.08 Acres and a Donkey beat me to it, but this morning's editorial in the Globe is a bit two-faced, dontcha think? One day they want all tax info released, the next day they're slamming coverage of candidate wealth? C'mon. I agree with this editorial, but have they read their own paper?
In fairness, the truth is that these stories don't materialize on their own. Campaigns put them out by dropping them to the press who runs with them. The following stories were clearly put out by campaigns: Patrick's mortgages (by Reilly to make him the regular guy); Murray's fundraising woes (by Murray to lower expectations before a big March); private schools (Reilly, see above). I could go on...
Also, in fairness, this is the opinion page, so maybe the silver lining here is that we have evidence that the editorial and news divisions really are divided by a wall! Hooray!
UPDATE: Commenter MaverickDem makes a very valid point below: Patrick's people likely did push that story about Reilly's fundraiser. Anyone else have other examples, feel free to comment and I'll note them here.
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Let me guess: you're a Deval Patrick supporter? What about the piece of fiction some campaign (Mr. Patrick's, in all likelihood) sold the Boston Herald about Tom Reilly's March fundraiser. Supposedly, Reilly's campaign was in such dire straits that he was forced to give away free tickets in order to avoid embarassment, remember? In reality, Reilly sent the free tickets to delegates and activists (always a smart move), packed the room, and raised over $300,000 - the largest, single fundraiser for any candidate in the field. I may point out that while the Reilly story had no basis in fact, Mr. Patrick does not dispute that he has $5.9 million in mortgages. I realize that Patrick supporters would like to believe that this brand of politics is beneath Saint Deval, but you don't rise to a senior position within the Clinton Administration unless you are a politician at heart.
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