I was looking at the O.C. Register’s Election Day resources, in their Opinion Section, and was astounded to discover that they are no longer, apparently, even pretending to be a Libertarian newspaper.
The O.C. Register endorsed Meg Whitman, Carly Fiorina, and Van Tran. Those are Republicans and none of them are worth a damn. There are good independent candidates, including Libertarians, running against Whitman and Fiorina. Why endorse Republicrats instead?
As for Tran, he is a conniver and an immigrant basher. There is nothing remotely Libertarian about him. He never opposed the Bush spending that has blown up our deficit. He never opposed the Bush wars. He is a hack.
Perhaps the biggest offense though is the Register’s failure to support Prop. 19. Are you kidding me? If ever there was a Libertarian measure, this is it! How could the Register take a pass on starting to end the drug war?
Why doesn’t the Register just admit they are a Republican newspaper?
They have been bought and paid for by the OCGOP!
That rag is so one-sided it serves no one. Their editorial staff consists of a single, Hispanic liberal female and an army of angry white guys who hate Hispanics, unions, science and opposing points of view. No one in the next generation has ever seen a newspaper in their driveway. And the generation who used to deliver them on bicycles has cancelled their subscriptions in disgust.
oh arent we allowed one conservative newspaper . you guys got the awfull l. a times far left , la opion one sided support all illegal aliens .. and all the other lleft newspapers . yet of course you bitch n moan about the only good one . the times supported all the lefties running and all the props backed up by the cruddy public employee unions
Interesting that you want balanced reporting from the Register – something that you don’t even come close to asking from this blog. I notice that there is not a single post about your darling Ms. Iglesias’ violations in reporting campaign contributions in violation of campaign finance laws. Report what you like and ignore what you don’t.
Geoff,
Don’t put words in my mouth. I did not say anything about balanced reporting. The issue is that the Register portends to be Libertarian but their endorsements are strictly Republican. They should just be honest and call themselves a GOP newspaper.
I had an opportunity to have beers with a Hollies heir last summer in Sacramento (believeit or not in a middle class, albeit nice home on the American River).
This guy after, three Cazadore’s lit in to how NOBODY gives a shit any longer about Grandpa’s politics. He explained, in slurred logic, but very artfully, that the OC Register was a no win deal: one one side the money, the other politico’s the Ad revenue is in the shitter, TUTTLE-CLICK-MCPHERSON’S of the world burned em for Millions (Car dealers are GOP???).
This guy said they took the money and ran.
I would expect Martin, Doug, Noberto and the others to do the same (for those that have’nt already.
Pedroza, this is a new age, one where guys like Dan C. call themselves “REPORTERS”.
o k be honest and call the l .a times a leftist newspaper . and la opion a newspaper for illegals . willis take a bow i was wondering when he was going to put up something about his candidate miss iglesias but dont hold your breath . if this was a rep he would do a number on the person .
Perhaps a better question is whether the Register can even be classified as a newspaper?
Their overall coverage of local government and politics is so unprofessional, uninformed, and non-existent that they fail to fulfill the role of a local newspaper.
That’s why they have been the worst performing daily newspaper in California, shedding readers faster than any other daily, and failing to capitalize on a real demand for local news and reporting that other papers have managed to capture.
I canceled my subscription in disgust. The Register sold out to the republican power interests years ago.
Just sent in my renewal for another year.
For those you cancelled, good for you, now there is nothing holding you here, it there? Good time to move out of the OC. —-Yes?
The Register has not been a libertarian paper for many years now. They and the L.A. Times are great for birdcage lining. Since a certain blogger’s wife works for the latter, he would probably come on here crying about how she is so full on integrity and pathetically apologize for that waste of timber. As far as the Register goes, linking Van Tran, Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina to libertarianism is like linking Bill Clinton is monagamy. And newspapers wonder why they are bleeding financially.