tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408830.post111862350927689806..comments2023-10-14T06:40:44.572-07:00Comments on Nassau GOP Watch: They Write LettersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408830.post-1118778639082320832005-06-14T12:50:00.000-07:002005-06-14T12:50:00.000-07:00Thanks for the comment..In Vassallo's case, he sho...Thanks for the comment..<BR/>In Vassallo's case, he should have identified himself. He;s not just a volunteer, he holds an elected position in the party.<BR/>I would expect Newsday and letter writers to identify any affiliation to an organization if the letter deals with issues the organization is involved in.<BR/>In TOBAY, you can tell who candidates are going to be months in advance because the party sends them out with politicians for photo-ops.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324652806210040325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8408830.post-1118757078793633262005-06-14T06:51:00.000-07:002005-06-14T06:51:00.000-07:00This isn't new, even this year.Frank Moroney, a GO...This isn't new, even this year.<BR/><BR/>Frank Moroney, a GOP Committeeman/Town Leader in North Hempstead and a North Hempstead Council candidate for 2005 had a letter published in Newsday on May 27, 2005 where he was identified as "an attorney, is past president of the Carle Place Civic Association" and from Carle Place.<BR/><BR/>A correction was made the next day identifying him further as the losing Republican candidate for North Hempstead town supervisor in 2003.<BR/><BR/>No correction was made that he was the civic association president almost 20 years ago.<BR/><BR/>No correction was made that he lives in Westbury, not Carle Place.<BR/><BR/>No correction was made that he is a Republican candidate for North Hempstead council THIS YEAR and is looking to score points any way he can in any venue he can.<BR/><BR/>No correction was made that he was an appointed Republican councilman in North Hempstead in 1981 and then lost the seat once he stood for election.<BR/><BR/>Letters to the editor are only cursorily verified and Newsday does a poor job of that. Since the GOP always blames Newsday for Democratic-leaning opinion/editorial bias, might not there be pro-GOP bias in the letters area allowing GOP hacks and insiders the ability to talk their points without truly identifying themselves?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com