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1. #1
   On March 5th, 2008 at 8:10 pm, The Raging Republican said:

   Rule #1: Assume racism.

2. #2
   On March 5th, 2008 at 8:15 pm, brooklyn red said:

   Rule#2: Alter the facts to imply racism.

3. #3
   On March 5th, 2008 at 8:22 pm, DarthRove said:

   Rule #3: If any right-wing crypto-Nazi fascist BusHitler supporters catch you doing Rule #2, huffily declare that you’re merely expressing a deeper truthiness and how DARE they question your patriotism??!!!

4. #4
   On March 5th, 2008 at 8:22 pm, zorro said:

   Wow, seems they may have hired a racist reporter. Talk about twisting facts to fit the agenda! I wonder what journalism school that reporter graduated from?

5. #5
   On March 5th, 2008 at 8:23 pm, vsatt said:

   Tomorrow we’ll be reading that the reporter, Joe Schoenmann, was promoted to editor.

6. #6
   On March 5th, 2008 at 8:25 pm, shimauma2 said:

   Rule #3 repeat 1 and 2 as necessary until everyone believes it….

7. #7
   On March 5th, 2008 at 8:30 pm, brooklyn red said:

   Rule#4: If challenged claim to be a victim.

   Wait till tomorrow, it’s coming.

8. #8
   On March 5th, 2008 at 8:30 pm, Snooper said:

   Lame Stream Media…dolts.

9. #9
   On March 5th, 2008 at 8:38 pm, Barry F. said:

   Replace rules 1, 2, 3 and 4 with the broad generic term creative license and cry “censorship” if your work is called into question.

10. #10
    On March 5th, 2008 at 8:42 pm, 30 pcs of silver said:

    Journalism ain’t what it used to be or is it??

11. #11
    On March 5th, 2008 at 8:48 pm, PBoilermaker said:

    Thankfully we have places like this to get the real stories.

    I can’t remember the last time I read a newspaper.

12. #12
    On March 5th, 2008 at 8:49 pm, Barry F. said:

    On March 5th, 2008 at 8:42 pm, 30 pcs of silver said:

    Journalism ain’t what it used to be or is it??

    I suspect it has always been this way, 30. There are just more of us getting out eyes opened by the new media so that we see what is going on.

    And, sensationalism seems to sell in the media market. The bigger and more awe inspiring, the more people want to hear about it, even if it is fabricated. Funny thing is, the truth that gets glossed over is more mind blowing to me than what the MSM comes up with most of the time.

13. #13
    On March 5th, 2008 at 8:53 pm, 30 pcs of silver said:

    Yeah, I posed the question knowing what the answer would be.

    Say what you want about Fox News they have right as far “we report and you decide” is concerned. It works. People can actually think for themselves. Shocker, I know.

14. #14
    On March 5th, 2008 at 8:57 pm, TexasTiger said:

    Joe Schoenmann
    Reporter/ Las Vegas City Hall
    Contact Joe via e-mail
    Call Joe at 702-259-6436.

    
    Joe, this is Phil Bennett from the Washington Post. Read your piece on the Summerlin shooting in the Sun and had a thought. If you’d consider changing your name to Yusuf Sala’amiman, we might have a gig for you here at the Post. Gimme a jingle if you’ve got a tingle.

15. #15
    On March 5th, 2008 at 9:04 pm, Barry F. said:

    On March 5th, 2008 at 8:57 pm, TexasTiger said:

    Joe Schoenmann
    Reporter/ Las Vegas City Hall
    Contact Joe via e-mail
    Call Joe at 702-259-6436.

    Joe, this is Phil Bennett from the Washington Post. Read your piece on the Summerlin shooting in the Sun and had a thought. If you’d consider changing your name to Yusuf Sala’amiman, we might have a gig for you here at the Post. Gimme a jingle if you’ve got a tingle.

