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To: LindyBill who wrote (100530)	2/15/2005 7:57:24 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793771

My reaction was the same as Roger L Simons. Yet Another Sea Change? Other than the New York Post perhaps, the Wall Street Journal has been the most blog friendly major newspaper. That ended today with their editorial on the Eason Jordan Affair. They seemed to be in a circling wagons mode, even though bloggers, for the most part, had not called for Jordan's resignation but for the production of the video tape of the Davos session. One can assume, considering Jordan's quick dismissal, that the tape did not exonerate him. Also, it is clear that this was not the first time the CNN executive had recited such calumnies. So why did the Journal take such a dark view of the blogosphere? Is it because they too now fear the power of the blogs? The reference to "grown-up decisions" that newspapers must make, the implication being that bloggers aren't grown-ups, sounds particularly jejune and defensive. Do they think that we are not grown-ups? Unfortunately for me, I'm feeling a little too grown-up today, sitting up in bed typing this after an operation. I am watching Hugh Hewitt, Glenn Reyolds and John Hinderaker on Kudlow & Company. They sound like grown-ups to me, but maybe I'm missing something. I think the Journal should be should be ashamed of itself. UPDATE: I would like to point that I do not assume that the WSJ has changed its attitude toward blogs forever. I rather doubt it, in fact. That is why I used the title "Yet Another Sea Change?" (with a question mark). I agree with Austin Bay that there is more to be known about this subject in general. rogerlsimon.com

To: LindyBill who wrote (100530)	2/15/2005 7:59:40 AM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793771

mayor called Maureen to apologize last night. it has been on talk radio all morning. Mayor refused to come on talk radio and clear up the issue.

To: LindyBill who wrote (100530)	2/15/2005 2:36:41 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 793771

An update to that....Update: Philly Daily News columnist John Baer sez... This welcoming gesture, using a symbol of American independence, was made to those intent on honoring the convicted killer of a city policeman, Daniel Faulkner, shot in the face in the line of duty in one of the most infamous murders in modern times. It is a gesture astoundingly insensitive to Faulkner's widow, family and friends. It is a gesture utterly offensive to law enforcement. And it is a gesture implying legitimacy to claims of Mumia's innocence... ..So I ask the mayor about this yesterday and he starts in with an excuse about how he wasn't there and doesn't know the details and if the slain policeman's widow wants to call he's happy to talk with her and so on. I simply ask, "Wasn't it a mistake?" And he goes off about how it's routine for international visitors to get gifts from City Hall and I'm thinking, yeah, but these are not routine visitors, these are people calling for the freedom of a man who murdered a city police officer, and I ask, "Why not just admit it was a mistake?" Because, he says, "I don't want to criticize people who are trying to do the right thing." 8888888888888 danielfaulkner.com E-mail Mayor Street at mayor@phila.gov