Pissing off the customer.

I realize that in the first amendment to the Constitution - referring to a free press - there is no requirement for fairness.

I live in the part of Virginia referred to as "Tidewater." It is home of the largest Navy base in the world. Ironically, this area has also been known for its anti-sailor bigotry even as its merchants made fortunes out of fleecing them.

So perhaps I should not be surprised that the local Press Lords should take it on themselves to denigrate the services that our sailors, soldiers and airmen perform. To disparage the President and his administration for the War on Terror. And doing so not thoughtfully, but stupidly. Saturday's edition had an editorial cartoon blaming Bush for the proliferation of WMDs. A previous edition contained a lame poem telling Bush to put training wheels on his bike.

Abu Ghraib stayed around for weeks. Dan Berg was a one day story.

The Public Editor uses his valuable space apologizing for misplaced commas and poorly worded puzzles. The Letters section is one long anti-war screed. I never knew Dr. Dean had so many Virginian constituents.


Part of the reason for this blog is to expose the Virginian Pilot to the ridicule it so richly deserves. Let the flogging begin.