Loading ...The Fairness Doctrine
Shortly after yesterday’s news conference at Marion County Democratic headquarters, I spoke for a few minutes with City Council President Monroe Gray. We chatted informally for a few seconds and then Gray told me that I was very one-sided in my reporting of events here in Indianapolis.
I was a bit taken back by that. I’ll admit I have a unique platform between here at Indiana Barrister, WXNT-AM, RTV 6 and The Indianapolis Business Journal, but I don’t think I’ve been unfair to anyone.
I will admit to being one-sided, that side being the public and the taxpayers, but unfair? I don’t think so.
Whenever I am accused of being unfair, I ask one simple question? Was I wrong? And to this date, no one can answer that in the affirmative. When you do what I do for a living, people wait for you to make a mistake so they can pounce all over you. My job is to make sure they don’t get that opportunity.
July 27th, 2007 at 7:15 am
Abdul,
I agree. if you had a conversation with Monroe Gray it had to be one sided because he isn,t smart enough to carry on the other side of the conversation.
July 27th, 2007 at 7:31 am
Monroe is accusing you of it because you are not carrying HIS agenda. You have always been fair, I don’t always agree with you, but you try to present all sides of the story. If Monroe thinks you are being so UNFAIR then invite him on your morning show and let him take calls to set the record straight! We’d LOVE to hear what he has to say.
July 27th, 2007 at 7:59 am
THIS is what passes for leadershiip in Indianapolis. A lazy city employee who can’t string together two coherent English sentences.
Don’t fret it, Abdul. I don’t always agree with you, but you ask questions. And he prefers to eff us with our mouths shut.
Remember–this is a man bright enough to sit in his IFD car, outside a peashake parlour, with the Center Constable, and when caught, he professed not to know there was a peashake inside.
A complete waste of flesh.
July 27th, 2007 at 9:25 am
If anything Abdul I think you’re too “establishment”.
Monroe Gray is a punk, maybe that has something to do with it.
July 27th, 2007 at 9:35 am
Watch your back…see the US Marshall story.
July 27th, 2007 at 9:50 am
I agree Abdul. Invite Mr. Gray on your show to talk with the public and present the other side, so that you are totally fair! Give Mr. Gray the power to convince us all that his agenda is a worthy one. I want to believe my city councilor is not corrupt, I really do. Hopefully Mr. Gray can give me evidence that he is not corrupt and his agenda is one that serves all the people of his district fairly.
July 27th, 2007 at 11:32 am
Maybe you can smooth things over by losing a couple grand to him at the pea shake house.
July 27th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
I will be at the tea party tomorrow and I will be signing voters up to vote this fall. I will also have Greg Ballard bumper stickers and a sign up sheet for Ballard for Mayor yard signs if anyone wants them.
If you want a Greg Ballard for mayor yard sign.
send me an e-mail with only name and address and I will get one to you when they arrive next week.
E-mail flipper@iquest.net
July 27th, 2007 at 3:35 pm
Hey flipped out. Is this Ballard campaign rally or a taxpayers protest? I’m a the latter and the repub’s need a much better Mayor candidate if they expect to win this or future elections. Much better. Sorry for the news bulletin.
July 27th, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Hey flipped out. Is this a Ballard campaign rally or a taxpayers protest? I’m the latter and the repub’s need a much better Mayor candidate if they expect to win this or future elections. Much better. Sorry for the news bulletin.
July 27th, 2007 at 5:04 pm
arnie,
What is the use of just jumping up and down protesting how we’re getting screwed by the bozo’s running this city if you’re not prepared to vote for a new administration?
Sorry, but most of us don’t have the time for ineffectual griping. I’m not going to get pushed out of Indianapolis by an arrogant, out-of-control confiscatory city-council without putting up a real fight— not just toothless “protest”.
One other point, Mr Peterson has said that he is shocked, simply shocked at the current tax mess, due to uncontrolled spending…. Where’s he been since he promised in 2003 to fix the tax mess at that time with his “oversight” commission? This committee of course never met according to Steve Campbell “because they just didn’t want to”.
Micky & Minnie Mouse could do better.
The Keystone Kop antics of Mr Peterson et al have led me (and probably many others) to seriously look at an alternative…. and find that Mr Ballard would be an excellent alternative to the “leadership” that we have now.
Yous seem to be turning up your nose at the thought of voting for a Republican. Well, you can stand on the sidelines like a sheep, or you can roll up your sleeves like an adult and help, even if it means stretching your mind a bit and considering not voing your usual straight Democratic ticket.
July 27th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
According to official figures from the previous County Clerk (Republican) only about 10% of the voters of either party vote straight ticket…
July 27th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Andy Horning has been talking about tax reform and smaller government in Indiana for probably a decade . . . too bad he isn’t running (and also too bad no one ever supported him!)
July 28th, 2007 at 11:27 am
Oh! Then it is a Ballard a campaign rally. Seems to me it is a case or frick for frack. Sad.
July 28th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Too bad Andy Horning let the big bad evil government support his child from his first marriage while he’s off playing politics and his second family.
July 28th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
Too bad your post was from ip address 24.223.128.27 which is the same as Wilson46201’s ip address…. who so despises anonymous cowards and personal attacks. Can’t have it both ways there pally.
July 29th, 2007 at 11:36 am
Ballard is a problem for those of us who want to actually vote for someone who really understands that the whole government system needs to be changed and improved (and I don’t mean privatization, which is generally just another form of corrupt government). Ballard has not been able to show that he is that guy. The Republicans ought to be ashamed of themselves. They refuse to find someone with integrity and ideas to promote for mayor. There are a lot of talented people available. But government is broken because the political parties are broken. Integrity and ideas are not the main priorities of either party’s leadership.
So, we are left with dumb and dumber as a choice.
July 29th, 2007 at 11:46 am
If anything, you are not hard enough on the Council and the Mayor, of course, I am a big fan of muckraking.
Monroe and the Mayor have quite the nerve talking about unfairness, when all they can ever propose is tax increases and/or borrowing money for operating expenses (which should be illegal). Only funds for capital improvements should be borrowed or bonded.
What is really “unfair” is that few in the media do any real investigating. There is so much more that could be reported. All of the media need to have “ace” reporters, with many research assistants, who dig into every aspect of city (state and township) government and report real stories and not just regurgitate press releases.
August 1st, 2007 at 11:31 am
Well well well I see Wilson’s best friend Arnie has returned to cover Wilson’s behind.