from http://www.mediabistro.com
NL- Manchester paid 110 mil for the paper. He is against gay marriage and spent big bucks supporting Prop 8. Will this change the editorial slant of the paper to conservative "values"?
Prop 8 Backer Douglas Manchester to Buy the San Diego Union-Tribune
By Matthew Fleischer on November 17, 2011 10:38 AM
Wow, we pretty much called it. Early last week, real estate developer and Prop 8 backer Douglas Manchester told the press it was a distant possibility he would purchase the San Diego Union-Tribune. We said that meant he’d have a deal wrapped up by the end of the week. We were about five days off.
The Union-Tribune reports today that its current owner Platinum Equity has agreed to sell the 143-year-old paper to Manchester. The terms of the deal have yet to be released, but the paperwork is expected to go through on December 15. As we reported previously, Manchester is rumored to be more interested in the U-T’s 13 acres of Mission Valley real estate than the paper itself.
Manchester, however, has confirmed that he his bringing in his long-time media executive John Lynch to help run the paper. Which seems to imply he doesn’t plan to scrap it all together. But time will tell if he plans to shut the presses down, go online only, and spend most of his resources developing the U-T‘s real estate properties.
Meanwhile, the San Diego Reader takes the U-T to task for running a series of recent editorials supporting a different Manchester redevelopment project–without disclosing the fact that the developer was in talks to buy the paper.
Funny, but I thought that the Union Trib was always a right-wing newspaper. I guess that it will simply become even more wingnutty and Tea Partyesque now..with regular editorials by Rush Limbaugh, Roger “We Need A Heterosexual Pride Day” Hedgecock, and “Doctor” Orly Taitz, Esq., on how President Obama is really a Kenya citizen and still not elegible for President of the United States.
Anthony
There is truth I think to Obama being a Kenyan citizen. There is also truth to the fact that war criminal Henry Kissinger was Obama (aka Barry Soetoro)’s first employer in Washington. There’s also truth that Barry, after being inaugurated, thanked Dubya Bush for his “great service”. Right Wing. Left wing. They’re both part of the same Satanic Multi-national Corporate Beast. There’s also truth in Obama’s preacher hating America, which makes it really easy for Mr. Groomed Puppet to sell America out to the highest bidder. Don’t let skin color fool anyone. Condoleeza Rice came from formally racist Alabama and she had no problem being the Neo (Nazi) Con (artists)’s bytch.
I also think a “Heterosexual Pride Day” would be a good idea… Floats with big beer belly dudes watching the tube and scantily clad models. Yeah shaking their tits around! In your face, bay-bay!
I am not ashamed.
Whilst I doubt the ‘Kenyan citizen’ bit, cos it’s bollocks, there’s no question that, politically, ‘Left’ and ‘Right’ are but the two swinging arms on the collossus that is population control.
Ever read any Arthur Koestler, Jeremy?
Yes, I have, Randal. Koestler, a Jew, author of “Darkness at Noon” also mentioned that most Jews are not Semites, have no connection whatsoever with Biblical Jews and that anti-semetism should not be a reference to Jews. He also banged the author of “The Second Sex”, Simone De Beauvior. His book “Ghost in the Machine” was certainly the inspiration for The Police’s L.P. by the same name, which is their darkest album. He mentions that the evolution of man’s brain exceeded the needs of pre-historic man. I think it has to do with a genetic hybrid of neanderthal and alien, which would explain man’s huge and sudden evolutionary leap. There’s evidence that our ancient civilizations were highly advanced technologically, but man uses a very small percentage of his brain, these days. Ever more so now than ever. Koestler also warned against Huxley’s Brave New World, controlled through chemical drugs.
Then he topped himself. What a waste.
If you haven’t already, I’d recommend you read ‘Roots of Coincidence’, Jeremy, I think it’ll really resonate with you and give you much to ponder on.
In closing, de do do do de da da da..
“Roots of Coincidence” was likely an influence for Sting/The Police’s “Synchronicity” L.P.
He did start off as Mr. Sumner the English teacher, before he started banging on about rainforest conservation from his private jet.
Tho I still like The Police: the band, not the bandits.
He must’ve had a few too young school girls standing too close to him.
Just like the old man in that book by Nabakov..
Just giving thanks to Randal for the conversation. It’s certainly better than the carbon copy attacks from the stupid, sociopathic married porn scum couple who lingers here.
