September 13, 2004
Dallas Morning News: Which Republican will they endorse tomorrow?
By Byron LaMasters
I'm always amused with the process in which the Dallas Morning News endorsements are cushioned to appear nonpartisan, when a closer examination clearly yields a strong Republican bias. And they continue the trend this year...
Tuesday, September 7:
DMN enthusiastically endorses Republican Criminal District Court Judge Cliff Stricklin over Democrat Don Adams in a highly contested race.
DMN enthusiastically endorses Republican Criminal District Couty Judge Robert Francis over Democrat Carter Thompson in a highly contested race.
Saturday, September 11:
DMN wholeheartedly endorses George W. Bush's policy (or lack thereof, rather) over John Kerry's.
Monday, September 13:
DMN endorses Democrat Lon Burnam as the "better of two weak candidates" for State Representative in an uncompetitive race in a 70% Democratic district.
So, basically, the DMN endorsements so far... Vote for the Republican judges, Bush is great and Kerry is weak on terrorism (and don't forget that President Bush is Texan of the year), and if you happen to live in Lon Burnam's district, hold your nose and vote for the scumbag.
The Dallas Morning News will probably take a pretty solidly GOP line this year as usual, although I do have a suspicion that they'll bite the bullet and endorse Frost over Sessions.
Posted by Byron LaMasters at September 13, 2004 09:03 PM
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I had to laugh whenever the DMN cites the Dallas Bar Association Polls. The Dallas Bar Association ("DBA")is composed of almost exclusively "downtown corporate-type" lawyers who are overwhelmingly conservative and Republican. The DBA is not reflective of the legal community AT ALL.
What is especially decpetive is citing a poll of DBA lawyers concerning judges for criminal courts - I bet not 1% of the DBA lawyers have ever represented a client in a criminal case. The DBA lawyers are told to vote Republican across the board to encourage Republican vote to get Republican civil court judges who will rule in favor of their corporate and insurance clients' interests.
If the DMN had one iota of integrity, it would stop leading the public to believe that the DBA is representative of Dallas County lawyers.
