"Moreover, the practice of yellow journalism involved sensationalism, distorted stories, and misleading images for the sole purpose of boosting newspaper sales and exciting public opinion." Sage

"You may want to come up with a better definition, because Fox News is by far and away the most watched news in the United States." Sage

You can suck and blow at the same time I see. Just like all that phone hacking the Fox company has done.

"SageonPage47 minutes ago

Have any proof, or are you following 'The Party' line that if you tell a lie often and long enough that sheeple will believe it? Marxists are liars because they believe the end justifies the means."

If you believe that the Democrats are "Marxists", then it proves that FoxNews and the GOP have done a good job on you. You ought to turn off the TV and Internet and crack a history book, unless willful ignorance is your goal.

"rtwngr2 hours, 37 minutes ago Oh sure. Like standing in front of a polling place, brandishing a club, and making intimidating remarks on national television..."

Nice strawman. And a credit to the rightwing echo chamber that you are still working that old New Black Panther story. Never have two black guys scared so many white men.

Weak. Like GOP ethics.

All this worry, sound and fury about rampant voter fraud. Much ado, time, energy and money spent to make sure that no one votes illegally. No proof constitutes proof that it's happening.

And yet, nary a whisper about Diebold, voting machines with no paper trail (that would be too difficult, costly, and well nigh impossible), programmed so that they can be hacked to flip votes. No comments about what party this company supports.

"marxist yellow journalism " Sage

Somebody did not listen in History class. I see where you are coming from so lots of luck with that. Enjoying the voices?

What specific word choices or phrases lead all these people to think this story is biased?

How about addressing the topic of the story rather than making unsubstantiated attacks on the reporter?

Or is the problem just that the reporter whose beat is politics and state government actually reports the doings of the politicians?

Kansas’ day of political reckoning is Tuesday.

Primary voters will determine whether Gov. Sam Brownback gets a Legislature willing to cooperate fully with his draconian social and fiscal agendas.

The House is there already. Only two or three votes in the Senate stand in the way. That’s why Brownback and his allies, which include the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and the wealthy Koch family in Wichita, are pulling out all the stops to purge the Senate of moderate Republicans.

Kansas will be a meaner and poorer state if voters allow that to happen.

Here is some of what is at stake in this election:

• The shape of public education. Brownback and the Legislature have cut deeply from the operating budgets of public school districts already.That all plays into Brownback’s small-government philosophy. Kansas needs legislators who understand what quality school districts mean to families and communities and are willing to protect them.

• Separation of powers. Not content with just legislative cooperation, Brownback wants the governor to also be able to hand-pick the state’s judiciary.

• Taxes and services. Brownback signed a crippling income tax cut into law this year and is likely not finished. His philosophical allies are pushing for a “taxpayer bill of rights” that would cap spending and require voter approval of any tax increases. That would impair the state from adequately funding schools or whittling down its disgracefully long waiting lists for disabled citizens needing services. College tuition would also be expected to increase.

• Sales and property taxes. Fewer dollars at the state level would put pressure on city and county governments to maintain their levels of services by increasing taxes on purchases and on property values. Brownback also wants to give school districts permission to seek unlimited tax proposals from voters. All of this creates a wider gap between wealthy and less affluent communities and school districts.

• Choice. Brownback has made it clear he will sign any bill limiting a woman’s right to an abortion, whether or not it is constitutional. His intrusions don’t stop there. On another front, the governor intends to turn all of the state’s Medicaid program over to private managed care companies, including long-term services for developmentally disabled citizens. Understandably, that group is deeply worried about receiving poorer care and fewer options. Brownback sincerely believes in diminishing government and in stamping his religious values into public policy. We think Kansas has too proud, too compassionate and too independent a heritage to allow itself to be turned into a test lab for those radical principles.

http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/02/3739815/the-stars-recommendations-huge.html#storylink=cpy#storylink=cpy

by bluekansas