Call me cynical, but I recall last week that Alex Granados, your editorial page editor, lectured your readers about the unsuitability of anonymous letter writers and the need for full disclosure. Let me
suggest that you follow your own guidelines.
As you have decided to endorse the Republican candidate Bob McDonnell for governor, it is probably wise to reveal that the News & Messenger, as well as your mothership, the Richmond Times-
Dispatch, are owned by Media General. Interestingly, one of the 10 members of the Media General Board of Directors is Diana Cantor who happens to be married to Eric Cantor, the Republican Whip in
the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 7th District.
How can you possibly lend your endorsement of McDonnell, a far right-wing candidate, with any credibility given this “disclosure?”
Your endorsement has nothing to do with facts and more to do with mere political expediency.
If you had bothered to analyze the candidate’s positions with any depth, you might have come to the conclusion that Creigh Deeds is actually best for Virginia.
I guess asking journalists to look at facts, however, would be too challenging for Mr. Granados and his staff.
PAMELA KINCHELOE
Manassas
EDITOR’S NOTE:
Our editorials and endorsements are not anonymous; they reflect the joint opinion of the five members of our editorial board, whose names are published every day at the top of this page. The Richmond
Times-Dispatch is a sister paper that happens to be owned by the same corporation as the News & Messenger, Media General Inc. Ms. Kincheloe is correct that Diana Cantor is a member of the Media
General board of directors, but that board has no involvement with the editorial department of this newspaper.
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