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Chronicle Frames Schwarzenegger Appointment in False Light
The Governor’s appointment of Democrat Susan Kennedy as his chief of staff has been trumpeted in the San Francisco Chronicle as a “potentially dramatic change” reflecting his “penchant for making out-of-the ordinary decisions.” Really?
Randy Shaw 02.DEC.05
The Governor’s appointment of Democrat Susan Kennedy as his chief of staff has been trumpeted in the San Francisco Chronicle as a “potentially dramatic change” reflecting his “penchant for making out-of-the ordinary decisions.” Really? Kennedy admits voting for all of the Governor’s recent ballot initiatives, is strongly backed by former Republican Governor Pete Wilson, and Schwarzenegger stated at his press conference that Kennedy “was putting her Democratic philosophy aside to fulfill my vision.” The willingness of a lesbian who had a commitment ceremony with her partner to “put her views aside” to boost an anti-gay marriage Governor is hardly something to cheer.
In case anyone still questioned whether the Chronicle and other daily media wants Governor Schwarzenegger re-elected next year, the framing of the Susan Kennedy appointment closes the case. A chief of staff who supports right-wing ballot measures opposed by 95% of Democrats is now heralded as reflecting a major political shift by the still conservative Republican Governor.
To be fair, the Chronicle was not alone in spinning Arnold’s new tale of political moderation. The New York Times triumphed Kennedy’s appointment as a “shift to the left” by Arnold, an even more ridiculous assessment than appeared in our local media.
But leave it to the Chronicle to advance bold premises of a new moderate Arnold without accompanying factual support.
READ ABOUT THE FACTS:
The Governor’s appointment of Democrat Susan Kennedy as his chief of staff has been trumpeted in the San Francisco Chronicle as a “potentially dramatic change” reflecting his “penchant for making out-of-the ordinary decisions.” Really? Kennedy admits voting for all of the Governor’s recent ballot initiatives, is strongly backed by former Republican Governor Pete Wilson, and Schwarzenegger stated at his press conference that Kennedy “was putting her Democratic philosophy aside to fulfill my vision.” The willingness of a lesbian who had a commitment ceremony with her partner to “put her views aside” to boost an anti-gay marriage Governor is hardly something to cheer.
In case anyone still questioned whether the Chronicle and other daily media wants Governor Schwarzenegger re-elected next year, the framing of the Susan Kennedy appointment closes the case. A chief of staff who supports right-wing ballot measures opposed by 95% of Democrats is now heralded as reflecting a major political shift by the still conservative Republican Governor.
To be fair, the Chronicle was not alone in spinning Arnold’s new tale of political moderation. The New York Times triumphed Kennedy’s appointment as a “shift to the left” by Arnold, an even more ridiculous assessment than appeared in our local media.
But leave it to the Chronicle to advance bold premises of a new moderate Arnold without accompanying factual support.
READ ABOUT THE FACTS:
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