
We censor information and think we help. Wrong.
The FlashReport, Red County, and several other blogs have become information sources for many of us. We read the newspaper (sometimes on line), watch the news, and read blogs. That is the way we get most of our information.
In 1992 I went to work for newly elected Assemblyman Wm. J. "Pete" Knight of Palmdale as his Chief of Staff. Early on in our first year together the Assemblyman distributed a poem to members of the caucus that was viewed as racist. I first found out we had a problem when I heard our scheduling secretary say ,"Sir, Is there anything I can get you for the interview this afternoon with the LA Times?"
The next couple days were terrible. Calls came in from everywhere. They yelled, screamed, and hung upon us.
The one call I will never forget came from someone at the Assembly Republican Caucus that said they were going to keep the articles in the newspaper out of the news clips that morning. Having read all of them as soon as they were available at like 0400 that morning I really did not care but I was relayed this information like it was a favor.
The funny part about the way the situation was handled was… Read More