southside pride- i wrongly assumed you were journalism...

so i finally picked up the edition of southside pride that has been on my porch since before the election, and was surprised to find some articles and language that i didn't expect.

now, i'm all for neighborhood papers reporting on the truth of the situation, and if that hurts bush or the republicans, well, sometimes the truth hurts.

the first article that surprised me was one about a clinic that is laying people off and may potentially shut down, written by Dwight Hobbes. the first paragraph surprised the heck out of me...

"Layoff notices went out Nov. 1 to staff members at Community University Health Care Center (CUHCC), with those layoffs taking effect the end of the month- right after Thanksgiving and just in time for those people to wonder what in the hell they're gong [sic] to do about next month's bills, including Christmas shopping (after all, jobs, despite George Bush's fictional economic recovery, keep getting harder and harder to come by)."

... but i chalked that up to a really intense election period.

then i opened up to page 12 and found this wonderful gem:

GEORGE BUSH STOLE MY JESUS
Ed Felien


















i have to say, that although this stuff works in the favor of liberals, sorta, and since i am definitely a liberal, there is a temptation to laugh and just say, oh well.

but a big part of me is disappointed in the paper for not being more responsible with their 'journalism'. give the truth, show appropriate balance, and let the people decide.

can you guess what's on the next page?

(if you guessed an article about how mike hatch is the savior, i'll buy you a drink)