Does Argus Leader editor Patrick Lalley still think Republicans are "evil," as he once wrote? On the Argus blog he is sounding very defensive about his past writings. Decide for yourself by reading his old Tempest articles, where he praises Tom Daschle, makes fun of the Argus Leader, and criticizes Bill Clinton for not supporting the "American Left," to name a few things. Lalley also said when he left the Tempest to work for the mainstream media that he had "come to the conclusion that I have an obligation to work from the inside." Lalley also ignores all the direct evidence of bias against Dave Kranz, which Kranz has never addressed.
If there's such an issue with noting his previous political writings, why didn't he ask for a correction from Jason Van Beek and Jon Lauck in 2004? He had plenty of opportunities in 2004 to correct the record, either by writing on the old Argus blog or writing to one of the bloggers. Plus, every article that Van Beek, Lauck, and myself had quoted from are fully available online, as I indicate from the link above. No readers have ever contacted us and said that our characterization was "taken out of context," as Lalley charges. But thanks to the existence of the Argus blog, readers have seen both sides of the story and are free to decide on their own.
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