Is This What’s Happening at the News Journal?

Is This What’s Happening at the News Journal?

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We all know that the NJ is working on the lastest Gannett revenue extraction scheme -- the Newsroom of the Future -- that mainly looks like a way to implement a staff reduction while re-orienting their attention to their website, rather than the paper. This article from the Nashville Scene provides some details of what is going on at The Tenneseean (another Gannett property going through the same thing):
Rep. Smyk Thinks Delaware Casinos are Being Raped

Rep. Smyk Thinks Delaware Casinos are Being Raped

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So he says in this recording of a debate answer defending his vote for bailing out casinos. Smyk is -- surprise -- an ex-cop and the district he represents is the area where Bradley committed his crimes against children. And this career cop wants you to believe that the taxes paid by casinos are the equivalent of rape. A comment that completely diminishes the violence of real rape and completely devalues the real trauma endured by its victims. To be sure, plenty of Ds voted for this bailout too -- but none of them would tell you they were somehow in the rape prevention business. His opponent, Marie Mayor, has a great response -- that the revenues from casinos ought to be in use the fix Delaware infrastructure, which is exactly right. So the choice is between the R who wants to reduce the casino taxes vs the D who wants to help get our roads and bridges fixed. There's no point in re-electing Smyk if the only people he plans to represent are a handful of casino owners. Come inside for the video....

Sunday Open Thread [10.26.14]

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Pew Research:
"Voter frustration with members of Congress is currently even higher than it was 2010 or 2006. Fully 68% of registered voters say they do not want to see most members of Congress reelected - 14 points higher than in 2010 and 19 points higher than in 2006. And roughly a third (35%) say they do not want their own representative reelected, compared with 32% four years ago and 26% eight years ago." "Yet unlike in those elections, when a single party controlled both the House and Senate, anti-incumbent sentiment now crosses party lines. Republican and Democratic voters are about equally likely to oppose the reelection of most representatives and their own member of Congress."