In response to various rumors of the Chicago Tribune using Obama T-Shirts as a premium for new subscribers, I made the short trip over to the Walgreens at Clark and Lake today to verify the claims.
Sure enough, you can get an Obama T-shirt for signing up for a 4 week trial of the Trib (seems like an apt punishment enough for taking the subscription), or a Cubs/Sox hat.
The vendor did not want to be photographed, and noted that these promo’s are via an agent of the Tribune, not the Chicago Tribune itself. He also mentioned that he keeps the Obama shirts under the counter, as he thinks giving them away is “preferential to one candidate over another”, as there was no McCain shirt to be had.
So much for the Republican Newspaper of Record.
Pictures are over at the Captital Fax Blog:
:) says:
can you say illeagal corporate money.
The trib sued to unseal JR court records and no other candidates, gave opp reasearch ect. you can hide these action under the thin vail of "journalism".
however BHO sells these shirts and then claims them as donations.
companies are BARRED from making donations to federal candidates.
where is Fitzgearld, can you say jail time, for:
1. election fraud.
2. money laundering
3. RICO
4. violation of the stockholders trust
so wonder why he opts out of the public finance.
for starters
Dan Kelley says:
The Tribune staff put in some long hours to clear the field for Obama during his US Senate campaign. Blair Hull and Jack Ryan both bit the dust in the process and the lengths that the Tribsters went to create a scandal involving Ryan crossed the line in terms of good journalism. I say this as a person who did not support Ryan's candidacy in the primaries. David Axelrod used to work at the Tribune and it is clear to me that he still has some influence there as does the Mayor.
Pat Hickey says:
Bruce Dold will root out the truffles of truth - fear not!
Or WTTW Joel Wiseman and his panel of Orchids will blossom forth fragrences of Hope!
This is Chicago Kelley -Count Your Change and Hope!
Pat Hickey says:
That's Both Chicago Dailies in the Tank for Obama.
No slant - just hard-core Chicago gritty journalism.