[update] Sorry folks–wrote in a hurry and didn’t realize you can’t really see the headlines — turns out Obama’s win is listed at the bottom of the paper, below the fold where no one would see it as it lays in a stack.
I have all but given up on reading the newspaper…any newspaper. Of course, every once in a while I will pick up the local paper, especially if my favorite boyfriend has written a good piece (you ‘ve heard me rave about sportswriting being the best). Anyway, I happened to be reading the Drudge Report, and followed this link because I wondered what kind of crazy paper in Georgia has made the headlines in Drudge.
Yep. You guessed it. That’s my hometown right there, and that’s our paper, the Rockdale Citizen. Beautiful. Dare I defend them and say that local politics trumps national politics? I think I will. The local races are important to us. They really are. And somebody said somewhere that real politics are the local politics. So I said it. I even believe it. But still, daaaaammmmnnnn. I didn’t vote for Obama, but I can surely appreciate the historic nature of the election. Bahaha.
After you telling me aout it Wed night and thank you because you know I live in the vacuum that is the Church. I got a copy of that paper and your point about that it being a community newspaper is totally the point.
Richard Oden being elected was the top fold story because of the mission of a local community paper. And it should have been bigger news, because for this community it was. That night anyone interested in paying attention knew Obama had won. No one however knew who won the local races. That was news. The presidential piece was wire copy of already out there information.
And let’s face it if you’re re buying a paper as a keep sake are you going to buy the AJC, USA Today or the Citizen?
I’m just sayn’
P.S. Vote Zach Higby 2012!