We’ve all watched CIA nominee Gina Haspel testify in order to become the next Director and first woman to run the CIA. Senator after senator, person after person said, “I don’t believe that torture works.” Wrong again, Kemosabe. I would urge you to go back and watch The Denver Post live stream in the middle of May with erstwhile members of the media telling us how to save The Denver Post. Put a couple of jihadis in that room. They’ll be telling you anything you want in 20 minutes.
It’s now being dubbed the “Denver newspaper rebellion.” Chuck Plunkett, former editorial page editor, is being hailed as a journalistic hero.
My first reaction was, are you jerking me around? They also went to such stalwarts as Kyle Clark, sport coat boy, who was very upset about Sinclair Broadcasting coming here. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock was also at the meeting telling them how much he needed them. That’s like Donald Trump worried the Secret Service would fold. Hancock needs the Post to cover and protect his ass. The only people who made sense were Patricia Calhoun from Westword and Dave Krieger who got his hat handed to him in Boulder for daring to speak his mind.
In the animal kingdom the lions eat the weak and sick zebras and gazelles. Frankly, The Denver Post is a weak and very sick news outlet. The blood is in the water. The piranhas come to eat. But where was The Denver Post when it came to the truth about Denver Bronco Brandon Marshall? They were MIA. How about one of their very own? Terry Frei had his throat cut by the politically correct. Like the sick zebra, they all ran away to join the herd and let Terry be consumed by the big cat.
These people should have done their job exposing Michael Hancock instead of journalist hero F. Chuck Plunkett’s editorial saying let’s give this guy another year. They should have simply told the truth about the relationships between the Brownstein law firm, chief of police, the escorts themselves and Channel 9. And as they say at the sideshow that I was once accused of being a carnival barker for, come on inside there’s a lot more to see.
The tragedy with The Denver Post, followed by a lot of media outlets in this city, is they cannot continue to support themselves. The economic model is called shrink to profit; also, apparently known as, buy a lot of property in Miami with the money. As a boy I delivered papers for the Pittsburgh Press and I loved newspapers. I still do. Many people have approached me and the owner of this newspaper, Chuck Bonniwell, asking why don’t you guys take over and run The Denver Post? I don’t think the Post could become a brutally honest hard charging newspaper.
They’re circling the porcelain convenience and when the last man turns out the lights they only have themselves to blame. It’s a sad legacy. They had the opportunities 10 years ago to look at the truth about: the train to the plane; who was getting Colorado water permits; how the money eased in and out of the political systems; who the law firms were, and, which media outlets climbed into bed with the power. It had nothing to do with buying escorts, male prostitutes and who was cheating on their wives.
Now that we have legalized gambling, what is the overall bet on the overs and unders on how long The Denver Post will last? I give it 6 to 5 you won’t see it two years from now. I’m sure going to miss Crankshaft and that’s about it.
Hasta la vista, Dean.
