Abe Zaidan, former BJ staffer and writing coach, was a bit miffed at the BJ devoting the upper half of Wednesday's Page A1 to auto sales, with Ganley's name prominently displayed on the car's front tags in the photo. To make sure the BJ Alums blog took notice, Abe emailed: "The BJ reached a new groveling low today when it devoted the upper half of p-1 to a political candidate - and major advertiser."
Here's how Abe expressed his feelings on his Grumpy Abe web site:
BJ: Selling cars, or political candidates?
DID YOU SEE THE front page of the Beacon Journal today? It couldn't have been more useful for conservative Republican auto-dealer Tom Ganley's congressional campaign had his own people laid out the page. A huge photo of one of his Toyotas with the Ganley trademark license tag quite prominent in brilliant red. The story was about how local auto sales are accelerating. Oh? Since more people look at newspaper photos than read the actual article, this one was - how can we say it? - at least subliminal. (By the way, Ganley is running against U.S. Rep Betty Sutton, a Democrat, in the 13th congressional District.)
Your comments on the BJ placement and Abe's reaction?
The quote that rocked me was from Ganley Auto Group vice president Ken Ganley: "My family has owned dealerships for 42 years. March was the best month we had in 42 years."
No one at the BJ thought to question that claim, in the midst of the staggering economy and automaker bailouts? Former State Desk Editor Pat Englehart must be spinning in his grave.
Click on the headline to go to the Grumpy Abe web site. Warning: It's not for faint-hearted conservatives or Republicans.
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