Daly's family more newsworthy than Mitchell's "not guilty" pleaCurious to discover how James Rafe Mitchell, who stands accused of killing his former girlfriend with a baseball bat, was going to plead, but unable to be in Marin last Friday, I searched the Chron's Bay Area print section in vain on Saturday.
Instead, the main “news” coming out of that paper was that Sup. Chris Daly’s family no longer lives in San Francisco. And that the Guardian had risen to his defense. (Actually, we rose to defend his record on issues related to affordable housing, but sad to say, there has been no analysis of Daly's votes on housing in the Chron.)
Later I surfed the web and discovered that Mitchell pled "not guilty" to murder, domestic violence, kidnapping, and child abduction and endangerment, and that a prelimary hearing has been scheduled for October 5.
Sadly, this news, which I thought of major significance, was buried in Section C of the Chron's print edition. Wow.
Meanwhile, the Hamilton Cafe in Novato says it will donate 10 percent of today's proceeds to a fund set up for Samantha, the daughter that Keller and Mitchell had a year ago, and who remains in child protective services.
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Comments (10)
So the point here is that yet again another loser killed someone and its in the news? Maybe it's someone sorta famous killed someone? Odd considering everyone is still waiting for some real coverage of the Bolgna murders in the Guardian, other than it sucks to be killed.
It's also everyday news that San Francisco Progressive's think that their studied outrage is for other people to live by, not the progressive's themselves. Daly's latest boner is more ridiculous than the usual progressive double standard so that's in the news and that would be good or bad? Very confusing.
The Bay Guardian point here is?
That there isn't enough selective "outrage" for some murder? Os is it that there is to much outrage for some "progressive" hypocrisy?
Given that both are near daily events in SF.
Posted by glen matlock | July 27, 2009 08:37 PM
Actually when the crime happened, I remember the BG had absolutely no story about it or when the 4 cops shot in Oakland or the Sandra Cantu murder or the MUNI crash last week but the Chron had a story.
I see that you guys are not even signing your name to the story anymore ...............................
............................................................................................................................SAD
Posted by Shane | July 27, 2009 10:39 PM
Is the point what's not covered, or what IS covered. I think it's hard for the good journalism outlets (aka real press and not sensational 24 hour networks) to cover every possible angle of every possible story.
The point more is that with limited resources, why waste time on where Chris Daly lives?
Posted by Maria | July 28, 2009 08:20 AM
Is the point what's not covered, or what IS covered. I think it's hard for the good journalism outlets (aka real press and not sensational 24 hour networks) to cover every possible angle of every possible story.
The point more is that with limited resources, why waste time on where Chris Daly lives?
Posted by Maria | July 28, 2009 08:21 AM
Is the point what's not covered, or what IS covered. I think it's hard for the good journalism outlets (aka real press and not sensational 24 hour networks) to cover every possible angle of every possible story.
The point more is that with limited resources, why waste time on where Chris Daly lives?
Posted by Maria | July 28, 2009 08:28 AM
Is the point what's not covered, or what IS covered. I think it's hard for the good journalism outlets (aka real press and not sensational 24 hour networks) to cover every possible angle of every possible story.
The point more is that with limited resources, why waste time on where Chris Daly lives?
Posted by Maria | July 28, 2009 08:31 AM
The Mitchell crime was a huge story, but I don't think his plea is so newsworthy it should be a lead story. People always plead not guilty in their criminal arraignment. I can't think of one initial arraignment in which someone entered a guilty plea.
Posted by Leila | July 28, 2009 10:40 AM
To those who complained there was no name signed to the above entry, my apologies. (I posted from remote, so my name did not automatically pop up.)
And you are right that it's almost automatic for people to plead not guilty at their arraignment.
But this isn't just anyone. This is the son of Jim Mitchell, who served three years for fatally shooting his brother, and who founded the Cinema 7 porn empire which includes the O'Farrell Theater. And this particular Mitchell stands charged of beating his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child to death, and absconding with the child. So, there are so many angles here, it's hard to choose one. And that certainly does not make a good case for relegating all mention of Mitchell to a remote corner of the paper. Unless someone is hoping to lessen the publicity around this case.
Posted by Sarah | July 28, 2009 12:00 PM
Cumpskies Manufacturing Consent was his only readable book, Saul Alinski never even wrote one.
Chomskies book was an attempt at quantifying media bais, the strangest thing to come from that was the crazy right ripping him off, people like Coulter owe Chomsky royalties for openly stealing from Manufacturing Consent. The backlash of the poorly reasoned wight wing whine of "the media doesn't cover things our way" was the left ripping off idiots like Coulter.
The third generation liberal complaint of "the media doesn't cover things the way they think they should" bark is mixed with Alinsky style screams of expecting perfection from your enemies as propaganda tactic. Conflating two stories that have noting to do with each other is a perfect example of the mixture of Alinsky and Chomsky true believer sillyness.
The Guardian argument in a nut shell is "Our leader who demands ideological purity is getting abuse and people should really concern themselves with other things, that we don't really care about but it is a good deflection" a classic red herring.
If the above article was written by an equally reasoned conservative it would be rightly laughed at here.
Oddly the lefts coverage of the latest Central military coop antics has them covering for someone who tried to wipe their ass with that nations constitution. A 100% turnaround from when the left was on the right side of the issue in the 80's. This paper included.
Posted by glen matlock | July 28, 2009 02:24 PM
I care that Daly is a FRAUD - as I AM (you too) are paying his SALARY as well as the mortgages (oh wait, paid cash for the fairfield HOUSES) on his HOMES --- including the BMR (how can you own a bmr and buy TWO houses with cash anywhere on the planet?)
We put this crook in office ---- I did not raise this Mitchell, and not to overlook the horror of his alleged crimes --- right now I am concerned about SF creepy crook.
Before you flame me and say I am some Gavin lover, I think he is as ineffective as you can get and I can't wait for him to leave office. Gohd help our state if he wins.
In the mean time, fire Daly and bring up criminal FRAUD charges and get our $$$ back!! He can ride his bike to FAIRfield.
Posted by Zibbyz | July 29, 2009 12:03 AM