Always a pleasure and never a chore, Jeremy; however backhanded the compliment was 😉
Your excoriating honesty and occasional self-deprecation have long been the highlight of this blog.
Long may you procrastinate!
One last thing… Have you witnessed your Satanic semi-namesake, Jeremy Kyle’s talkshow on US television yet?
It’s the First Sign of The Apocalypse.
Seriously 🙁
Thanks, No I’m not familiar. End of the Worlders may be a dime a dozen, these days. The truth is what we make it and that’s up to us. The End.
He’s not an apocalypse advocate as such, merely a shit.
Tune in for yourself to see the man responsible for what a High Court Judge described as “..the human form of bear-baiting”.
He makes Chris Thingy from ‘To Catch A Predator’ appear fair and balanced; quite a feat, y’know?
There’s clips from the UK show all over YouTube to horrify you.
I’ve got enough things I need to watch that are worth watching, such as this:
http://www.linktv.org/programs/not-just-a-game
Popular entertainments have always been a control mechanism.
Highlighting specific cases as cardinal sins ignores the whole.
Whatchoo talkin’ about? The doc highlights specific cases as examples of the (w)hole. Footballers say they have no middle age, their average career is about 3 years and their lifespan is over 20 years shorter. That’s why I’m a musician, we get better with age, like wine and well kept classic cars.
That link was just a promo, wish I could find the whole thing on line, have not, as of yet. If you got link dot tv, look for it there.
Jeremy, as a musician, you should totally throw down some youtube ditty’s. Just turn the comments off, as I will find it hard to resist commenting.
Randall, my good man, you are correct in saying “the entertainments” acting as a control mechanism. Being a non-voter who could really give a shit about the assholes they put out for me to vote for, I can say that I’m quite content with my music, my XBox360, my cartoons, and most of all, my family. I guaran-damn-tee you this country would be milestones ahead socially and economically if it weren’t for the dark, evil MTV age of television and entertainment. Between Jersey Shore, Wallmart, Beyonce, and Mcdonalds keeping the country mesmerized into the retarded state that it’s in, we will always be run by that crazy “1%” that those annoying hipsters have been shouting on about for the past month or so.
Entertainment is a means of social and political control, but from the top, looking down, the reverse is also true. Was it George Carlin who referred to politics as big business’ entertainment division?
Really, Fartz. Your pre-conceptions do not serve you.
Why the fuck would you assume that my music would require comments being turned off, as if it sucks? I’ve been playing guitar before I was playing with my dick. I’m not one of those “stars”, as some would be reluctant to call me, who decided, “I’m not satisfied. I want to do it all. I’m gonna be a rock star next”. Even Mr. Poontalk, who trashed me endlessly in order to cowtow to the humorous mindset of Mr. Powers and Mr. Malice, at my expense, said I’m worthy of a recording contract, based on what he’s heard (and from him, that’s saying a hell of a lot). Stay tuned. Once something is up on youtube worth pointing out, I’ll let you know.
I think he was making a joke concerning your tendancy to turn most conversations into some sort of a conspiracy Theroy Platform soapbox thingie.
The sad thing is that many of your Conspiracy’s turn out to be the real deal. Especially the stuff about 9/11. Only a complete moron would buy everything we were told by our leaders about 9/11.
Oh, Mr. Steele, how easily your cage is rattled. Seriously, make some youtube vids. I wanna see some Jeremy jamz. I’m not an unfair person, Jeremy. Granted, I do fuck with you sometimes, because it’s fun and you totally put yourself out there for it, but I am honest-to-God interested in your musical skillz. It’s sad that Roy and company have you so frazzled that you can’t even take a rib here and there. IRL I would honestly sit down and have a drink with you as long as you didn’t go on and on about 911, Poontalk, and Sophia Mounds. Don’t get so defensive. I’m not an enemy or a stalker, just a bored degenerate who doesn’t mind a little ball bustin’ now and then.
O’tay, thanks. And Fartz, I would take note of KF’s last paragraph.
Believeability has nothing to do with it. I just don’t like political/religious/conspiricacy talk. I’d rather BS about movies, music, games, and make fun of the other people in the room.
Yes, that’s the problem. The world’s on fire and all you wanna talk about is the latest crapola. That’s why Jesus is gonna come down in his U.F.O. on 12.21.12 with Kali and Aztec ornaments around his neck.