The Arizona Republic wakes up (tax, station, sunny)

[DetroitN8V]

Originally Posted by 2410238

You'd think people would be more open to the idea of an audit to prove this was the "Most secure election in historyâ„¢"

Originally Posted by Ex New Yorker

The only one's that object to an audit are those that are afraid of what an audit might find. They're not fooling anyone.

You guys seem to be missing the fact that the clown show taking place is in no way an audit.

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by DetroitN8V

You guys seem to be missing the fact that the clown show taking place is in no way an audit.

I've heard it called a "fraudit".

[Adamson865]

Originally Posted by Voebe

Sorry, I find their articles bland and superficial, with mediocre writing.

And, yes, I criticize a paper for a major metropolitan area (for the whole state, really), for being overly local - I've sometimes cited their front pages for having only local stories, no news beyond Arizona borders, no matter what the uproar in the rest of the country or rest of the world - but then I thought it praiseworthy that they were being assertive, for once. I find nothing contradictory in that.

I *want* my local paper to be overly local!

The entire reason I read a paper such as the Republic in Phoenix or the Daily Star in Tucson is to find out what's happening locally and in the area. I don't want my local paper wasting time reprinting wire service stories about what's happening in DC or in London, Paris or New Zealand. There are hundreds of other sources at which you can read national and international news, but no one else but your local paper is going to tell you what's happening down at the City Council.

[Voebe]

Originally Posted by JGMotorsport64

I’m sure they’re trembling that anonymous City Data poster is criticizing them

I was explaining my view to Bondurant, not trying to impress the Republic.

Originally Posted by Ex New Yorker

The only one's that object to an audit are those that are afraid of what an audit might find. They're not fooling anyone.

As long as you distinguish between people objecting to a competent audit out of fear, as you say, versus objecting to an audit by incompetent, biased novices.

Originally Posted by teddyearp

Why not say what you really mean? You do not like the Republic (usually) because they do not write the kind of articles you want them to, meaning with the slant that you want. And gosh darn it, if they do not, then 'they' need to do something about it. Until they write a story you believe in.

No. I object to the Republic because it's shallow and limited. I never said a word about believing in anything. I believe them - I just don't think they have much that's worthwhile or done well. You apparently think you can only think well of something with your own slant.

[teddyearp]

Originally Posted by Voebe

<snip>, versus objecting to an audit by incompetent, biased novices.

The only people calling them incompetent are those who are against the whole idea of an audit in the first place. Imagine that.

[MN-Born-n-Raised]

Originally Posted by teddyearp

The only people calling them incompetent are those who are against the whole idea of an audit in the first place. Imagine that.

Dig a little deeper. Conservatives with some critical thinking skills think it is a joke too. Imagine that. https://www.azcentral.com/story/opin...ys/7695694002/

[Ex New Yorker]

Originally Posted by teddyearp

The only people calling them incompetent are those who are against the whole idea of an audit in the first place. Imagine that.

[DetroitN8V]

Originally Posted by MN-Born-n-Raised

Dig a little deeper. Conservatives with some critical thinking skills think it is a joke too. Imagine that. https://www.azcentral.com/story/opin...ys/7695694002/

Exactly. The live tweeting rebutting every nonsensical point that Fann and her cronies were trying to make during yesterday's stunt was done by the REPUBLICAN Maricopa County Recorder. There are plenty on both sides that see this humiliation for what it is. By definition, no real conservative supports this charade that panders to the lowest common denominator.

From yesterday (also a Republican):

[phetaroi]

Originally Posted by Voebe

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No. I object to the Republic because it's shallow and limited. I never said a word about believing in anything. I believe them - I just don't think they have much that's worthwhile or done well. You apparently think you can only think well of something with your own slant.

I'm not really clear what you're expecting.

It's not the New York Times or the Washington Post. I don't expect it to be, particularly in a media environment where they are competing with CNN, MSNBC, fox, and a myriad of online news services.

[_Charles_]

The Arizona Republic is alright for local coverage. The rest is talking points mostly from the AP.