The Grand Forks Herald Did a Fine Job Covering the East Grand Forks Tea Party
We hack on the media when they do a poor job so it’s only fair that we compliment them when they do a fine job like this. Not only do they have a nice story in the day after, they gave the event some coverage before hand.
About 110 people gathered on a warm Sunday in a picnic shelter in Sherlock Park in East Grand Forks for a “Tea Party,” demonstrating deep opposition to the way things in Washington, and at a certain local newspaper, are going.
Part of the unprecedented and widespread national movement of general protest against growing government spending and influence, the tea parties are so-called in reference to the storied 1773 tea party when American colonists dumped British tea in Boston Harbor to protest taxes on the stuff.
The organizers of Sunday’s event also use the word “tea” to stand for “taxed enough already.”
The story goes on nicely but I had to chuckle that the writer, Stephen Lee, put this in and the editorial staff consented:
Richards also targeted the local daily newspaper.
“The Grand Forks Herald? Stop subscribing.” Instead, he said, people should watch Fox News on TV and find Internet sources for news.
Hey if the Herald respected our side this much all the time we would be recommending that people subscribe rather than the other way around.
Undoubtedly I am one of the bigger Herald bashers out here; at least I probably have the loudest voice of any Herald basher due to my soapbox here at Say Anything. But coming from me, take this as a good job by the Herald. Thanks a lot guys.
