The Albatross
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Culture changes over time, but people indoctrinated into the culture of a certain time, don't. Now that we have the perspective of time, we can see Obama as a mouthpiece for all the flimsy ideas that were floating around him, and that he rode to prominence, 20 years ago.
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About the author: John Kass spent decades as a political writer and news columnist in Chicago working at a major metropolitan newspaper. He is co-host of The Chicago Way podcast. And he just loves his “No Chumbolone” hat, because johnkassnews.com is a “No Chumbolone” Zone where you can always get a cup of common sense.
I wonder why he doesn't name the Tribune.
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About the author: John Kass spent decades as a political writer and news columnist in Chicago working at a major metropolitan newspaper. He is co-host of The Chicago Way podcast. And he just loves his “No Chumbolone” hat, because johnkassnews.com is a “No Chumbolone” Zone where you can always get a cup of common sense.
I wonder why he doesn't name the Tribune.
@Horace said in The Albatross:
I wonder why he doesn't name the Tribune.
Could be part of the "retirement" package he was given.
ChatGPT explains:
John Kass, a longtime columnist for the Chicago Tribune, left the paper in 2021 following a significant restructuring and buyout initiative led by Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund that acquired the Tribune Publishing company. His departure was part of a broader exodus of prominent journalists amid concerns about newsroom downsizing and changes in editorial direction under Alden’s ownership. Kass had been with the Tribune for decades, known for his conservative-leaning commentary, but his relocation from Chicago to a suburban area and criticisms of Chicago’s leadership also became focal points of contention during his tenure.
Kass later expressed dissatisfaction with the political climate in Chicago and editorial pressures within the Tribune, which he saw as diverging from his values and journalistic approach. He launched his own platform, John Kass News, where he continues to write independently.
He lived down the street from one of my partners, but has relocated to the city.
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More about Kass:
The angry left-handed broom of America’s cultural revolution uses fear to sweep through the our civic, corporate and personal life.
It brings with it attempted intimidation, shame and the usual demands for ceremonies of public groveling.
It is happening in newsrooms in New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles. And now it’s coming for me, in an attempt to shame me into silence.
Here’s what happened:
Last week, with violence spiking around the country, I wrote a column on the growing sense of lawlessness in America’s urban areas.
In response, the Tribune newspaper union, the Chicago Tribune Guild, which I have repeatedly and politely declined to join, wrote an open letter to management defaming me, by falsely accusing me of religious bigotry and fomenting conspiracy theories….
You’d think that before wildly accusing someone of fomenting bigoted conspiracy theories, journalists on the union’s executive board would at least take the time to Google the words “Soros,” “funding” and “local prosecutors.” ….
Most people subjected to cancel culture don’t have a voice. They’re afraid. They have no platform. When they’re shouted down, they’re expected to grovel. After the groveling, comes social isolation. Then they are swept away.
But I have a newspaper column.
As a columnist and political reporter, I have given some 35 years of my life to the Chicago Tribune, even more if you count my time as an eager Tribune copy boy. And over this time, readers know that I have shown respect to my profession, to colleagues and to this newspaper.
Agree with me or not — and isn’t that the point of a newspaper column? — I owe readers a clear statement of what I will do and not do:
I will not apologize for writing about Soros.
I will not bow to those who’ve wrongly defamed me.
I will continue writing my column….
We come into this world alone and we leave alone. And the most important thing we leave behind isn’t money.
The most important thing we leave is our name.
We leave that to our children.
And I will not soil my name by groveling to anyone in this or any other newsroom.
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