    ROTFLMAO

16. #16
    On March 5th, 2008 at 9:13 pm, Barry F. said:

    On March 5th, 2008 at 8:53 pm, 30 pcs of silver said:

    Yeah, I posed the question knowing what the answer would be.

    I figured it was rhetorical, 30.

    But, I have a habit of injecting my two cents anyhow.

17. #17
    On March 5th, 2008 at 9:26 pm, meatpieandtatters said:

    Despite all appearances to the contrary, racism is at the heart of good news.

18. #18
    On March 5th, 2008 at 10:27 pm, Tennessee Dave said:

    I would question the sanity of a reporter who lumped gang related activity with a traffic stop and called them all “incidents.” Just another case of using statistics incorrectly to prove a lie.

19. #19
    On March 5th, 2008 at 10:45 pm, CarpiJugulum said:

    News Flash ….. Just in. Three men were arrested for armed robbery of a third man.

    Two of the men armed with hand held semi automatic pistols, 9mm, were let go when their defense attorneys leveled charges of racism towards their black and hispanic clients. The third man is being charged with hate crimes as well as armed robbery, along with domestic terrorism.

    The victem a Ali Baba Shiek, claimed that the third man was white and leveled disparaging remarks towards mohaumd and should be immediately beheaded.

    NEWS STORIES IN THE NEAR FUTURE?

20. #20
    On March 5th, 2008 at 10:48 pm, CarpiJugulum said:

    Before anyone goes nuts the above story is FICTIONAL. Only the Black man and Hispanic were oppressed into a life of crime by the white man.

21. #21
    On March 5th, 2008 at 10:49 pm, nyc123me said:

    And under which rock was this retraction buried? IMHO any retraction should be printed on the same page and in just as visible a manner as the original article it relates to was on.

22. #22
    On March 5th, 2008 at 11:05 pm, live to tell said:

    Here’s the website:

    http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/feb/26/shooting-rattles-affluent-suburb/

23. #23
    On March 5th, 2008 at 11:06 pm, ammo john said:

    Hmmm. My brother-in-law lives near that area. I’ll have to see what he has to say about that story. Thanks for posting that, Michelle.

24. #24
    On March 5th, 2008 at 11:08 pm, Polar said:

    “The PREMISE of the story.” “to support the THESIS”. No pre-formed conceptions of how this story was going, nope, just pure hard-headed journalism here. Or maybe a term paper.

25. #25
    On March 5th, 2008 at 11:37 pm, whysoangry said:

    Corrections: Ok, the other day we ran a gang story and what actually happened was a basketball game at a Catholic grade school near Sunderlin. The 5th grade girls won in overtime. Hot dogs, chips, and pickle spears were available at the concession table through halftime. Sorry for any confusion.

26. #26
    On March 6th, 2008 at 4:19 am, graysonret said:

    I see another “reporter” is bucking for a editor job with the NYT. He’s doing pretty good, so far. I wouldn’t be surprised if he already is in negotiation with them…or the Washington Post.

27. #27
    On March 6th, 2008 at 10:56 am, Ken M. said:

    If anyone’s interested, here is the reporting from the real LV paper:

    PALO VERDE HIGH SCHOOL: Drive-by kills freshman

    PALO VERDE SHOOTING: Arrest made in fatal drive-by

    SOME RECENT STUDENT-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AT OR NEAR CLARK COUNTY SCHOOLS

    PALO VERDE SHOOTING: ‘I never thought this could happen here’

    PALO VERDE HIGH SHOOTING: Family defends slaying suspect

    FATAL DRIVE-BY SHOOTING: Second arrest made

    Police say teen admits shooting

    Details of shooting disputed

    Report details teens part in drive-by

    Teenagers appear at hearing

28. #28
    On March 6th, 2008 at 1:00 pm, walterc said:

    So a group of white teenagers from affluent families getting together, giving themselves a name and committing a series of crimes is “not a gang”?

    Just goes to show that, until you have all the facts you shouldn’t jump to conclusions. /sarc

    If it looks like a duck etc. etc. etc.