Your Average Horseplayer (YAH), who just yesterday announced he has been granted press credentials to cover the Breeder's Cup, has already been called out for playing fast and loose with journalistic standards.
YAH was accused of misquoting Ray Paulick, Blood-Horse Editor-in-Chief. It's not quite what DailyKos saw when after Blackwater security personnel were killed in Fallujah in 2004 he wrote [comments section]
Let the people see what war is like. This isn't an Xbox game. There are real repercussions to Bush's folly.
That said, I feel nothing over the death of merceneries. They aren't in Iraq because of orders, or because they are there trying to help the people make Iraq a better place. They are there to wage war for profit. Screw them.
Kos offered both defense and mia culpa in a subsequent post.
I think Paulick's genre of prodding from the establishment will only help to improve horse racing blogs. Mr. Paulick's balance of coax and command will likely cause YAH to either produce sourcing or print a correction. Furthermore, a year ago no one would have noticed if any horse racing blog had made assertions that Ray Paulick supports legalizing horse meat consumption and expanding horse slaughter, that Dan Illman opposes televising all stakes races and supports lowering standard jockey weights, or that Mike Watchmaker bets chalk to show.
Things are looking up.
1 comment:
Yes having someone like Paulick comment is motivating. It raises the bar for the content we choose to post. Good Luck with Movement today; I hope you get your picture taken
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