Obama Veep Choice Rails Against “Illegals”
Posted on August 24, 2008 at 11:34 pmSenator Joe Biden strikes a restrictionist pose at a South Carolina Rotary Club meeting in 2006:
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Labor Day Linkgate: The Saga Continues
Posted on August 5, 2008 at 7:03 amKatie Allison Granju comments on a reporter from her hometown paper accusing a blogger of bias:
First of all, bloggers don’t have to be objective. Second of all, this is pretty ironic, coming from a guy who - as a straight news reporter - covers the Muslim beat for a newspaper while at the same time writing incredibly biased, anti-Muslim rhetoric on his personal blog, and as a poster at sites like Free Republic.
Given what Mosely clearly believes personally, and has expressed publicly about the hot-button issue of immigration. I continue to find it absolutely incredible that he has been given this beat to cover. It’s a sensitive issue, and it needs to be covered with extreme thoughtfulness and sensitivity.
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Reporter Catches Fire For Linking To Blogger’s MySpace
Posted on August 4, 2008 at 9:07 amThe controversy over a Tyson Foods plant swapping out Labor Day for a Muslim holiday in deference to the Islamic presence in its work force took an interesting turn over the weekend.
Blogger Christy Frink, who took issue with a newspaper story on the subject and the accompanying comments beneath it, was “outed” as an employee of Catholic Charities of Tennessee by the reporter for the Shelbyville Times Gazette covering the story.
In an extensive blog post on the controversy and his experience covering related issues, reporter Brian Mosely, attempting to turn charges of bias on him around to his critics, used Frink’s MySpace, where she listed her employer, to call into question her objectivity on immigration issues.
The blogosphere was not pleased with the tactic.
The Times-Gazette is doing a fine job of reporting on this issue, but I’d advise Mr. Mosley to lay off the personal redirection and speculation. I get the impression he’s imagining he’s on the cusp of some pulitzer-winning expose of a grand conspiracy of charities to bring refugees into this country. Or something. He’s either doing so out of ignorance to the economic complexity and sheer magnitude of the situation or he’s being willfully naive in order to, as Christy suggested, stir up controversy with the local yokels (which he certainly has).
Stick to calling for reform, avoid insinuating vested interest and conspiracy on behalf of the organizations trying to help these people. Someone might mistake you for an insane person.
Given that a reporters’ claim to objectivity is his or her ability to interview and to portray meaning or facts as close to the subject as possible, it might have helped Mr. Mosley to have done an interview with the blogger about her work before jumping to the conclusion that the vocation of social work itself engenders blinders.
First of all, I have worked in Social Work myself. I wish that Mosely had linked to that site instead of her MySpace page, but that’s just me. He obviously took the time to dig around about Christy, but he linked to the wrong page if you ask me. That didn’t set well with me at all but he made his choice and put his name on it. He should have linked to the site he referenced regarding her employment. That way it would have validated not only her but him. She might have information that he doesn’t. See where I’m getting at.
It should be noted that the reporter in question, Brian Mosely, was a “victim” of what could be seen as a similar “outing” back in January when WBIR blogger Katie Granju linked up to Mosely’s personal blog to call into question his objectivity in his previous reporting.
The Politics Of Fear
Posted on July 29, 2008 at 8:01 amTruman Bean stands in support of a Williamson County Sheriff candidate’s use of a flier some say is racist:
Tommy Campsey has NOT backed down from his truthful ad on the detrimental effects of illegal immigration.
The shadowy figure on his mailer represents criminal activity, the very first act committed by those that choose to skirt our nations entry requirements.
An issue that is very relevant for the head of the sheriff’s department, one that has already applied to be part of the 287g program. An enforcement tool that illegals fear and one that is clearly making a difference.
Just another reason to push me MUCH closer to voting for Tommy Campsey.
After seeing this story last night, Mr Campsey has separated himself from the crowded sheriff candidate contest….. IN A VERY GOOD WAY!
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As American As A Taco: TNGOP Praises Cinco De Mayo
Posted on May 5, 2008 at 11:42 amThe Tennessee Republican Party celebrates Cinco De Mayo as a reminder of the importance of protecting a peoples’ culture:
“Celebrating ethnic and cultural pride within the context of the American story is as American as baseball, apple pie - and tacos - and Cinco de Mayo has grown in popularity here as more Mexicans have decided to join the American story,” said Robin Smith, chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party. “We honor the national pride displayed on this day of festivity and the importance of protecting a nation’s heritage and culture in order to ensure its ongoing freedom.”
Of course, the Tennessee Republican Party hasn’t always been so high on expressions of ethnic and cultural pride.
In a press release, which was uniformly derided by Tennesseans of all political persuasions two months ago, the Tennessee Republican Party chastised Barack Obama for wearing ethnic garb when visiting a foreign land and chided his parent’s decision to give a young Barack Obama an Arabic middle name.
RELATED: TNGOP spokesman cites study reporting half of all Mexicans in America as illegal aliens.
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Can John McCain Cobble Together A Coalition Of Nativists And Hispanics?
Posted on April 18, 2008 at 7:22 amNashville immigration attorney, Greg Siskind reports that he’s gonna give it a shot.
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Land Where My Fathers Died
Posted on at 6:57 amThe Chattanooga Times-Free Press reports that Pilgrim’s Pride poultry is back in business after running “afowl” of immigration law.
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