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Blue_Tires

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5. speaking for the south in general and VA in specifics:

Reply to RZM (Reply #4)

Thu May 3, 2012, 08:43 PM

May 2012

The RW has never, ever been about PC, especially when it comes to race...

"Politically Correct" for conservatives in the south just means not saying "nigger/spic/fag" in polite company -- Of course they have a bunch of codewords to convey their meaning anyway...

As for the pilot flubbing the story? Don't rule out simple brain-dead idiocy as a reason -- Having been in media, you've seen firsthand just how low the professional standards have sunk in reporting, editing, and news judgement...There are a lot of low-cost minnows from other fields making the decisions that were once made by hardened, old-school news vets...And upper management there has been a revolving door for the past 6-7 years now...

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Questions raised over Virginia newspaper's delay in report of attack on reporters (by 30 teens) [View all] alp227 May 2012 OP

LOL RW blogs accusing the Pilot of liberal apologia Blue_Tires May 2012 #1

I actually think that's true RZM May 2012 #2

The Pilot is my local paper Blue_Tires May 2012 #3

Well, that's an interesting and valuable perspective RZM May 2012 #4

speaking for the south in general and VA in specifics: Blue_Tires May 2012 #5

Another group of very angry kids Generic Other May 2012 #6