Just another sign that the local newsie class don't seem to like their job and/or they get tired of defending their corporate rulers for pennies on the dollar . . .
Are Kansas City and Missouri petition drives clogging the ballot or celebrating democracy?
Still . . .
This column is a rare treat from Dave Helling and if we didn't post it here, nobody would see it.
More in a bit . . .
Citizen action groups are the grassroots lobby for attempts at shaping their livelihoods or special interests.So what, Rex's money or whomever the equivalence of "white envelopes" come from, those petition signers are logging intentions of their free will in theory. Paying signature gatherers is shaping narratives? No, wrong. There's no shortage of superPAC influences being routinely brokered in established circles. Local, state or nationally, it's inevitable that for policy makers
ReplyDeletePAY TO PLAY JUST AIN'T GOING AWAY.
Can we vote on whether The Star should have to pay its taxes, like the little people do?
ReplyDeleteVote with your dollars
ReplyDeleteI see London, I see France! I see Tony's underpants!!
ReplyDeleteOops, my bad. That's just a big fuckin' shower curtain flapping in the wind. Honest mistake, really.