Can Someone Tell Me What Credibility the Star Has Left?

I’ve not been one to really lash out at the Indianapolis Star for their editorial board’s obvious leftward tilt. Mostly because I know that fewer and fewer people are actually reading the Star. It’s not because of any particular bias people may believe they have, but because of the internet age. There are places to go to get the facts the Star leaves out. But it’s editorialist and columnists like theirs that make people take less stock in what they have to say.

Such is the case with today’s most over the top editorial against Congressman Dan Burton. They start of by calling the Congressman “shameless”. I’m sure there are those who would agree with the statement, but the fact that the Star has been essentially out to get the Congressman since he was first elected is shameless in and of itself. They’ve also carried the water for his far less qualified opponent for months leaving no one surprised by their latest diatribe against Indiana’s senior congressman. Frankly, if it was only Clayton Alfred who was running against Burton this time they’d probably do just as much to help him in their mission to take out Burton.

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The problem is, people see this editorial board for what they are (remember this is the same board that endorsed Julia Carson the last two cycles when it was all too obvious she was in poor health and couldn’t be in Washington when she needed to be) and that can’t help Burton’s opponent.

It would be nice if they actually did some homework before bothering to write an editorial. But I guess with an editorial, you don’t need to give the whole story. Just enough to get people to believe what you want them to believe.