started to mobilize those who want a balanced presentation of the news into a force that can influence the Chronicle editors. If you are of the same persuasion, you can multiply the impact by reading the views presented on this site, and by posting your thoughts and comments for other readers to share.
I also decided that there is a much bigger issue I admit that when the ChronWatch concept first occurred to me, I had in mind a mere tweaking of the Chronicle's liberal nose. After getting deeper into the project, I realized that this is a far more serious issue. As the saying goes; this is a battle for the minds of the people. But, it goes beyond that. I have come to believe that the consequences of losing this battle are horrendous. It's no longer just a matter of choosing between a left center Democrat versus a right center Republican, an Al Gore versus a George Bush. Much has been made of the meaning of the red and blue map of the last election. It's gradually becoming clearer to me. It's not about abortion, or gun control, HMOs, education, prescription drugs, or any of the favorite issues used to define the two parties. While those are still extremely important individual issues, the real battle is over our most fundamental traditional values as a country.
Their "new way" has serious consequences What was once "just liberal thinking," has already become "leftist," and is steadily moving toward "Socialist" in its beliefs. :puke:
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