April 23, 2004
BECK'S A LOSER
Ryne McClaren spells things out to Sioux Falls Argus Leader editor Randell Beck. Brilliant work.
Posted by Tim Blair at April 23, 2004 02:00 PMMark Twain said "Never start a fight with a man who buys ink by the barrel" in recognition of the power of newspapers.
In these modern times a barrel of ink doesn't go as far as it used to. Mr. Beck is having difficulty adjusting to his reduced status.
Posted by: Fred Boness at April 23, 2004 at 05:02 PMI loked for a comments sections on that website, couldn't find out. So here's my comment:
-- John Thune, who is challenging Democrat Tom Dashle for his Senate seat, should file a lawsuit requiring that the salary, expenses, and any other costs incurred by this reporter, David Kranz, should be charged as a campaign expense to Dashle. Even if it doesn't go anywhere, it publicizes the connections between the two, the bias- and all but forces the Argus to report on its own dirty laundry.
Fred's Mark Twain quote was actually played out in South Dakota earlier this week when the most esteemed South Dakota local television personality, Steve Hemmingsen, wrote in his KELO-Land on-line posting the following:
"Several of my readers even suggest that "somebody," I suppose me, has to take on that Daschle-loving David Kranz [of the Argus Leader newspaper]. Well, I won't do that. Dave scares me, he buys ink by the barrel, has more readers than I do ...."
http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail2817.cfm?Id=22,31322