When 9News asserted before the election that the recall of three Jeffco School Board members was funded by the union, the pro-recall campaign freaked out. According to a tweet below by 9News‘ Kyle Clark, the recall supporters even went so far as to demand that some journalists who had claimed the union was behind the recall be fired. There was only one problem. The journalists were right. According to a 9News report last night, 99.9% of recall funding came from…unions. We’re shocked (not really), but 9News is pissed. See Clark’s tweet below:
Recall supporters called for reporters to be fired for saying the #jeffco recall was a union job. So this is awkward pic.twitter.com/vrye1DGNU7
— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) December 29, 2015
In fact, 9News was so irritated that the station actually held the story until after the Christmas holiday (when people were not paying attention) and aired it last night to give it maximum exposure. Ouch.
The union was so desperate to cling to power in Jefferson County that its supporters demanded that reporters be fired for actually doing their jobs. We are willing to call out the media when journalists don’t do their jobs; however, it’s wrong for the union and its lackeys to demand that reporters be fired for exposing the truth. These are people with families to support, plus threatening media like that is a little too close to communist tactics for comfort.
There’s a saying that you shouldn’t argue with people who buy ink by the barrel, which is another way of saying – don’t pick fights with the media. Never has this rung more true. Here’s the corollary: never pick a fight with the media when you’re absolutely lying. Wendy McCord and Lynea Hansen, we’re looking at you.
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The media overall could have done a better job. And 9News had to apologize for its inaccurate "Truth Test." But to be fair, some of this information wasn't disclosed until well after the election.
It's always about union power, and never about students.
Here is the data from the mouth of the horse's ass.
http://tracer.sos.colorado.gov/PublicSite/SearchPages/CommitteeDetail.aspx?OrgID=30071
Unions will always "take back" their schools. The idea that taxpayers own the schools is outright hysterical. All parents can do is get their children out.
Those who mistrust the media now trust the media reports they initially mistrusted? And even if the reports were correct, there are certainly many more of us who supported the recall than just union support. The conservative christian infestation has been removed. That is what we voted for.
It was page 2 in the Denver Post today on how it was Unions backing the recall. A little late, hmmm. Who is in whose pockets?
So lets have another recall to recall the recaller.
Let me get this straight the media is supposed to discover this early on and tell us what the bad guys are doing.