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>original roddy story had cordelia m. scaife. go back >to the print version. > > > > > >>Okay, here's the Trib's own obit. Please tell us >>SPECIFICALLY what part of her name Roddy got wrong? >> >><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/n >e >>ws/cityregion/s_297308.html">http://www.pittsburghlive >. >>com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_297308.html</a> >> >>>The P-G writer didn't even get the woman's name right >>>in his story. >>> >>> >>> >>>>I don't work at the Trib but I asked a relative >>>>retired from the Westmoreland operation, who told me >>>>this kind of thing was SOP as early as the 70's. >>>>Scaife bought the original Trib because he liked >>>>newspapers, could use the Trib to push his political >>>>agenda and bully or bash anyone who bugged him. A >>>>bigger (not better) operation these days, but with >>the >>>>same philosophy. He probably got mad about Roddy's >>>>piece and wanted a fast response. Wouldn't surprise >>me >>>>if he personally approved this one. >>>> >>>>>the tone of that thing alone is disturbing. if >you >>>>>work at the trib, and you aren't disturbed by that >>>>>kind of off the wall bile, then there's no talking >>to >>>>>you. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>What probably really fired Dickie up big-time was >>>>that >>>>>>ex-Tribber Dennis Roddy authored the piece. >Dennis, >>>>>>who did the lion's share legwork digging out the >>>>>>Scaife divorce story for the PG, is a real pebble >>in >>>>>>the Trib's collective footwear. The late >>>>>>ex-Washington Times (the Moonie Paper) staffer Sam >>>>>>Francis's column appeared in the Trib until a few >>>>>>years ago when even they had enough of his >>>>>>fringe-element "insights." His work was so vile >>and >>>>>>inflammatory it made McNickle and his Posse (Heyl, >>>>>>Zito and Smith) look like members of MoveOn.org. >>>>>>Trib's "screed" conveniently ignored the Francis >>>>>>connection. They were even too dumb to note one >>>valid >>>>>>flaw in the Roddy piece they could have cited: the >>>>>>undeniable fact Cordelia during her lifetime >>donated >>>>>>tons to mainstream and even liberal causes, >>>something >>>>>>wedged into two short sentences at the end of the >>>>>>piece. >>>>>> >>>>>>Poor Colin. Can't see the forest for the trees. >>What >>>>>>else is new? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>><a rel=nofollow target=_blank >>>>>>>href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburght >r >>i >>>b >>>>/ >>>>>o >>>>>>p >>>>>>>inion/s_632321.html">http://www.pittsburghlive.co >m >>/ >>>x >>>>/ >>>>>p >>>>>>i >>>>>>>ttsburghtrib/opinion/s_632321.html</a>

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