Seattle Times awards Eyman another guest column
This morning the Seattle Times took pity on poor Tim Eyman - a virtually unknown Washington State citizen who has an extremely difficult time getting his voice heard in Olympia - and awarded the Mukilteo resident a guest column to promote his new pro-discrimination referendum.
It's no secret that Eyman is a master of media manipulation. The profit-minded initiative sponsor is the only individual we know of who can repeatedly trash the state's press corps and come away at the end of the day with an "exclusive" wire story from the Associated Press, in-depth segments from Seattle's four broadcast TV stations, and column after column from major Evergreen State daily newspapers.
As I wrote back in December, this favoritism is getting pretty old.
Special attention from the media is a key reason - perhaps the key reason - why Eyman remains influential. Every time an outlet like the Seattle Times gives Tim an opportunity to pontificate, they are assisting him in his crusade to destroy the sustainable future of Washington State.
The Seattle Times can expect to receive a harsh letter of condemnation from us for again lending visibility and credibility to a demagogue who's making a profit trying to cripple our government - the very foundation of our society that makes our communities safe, clean, and livable.
It's no secret that Eyman is a master of media manipulation. The profit-minded initiative sponsor is the only individual we know of who can repeatedly trash the state's press corps and come away at the end of the day with an "exclusive" wire story from the Associated Press, in-depth segments from Seattle's four broadcast TV stations, and column after column from major Evergreen State daily newspapers.
As I wrote back in December, this favoritism is getting pretty old.
Special attention from the media is a key reason - perhaps the key reason - why Eyman remains influential. Every time an outlet like the Seattle Times gives Tim an opportunity to pontificate, they are assisting him in his crusade to destroy the sustainable future of Washington State.
The Seattle Times can expect to receive a harsh letter of condemnation from us for again lending visibility and credibility to a demagogue who's making a profit trying to cripple our government - the very foundation of our society that makes our communities safe, clean, and livable.
