An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
Facts Mean Nothing To The Media
When you read something in a ‘newspaper’, aren’t you suppose to be able to believe what they state as the facts? Well, you USE to be able to, but not anymore. Is it any wonder that only 29% believe the media gets the facts straight? Newspapers blame the internet for declining circulation. Personally, I blame the so called NEWSpapers themselves.
A couple of days ago, I posted about an exchange between friend and fellow blogger, Texas Fred, and the mayor of Wurst….er….Hurst, TX. The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram spoke to Fred about the exchange, and not surprisingly, got the FACTS wrong.
Ward said he does regret some things he has said or written on blogs and in e-mails. After Rowlett blogger Fred Witzell called Ward an “idiot mayor,” Ward shot back, saying Witzell, a fellow member of the NRA, was “dumb” and “ugly.”
Not exactly the way things happened. And there is a time line to PROVE it:
from: TexasFred
to: hurst@ci.hurst.tx.us
date: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 10:36 AM
subject: To the Office of The Mayor
mailed – by texasfred.com
hide details 10:36 AM (0 minutes ago)
How does it feel to be the ONLY Mayor in the entire state of Texas to sign on to this veiled attempt at a libber gun grab? I sincerely hope your constituents take you to the wood shed in your next election. You are a disgrace!
from: Richard Ward – ward.richard@charter.net
to: (Fred’s email address)
date: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 11:23 AM
subject: Your latest drivel,
mailed – by charter.net
hide details 11:23 AM (31 minutes ago)
Texas Fred,
You are as ugly as you are dumb. I suggest you at least take your picture from your web site. If you want to see a handsome dude, go to the City Of Hurst web site. http://www.ci.hurst.tx.us./
As to your question, how does it feel to be the only Mayor in Texas to be a member of MAIG. It feels wonderful. At least one mayor has the guts (actually I preferred another word) to stand up for what is right. I am sending you an attachment that I put together. You will likely have to have your wife or child read it to you. It has some big words in it. But… have it read to you with an open mind and you might realize that we are all seeking the same thing. Get the criminals and illegal guns off the streets.
Please note the times of each email! Fred’s initial email was sent at 10:36am on Tuesday. The only thing I can see that could POSSIBLY be considered an insult, even if it IS true…. “disgrace”. REAL Texans do NOT want to deny any American their Constitutional rights, most important of which is the 2nd. Without the 2nd, there is no 1st. So yes, the clown IS a disgrace!
Less than an hour later, 11:23am, this so called mayor responded, in what can only be considered a juvenile, petty, and down right inappropriate manner for an elected official.
“He started the name calling,” Ward said. “In retrospect, I would like to go back and redo it.”
Want some cheese with that whine? It’s a bald face LIE Mr. Ward! You can’t unring this bell!
I just love Fred’s parting ‘shot’:
“There’s only one way to get the guns out of the hands of the criminals, and that’s to remove the criminals,” Witzell said.
That’s a fact! Spin it any way you want to, but if the mollycoddling would stop, we’d have a whole lot less crime!
The way I see it, the Star-Telegram owes Fred an apology for being less than accurate. (I’m being MORE than nice here.)
Update: Fred has posted his response.
Well, that is a great piece Ol’ Gal!!
The writer at the Star-Telegram is supposed to make corrections and re-post tomorrow, it’s too late for the print edition today…
We’ll see, if she doesn’t, the NEXT post will be When (IDIOT) Media Gets it ALL Wrong!
LMAO I guess they don’t know who they are messing with, do they. Heh.
Oh, and thank you sir.
Another reason newspapers arent good for anything but sitting at the bottom of birdcages, wrapping your stuff when you move, and giving homeless some bedding.
Yep sb, that’s about the extent of it.
The whole gun thing gets my blood boiling.
READ THE F*CKING CONSTITUTION, WOULD YA?
Its obvious our forefathers didnt give us the right to bear arms for home protection or shooting rabbits and clay pigeons.
I USED to be anti-gun, until I read the constitution, and started using my brain. I bought the crap the media tells us.
People need to rise above it, and think for themselves.
Based on who theyve been electing, its obvious people dont WANT to think for themselves.