Who is Thomas Lipscomb and why is the Chicago S-T giving him a byline?

[wndycty]

Today the Chicago Sun-Times is running an article (not op-ed, an F'ing article) by Thomas Lipscomb that is picked up by Drudge (Kerry citation a 'total mystery' to ex-Navy chief). Should this man be considered a journalist? He is a columnist but any of his writings, especially those critical of John Kerry should be put in the opinion section, not the news section. Let me share my research.



The article: http://www.suntimes.com/output/elect/cst-nws-lips28.html

Some of Lipscombs bio's:

From today's Sun-Times: Thomas Lipscomb is chairman of the Center for the Digital Future in New York.

From Jewish World Review: JWR contributor Thomas H. Lipscomb, the founder of Times Books, is a contributing columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and The New York Sun, where a shorter version of this story first appeared.

From American Spectator:
Thomas Lipscomb was the chairman of the New York Vietnam Veterans' Leadership Program which worked to develop employment of heavily minority area veterans. He is the founder of Times Books.

[Cocoa]

it's very strange

also strange: Lipscomb's "Center for a digital future" doesn't seem to have a website. :crazy:

[madrchsod]

9. i think the anneberg school

would like to ask him about his chair..but the new york school`s website isn`t up yet..

[Inland]

1. Amazing memory, huh?

Able to say he didn't approve it, didn't see it--yet he has an autopen, his signature goes on so much stuff?

What a dick.

[displacedtexan]

6. I sometimes man the John Kerry autopen at HQ in DC...

There is no way that the autopen machine operator is ever anywhere near the original documents (or copies).

An authorized person brings you the pages to be signed and picks them up a few minutes later.

This is a crock of the worst kind of shit!

[LynnTheDem]

2. This answers all?

New York Young Republican Club, Inc.

... By THOMAS LIPSCOMB Mr. Lipscomb, the founder of Times ... Tom writes: 'I especially find
the reference to the "Republican Scandal Machine" insulting and sloppy . ...
nyyrc.blogspot.com/ - 29k - Cached - Similar pages

[LynnTheDem]

4. Two words.

Rupert.
Murdoch.

That says everything.

[wndycty]

5. Murdoch does not own the Sun-Times. . .Hollinger does. . .

. . .he used to own it, but not recently.

[wndycty]

3. My reason for raising this point is. . .

. . .that the Sun-Times is running his piece in the news section and I am not sure if anything written by this man should be considered news. I know they do it with Novack, but this is different this guy is not an employee of the paper nor does he work for a wire. Obviously the Sun-Times and NY Sun use his pieces but if you look at the bio the S-T ran on him they do not mention that.

[LynnTheDem]

7. Rupert Murdoch-infected...

Yuck.

[Inland]

8. Yesterday they ran a Novak column in the news section too.

They don't care.

[sallyseven]

10. He wasn't Sec of the navy at that time

Chaffee was.

[madrchsod]

11. the new york veitnam blah blah

doesn`t seem to exist on google and there`s no phone at the center for digital future-guess i can`t call either organization to donate my millions to..to bad for them.....

[wndycty]

12. I hope people look further into who this guy is. . .

. . .while I know nothing about him, I think we might get some interesting info.

[wndycty]

13. Kick

:kick: